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European Football Championships 2008 Hosted jointly by Austria and Switzerland, the European Championships 2008 kick off on 7th June, and finish with the final on 29th June. 16 Teams will compete for the title of European Champions from the following qualifying nations. Austria Switzerland Poland Portugal Italy France Greece Turkey Czech Republic Germany Croatia Russia Spain Sweden Romania Netherlands Of the qualifying nations, Germany have won the title most times, being crowned champions on three occasions. Surprise winners from last time, Greece, also return. The matches will be played in 8 cities, Basle, Berne, Geneva & Zurich in Switzerland and Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg & Innsbruck in Austria. Timetable for the group stage of the competition is as follows 7th June Switzerland v Czech Republic Portugal v Turkey 8th June Austria v Croatia Germany v Poland 9th June Romania v France Netherlands v Italy 10th June Spain v Russia Greece v Sweden 11th June Czech Republic v Portugal Switzerland v Turkey 12th June Croatia v Germany Austria v Poland 13th June Italy v Romania Netherlands v France 14th June Sweden v Spain Greece v Russia 15th June Switzerland v Portugal Turkey v Czech Republic 16th June Poland v Croatia Austria v Germany 17th June Netherlands v Romania France v Italy 18th June Greece v Spain Russia v Sweden The knockout stage then begins immediately Quarter-Finals 19th June Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B 20th June Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A 21st June Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D 22nd June Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C Semi-Finals 25th June Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 26th June Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 Final 29th June Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 This year a new version of the trophy will be used, although it is almost identical to the original design. The silver base has had to be enlarged to aid stability since the marble plinth has been removed. The names of previous Championship winners are now engraved on the back of the trophy having previously been on the plinth. The new trophy stands 60 cm tall and weighs 8 kg.

Contributed by mistermickster on April 16, 2008, at 6:47 PM UTC.

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