UEFA Euro 2012 Group A

Football tournament group stage

Group A of UEFA Euro 2012 was played from 8 to 16 June 2012. The pool was made up of co-host Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and Russia. The top two finishing teams, Czech Republic and Greece, progressed to the quarter-finals, while Russia and Poland were eliminated from the tournament.[1]

## Teams

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Draw position  | Team  | Pot  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | UEFA Rankings
November 2011[nb 1] | FIFA Rankings
June 2012

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A1 |  Poland | 1 | Co-host | 18 April 2007 | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) | 28 | 62
A2 |  Greece | 3 | Group F winner | 11 October 2011 | 4th | 2008 | Winners (2004) | 8 | 15
A3 |  Russia[nb 2] | 2 | Group B winner | 11 October 2011 | 10th | 2008 | Winners (1960) | 6 | 13
A4 |  Czech Republic[nb 3] | 4 | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 8th | 2008 | Winners (1976) | 13 | 27

Notes

1. ^ The UEFA rankings of November 2011 were used for seeding for the final draw.
2. ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.
3. ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.

## Standings

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

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1  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Greece | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4[a]
3  |  Russia | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 4[a] |
4  |  Poland (H) | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.

In the quarter-finals,

* The winner of Group A, Czech Republic, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Portugal.
* The runner-up of Group A, Greece, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Germany.

## Matches

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All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

### Poland vs Greece

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8 June 2012 (2012-06-08)

18:00

Poland | 1–1|  Greece

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* Lewandowski 17'

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* Salpingidis 51'

National Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance: 56,070[2]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Poland[3]

Greece[3]

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GK | 1 | Wojciech Szczęsny |  68'
RB | 20 | Łukasz Piszczek
CB | 13 | Marcin Wasilewski
CB | 15 | Damien Perquis
LB | 2 | Sebastian Boenisch
CM | 11 | Rafał Murawski
CM | 7 | Eugen Polanski
RW | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski (c)
AM | 10 | Ludovic Obraniak
LW | 8 | Maciej Rybus |  |  70'
CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski
Substitutions:
GK | 22 | Przemysław Tytoń |  |  70'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda
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GK | 1 | Kostas Chalkias
RB | 15 | Vasilis Torosidis
CB | 19 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |  35' 44'
CB | 8 | Avraam Papadopoulos |  |  37'
LB | 20 | José Holebas |  45+2'
RM | 2 | Ioannis Maniatis
CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis
LM | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis (c) |  54'
RF | 18 | Sotiris Ninis |  |  46'
CF | 17 | Theofanis Gekas |  |  68'
LF | 7 | Georgios Samaras
Substitutions:
DF | 5 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos |  |  37'
FW | 14 | Dimitris Salpingidis |  |  46'
MF | 22 | Kostas Fortounis |  |  68'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)[2]

Assistant referees:[4]
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Additional assistant referees:
David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Renato Faverani (Italy)

### Russia vs Czech Republic

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8 June 2012 (2012-06-08)

20:45

Russia | 4–1|  Czech Republic

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* Dzagoev 15', 79'
* Shirokov 24'
* Pavlyuchenko 82'

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* Pilař 52'

Stadion Miejski, Wrocław

Attendance: 40,803[5]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Russia[6]

Czech Republic[6]

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GK | 16 | Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB | 2 | Aleksandr Anyukov
CB | 12 | Aleksei Berezutski
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 5 | Yuri Zhirkov
RM | 6 | Roman Shirokov
CM | 7 | Igor Denisov
LM | 8 | Konstantin Zyryanov
RF | 17 | Alan Dzagoev |  |  84'
CF | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  73'
LF | 10 | Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW | 14 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |  |  73'
FW | 18 | Aleksandr Kokorin |  |  84'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
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GK | 1 | Petr Čech
RB | 2 | Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB | 5 | Roman Hubník
CB | 6 | Tomáš Sivok
LB | 3 | Michal Kadlec
CM | 13 | Jaroslav Plašil
CM | 19 | Petr Jiráček |  |  76'
RW | 14 | Václav Pilař
AM | 10 | Tomáš Rosický (c)
LW | 9 | Jan Rezek |  |  46'
CF | 15 | Milan Baroš |  |  85'
Substitutions:
MF | 17 | Tomáš Hübschman |  |  46'
MF | 11 | Milan Petržela |  |  76'
FW | 21 | David Lafata |  |  85'
Manager:
Michal Bílek

Man of the Match:
Alan Dzagoev (Russia)[5]

Assistant referees:[7]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Peter Kirkup (England)
Fourth official:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

### Greece vs Czech Republic

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12 June 2012 (2012-06-12)

18:00

Greece | 1–2|  Czech Republic

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* Gekas 53'

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* Jiráček 3'
* Pilař 6'

Stadion Miejski, Wrocław

Attendance: 41,105[8]

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Greece[9]

Czech Republic[9]

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GK | 1 | Kostas Chalkias |  |  23'
RB | 15 | Vasilis Torosidis |  34'
CB | 5 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos |  56'
CB | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis
LB | 20 | José Holebas
RM | 16 | Georgios Fotakis |  |  46'
CM | 2 | Ioannis Maniatis
LM | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis (c)
RF | 14 | Dimitris Salpingidis |  57'
CF | 7 | Georgios Samaras
LF | 22 | Kostas Fortounis |  |  71'
Substitutions:
GK | 13 | Michalis Sifakis |  |  23'
FW | 17 | Theofanis Gekas |  |  46'
FW | 11 | Kostas Mitroglou |  |  71'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
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GK | 1 | Petr Čech
RB | 2 | Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB | 6 | Tomáš Sivok
CB | 3 | Michal Kadlec
LB | 8 | David Limberský
CM | 17 | Tomáš Hübschman
CM | 13 | Jaroslav Plašil
RW | 19 | Petr Jiráček |  36'
AM | 10 | Tomáš Rosický (c) |  27' |  46'
LW | 14 | Václav Pilař
CF | 15 | Milan Baroš |  |  64'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Daniel Kolář |  65' |  46' |  90'
FW | 20 | Tomáš Pekhart |  |  64'
DF | 12 | František Rajtoral |  |  |  90'
Manager:
Michal Bílek

Man of the Match:
Václav Pilař (Czech Republic)[8]

Assistant referees:[10]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Michaël Annonier (France)
Fourth official:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Ruddy Buquet (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)

### Poland vs Russia

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12 June 2012 (2012-06-12)

20:45

Poland | 1–1|  Russia

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* Błaszczykowski 57'

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* Dzagoev 37'

National Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance: 55,920[11]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Poland[12]

Russia[12]

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GK | 22 | Przemysław Tytoń
RB | 20 | Łukasz Piszczek
CB | 13 | Marcin Wasilewski
CB | 15 | Damien Perquis
LB | 2 | Sebastian Boenisch
CM | 5 | Dariusz Dudka |  |  73'
CM | 7 | Eugen Polanski |  79' |  85'
RW | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski (c)
AM | 11 | Rafał Murawski
LW | 10 | Ludovic Obraniak |  |  90+3'
CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski |  60'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Adrian Mierzejewski |  |  73'
MF | 6 | Adam Matuszczyk |  |  85'
FW | 23 | Paweł Brożek |  |  90+3'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda
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GK | 16 | Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB | 2 | Aleksandr Anyukov
CB | 12 | Aleksei Berezutski
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 5 | Yuri Zhirkov
RM | 6 | Roman Shirokov
CM | 7 | Igor Denisov |  60'
LM | 8 | Konstantin Zyryanov
RF | 17 | Alan Dzagoev |  75' |  79'
CF | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  70'
LF | 10 | Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW | 14 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |  |  70'
MF | 9 | Marat Izmailov |  |  79'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Poland)[11]

Assistant referees:[13]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:
István Vad (Hungary)
Additional assistant referees:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)

### Czech Republic vs Poland

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16 June 2012 (2012-06-16)

20:45

Czech Republic | 1–0|  Poland

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* Jiráček 72'

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Stadion Miejski, Wrocław

Attendance: 41,480[14]

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Czech Republic[15]

Poland[15]

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GK | 1 | Petr Čech (c)
RB | 2 | Theodor Gebre Selassie
CB | 6 | Tomáš Sivok
CB | 3 | Michal Kadlec
LB | 8 | David Limberský |  12'
CM | 17 | Tomáš Hübschman
CM | 13 | Jaroslav Plašil |  87'
RW | 19 | Petr Jiráček |  |  84'
AM | 18 | Daniel Kolář
LW | 14 | Václav Pilař |  |  88'
CF | 15 | Milan Baroš |  |  90+1'
Substitutions:
DF | 12 | František Rajtoral |  |  84'
FW | 9 | Jan Rezek |  |  88'
FW | 20 | Tomáš Pekhart |  90+4' |  90+1'
Manager:
Michal Bílek
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GK | 22 | Przemysław Tytoń
RB | 20 | Łukasz Piszczek
CB | 13 | Marcin Wasilewski |  61'
CB | 15 | Damien Perquis |  90'
LB | 2 | Sebastian Boenisch
CM | 5 | Dariusz Dudka
CM | 7 | Eugen Polanski |  48' |  56'
RW | 16 | Jakub Błaszczykowski (c) |  87'
AM | 11 | Rafał Murawski |  22' |  73'
LW | 10 | Ludovic Obraniak |  |  73'
CF | 9 | Robert Lewandowski
Substitutions:
MF | 21 | Kamil Grosicki |  |  56'
FW | 23 | Paweł Brożek |  |  73'
MF | 18 | Adrian Mierzejewski |  |  73'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda

Man of the Match:
Petr Jiráček (Czech Republic)[14]

Assistant referees:[16]
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)
Derek Rose (Scotland)
Fourth official:
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Additional assistant referees:
William Collum (Scotland)
Euan Norris (Scotland)
Reserve assistant referee:
Frédéric Cano (France)

### Greece vs Russia

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16 June 2012 (2012-06-16)

20:45

Greece | 1–0|  Russia

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* Karagounis 45+2'

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National Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance: 55,614[17]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Greece[18]

Russia[18]

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GK | 13 | Michalis Sifakis
RB | 15 | Vasilis Torosidis
CB | 19 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos
CB | 5 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos
LB | 3 | Georgios Tzavelas
CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis
CM | 2 | Ioannis Maniatis
RW | 14 | Dimitris Salpingidis |  |  83'
AM | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis (c) |  61' |  67'
LW | 7 | Georgios Samaras
CF | 17 | Theofanis Gekas |  |  64'
Substitutions:
MF | 20 | José Holebas |  90+4' |  64'
MF | 6 | Grigoris Makos |  |  67'
MF | 18 | Sotiris Ninis |  |  83'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
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GK | 16 | Vyacheslav Malafeev
RB | 2 | Aleksandr Anyukov |  61' |  81'
CB | 12 | Aleksei Berezutski
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 5 | Yuri Zhirkov |  69'
RM | 6 | Roman Shirokov
CM | 7 | Igor Denisov
LM | 22 | Denis Glushakov |  |  72'
RF | 17 | Alan Dzagoev |  70'
CF | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  46'
LF | 10 | Andrei Arshavin (c)
Substitutions:
FW | 14 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |  |  46'
FW | 20 | Pavel Pogrebnyak |  90+3' |  72'
MF | 9 | Marat Izmailov |  |  81'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Giorgos Karagounis (Greece)[17]

Assistant referees:[19]
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

## See also

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* Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
* Greece at the UEFA European Championship
* Poland at the UEFA European Championship
* Russia at the UEFA European Championship

## References

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1. ^ Mandeep Sanghera (16 June 2012). "Greece 1–0 Russia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
2. ^ a b "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
4. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Poland v Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. ^ a b "Full-time report Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
7. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Russia v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
8. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
10. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Greece v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
11. ^ a b "Full-time report Poland-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Poland-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
13. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Poland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
14. ^ a b "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
15. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
16. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Czech Republic v Poland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
17. ^ a b "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
18. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
19. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group A – Czech Republic v Poland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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