The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams sanctioned by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012.
The joint Poland/Ukraine bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 18 April 2007, in Cardiff, Wales. This bid defeated the other shortlisted bids from Italy and Croatia/Hungary, becoming the third successful joint bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium/Netherlands, for Euro 2000, and Austria/Switzerland for Euro 2008.
This will be the last European Championship finals in which only 16 nations will participate, with Euro 2016 being the first European Championship finals with 24 competing nations. Qualification for the final tournament will be staged between August 2010 and November 2011.
Bid History
The organization of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia/Hungary (joint bid), Greece, Italy, Poland/Ukraine (joint bid), and Turkey.
On 8 November 2005, UEFA's Executive Committee whittled the candidates down to a short list of three:
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Italy - 11 Votes
Croatia/Hungary - 9 Votes
Poland/Ukraine - 7 Votes
Turkey - 6 Votes, eliminated
Greece - 2 Votes, eliminated__________________________________
Voting Results
Poland/Ukraine - 8 Votes Italy - 4 Votes Croatia/Hungary - 0 Votes__________________________________
Poland UkraineWinner Group A
Winner Group B
Winner Group C
Winner Group D
Winner Group E
Winner Group F
Winner Group G
Winner Group H
Winner Group I
Best runner-up
Winner Play-off 1
Winner Play-off 2
Winner Play-off 3
Winner Play-off 4
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Group A
Country - Points
Germany - 0 Turkey - 0
Austria - 0
Belgium - 0
Kazakhstan - 0
Azerbaijan - 0Group B
Country - Points
Russia - 0
Slovakia - 0
Republic of Ireland - 0
Macedonia - 0
Armenia - 0
Andorra - 0Group C
Country - Points
Italy - 0
Serbia - 0
Northern Ireland - 0
Slovenia - 0
Estonia - 0
Faroe Islands - 0Group D
Country - Points
France - 0
Romania - 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 0
Belarus - 0
Albania - 0
Luxembourg - 0Group E
Country - Points
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Finland - 0 Hungary - 0
Moldova - 0
San Marino - 0Group F
Country - Points
Croatia - 0 Greece - 0
Israel - 0
Latvia - 0
Georgia - 0
Malta - 0Group G
Country - Points
England - 0
Switzerland - 0
Bulgaria - 0
Wales - 0
Montenegro - 0Group H
Country - Points
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Norway - 0
Cyprus - 0
Iceland - 0Group I
Country - Points
Spain - 0
Czech Republic - 0
Scotland - 0
Lithuania - 0
Lichtenstein - 0_________________________________
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