UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

The beginning of the match between Sweden and Spain.

Group D of UEFA Euro 2008 was played from 10 to 18 June 2008. All six group matches were played at venues in Austria, in Innsbruck and Salzburg. The group was composed of defending champions Greece, as well as Sweden, eventual champions Spain and Russia. Greece, Spain and Russia had all been drawn together in the same group in the previous European Championship as well.

Following a 4–1 win over Russia in their first game, Spain qualified for the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory against Sweden in their second. They clinched the top spot after Russia beat Greece later that day, condemning the title holders to last place in the group. The second quarter-final berth was to be decided by the Sweden–Russia match, 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.

Greece lost all three of their group games, thus finishing bottom without a single point, becoming the worst defending champion in the history of the European Championships.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings		FIFA Rankings June 2008
								November 2007 [nb 1]	May 2008 [nb 2]
D1	Greece	1	Group C winner	17 October 2007	3rd	2004	Winners (2004)	11	9	8
D2	Sweden	2	Group F runner-up	21 November 2007	4th	2004	Semi-finals (1992)	5	10	30
D3	Spain	3	Group F winner	17 November 2007	8th	2004	Winners (1964)	9	8	4
D4	Russia [nb 3]	4	Group E runner-up	21 November 2007	9th	2004	Winners (1960)	15	15	24

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.
2. UEFA unveiled a new ranking system in May 2008 based on results up to November 2007.
3. From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Greece	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

• The winner of Group D, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Italy.
• The runner-up of Group D, Russia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Netherlands.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Spain vs Russia

10 June 2008 (2008-6-10)

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 15 Sergio Ramos CB 5 Carles Puyol CB 4 Carlos Marchena LB 11 Joan Capdevila RM 21 David Silva  77' CM 19 Marcos Senna CM 8 Xavi LM 6 Andrés Iniesta  63' CF 7 David Villa CF 9 Fernando Torres  54' Substitutions: MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  54' MF 12 Santi Cazorla  63' MF 14 Xabi Alonso  77' Manager: Luis Aragonés

GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 14 Roman Shirokov CB 8 Denis Kolodin LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov DM 11 Sergei Semak (c) CM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov  58' RW 21 Dmitri Sychev  46' LW 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko Substitutions: MF 23 Vladimir Bystrov  46'  70' MF 7 Dmitri Torbinski  58' FW 6 Roman Adamov  70' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match: David Villa (Spain) [1] Assistant referees: [2] [3] Egon Bereuter (Austria) Markus Mayr (Austria) Fourth official: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) Reserve assistant referee: Carsten Kadach (Germany)

Greece vs Sweden

10 June 2008 (2008-6-10)

20:45

Greece	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Ibrahimović 67' Hansson 72'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 31,063 ^[4]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Greece [5]

Sweden [5]

GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis  51' CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB 19 Paraskevas Antzas CB 5 Traianos Dellas  70' LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis  61' RM 9 Angelos Charisteas  1' CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c) CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis LM 10 Giorgos Karagounis CF 17 Theofanis Gekas  46' Substitutions: FW 7 Georgios Samaras  46' FW 20 Ioannis Amanatidis  70' Manager: 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 21 Christian Wilhelmsson  78' LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg (c) AM 19 Daniel Andersson CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović  71' CF 17 Henrik Larsson Substitutions: FW 11 Johan Elmander  71' DF 5 Fredrik Stoor  74' FW 22 Markus Rosenberg  78' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden) [4] Assistant referees: [5] [3] Matthias Arnet (Switzerland) Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland) Fourth official: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Reserve assistant referee: Volker Wezel (Germany)

Sweden vs Spain

14 June 2008 (2008-6-14)

18:00

Sweden	1–2	Spain
Ibrahimović 34'	Report	Torres 15' Villa 90+2'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck

Attendance: 30,772 ^[6]

Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Sweden [7]

Spain [7]

GK 1 Andreas Isaksson RB 5 Fredrik Stoor CB 3 Olof Mellberg CB 4 Petter Hansson LB 2 Mikael Nilsson RM 11 Johan Elmander  79' CM 19 Daniel Andersson CM 8 Anders Svensson  55' LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg (c) CF 17 Henrik Larsson  87' CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović  46' Substitutions: FW 22 Markus Rosenberg  46' MF 18 Sebastian Larsson  79' MF 16 Kim Källström  87' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) RB 15 Sergio Ramos CB 4 Carlos Marchena  53' CB 5 Carles Puyol  24' LB 11 Joan Capdevila RM 6 Andrés Iniesta  59' CM 19 Marcos Senna CM 8 Xavi  59' LM 21 David Silva CF 7 David Villa CF 9 Fernando Torres Substitutions: DF 2 Raúl Albiol  24' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  59' MF 12 Santi Cazorla  59' Manager: Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match: David Villa (Spain) [6] Assistant referees: [7] [3] Adriaan Inia (Netherlands) Hans ten Hoove (Netherlands) Fourth official: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Reserve assistant referee: Martin Balko (Slovakia)

Greece vs Russia

14 June 2008 (2008-6-14)

20:45

Greece	0–1	Russia
	Report	Zyryanov 33'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 31,063 ^[8]

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Greece [9]

Russia [9]

GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis  40' CB 5 Traianos Dellas CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis RM 21 Kostas Katsouranis CM 6 Angelos Basinas (c) LM 3 Christos Patsatzoglou AM 9 Angelos Charisteas AM 20 Ioannis Amanatidis  80' CF 23 Nikos Liberopoulos  58'  61' Substitutions: MF 10 Giorgos Karagounis  42'  40' FW 17 Theofanis Gekas  61' MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  80' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 8 Denis Kolodin CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov  87' DM 11 Sergei Semak (c) RM 7 Dmitri Torbinski  84' CM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov LM 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov  70' CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko Substitutions: FW 9 Ivan Saenko  77'  70' DF 2 Vasili Berezutski  87' Manager: Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match: Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia) [8] Assistant referees: [9] [3] Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Fourth official: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) Reserve assistant referee: Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

Greece vs Spain

18 June 2008 (2008-6-18)

20:45

Greece	1–2	Spain
Charisteas 42'	Report	De la Red 61' Güiza 88'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 30,883 ^[10]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Greece [11]

Spain [11]

GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis (c) RB 11 Loukas Vyntra  90+1' CB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos  62' CB 5 Traianos Dellas LB 4 Nikos Spiropoulos CM 6 Angelos Basinas  72' CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis RW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis  86' AM 10 Giorgos Karagounis  34'  74' LW 20 Ioannis Amanatidis CF 9 Angelos Charisteas Substitutions: DF 19 Paraskevas Antzas  62' MF 22 Alexandros Tziolis  74' MF 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos  86' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

GK 23 Pepe Reina RB 18 Álvaro Arbeloa  45' CB 2 Raúl Albiol CB 20 Juanito LB 3 Fernando Navarro CM 22 Rubén de la Red CM 14 Xabi Alonso (c) RW 16 Sergio García AM 10 Cesc Fàbregas LW 6 Andrés Iniesta  58' CF 17 Dani Güiza  41' Substitutions: MF 12 Santi Cazorla  58' Manager: Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match: Xabi Alonso (Spain) [10] Assistant referees: [11] [3] Darren Cann (England) Mike Mullarkey (England) Fourth official: Stéphane Lannoy (France) Reserve assistant referee: Markus Mayr (Austria)

Russia vs Sweden

18 June 2008 (2008-6-18)

20:45

Russia	2–0	Sweden
Pavlyuchenko 24' Arshavin 50'	Report

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck

Attendance: 30,772 ^[12]

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Russia [13]

Sweden [13]

GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 22 Aleksandr Anyukov CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich CB 8 Denis Kolodin  76' LB 18 Yuri Zhirkov DM 11 Sergei Semak (c)  57' RM 17 Konstantin Zyryanov CM 20 Igor Semshov LM 15 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov  66' SS 10 Andrey Arshavin  65' CF 19 Roman Pavlyuchenko  90' Substitutions: FW 9 Ivan Saenko  66' MF 23 Vladimir Bystrov  90' Manager: 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 11 Johan Elmander  49' CM 19 Daniel Andersson  56' CM 8 Anders Svensson LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg (c) CF 17 Henrik Larsson CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović Substitutions: MF 16 Kim Källström  56' FW 20 Marcus Allbäck  79' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match: Andrei Arshavin (Russia) [12] Assistant referees: [13] [3] Peter Hermans (Belgium) Alex Verstraeten (Belgium) Fourth official: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) Reserve assistant referee: Egon Bereuter (Austria)

See also

• Greece at the UEFA European Championship
• Russia at the UEFA European Championship
• Spain at the UEFA European Championship
• Sweden at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
2. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
3. "Reserve officials – EURO 2008". UEFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
7. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
8. "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
9. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
10. "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
11. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
12. "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
13. "Team Line-ups – Group D – Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

External links

• UEFA Euro 2008 Group D