Goian going to be fit for French clash

Romanian central defender Dorin Goian is expected to be ready for his country’s opening game against beaten world cup 2006 finalist and tournament favorites France on June 09. The center back sustained an ankle injury during training and was forced to watch from the sidelines as Romania beat Montenegro 4-0 in a pre Euro 2008 friendly on Saturday.

Initially it was feared that the central defender would miss the clash with the French but from all indications he has recovered and is expected to feature in the opener which will be played in Zurich. This will come as a relief for the Romanians as they need good results in order to make the knock out stages of the competition.

The Romanians who were pooled in Group C which is known as the “Group of death” as it also has World Champions Italy, tournament favorites France and the Netherlands will need to acquit themselves well against very strong oppositions in order to progress.

Euro 2008: Letzigrund Stadion in Zurich, Switzerland

Match Schedule for Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland

Date	Teams	Championship Stage
June 09, 2008	Romania vs France	Group
June 13, 2008	Italy vs Romania	Group
June 17, 2008	France vs Italy	Group

Euro 2008 Group Stages

The games in the group stages of this year’s tournament will be played in the two(2) host countries among eight(8) stadiums in eight(8) cities. Games played among the teams in Groups D and B will be played in Austria which is home to four(4) of the eight(8) stadiums used in the competition.

The stadiums in Austria are The Ernest Happel Stadion in the capital Vienna, the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, the Wals-Siezenheim Stadion in Salzburg and the Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck.

games played among the teams in Groups A and C will be played in Switzerland which is home to the remaining four(4) stadiums being used in the competition.

The stadiums are the Stade de Suisse in Berne, the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, the Stade de Geneve in Geneva and the Letzigrund in Zurich.

Group A

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group B

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group C

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Group D

Date Teams Venue June 7, 2008 18:00  Switzerland   v     Czech Republic St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 7, 2008 20:45  Portugal   v     Turkey Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 18:00  Czech Republic  v     Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva June 11, 2008 20:45  Switzerland   v     Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:24  Switzerland   v     Portugal St. Jakob-Park, Basel June 15, 2008 20:45  Turkey   v     Czech Republic Stade de Genève, Geneva

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0