The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, won by Spain.[1] After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which were played from 21 to 24 June 2012.[2][3] Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed to make it out of the group stage; at Euro 2000, co-host Belgium were eliminated at the group stage, and at Euro 2008, co-hosts Austria and Switzerland also failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Format
editAny game in the knockout stage that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.
Qualified teams
editThe top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Czech Republic
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 Greece
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| B |  Germany
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 Portugal
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| C |  Spain
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 Italy
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| D |  England
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 France
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Bracket
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| 21 June – Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Donetsk | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 23 June – Donetsk | ||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 July – Kyiv | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 June – Gdańsk | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 June – Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Greece | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 June – Kyiv | ||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
| England | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Italy (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editCzech Republic vs Portugal
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[6]
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Germany vs Greece
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Man of the Match:
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Spain vs France
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Man of the Match:
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England vs Italy
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Man of the Match:
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Semi-finals
editPortugal vs Spain
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[19]
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Germany vs Italy
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Man of the Match:
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Final
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Man of the Match:
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References
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- ^ "Match Press Kit – Quarter-finals – Czech Republic v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Quarter-finals – Germany v Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Spain-France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Quarter-finals – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Full-time report England-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – England-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Atkin, John (24 June 2012). "Spot-on Italy edge past England into semis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Quarter-finals – England v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Semi-finals – Portugal v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Full-time report Germany-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Germany-Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Semi-finals – Germany v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Full-time report Spain–Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 July 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Final – Spain–Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 July 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (2 July 2012). "Iniesta savours 'magical' moment". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Press Kit – Final – Spain v Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 29 June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2021.