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The 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. It is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history. The only previous tournament held in two countries was the 2000 European Football Championship, hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts. The remaining 14 teams will be determined in a qualifying tournament that will start in September 2006. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Children playing Association Football. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The two countries jointly bid to host the games, and faced major competition from Greece/Turkey, Scotland/Ireland, Russia, Hungary and Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina. Austria had already bid with another country before, which was Hungary for Euro 2004. They had eventually lost to Portugal, who managed a successful championship. Image File history File links The Offical Logo for Euro 2008. ... Image File history File links The Offical Logo for Euro 2008. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

Scotland and Ireland's bid was one of the first to go, along with bids from Russia and Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina, which were rejected.

Austria/Switzerland, Greece/Turkey, Nordic four-nation bid (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and Hungary were recommended before the final vote. Greece and Turkey were soon rejected and let Hungary and Austria/Switzerland battle for the win. But the final vote went to Austria and Switzerland, who had been the favourites in many people's eyes all along.

Venues

City		Stadium	Capacity	Host Club	Host Matches
	Basel	St. Jakob-Park	42,500	FC Basel	First match, 2 group matches, 2 Quarter-finals, One Semi-final.
	Bern	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf	32,000	BSC Young Boys	Three Group Matches
	Geneva	Stade de Genève	30,000	Servette FC	Three Group Matches
	Zürich	Letzigrund Stadion	30,000	FC Zürich	Three Group Matches
	Innsbruck	Tivoli-Neu Stadion	30,000	FC Wacker Tirol	Three Group Matches
	Klagenfurt	Wörthersee Stadion	30,000	FC Kärnten	Three Group Matches
	Salzburg	Wals Siezenheim Stadium	30,000	Red Bull Salzburg	Three Group Matches
	Vienna	Ernst Happel Stadion	50,000	Austria	3 group matches, Two Quarter-finals, One Semifinal and Final.

In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for organizers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city's venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005. The Letzigrund stadium will be ready in late 2006. Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian and Spanish: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands... St. ... FC Basel (short for Fussballclub Basel) is a Swiss football club based in Basel. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... The Stade de Suisse is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. ... BSC Young Boys is a Swiss football club from the federal capital, Bern. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Stade de Geneve is a stadium in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva. ... Location within Switzerland (German pronunciation IPA: ; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Letzigrundstadion is a football stadium in Zurich, Switzerland. ... Fussballclub Zürich (or FCZ) is a football club from Zurich, Switzerland, founded 1896. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... Tivoli Neu is a multi-use stadium in Innsbruck, Austria. ... FC Wacker Tirol is an Austrian football club from Innsbruck. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... Wörthersee Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria. ... FC Kärnten is an Austrian football club based in Klagenfurt. ... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2005) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... The Stadion Wals-Siezenheim is a football stadium in Salzburg, Austria. ... Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football (soccer) club, based in Salzburg. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Ernst Happel Stadium (Ernst-Happel-Stadion) in Vienna is the largest football stadium in Austria. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hardturm is a football stadium located in Zurich (Kreis 5). ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Qualifying format

Main article: 2008 European Championship (qualifying)

The draw for the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying round took place in Montreux, Switzerland on 27 January 2006 at 12:00 CET. This page describes the qualification procedure for Euro 2008. ... Montreux is a resort town in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Geneva with a population of 22,897. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ...

The qualifying process will commence in August 2006, which is a month after the 2006 World Cup. Austria and Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament finals as host nations. (Redirected from 2006 World Cup) The final stages of Football World Cup 2006 are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July. ...

The Qualifying Format has been changed compared to previous tournaments. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The change means there will be no play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups will contain seven teams, and the other eight.

Inclusion of the new Montenegro national football team in another qualifying group has not been ruled out, but is seen as unlikely [1] due to the short timespan between Montenegro's independence and the start of qualifying. The Montenegro national football team will come into existence following the 2006 FIFA World Cup; the last event at which the newly independent states of Serbia and Montenegro will compete in a united team. ...

The individual qualifying groups are as follows:

Status to be determined:  Montenegro Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_(state). ... First international Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, SCG; 12 February 2003) Largest win Faroe Islands 1 - 8 Yugoslavia (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996) Worst defeat Netherlands 6 - 1 Yugoslavia (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 25 June 2000) Czech Republic 5... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(Bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Largest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Worst defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_San_Marino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Civil_Ensign_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... First international Slovenia 1 - 4 Macedonia (Kranj, Slovenia; October 13, 1993) Largest win Liechtenstein 1- 11 Macedonia (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; September 9, 1996) Worst defeat Czech Republic 6 - 1 Macedonia (Teplice, Czech Republic; June 8, 2005) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - European Championship Appearances none (First in -) Best... Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; February 18, 1882) Largest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; February 1, 1930) Worst defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; February 18, 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liechtenstein. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... The Montenegro national football team will come into existence following the 2006 FIFA World Cup; the last event at which the newly independent states of Serbia and Montenegro will compete in a united team. ...

External links

• UEFA Euro 2008 Official Site
• Format from UEFA Website
• Preview for finals
• Austria 2008 - Reviewing the qualifying rounds
• Euro 2008 spreadsheet — computes standings from scores

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