UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

The beginning of the match between Sweden and Spain.

Group D of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups of competing nations at UEFA Euro 2008. The first round of matches were played on 10 June, with the final round scheduled for 18 June. All six group matches were played at venues in Austria, in Innsbruck and Salzburg. The group is composed of UEFA Euro 2004 winners and reigning Champions Greece, as well as Sweden, Spain and Russia. Greece, Spain and Russia had all been drawn together in the same group in the previous European Championship.

Following a 4–1 win over Russia in their first game, Spain secured top spot in the group with a 2–1 win over Sweden in their second. Their qualification for the quarter-finals was assured after Russia beat Greece later that day, condemning the title holders to the bottom position in the group. The second quarter-final spot was to be decided by the match between Sweden and Russia, with Sweden only needing to avoid defeat to go through. However, Russia scored a goal in each half to beat Sweden 2–0 and qualify for the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, despite going behind towards the end of the first half, Spain scored two second half goals, one coming three minutes before full time, to become the third team in the tournament to qualify for the quarter-finals with a 100% group stage record.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 UEFA Rankings
November 2007[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
June 2008
D1  Greece Group C winners 3rd 2004 Winners (2004) 9 8
D2  Sweden Group F runners-up 4th 2004 Semi-finals (1992) 10 30
D3  Spain Group F winners 8th 2004 Winners (1964) 8 4
D4  Russia[nb 2] Group E runners-up 9th 2004 Semi-finals (2008) 15 24
Notes
  1. ↑ The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States. If those records are included, this is their ninth finals appearance, with their previous best performance being winners in 1960.

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team progressed to the quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 310234−13
 Greece 300315−40

All times local (UTC+2)

Matches

Spain vs Russia

10 June 2008 (2008-06-10)
18:00
Spain  4–1  Russia
Villa  20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas  90+1'		 Report Pavlyuchenko  86'
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[1]
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Spain[2]
Russia[2]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15Sergio Ramos
CB 5 Carles Puyol
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
LB 11Joan Capdevila
RM 21David Silva  77'
CM 19Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi
LM 6 Andrés Iniesta  63'
CF 7 David Villa
CF 9 Fernando Torres  54'
Substitutions:
MF 10Cesc Fàbregas  54'
MF 12Santi Cazorla  63'
MF 14Xabi Alonso  77'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 14Roman Shirokov
CB 8 Denis Kolodin
LB 18Yuri Zhirkov
DM 11Sergei Semak (c)
CM 17Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20Igor Semshov  58'
RW 21Dmitri Sychev  46'
LW 15Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
CF 19Roman Pavlyuchenko
Substitutions:
MF 23Vladimir Bystrov  46'  70'
MF 7 Dmitri Torbinski  58'
FW 6 Roman Adamov  70'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
David Villa (Spain)[1]

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Markus Mayr (Austria)
Fourth official:
Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Greece vs Sweden

10 June 2008 (2008-06-10)
20:45
Greece  0–2  Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  67'
Hansson  72'
Greece[4]
Sweden[4]
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis  51'
CB 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB 19Paraskevas Antzas
CB 5 Traianos Dellas  70'
LB 15Vasilis Torosidis  61'
RM 9 Angelos Charisteas  1'
CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c)
CM 21Kostas Katsouranis
LM 10Giorgos Karagounis
CF 17Theofanis Gekas  46'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Georgios Samaras  46'
FW 20Ioannis Amanatidis  70'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson  74'
CB 3 Olof Mellberg
CB 4 Petter Hansson
LB 2 Mikael Nilsson
DM 8 Anders Svensson
RM 21Christian Wilhelmsson  78'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c)
AM 19Daniel Andersson
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović  71'
CF 17Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW 11Johan Elmander  71'
DF 5 Fredrik Stoor  74'
FW 22Markus Rosenberg  78'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)[3]

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Sweden vs Spain

14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
18:00
Sweden  1–2  Spain
Ibrahimović  34' Report Torres  15'
Villa  90+2'
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[5]
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
Sweden[6]
Spain[6]
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 5 Fredrik Stoor
CB 3 Olof Mellberg
CB 4 Petter Hansson
LB 2 Mikael Nilsson
RM 11Johan Elmander  79'
CM 19Daniel Andersson
CM 8 Anders Svensson  55'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c)
CF 17Henrik Larsson  87'
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović  46'
Substitutions:
FW 22Markus Rosenberg  46'
MF 18Sebastian Larsson  79'
MF 16Kim Källström  87'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena  53'
CB 5 Carles Puyol  24'
LB 11Joan Capdevila
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta  59'
CM 19Marcos Senna
CM 8 Xavi  59'
LM 21David Silva
CF 7 David Villa
CF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
DF 2 Raúl Albiol  24'
MF 10Cesc Fàbregas  59'
MF 12Santi Cazorla  59'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
David Villa (Spain)[5]

Assistant referees:
Adriaan Inia (Netherlands)
Hans ten Hoove (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Greece vs Russia

14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
20:45
Greece  0–1  Russia
Report Zyryanov  33'
Greece[8]
Russia[8]
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis  40'
CB 5 Traianos Dellas
CB 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
LB 15Vasilis Torosidis
RM 21Kostas Katsouranis
CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c)
LM 3 Christos Patsatzoglou
AM 9 Angelos Charisteas
AM 20Ioannis Amanatidis  80'
CF 23Nikos Liberopoulos  58'  61'
Substitutions:
MF 10Giorgos Karagounis  42'  40'
FW 17Theofanis Gekas  61'
MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  80'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 8 Denis Kolodin
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 18Yuri Zhirkov  87'
DM 11Sergei Semak (c)
RM 7 Dmitri Torbinski  84'
CM 17Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20Igor Semshov
LM 15Diniyar Bilyaletdinov  70'
CF 19Roman Pavlyuchenko
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ivan Saenko  77'  70'
DF 2 Vasili Berezutski  87'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia)[7]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
Fourth official:
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Greece vs Spain

18 June 2008 (2008-06-18)
20:45
Greece  1–2  Spain
Charisteas  42' Report De la Red  61'
Güiza  88'
Greece[10]
Spain[10]
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis (c)
RB 11Loukas Vyntra  90+1'
CB 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos  62'
CB 5 Traianos Dellas
LB 4 Nikos Spiropoulos
CM 6 Angelos Basinas  72'
CM 21Kostas Katsouranis
RW 14Dimitris Salpingidis  86'
AM 10Giorgos Karagounis  34'  74'
LW 20Ioannis Amanatidis
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas
Substitutions:
DF 19Paraskevas Antzas  62'
MF 22Alexandros Tziolis  74'
MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  86'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel
GK 23Pepe Reina
RB 18Álvaro Arbeloa  45'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol
CB 20Juanito
LB 3Fernando Navarro
CM 22Rubén de la Red
CM 14Xabi Alonso (c)
RW 16Sergio García
AM 10Cesc Fàbregas
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta  58'
CF 17Daniel Güiza  41'
Substitutions:
MF 12Santi Cazorla  58'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)[9]

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Russia vs Sweden

18 June 2008 (2008-06-18)
20:45
Russia  2–0  Sweden
Pavlyuchenko  24'
Arshavin  50'		 Report
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[11]
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Russia[12]
Sweden[12]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 8 Denis Kolodin  76'
LB 18Yuri Zhirkov
DM 11Sergei Semak (c)  57'
RM 17Konstantin Zyryanov
CM 20Igor Semshov
LM 15Diniyar Bilyaletdinov  66'
SS 10Andrey Arshavin  65'
CF 19Roman Pavlyuchenko  90'
Substitutions:
FW 9Ivan Saenko  66'
MF 23Vladimir Bystrov  90'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson  10'
RB 5 Fredrik Stoor
CB 3 Olof Mellberg
CB 4 Petter Hansson
LB 2 Mikael Nilsson  79'
RM 11Johan Elmander  49'
CM 19Daniel Andersson  56'
CM 8 Anders Svensson
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg (c)
CF 17Henrik Larsson
CF 10Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutions:
MF 16Kim Källström  56'
FW 20Marcus Allbäck  79'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)[11]

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

References

  1. 1 2 "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Team Line-ups – Group D – Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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