UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

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Group D of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 11 June 2012 and ended on 19 June 2012. The pool was made up of Ukraine, Sweden, France and England. The top two teams, England and France, progressed to the quarter-finals to play Italy and Spain respectively, while Ukraine and Sweden were eliminated from the tournament.

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On the second matchday, on 15 June, the match between Ukraine and France that began at 19:00 local time was interrupted by heavy rainfall and a thunderstorm. The conditions forced the referee to suspend the game during the fifth minute, and play was only resumed 58 minutes later. [1] UEFA therefore delayed the match between Sweden and England to kick off 15 minutes later than originally scheduled, instead beginning at 22:00 local time, to avoid the matches overlapping. [2]

On the final matchday, on 19 June, the match between England and Ukraine featured a ghost goal by Marko Dević. In the second half, with Ukraine losing 1–0 to a Wayne Rooney goal, Dević's shot was hooked clear from behind the England goal-line by John Terry under the eyes of the additional assistant referee standing beside the goal (as confirmed by video replays). The incident reopened football's goal-line technology debate. [3] [4] Although in the build-up to the incident, Dević's teammate Artem Milevskyi was in an offside position when the ball was played to him, which also went unnoticed by the match officials. [5] [ unreliable source? ] [6] UEFA and its chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina admitted on the following day that an error had been made and that Ukraine had been denied a legitimate goal. [7] [8]

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
D1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1Co-host18 April 20071stDebut1552
D2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3 Best runner-up 11 October 20115th 2008 Semi-finals (1992)1017
D3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 4 Group D winner11 October 20118th 2008 Winners (1984, 2000)1214
D4Flag of England.svg  England 2 Group G winner7 October 20118th 2004 Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996)56

Notes

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 321053+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 31113304
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (H)31022423 [a]
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31025503 [a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.

In the quarter-finals,

Matches

France vs England

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
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Donbas Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 47,400 [9]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
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France [10]
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England [10]
GK1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB4 Adil Rami
CB5 Philippe Mexès
LB3 Patrice Evra
DM18 Alou Diarra
CM6 Yohan Cabaye Sub off.svg 84'
CM15 Florent Malouda Sub off.svg 85'
RW11 Samir Nasri
LW7 Franck Ribéry
CF10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF20 Hatem Ben Arfa Sub on.svg 84'
MF19 Marvin Martin Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc
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GK1 Joe Hart
RB2 Glen Johnson
CB6 John Terry
CB15 Joleon Lescott
LB3 Ashley Cole
RM16 James Milner
CM4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM17 Scott Parker Sub off.svg 78'
LM20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow card.svg 34'Sub off.svg 77'
SS11 Ashley Young Yellow card.svg 71'
CF22 Danny Welbeck Sub off.svg 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW21 Jermain Defoe Sub on.svg 77'
MF8 Jordan Henderson Sub on.svg 78'
MF7 Theo Walcott Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Samir Nasri (France) [9]

Assistant referees: [11]
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

Ukraine vs Sweden

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,290 [12]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
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Ukraine [13]
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Sweden [13]
GK12 Andriy Pyatov
RB9 Oleh Husiev
CB17 Taras Mykhalyk
CB3 Yevhen Khacheridi
LB2 Yevhen Selin
RM11 Andriy Yarmolenko
CM4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
LM19 Yevhen Konoplyanka Sub off.svg 90+3'
AM18 Serhiy Nazarenko
SS10 Andriy Voronin Sub off.svg 85'
CF7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
MF15 Artem Milevskyi Sub on.svg 81'
MF14 Ruslan Rotan Sub on.svg 85'
FW22 Marko Dević Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
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GK1 Andreas Isaksson
RB2 Mikael Lustig
CB3 Olof Mellberg
CB4 Andreas Granqvist
LB5 Martin Olsson
CM6 Rasmus Elm Yellow card.svg 83'
CM9 Kim Källström Yellow card.svg 11'
RW7 Sebastian Larsson Sub off.svg 68'
AM10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW20 Ola Toivonen Sub off.svg 62'
CF22 Markus Rosenberg Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
MF8 Anders Svensson Sub on.svg 62'
MF21 Christian Wilhelmsson Sub on.svg 68'
FW11 Johan Elmander Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match:
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) [14]

Assistant referees: [15]
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marcin Borkowski (Poland)

Ukraine vs France

At 19:05 EEST, in the 5th minute, the match was interrupted due to severe weather. The match resumed at 20:02 EEST. [16]

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
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Donbas Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,000 [17]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
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Ukraine [18]
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France [18]
GK12 Andriy Pyatov
RB9 Oleh Husiev
CB17 Taras Mykhalyk
CB3 Yevhen Khacheridi
LB2 Yevhen Selin Yellow card.svg 55'
CM4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Yellow card.svg 87'
CM10 Andriy Voronin Sub off.svg 46'
RW11 Andriy Yarmolenko Sub off.svg 68'
AM18 Serhiy Nazarenko Sub off.svg 60'
LW19 Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
FW22 Marko Dević Sub on.svg 46'
FW15 Artem Milevskyi Sub on.svg 60'
MF8 Oleksandr Aliyev Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
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GK1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2 Mathieu Debuchy Yellow card.svg 79'
CB4 Adil Rami
CB5 Philippe Mexès Yellow card.svg 81'
LB22 Gaël Clichy
DM18 Alou Diarra
CM11 Samir Nasri
CM6 Yohan Cabaye Sub off.svg 68'
RW14 Jérémy Ménez Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 73'
LW7 Franck Ribéry
CF10 Karim Benzema Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
MF17 Yann M'Vila Sub on.svg 68'
MF19 Marvin Martin Sub on.svg 73'
FW9 Olivier Giroud Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Franck Ribéry (France) [17]

Assistant referees: [19]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)

Sweden vs England

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Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,640 [20]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
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Sweden [21]
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England [21]
GK1 Andreas Isaksson
RB4 Andreas Granqvist Sub off.svg 66'
CB3 Olof Mellberg Yellow card.svg 63'
CB13 Jonas Olsson Yellow card.svg 72'
LB5 Martin Olsson
RM7 Sebastian Larsson
CM8 Anders Svensson Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CM9 Kim Källström
LM6 Rasmus Elm Sub off.svg 81'
SS10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
CF11 Johan Elmander Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
DF2 Mikael Lustig Sub on.svg 66'
FW22 Markus Rosenberg Sub on.svg 79'
MF21 Christian Wilhelmsson Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
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GK1 Joe Hart
RB2 Glen Johnson
CB6 John Terry
CB15 Joleon Lescott
LB3 Ashley Cole
RM16 James Milner Yellow card.svg 58'Sub off.svg 61'
CM4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM17 Scott Parker
LM11 Ashley Young
SS22 Danny Welbeck Sub off.svg 90'
CF9 Andy Carroll
Substitutions:
MF7 Theo Walcott Sub on.svg 61'
MF20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Olof Mellberg (Sweden) [20]

Assistant referees: [22]
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)

England vs Ukraine

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Donbas Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,700 [23]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
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England [24]
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Ukraine [24]
GK1 Joe Hart
RB2 Glen Johnson
CB6 John Terry
CB15 Joleon Lescott
LB3 Ashley Cole Yellow card.svg 78'
RM16 James Milner Sub off.svg 70'
CM4 Steven Gerrard (c)Yellow card.svg 73'
CM17 Scott Parker
LM11 Ashley Young
SS10 Wayne Rooney Sub off.svg 87'
CF22 Danny Welbeck Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
MF7 Theo Walcott Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Andy Carroll Sub on.svg 82'
MF20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
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GK12 Andriy Pyatov
RB9 Oleh Husiev
CB3 Yevhen Khacheridi
CB20 Yaroslav Rakitskyi Yellow card.svg 74'
LB2 Yevhen Selin
DM4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (c)Yellow card.svg 63'
RM11 Andriy Yarmolenko
LM19 Yevhen Konoplyanka
AM6 Denys Harmash Sub off.svg 78'
SS15 Artem Milevskyi Sub off.svg 77'
CF22 Marko Dević Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
FW7 Andriy Shevchenko Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 70'
DF21 Bohdan Butko Sub on.svg 77'
MF18 Serhiy Nazarenko Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Steven Gerrard (England) [23]

Assistant referees: [25]
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
István Vad (Hungary)
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)

Sweden vs France

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
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Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 63,010 [26]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
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Sweden [27]
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France [27]
GK1 Andreas Isaksson
RB4 Andreas Granqvist
CB3 Olof Mellberg
CB13 Jonas Olsson
LB5 Martin Olsson
CM8 Anders Svensson Yellow card.svg 70'Sub off.svg 79'
CM9 Kim Källström
RW7 Sebastian Larsson
AM10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW19 Emir Bajrami Sub off.svg 46'
CF20 Ola Toivonen Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
MF21 Christian Wilhelmsson Sub on.svg 46'
MF16 Pontus Wernbloom Sub on.svg 78'
MF18 Samuel Holmén Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
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GK1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB4 Adil Rami
CB5 Philippe Mexès Yellow card.svg 68'
LB22 Gaël Clichy
DM18 Alou Diarra
CM11 Samir Nasri Sub off.svg 77'
CM17 Yann M'Vila Sub off.svg 83'
RW20 Hatem Ben Arfa Sub off.svg 59'
LW7 Franck Ribéry
CF10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF15 Florent Malouda Sub on.svg 59'
FW14 Jérémy Ménez Sub on.svg 77'
FW9 Olivier Giroud Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden) [26]

Assistant referees: [28]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

See also

Notes

  1. The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain. [2]

References

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