UEFA Euro 2008 Final
The UEFA Euro 2008 Final was a football match that took place on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winner of the UEFA Euro 2008. Spain defeated Germany 1–0 with a 33rd-minute goal from Fernando Torres. This was only the second time in European Championship history that the champions had won every match in the group stage; the other team to do so was France in 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated. Despite the one-goal margin of victory, it was a fairly dominant performance by Spain.[4]
The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff, and featured 400 performers,[5] including Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, singing the tournament's official song, "Can You Hear Me".[6]
Route to the final
Match
Details
Statistics
First half[2]
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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 |
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Second half
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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 |
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Overall[2]
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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 |
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UEFA Euro 2008 Final Promotional display for the final in ViennaSpanish celebrations were not limited to Spain, but also extended to countries where a considerable amount of Spanish supporters were present. This picture was taken in Dublin (at the Spire) a few minutes after the match.
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