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European Championship 2012 · Men

Poland · Ukraine

European Championship 2012 · Men
European Championship 2012 · Men

Poland · Ukraine

Italy’s campaign: Runners-up

The tournament in short

WinnerSpain
Teams16
Matches played31
Goal76

The comment of the event

Spain wins the tournament. The winner’s campaign: 6 matches, 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

An unbeaten campaign: consistent results and resilience in the decisive rounds define this triumph.

The decisive match: Spain–Italy 4–0.

Update of tabellini: 31 October 2026

The path of Italy

Italy plays 6 matches: 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats on the pitch.

Spins and Charts

Key: (H) = host nation.

Phases of rafts · Girone A

Phases of rafts · Girone A
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1Czechia320145−16Access to the direct elimination phase
2Greece31113304Access to the direct elimination phase
3Russia311153+24—
4Poland (H)302123−12—

Phases of rafts · Girone B

Phases of rafts · Girone B
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1Germany330052+39Access to the direct elimination phase
2Portugal320154+16Access to the direct elimination phase
3Denmark310245−13—
4Netherlands300325−30—

Phases of rafts · Girone C

Phases of rafts · Girone C
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1Spain321061+57Access to the direct elimination phase
2Italy312042+25Access to the direct elimination phase
3Croatia311143+14—
4Ireland300319−80—

Phases of rafts · Girone D

Phases of rafts · Girone D
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1England321053+27Access to the direct elimination phase
2France31113304Access to the direct elimination phase
3Ukraine (H)310224−23—
4Sweden31025503—

Direct elimination phase

Key: dts = after extra time; dcr = after a penalty shootout.

Direct elimination phase · Final quarters

Direct elimination phase · Semi-finals

Direct elimination phase · Final

All games

The dates follow the local tournament schedule.

Showed parties: 31

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Poland1–1Greece

Poland: Lewandowski 17'

Greece: Salpingidis 51'

National Stadium, Warsaw · 18:00 CEST

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) · Spectators: 56,070

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Russia4–1Czechia

Russia: Dzagoev 15', 79'; Shirokov 24'; Pavlyuchenko 82'

Czechia: Pilař 52'

Stadion Miejski, Wrocław · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Howard Webb (England) · Spectators: 40,803

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Netherlands0–1Denmark

Denmark: Krohn-Dehli 24'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv · 19:00 EEST

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) · Spectators: 35,923

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Germany1–0Portugal

Germany: Gómez 72'

Arena Lviv, Lviv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) · Spectators: 32,990

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Spain1–1Italy

Spain: Fàbregas 64'

Italy: Di Natale 61'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk · 18:00 CEST

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) · Spectators: 38,869

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Ireland1–3Croatia

Ireland: St Ledger 19'

Croatia: Mandžukić 3', 49'; Jelavić 43'

Stadion Miejski, Poznań · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) · Spectators: 39,550

Phases of rafts · Girone D
France1–1England

France: Nasri 39'

England: Lescott 30'

Donbas Arena, Donetsk · 19:00 EEST

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) · Spectators: 47,400

Phases of rafts · Girone D
Ukraine2–1Sweden

Ukraine: Shevchenko 55', 61'

Sweden: Ibrahimović 52'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Türkiye) · Spectators: 64,290

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Greece1–2Czechia

Greece: Gekas 53'

Czechia: Jiráček 3'; Pilař 6'

Stadion Miejski, Wrocław · 18:00 CEST

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) · Spectators: 41,105

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Poland1–1Russia

Poland: Błaszczykowski 57'

Russia: Dzagoev 37'

National Stadium, Warsaw · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) · Spectators: 55,920

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Denmark2–3Portugal

Denmark: Bendtner 41', 80'

Portugal: Pepe 24'; Postiga 36'; Varela 87'

Arena Lviv, Lviv · 19:00 EEST

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) · Spectators: 31,840

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Netherlands1–2Germany

Netherlands: Van Persie 73'

Germany: Gómez 24', 38'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) · Spectators: 37,750

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Italy1–1Croatia

Italy: Pirlo 39'

Croatia: Mandžukić 72'

Stadion Miejski, Poznań · 18:00 CEST

Referee: Howard Webb (England) · Spectators: 37,096

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Spain4–0Ireland

Spain: Torres 4', 70'; Silva 49'; Fàbregas 83'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) · Spectators: 39,150

Phases of rafts · Girone D
Ukraine0–2France

France: Ménez 53'; Cabaye 56'

Donbas Arena, Donetsk · 19:00 EEST

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) · Spectators: 48,000

Phases of rafts · Girone D
Sweden2–3England

Sweden: Johnson 49' (authoritate); Mellberg 59'

England: Carroll 23'; Walcott 64'; Welbeck 78'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv · 22:00 EEST

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) · Spectators: 64,640

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Czechia1–0Poland

Czechia: Jiráček 72'

Stadion Miejski, Wrocław · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) · Spectators: 41,480

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Greece1–0Russia

Greece: Karagounis 45+2'

National Stadium, Warsaw · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) · Spectators: 55,614

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Portugal2–1Netherlands

Portugal: Ronaldo 28', 74'

Netherlands: Van der Vaart 11'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) · Spectators: 37,445

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Denmark1–2Germany

Denmark: Krohn-Dehli 24'

Germany: Podolski 19'; Bender 80'

Arena Lviv, Lviv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) · Spectators: 32,990

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Croatia0–1Spain

Spain: Navas 88'

PGE Arena, Gdańsk · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) · Spectators: 39,076

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Italy2–0Ireland

Italy: Cassano 35'; Balotelli 90'

Stadion Miejski, Poznań · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Türkiye) · Spectators: 38,794

Phases of rafts · Girone D
England1–0Ukraine

England: Rooney 48'

Donbas Arena, Donetsk · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) · Spectators: 48,700

Phases of rafts · Girone D
Sweden2–0France

Sweden: Ibrahimović 54'; Larsson 90+1'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) · Spectators: 63,010

Final quarters
Czechia0–1Portugal

Portugal: Ronaldo 79'

National Stadium, Warsaw · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Howard Webb (England) · Spectators: 55,590

Final quarters
Germany4–2Greece

Germany: Lahm 39'; Khedira 61'; Klose 68'; Reus 74'

Greece: Samaras 55'; Salpingidis 89' (rigori)

PGE Arena, Gdańsk · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) · Spectators: 38,751

Final quarters
Spain2–0France

Spain: Alonso 19', 90+1' (rigori)

Donbas Arena, Donetsk · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) · Spectators: 47,000

Final quarters
England0–0 · dtsItaly

dcr: 2–4

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) · Spectators: 64,340

Semi-finals
Portugal0–0 · dtsSpain

dcr: 2–4

Donbas Arena, Donetsk · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Türkiye) · Spectators: 48,000

Semi-finals
Germany1–2Italy

Germany: Özil 90+2' (rigori)

Italy: Balotelli 20', 36'

National Stadium, Warsaw · 20:45 CEST

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) · Spectators: 55,540

Final
Spain4–0Italy

Spain: Silva 14'; Alba 41'; Torres 84'; Mata 88'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv · 21:45 EEST

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) · Spectators: 63,170

goalscorers

Authors are excluded from the labelling classification. Unidentified players in sources remain separated.

goalscorersTeamGoals
Alan DzagoevRussia3
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal3
Fernando TorresSpain3
Mario BalotelliItaly3
Mario GómezGermany3
Mario MandžukićCroatia3
Andriy ShevchenkoUkraine2
Cesc FàbregasSpain2
David SilvaSpain2
Dimitris SalpingidisGreece2
Michael Krohn-DehliDenmark2
Nicklas BendtnerDenmark2
Petr JiráčekCzechia2
Václav PilařCzechia2
Xabi AlonsoSpain2
Zlatan IbrahimovićSweden2
Andrea PirloItaly1
Andy CarrollEngland1
Antonio CassanoItaly1
Antonio Di NataleItaly1
Danny WelbeckEngland1
Georgios SamarasGreece1
Giorgos KaragounisGreece1
Hélder PostigaPortugal1
Jakub BłaszczykowskiPoland1
Jesús NavasSpain1
Joleon LescottEngland1
Jordi AlbaSpain1
Juan MataSpain1
Jérémy MénezFrance1
Lars BenderGermany1
Lukas PodolskiGermany1
Marco ReusGermany1
Mesut ÖzilGermany1
Miroslav KloseGermany1
Nikica JelavićCroatia1
Olof MellbergSweden1
PepePortugal1
Philipp LahmGermany1
Rafael van der VaartNetherlands1
Robert LewandowskiPoland1
Robin van PersieNetherlands1
Roman PavlyuchenkoRussia1
Roman ShirokovRussia1
Sami KhediraGermany1
Samir NasriFrance1
Sean St LedgerIreland1
Sebastian LarssonSweden1
Silvestre VarelaPortugal1
Theo WalcottEngland1
Theofanis GekasGreece1
Wayne RooneyEngland1
Yohan CabayeFrance1

Authorized: 1 · Unidentified markers: 0

Curiosity of the edition

goals and records

76 goals in 31 matches: 2.45 goals per game.

The game with more goals

Germany – Greece 4–2 · 22/06/2012

Supplementary and staff

2 matches decided by shoot-outs, with the shoot-out score shown separately.

Data checked: 30 October 2026

Tournament figures

Team
Men
Host country
Poland · Ukraine
Winners
Spain
Runners-up
Italy
Semi-finals
Portugal / Germany
Final
Spain – Italy · 4–0
Teams
16
Matches
31
Goals
76
Total attendance
1440896
Top scorers
Mario Mandžukić / Mario Gómez / Mario Balotelli / Cristiano Ronaldo / Alan Dzagoev / Fernando Torres (3 goals)

Runners-up

Squads in the site archive ↗

Sources

Structured data obtained from related sources; undocumented names and minutes remain as unknown. The final rigours are separated from the goals of the game. · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31/10/2026

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