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UEFA Euro 2008
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Host countries
| Austria
Switzerland
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Dates
| 7 June ? 29 June
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Teams
| 16
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Venue(s)
| 8 (in 8 host cities)
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Champions
|
Spain
(2nd title)
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Runners-up
|
Germany
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Matches played
| 31
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Goals scored
| 77 (2.48 per match)
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Attendance
| 1,140,902 (36,803 per match)
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Top scorer(s)
| David Villa
(4 goals)
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Best player(s)
| Xavi
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The
2008 UEFA European Football Championship
(or the
Euro 2008
) was the 13th UEFA European Championships. It was hosted by
Austria
and
Switzerland
during
June 7
and
June 29
,
2008
. The winners were
Spain
, defeating
Germany
1-0.
Spain
was also the first team since
Germany
in
1996
, to win undefeated.
Greece
, the
UEFA Euro 2004
champions, recorded the worst finish in the UEFA Euro 2008. They got the least amount of money, and no points for the Group Stage.
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
The teams that qualified were:
Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are
not based on head-to-head record
.