UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Football tournament group stage

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 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 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 who was the defending champion of UEFA Euro 2004, lost all 3 of its games and stayed in last place without scoring any points, also became the worst defending champion in the history of UEFA Euro.

## Teams

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Draw position  | Team  | Pot  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | UEFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings
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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### Spain vs Russia

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10 June 2008 (2008-06-10)

18:00

Spain | 4–1|  Russia

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* Villa 20', 44', 75'
* Fàbregas 90+1'

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* Pavlyuchenko 86'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck

Attendance: 30,772[1]

Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Spain[2]

Russia[2]

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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
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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

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10 June 2008 (2008-06-10)

20:45

Greece | 0–2|  Sweden

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* Ibrahimović 67'
* Hansson 72'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 31,063[4]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Greece[5]

Sweden[5]

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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
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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

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14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)

18:00

Sweden | 1–2|  Spain

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* Ibrahimović 34'

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* Torres 15'
* Villa 90+2'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck

Attendance: 30,772[6]

Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Sweden[7]

Spain[7]

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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
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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

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14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)

20:45

Greece | 0–1|  Russia

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* Zyryanov 33'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 31,063[8]

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Greece[9]

Russia[9]

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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
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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

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18 June 2008 (2008-06-18)

20:45

Greece | 1–2|  Spain

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* Charisteas 42'

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* De la Red 61'
* Güiza 88'

Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Attendance: 30,883[10]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Greece[11]

Spain[11]

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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
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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

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18 June 2008 (2008-06-18)

20:45

Russia | 2–0|  Sweden

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* Pavlyuchenko 24'
* Arshavin 50'

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Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck

Attendance: 30,772[12]

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Russia[13]

Sweden[13]

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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
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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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b "Full-time Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Spain-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Reserve officials – EURO 2008". UEFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. ^ a b "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. ^ a b "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
7. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
8. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
9. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
10. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
11. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
12. ^ a b "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
13. ^ a b c "Team Line-ups – Group D – Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

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