UEFA Euro 2008 Knockout Stage

UEFA Euro 2008 Knockout Stage

The knockout stage of the 2008 UEFA European Championships began with the quarter-finals on 19 June 2008, and was completed on 29 June 2008 with the final at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

The knockout stage was different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B were separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. This increased the chance of a group fixture being replayed in the knockout stage, and rendered a final between two teams drawn in the same half of the tournament impossible. The reason for the format change this year was to equalise the rest periods during the knockout stage. Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues (St. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) were used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.

Another new rule forgave all single yellow cards received up to and including the quarter-finals. However, players that were booked both in group tournament and quarter-finals missed semi-finals through suspension, but could play in the final. It was thus not possible to be suspended for the final without a red card.


Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
19 June – Basel
Portugal 2
25 June – Basel
Germany 3
Germany 3
20 June – Vienna
Turkey 2
Croatia 1 (1)
29 June – Vienna
Turkey (p) 1 (3)
Germany 0
21 June – Basel
Spain 1
Netherlands 1
26 June – Vienna
Russia (aet) 3
Russia 0
22 June – Vienna
Spain 3
Spain (p) 0 (4)
Italy 0 (2)

All times local (UTC+2)

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