UEFA Euro 2008 was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA. It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008. The tournament was won by Spain, who defeated Germany 1–0 in the final. Spain became only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself, matching France’s achievement in 1984. Additionally, Spain was the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated.
Champions: 
Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up: 
Germany
UEFA Player of the Tournament: Xavi
Golden Boot: David Villa
UEFA Euro 2008 Group Stage
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. (Qualified) |  Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2. (Qualified) |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Switzerland (Host) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey, Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. (Qualified) |  Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| 2. (Qualified) | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Austria (Host) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Note: Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. (Qualified) |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2. (Qualified) |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 |  France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1. (Qualified) | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2. (Qualified) |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the tournament featured a different format from past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B were separated from those in groups C and D until the final, meaning that teams from the same group could only meet again in the semi-finals, not the final, if they advanced that far. Additionally, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues were used for the seven matches in the knockout stage: St. Jakob-Park in Basel and Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, the two largest of the eight stadiums used for the tournament.
UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter finals
| Date | Team A | Result | Team B | Stadium |
| 19 June 2008 | Portugal | 2–3 | Germany | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20 June 2008 | Croatia | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
1–3 (penalties) | Turkey | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
| 21 June 2008 | Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 22 June 2008 | Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (penalties) | Italy | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
UEFA Euro 2008 Semi finals
| Date | Team A | Result | Team B | Stadium |
| 25 June 2008 | Germany | 3–2 | Turkey | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 26 June 2008 | Russia | 0–3 | Spain | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
UEFA Euro 2008 final match
29 June 2008 20:45, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
| Germany |
0 – 1 |
Spain |
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Fernando Torres  33′ |
UEFA Euro 2008 top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | David Villa | Spain | 4 |
| 2 | Lukas Podolski | Germany | 3 |
| 3 | Roman Pavlyuchenko | Russia | 3 |
| 4 | Hakan Yakin | Switzerland | 3 |
| 5 | Semih Şentürk | Turkey | 3 |
Most assist provider list
| Rank | Player | Team | Assist |
| 1 | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands | 3 |
| 2 | Cesc Fàbregas | Spain | 3 |
| 3 | Eren Derdiyok | Switzerland | 2 |
| 4 | Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands | 2 |
| 5 |  Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 2 |
UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defender | Midfielder | Forward |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Philipp Lahm | Luka Modrić | Andrey Arshavin |
 Edwin van der Sar | José Bosingwa | Michael Ballack | Roman Pavlyuchenko |
| Iker Casillas | Pepe | Lukas Podolski | Fernando Torres |
| Yuri Zhirkov | Wesley Sneijder | David Villa |
| Carlos Marchena | Konstantin Zyryanov | |
| Carles Puyol | Cesc Fàbregas | |
| | Andrés Iniesta | |
| | Marcos Senna | |
| | Xavi | |
| | Hamit Altıntop | |
Summary
Greece entered the tournament as the defending champions, having won UEFA Euro 2004. However, they had the worst finish in Euro 2008, losing all three of their group fixtures and earning the least prize money. Across 31 matches, the participating nations scored a total of 77 goals, matching the tally of the previous tournament.
Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts, while the remaining 14 teams secured their spots through a qualifying tournament held between August 2006 and November 2007. By winning the tournament, Spain earned the right to compete in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.
UEFA Euro 2008 Venues
| Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Ernst-Happel-Stadion | 53,295 | Vienna, Austria |
| St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 | Basel, Switzerland |
| Wörthersee Stadion | 31,957 | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Stade de Suisse | 31,907 | Bern, Switzerland |
| Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 31,895 | Salzburg, Austria |
| Tivoli-Neu | 31,600 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Stade de Genève | 31,228 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Letzigrund | 30,930 | Zürich, Switzerland |
