UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage

The knockout phase 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 are to be 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.

  1. ^ "Euro finals schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ "UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Euro 2012 Groups & Schedule". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

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