UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

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.

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[edit]

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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D1 |  Ukraine | 1 | Co-host | 18 April 2007 | 1st | — | Debut | 15 | 52
D2 |  Sweden | 3 | Best runner-up | 11 October 2011 | 5th | 2008 | Semi-finals (1992) | 10 | 17
D3 |  France | 4 | Group D winner | 11 October 2011 | 8th | 2008 | Winners (1984, 2000) | 12 | 14
D4 |  England | 2 | Group G winner | 7 October 2011 | 8th | 2004 | Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) | 5 | 6

Notes

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

## Standings[edit]

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

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1  |  England | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 7  | Advance to knockout phase
2  |  France | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4
3  |  Ukraine (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3[a] |
4  |  Sweden | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 3[a]

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

1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.

In the quarter-finals,

* The winner of Group D, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Italy.
* The runner-up of Group D, France, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Spain.

## Matches[edit]

All times Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

### France vs England[edit]

11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)

19:00

France | 1–1|  England

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* Nasri 39'

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* Lescott 30'

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 47,400[9]

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

France[10]

England[10]

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GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c)
RB | 2 | Mathieu Debuchy
CB | 4 | Adil Rami
CB | 5 | Philippe Mexès
LB | 3 | Patrice Evra
DM | 18 | Alou Diarra
CM | 6 | Yohan Cabaye |  |  84'
CM | 15 | Florent Malouda |  |  85'
RW | 11 | Samir Nasri
LW | 7 | Franck Ribéry
CF | 10 | Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF | 20 | Hatem Ben Arfa |  |  84'
MF | 19 | Marvin Martin |  |  85'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc
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GK | 1 | Joe Hart
RB | 2 | Glen Johnson
CB | 6 | John Terry
CB | 15 | Joleon Lescott
LB | 3 | Ashley Cole
RM | 16 | James Milner
CM | 4 | Steven Gerrard (c)
CM | 17 | Scott Parker |  |  78'
LM | 20 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |  34' |  77'
SS | 11 | Ashley Young |  71'
CF | 22 | Danny Welbeck |  |  90+1'
Substitutions:
FW | 21 | Jermain Defoe |  |  77'
MF | 8 | Jordan Henderson |  |  78'
MF | 7 | Theo Walcott |  |  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[edit]

11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)

21:45

Ukraine | 2–1|  Sweden

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* Shevchenko 55', 62'

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* Ibrahimović 52'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 64,290[12]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Ukraine[13]

Sweden[13]

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GK | 12 | Andriy Pyatov
RB | 9 | Oleh Husiev
CB | 17 | Taras Mykhalyk
CB | 3 | Yevhen Khacheridi
LB | 2 | Yevhen Selin
RM | 11 | Andriy Yarmolenko
CM | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
LM | 19 | Yevhen Konoplyanka |  |  90+3'
AM | 18 | Serhiy Nazarenko
SS | 10 | Andriy Voronin |  |  85'
CF | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko (c) |  |  81'
Substitutions:
MF | 15 | Artem Milevskyi |  |  81'
MF | 14 | Ruslan Rotan |  |  85'
FW | 22 | Marko Dević |  |  90+3'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
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GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson
RB | 2 | Mikael Lustig
CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg
CB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist
LB | 5 | Martin Olsson
CM | 6 | Rasmus Elm |  83'
CM | 9 | Kim Källström |  11'
RW | 7 | Sebastian Larsson |  |  68'
AM | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW | 20 | Ola Toivonen |  |  62'
CF | 22 | Markus Rosenberg |  |  71'
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Anders Svensson |  |  62'
MF | 21 | Christian Wilhelmsson |  |  68'
FW | 11 | Johan Elmander |  |  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[edit]

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

15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)

19:00

Ukraine | 0–2|  France

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* Ménez 53'
* Cabaye 56'

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 48,000[17]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Ukraine[18]

France[18]

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GK | 12 | Andriy Pyatov
RB | 9 | Oleh Husiev
CB | 17 | Taras Mykhalyk
CB | 3 | Yevhen Khacheridi
LB | 2 | Yevhen Selin |  55'
CM | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk |  87'
CM | 10 | Andriy Voronin |  |  46'
RW | 11 | Andriy Yarmolenko |  |  68'
AM | 18 | Serhiy Nazarenko |  |  60'
LW | 19 | Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Marko Dević |  |  46'
FW | 15 | Artem Milevskyi |  |  60'
MF | 8 | Oleksandr Aliyev |  |  68'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
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GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c)
RB | 2 | Mathieu Debuchy |  79'
CB | 4 | Adil Rami
CB | 5 | Philippe Mexès |  81'
LB | 22 | Gaël Clichy
DM | 18 | Alou Diarra
CM | 11 | Samir Nasri
CM | 6 | Yohan Cabaye |  |  68'
RW | 14 | Jérémy Ménez |  40' |  73'
LW | 7 | Franck Ribéry
CF | 10 | Karim Benzema |  |  76'
Substitutions:
MF | 17 | Yann M'Vila |  |  68'
MF | 19 | Marvin Martin |  |  73'
FW | 9 | Olivier Giroud |  |  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[edit]

15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)

22:00[note 1]

Sweden | 2–3|  England

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* Johnson 49' (o.g.)
* Mellberg 59'

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* Carroll 23'
* Walcott 64'
* Welbeck 78'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 64,640[20]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Sweden[21]

England[21]

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GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson
RB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist |  |  66'
CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg |  63'
CB | 13 | Jonas Olsson |  72'
LB | 5 | Martin Olsson
RM | 7 | Sebastian Larsson
CM | 8 | Anders Svensson |  90+1'
CM | 9 | Kim Källström
LM | 6 | Rasmus Elm |  |  81'
SS | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
CF | 11 | Johan Elmander |  |  79'
Substitutions:
DF | 2 | Mikael Lustig |  |  66'
FW | 22 | Markus Rosenberg |  |  79'
MF | 21 | Christian Wilhelmsson |  |  81'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
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GK | 1 | Joe Hart
RB | 2 | Glen Johnson
CB | 6 | John Terry
CB | 15 | Joleon Lescott
LB | 3 | Ashley Cole
RM | 16 | James Milner |  58' |  61'
CM | 4 | Steven Gerrard (c)
CM | 17 | Scott Parker
LM | 11 | Ashley Young
SS | 22 | Danny Welbeck |  |  90'
CF | 9 | Andy Carroll
Substitutions:
MF | 7 | Theo Walcott |  |  61'
MF | 20 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |  |  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[edit]

19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)

21:45

England | 1–0|  Ukraine

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* Rooney 48'

| Report |

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 48,700[23]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

England[24]

Ukraine[24]

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GK | 1 | Joe Hart
RB | 2 | Glen Johnson
CB | 6 | John Terry
CB | 15 | Joleon Lescott
LB | 3 | Ashley Cole |  78'
RM | 16 | James Milner |  |  70'
CM | 4 | Steven Gerrard (c) |  73'
CM | 17 | Scott Parker
LM | 11 | Ashley Young
SS | 10 | Wayne Rooney |  |  87'
CF | 22 | Danny Welbeck |  |  82'
Substitutions:
MF | 7 | Theo Walcott |  |  70'
FW | 9 | Andy Carroll |  |  82'
MF | 20 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |  |  87'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
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GK | 12 | Andriy Pyatov
RB | 9 | Oleh Husiev
CB | 3 | Yevhen Khacheridi
CB | 20 | Yaroslav Rakitskyi |  74'
LB | 2 | Yevhen Selin
DM | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (c) |  63'
RM | 11 | Andriy Yarmolenko
LM | 19 | Yevhen Konoplyanka
AM | 6 | Denys Harmash |  |  78'
SS | 15 | Artem Milevskyi |  |  77'
CF | 22 | Marko Dević |  |  70'
Substitutions:
FW | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko |  86' |  70'
DF | 21 | Bohdan Butko |  |  77'
MF | 18 | Serhiy Nazarenko |  |  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[edit]

19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)

21:45

Sweden | 2–0|  France

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* Ibrahimović 54'
* Larsson 90+1'

| Report |

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 63,010[26]

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Sweden[27]

France[27]

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GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson
RB | 4 | Andreas Granqvist
CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg
CB | 13 | Jonas Olsson
LB | 5 | Martin Olsson
CM | 8 | Anders Svensson |  70' |  79'
CM | 9 | Kim Källström
RW | 7 | Sebastian Larsson
AM | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW | 19 | Emir Bajrami |  |  46'
CF | 20 | Ola Toivonen |  |  78'
Substitutions:
MF | 21 | Christian Wilhelmsson |  |  46'
MF | 16 | Pontus Wernbloom |  |  78'
MF | 18 | Samuel Holmén |  81' |  79'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
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GK | 1 | Hugo Lloris (c)
RB | 2 | Mathieu Debuchy
CB | 4 | Adil Rami
CB | 5 | Philippe Mexès |  68'
LB | 22 | Gaël Clichy
DM | 18 | Alou Diarra
CM | 11 | Samir Nasri |  |  77'
CM | 17 | Yann M'Vila |  |  83'
RW | 20 | Hatem Ben Arfa |  |  59'
LW | 7 | Franck Ribéry
CF | 10 | Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF | 15 | Florent Malouda |  |  59'
FW | 14 | Jérémy Ménez |  |  77'
FW | 9 | Olivier Giroud |  |  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[edit]

* England at the UEFA European Championship
* France at the UEFA European Championship
* Sweden at the UEFA European Championship
* Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ Burke, Chris (15 June 2012). "France find their stride to pick off Ukraine". Union of European Football Associations.
2. ^ a b Dawkes, Phil (15 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Sweden v England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
3. ^ "5 Famous Soccer Goal-Line Controversies". The Washington Post. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
4. ^ "England, France through to Euro 2012 quarters". Herald Sun. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
5. ^ Tidey, Will (19 June 2012). "Ukraine vs. England: Marko Devic Enters Goal-Line Technology Hall of Shame". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
6. ^ "Rooney seizes his chance to lift England's expectations". The Independent. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
7. ^ "Euro 2012: Uefa admits Ukraine were deprived of a goal against England". The Guardian. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
8. ^ "Euro 2012: Ukraine goal crossed the line and should have been given says Uefa referee chief Pierluigi Collina". The Daily Telegraph. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
9. ^ a b "Full-time report France-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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11. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group D – France v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
12. ^ "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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14. ^ Haslam, Andrew (11 June 2012). "Shevchenko double gives Ukraine debut victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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17. ^ a b "Full-time report Ukraine-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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20. ^ a b "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
21. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
22. ^ "Match Press Kit – Group D – Sweden v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
23. ^ a b "Full-time report England-Ukraine" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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