UEFA Euro 2008 Final

The final of UEFA Euro 2008 was a football match played on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, Austria to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2008. The match was contested by Germany and Spain, and won by Spain by one goal to nil; the winning goal was scored by Fernando Torres. This was only the second time in the history of the tournament that the winning team won every match in the group stage; the other team to do so was France in 1984.

The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff, and featured 400 performers, including Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, singing the tournament's official song, "Can You Hear Me".

Match details

2008-06-29
20:45		 Germany 0 – 1 Spain Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
  (Report) Torres 33'
GERMANY:
   
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm   Out 46'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger   Out 58'
RW 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 13 Michael Ballack (c) Yellow 43'
LW 20 Lukas Podolski
CF 11 Miroslav Klose   Out 79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Marcell Jansen   In 46'
FW 22 Kevin Kurányi Yellow 88' In 58'
FW 9 Mario Gómez   In 79'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
 
SPAIN:
   
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) Yellow 43'
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 4 Carlos Marchena
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 19 Marcos Senna
RM 6 Andrés Iniesta
CM 8 Xavi
CM 10 Cesc Fàbregas   Out 63'
LM 21 David Silva   Out 66'
CF 9 Fernando Torres Yellow 74' Out 78'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Xabi Alonso   In 63'
MF 12 Santi Cazorla   In 66'
FW 17 Dani Güiza   In 78'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Match details

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli
Paolo Calcagno
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt

Statistics

First half
  Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 2 6
Shots on target 1 3
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 4 3
Fouls committed 10 9
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Second half
  Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 2 7
Shots on target 0 4
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 0 4
Fouls committed 12 10
Offsides 5 2
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Overall
  Germany Spain
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 4 13
Shots on target 1 7
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 4 7
Fouls committed 22 19
Offsides 5 4
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0

References

General
Specific
  1. "UEFA EURO 2008™: Opening and closing ceremonies, fan entertainment in the stadiums", Media Releases, euro2008.uefa.com, 2008-02-28.
  2. "Official UEFA EURO 2008™ Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias", Media Releases, euro2008.uefa.com, 2008-05-20.

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