UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

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Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. The group was jokingly dubbed the "group of debt" by multiple media outlets, in reference to the European sovereign debt crisis facing some of its members. [1] [2] Spain and Italy progressed to the quarter-finals, while Croatia and Republic of Ireland were eliminated from the tournament. Republic of Ireland equalled the worst performance by a team in the group stage of the European Championships, finishing with no points and a goal difference of −8. [3] Both Spain and Italy made it through the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final for a second meeting in the tournament.

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In their final match, the Republic of Ireland wore black armbands to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. This was criticised by some unionists and members of the UVF. [4] However, the victims' families fully supported the gesture. [4]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
UEFA Rankings
November 2011 [nb 1]
FIFA Rankings
June 2012
C1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Group I winner6 September 20119th 2008 Winners (1964, 2008)11
C2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2 Group C winner6 September 20118th 2008 Winners (1968)412
C3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 4 Play-off winner15 November 20112nd 1988 Group stage (1988)1418
C4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3 Play-off winner15 November 20114th 2008 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)78

Notes

  1. The UEFA rankings of November 2011 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321061+57Advance to knockout phase
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312042+25
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 311143+14
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 30031980
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

Spain vs Italy

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Report
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Attendance: 38,869 [5]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
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Spain [6]
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Italy [6]
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB17 Álvaro Arbeloa Yellow card.svg 84'
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB15 Sergio Ramos
LB18 Jordi Alba Yellow card.svg 66'
RM8 Xavi
CM16 Sergio Busquets
LM14 Xabi Alonso
RF21 David Silva Sub off.svg 64'
CF10 Cesc Fàbregas Sub off.svg 74'
LF6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF22 Jesús Navas Sub on.svg 64'
FW9 Fernando Torres Yellow card.svg 84'Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB3 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow card.svg 79'
CB16 Daniele De Rossi
CB19 Leonardo Bonucci Yellow card.svg 66'
RM13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CM8 Claudio Marchisio
CM21 Andrea Pirlo
CM5 Thiago Motta Sub off.svg 90'
LM2 Christian Maggio Yellow card.svg 89'
CF10 Antonio Cassano Sub off.svg 65'
CF9 Mario Balotelli Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutions:
FW11 Antonio Di Natale Sub on.svg 56'
FW20 Sebastian Giovinco Sub on.svg 65'
MF23 Antonio Nocerino Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain) [5]

Assistant referees: [7]
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official:
William Collum (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
István Vad (Hungary)
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)

Republic of Ireland vs Croatia

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 39,550 [8]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
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Republic of Ireland [9]
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Croatia [9]
GK1 Shay Given
RB4 John O'Shea
CB2 Sean St Ledger
CB5 Richard Dunne
LB3 Stephen Ward
CM6 Glenn Whelan
CM8 Keith Andrews Yellow card.svg 45+1'
RW7 Aiden McGeady Sub off.svg 54'
LW11 Damien Duff
CF9 Kevin Doyle Sub off.svg 53'
CF10 Robbie Keane (c)Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
FW14 Jonathan Walters Sub on.svg 53'
FW20 Simon Cox Sub on.svg 54'
FW19 Shane Long Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni
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GK1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB2 Ivan Strinić
DM8 Ognjen Vukojević
RW7 Ivan Rakitić Sub off.svg 90+2'
AM10 Luka Modrić Yellow card.svg 53'
LW20 Ivan Perišić Sub off.svg 89'
CF17 Mario Mandžukić
CF9 Nikica Jelavić Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutions:
MF19 Niko Kranjčar Yellow card.svg 84'Sub on.svg 72'
FW22 Eduardo Sub on.svg 89'
MF16 Tomislav Dujmović Sub on.svg 90+2'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Mario Mandžukić (Croatia) [8]

Assistant referees: [10]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Voytyuk (Ukraine)

Italy vs Croatia

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 37,096 [11]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
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Italy [12]
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Croatia [12]
GK1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB16 Daniele De Rossi
LB3 Giorgio Chiellini
DM21 Andrea Pirlo
CM8 Claudio Marchisio
CM5 Thiago Motta Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 62'
RW2 Christian Maggio
LW13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CF9 Mario Balotelli Sub off.svg 69'
CF10 Antonio Cassano Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
MF18 Riccardo Montolivo Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 Antonio Di Natale Sub on.svg 69'
FW20 Sebastian Giovinco Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
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GK1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB13 Gordon Schildenfeld Yellow card.svg 86'
LB2 Ivan Strinić
CM8 Ognjen Vukojević
CM10 Luka Modrić
RW7 Ivan Rakitić
LW20 Ivan Perišić Sub off.svg 68'
CF9 Nikica Jelavić Sub off.svg 83'
CF17 Mario Mandžukić Sub off.svg 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF6 Danijel Pranjić Sub on.svg 68'
FW22 Eduardo Sub on.svg 83'
MF19 Niko Kranjčar Sub on.svg 90+4'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) [11]

Assistant referees: [13]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Peter Kirkup (England)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

Spain vs Republic of Ireland

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,150 [14]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
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Spain [15]
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Republic of Ireland [15]
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB15 Sergio Ramos
LB18 Jordi Alba
RM8 Xavi
CM16 Sergio Busquets
LM14 Xabi Alonso Yellow card.svg 54'Sub off.svg 65'
RF21 David Silva
CF9 Fernando Torres Sub off.svg 74'
LF6 Andrés Iniesta Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
DF4 Javi Martínez Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 65'
MF10 Cesc Fàbregas Sub on.svg 74'
MF20 Santi Cazorla Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK1 Shay Given
RB4 John O'Shea
CB2 Sean St Ledger Yellow card.svg 84'
CB5 Richard Dunne
LB3 Stephen Ward
RM11 Damien Duff Sub off.svg 76'
CM8 Keith Andrews
CM6 Glenn Whelan Yellow card.svg 45+1'Sub off.svg 80'
LM7 Aiden McGeady
CF20 Simon Cox Sub off.svg 46'
CF10 Robbie Keane (c)Yellow card.svg 36'
Substitutions:
FW14 Jonathan Walters Sub on.svg 46'
MF22 James McClean Sub on.svg 76'
MF21 Paul Green Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain) [14]

Assistant referees: [16]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marcin Borkowski (Poland)

Croatia vs Spain

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,076 [17]
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
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Croatia [18]
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Spain [18]
GK1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB21 Domagoj Vida Sub off.svg 66'
CB5 Vedran Ćorluka Yellow card.svg 27'
CB13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB2 Ivan Strinić Yellow card.svg 53'
CM8 Ognjen Vukojević Sub off.svg 81'
CM7 Ivan Rakitić Yellow card.svg 90+3'
RW11 Darijo Srna (c)Yellow card.svg 44'
AM10 Luka Modrić
LW6 Danijel Pranjić Sub off.svg 66'
CF17 Mario Mandžukić Yellow card.svg 90'
Substitutions:
MF20 Ivan Perišić Sub on.svg 66'
FW9 Nikica Jelavić Yellow card.svg 90+1'Sub on.svg 66'
FW22 Eduardo Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić
CRO-ESP 2012-06-18.svg
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB15 Sergio Ramos
LB18 Jordi Alba
RM8 Xavi Sub off.svg 89'
CM16 Sergio Busquets
LM14 Xabi Alonso
RF21 David Silva Sub off.svg 73'
CF9 Fernando Torres Sub off.svg 61'
LF6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF22 Jesús Navas Sub on.svg 61'
MF10 Cesc Fàbregas Sub on.svg 73'
FW11 Álvaro Negredo Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain) [17]

Assistant referees: [19]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 38,794 [20]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
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Italy [21]
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Republic of Ireland [21]
GK1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)Yellow card.svg 73'
RB7 Ignazio Abate
CB15 Andrea Barzagli
CB3 Giorgio Chiellini Sub off.svg 57'
LB6 Federico Balzaretti Yellow card.svg 28'
DM21 Andrea Pirlo
RM8 Claudio Marchisio
CM5 Thiago Motta
LM16 Daniele De Rossi Yellow card.svg 71'
CF11 Antonio Di Natale Sub off.svg 74'
CF10 Antonio Cassano Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
DF19 Leonardo Bonucci Sub on.svg 57'
MF22 Alessandro Diamanti Sub on.svg 63'
FW9 Mario Balotelli Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
ITA-IRL 2012-06-18.svg
GK1 Shay Given
RB4 John O'Shea Yellow card.svg 39'
CB5 Richard Dunne
CB2 Sean St Ledger Yellow card.svg 84'
LB3 Stephen Ward
RM7 Aiden McGeady Sub off.svg 65'
CM6 Glenn Whelan
CM8 Keith Andrews Yellow card.svg 37' Yellow-red card.svg 89'
LM11 Damien Duff (c)
CF10 Robbie Keane Sub off.svg 86'
CF9 Kevin Doyle Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
FW19 Shane Long Sub on.svg 65'
FW14 Jonathan Walters Sub on.svg 76'
FW20 Simon Cox Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy) [20]

Assistant referees: [22]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Voytyuk (Ukraine)

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