UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Group B of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 9 June 2012 and ended on 17 June 2012. The pool was made up of the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Portugal. Germany and Portugal progressed to the quarter-finals, while Denmark and the Netherlands were eliminated from the tournament. This was considered the group of death of the tournament.

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team progressed to the quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 330052+39
 Portugal 320154+16
 Denmark 310245−13
 Netherlands 300325−30

All times local (UTC+3)

Summary

Group B was dubbed by many the "group of death" of Euro 2012.[1][2][3][4] All four teams were in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings at the start of the tournament.[5]

In the first round, Denmark upset Netherlands 1–0 with a 24th-minute goal from Michael Krohn-Dehli.[6] In the next match, Germany defeated Portugal 1–0 with a 72nd-minute goal from Mario Gómez, leaving Germany and Denmark tied at three points at the top of the group with Portugal and the Netherlands at the bottom of the group with no points.[7]

In the second round, when Portugal played Denmark, Portugal went ahead 2–0 with a 24th-minute goal from Pepe and a 36th-minute goal from Hélder Postiga, but with two goals from Nicklas Bendtner (41st and 80th minute), Denmark equalized. However, Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored in the 87th minute to give Portugal the win.[8] In the next match, Netherlands and Germany continued their longstanding rivalry. Striker Mario Gómez scored twice in the first half (24th and 38th minute) to put the Germans ahead 2–0, and despite a 73rd-minute goal from Robin van Persie, Germany won 2–1.[9]

Leading into the third round, all four teams were still able to qualify and no team was already qualified, despite the fact that Germany had 6 points and Netherlands had 0 points. Ultimately, Germany defeated Denmark 2–1 after Lukas Podolski and Lars Bender scored for Germany in the 19th and 80th minutes, respectively, despite an equalizer from Michael Krohn-Dehli in the 24th minute.[10] In the other match (played simultaneously in order to prevent the teams from gaining a strategic advantage by knowing the result of the other match on the same day) between Portugal and Netherlands, Rafael van der Vaart scored to give the Netherlands a lead for the first time in the entire tournament, but after much criticism in the media for his failure to score in the first two matches,[11][12] Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to secure a 2–1 victory for Portugal.[13] With these results, Germany and Portugal qualified, in first and second place, respectively, and Denmark and Netherlands were eliminated.

Netherlands vs Denmark

9 June 2012
19:00
Netherlands  0–1  Denmark
Report Krohn-Dehli  24'
Netherlands[16]
Denmark[16]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel  85'
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 13 Ron Vlaar
LB 15 Jetro Willems
CM 8 Nigel de Jong  71'
CM 6 Mark van Bommel (c)  67'
RW 11 Arjen Robben
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 20 Ibrahim Afellay  71'
CF 16 Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF 23 Rafael van der Vaart  71'
FW 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  71'
FW 7 Dirk Kuyt  85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Stephan Andersen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3 Simon Kjær
CB 4 Daniel Agger (c)
LB 5 Simon Poulsen  78'
CM 7 William Kvist  81'
CM 21 Niki Zimling
RW 10 Dennis Rommedahl  84'
AM 8 Christian Eriksen  74'
LW 9 Michael Krohn-Dehli
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 14 Lasse Schøne  74'
FW 23 Tobias Mikkelsen  84'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Michael Krohn-Dehli (Denmark)[14]

Assistant referees:
Primoz Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Germany vs Portugal

9 June 2012
21:45
Germany  1–0  Portugal
Gómez  72' Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990[17]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)[15]
Germany[18]
Portugal[18]
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng  69'
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 14 Holger Badstuber  43'
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW 13 Thomas Müller  90+4'
AM 8 Mesut Özil  87'
LW 10 Lukas Podolski
CF 23 Mario Gómez  80'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Miroslav Klose  80'
MF 18 Toni Kroos  87'
MF 15 Lars Bender  90+4'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira
CB 2 Bruno Alves
CB 3 Pepe
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão  60'
CM 16 Raul Meireles  80'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani
CF 23 Hélder Postiga  13'  70'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nélson Oliveira  70'
FW 18 Silvestre Varela  80'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)[17]

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Cano (France)
Michael Annonier (France)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Ruddy Buquet (France)

Denmark vs Portugal

13 June 2012
19:00
Denmark  2–3  Portugal
Bendtner  41', 80' Report Pepe  24'
Postiga  36'
Varela  87'
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840[19]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Denmark[20]
Portugal[20]
GK 1 Stephan Andersen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen  81'
CB 3 Simon Kjær
CB 4 Daniel Agger (c)
LB 5 Simon Poulsen
DM 7 William Kvist
CM 21 Niki Zimling  16'
RW 10 Dennis Rommedahl  60'
AM 8 Christian Eriksen
LW 9 Michael Krohn-Dehli  90+2'
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 19 Jakob Poulsen  56'  16'
FW 23 Tobias Mikkelsen  60'
MF 14 Lasse Schøne  90+2'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira
CB 2 Bruno Alves
CB 3 Pepe
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão
CM 16 Raul Meireles  29'  84'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani  89'
CF 23 Hélder Postiga  64'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  90+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nélson Oliveira  64'
FW 18 Silvestre Varela  84'
DF 14 Rolando  89'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Pepe (Portugal)[19]

Assistant referees:
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)
Derek Rose (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
William Collum (Scotland)
Euan Norris (Scotland)

Netherlands vs Germany

13 June 2012
21:45
Netherlands  1–2  Germany
Van Persie  73' Report Gómez  24', 38'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,750[21]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Netherlands[22]
Germany[22]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 15 Jetro Willems  90'
CM 8 Nigel de Jong  80'
CM 6 Mark van Bommel (c)  46'
RW 11 Arjen Robben  83'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 20 Ibrahim Afellay  46'
CF 16 Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF 23 Rafael van der Vaart  46'
FW 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  46'
FW 7 Dirk Kuyt  83'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng  87'
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW 13 Thomas Müller  90+2'
AM 8 Mesut Özil  81'
LW 10 Lukas Podolski
CF 23 Mario Gómez  72'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Miroslav Klose  72'
MF 18 Toni Kroos  81'
MF 15 Lars Bender  90+2'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mario Gómez (Germany)[21]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Portugal vs Netherlands

17 June 2012
21:45
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
Ronaldo  28', 74' Report Van der Vaart  11'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,445[23]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Portugal[24]
Netherlands[24]
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira  90+2'
CB 2 Bruno Alves
CB 3 Pepe
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão
CM 16 Raul Meireles  72'
CM 4 Miguel Veloso
CM 8 João Moutinho
RF 17 Nani  87'
CF 23 Hélder Postiga  64'
LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nélson Oliveira  64'
MF 6 Custódio  72'
DF 14 Rolando  87'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 13 Ron Vlaar
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 15 Jetro Willems  51'  67'
DM 8 Nigel de Jong
CM 23 Rafael van der Vaart (c)
RW 11 Arjen Robben
AM 16 Robin van Persie  69'
LW 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay  67'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[23]

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Denmark vs Germany

17 June 2012
21:45
Denmark  1–2  Germany
Krohn-Dehli  24' Report Podolski  19'
Bender  80'
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990[25]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Denmark[26]
Germany[26]
GK 1 Stephan Andersen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3 Simon Kjær
CB 4 Daniel Agger (c)
LB 5 Simon Poulsen
DM 7 William Kvist
CM 19 Jakob Poulsen  82'
CM 21 Niki Zimling  78'
RW 8 Christian Eriksen
LW 9 Michael Krohn-Dehli
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 2 Christian Poulsen  78'
FW 23 Tobias Mikkelsen  82'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 15 Lars Bender
CB 5 Mats Hummels
CB 14 Holger Badstuber
LB 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW 13 Thomas Müller  84'
AM 8 Mesut Özil
LW 10 Lukas Podolski  64'
CF 23 Mario Gómez  74'
Substitutions:
MF 9 André Schürrle  64'
FW 11 Miroslav Klose  74'
MF 18 Toni Kroos  84'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Lukas Podolski (Germany)[25]

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Additional assistant referees:
David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)

References

  1. ↑ Ubha, Ravi (2 December 2011). "Euro 2012 group-by-group breakdown". ESPN. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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  3. ↑ "Euro 2012 Draw: Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark land in "Group of Death"". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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  5. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Euro 2012: Denmark's 1–0 upset leaves Dutch "speechless"". Sports Illustrated. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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