Euro 2008 Championship Fixtures
Details of the Matches to be Played in This Years Tournament
The 2008 European Soccer Championship will be held between June 7 - 29 in Austria and Switzerland. Here are details of the groups and fixtures for the tournament.
The 2008 European Championship will be staged in Austria and Switzerland between June 7 - 29 this year.
For only the second time the championship will be shared between two nations, the previous occasion being in 2000 when Belgium and the The Netherlands co-hosted the tournament.
Here are details of the groups and the full fixture list for the 2008 European Championship.
Group A Czech Republic - Portugal - Switzerland - Turkey
Group B Austria - Croatia - Germany - Poland
Group C France - Italy - Netherlands - Romania
Group D Greece - Russia - Spain - Sweden
Saturday June 7
1.Group A 18.00 Switzerland v Czech Republic
2.Group A 20.45 Portugal v Turkey
Sunday June 8
3.Group B 18.00 Austria v Croatia
4.Group B 20.45 Germany v Poland
Monday June 9
5. Group C 18.00 Romania v France
6.Group C 20.45 Netherlands v Italy
Tuesday June 10
7. Group D 18.00 Spain v Russia
8.Group D 20.45 Greece v Sweden
Wednesday June 11
9. Group A 18.00 Czech Republic v Portugal
10.Group A 20.45 Switzerland v Turkey
Thursday June 12
11. Group B 18.00 Croatia v Germany
12.Group B 20.45 Austria v Poland
Friday June 13
13. Group C 18.00 Italy v Romania
14.Group C 20.45 Netherlands v France
Saturday June 14
15. Group D 18.00 Sweden v Spain
16.Group D 20.45 Greece v Russia
Sunday June 15
17.Group A 20.45 Switzerland v Portugal
18.Group A 20.45 Turkey v Czech Republic
Monday June 16
19. Group B 20.45 Poland v Croatia
20.Group B 20.45 Austria v Germany
Tuesday June 17
21.Group C 20.45 Netherlands v Romania
22.Group C 20.45 France V Italy
Wednesday June 18
23. Group D 20.45 Greece v Spain
24. Group D 20.45 Russia v Sweden
Thursday June 19
25. QF 20.45 Winner Group A v Runner Up Group B
Friday June 20
26. QF 20.45 Winner Group B v Runner Up Group A
Saturday June 21
27. QF 20.45 Winner Group C v Runner Up Group D
Sunday June 22
28. QF 20.45 Winner Group D v Runner Up Group C
Wednesday June 25
29. SF Winner # 25 v Winner # 26
Thursday June 26
30. SF Winner # 27 v Winner # 28
Sunday June 29
31. F Winner # 29 v Winner # 30
The venues hosting matches are as follows:
Vienna - Ernst Happel
Klagenfurt - Worthersee
Innsbruck - Tivoli Neu
Salzburg - EM Stadion Wals Siezenheim
Basel - St Jakob Park
Geneva - Stade de Geneve
Zurich - Letzigrund
Berne - Stade de Suisse
Germany are currently favourites for the title, with Spain, Italy and France also among the leading contenders.
However with countries such as England conquerors Croatia also competing, the 2008 European Championship is expected to be one of the most open of recent times.
