2012 UEFA European Football Championship

{{about|the sporting event|the video game based on this event|UEFA Euro 2012 (video game)}} The '''2012 UEFA European Football Championship''', commonly referred to as '''Euro 2012''', will be the 14th [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] for [[List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe)|national football team]]s sanctioned by [[UEFA]]. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007. The final tournament features sixteen nations, the last European Championship to do so as, from [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]] onward, there will be 24 finalists. Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] hosted by Brazil. ==Host selection== {{main|UEFA Euro 2012 bids}} The joint Poland–Ukraine bid was chosen by a vote of the UEFA 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 ([[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]) and Austria–Switzerland ([[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]). ===Readiness concerns=== [[File:Harkov vokzal.jpg|thumb|250px|Hosting city Kharkiv in Ukraine with Euro 2012 logo.]] In January 2008, UEFA president [[Michel Platini]] went on the record to warn the organisers of the need to avoid "critical slippages" in their preparations, prompting Scotland to reportedly inform UEFA that they would be willing to step in as hosts, which they reiterated again later in the year. However, by June 2008, UEFA stated they were "not discussing any plan B in terms of new countries" hosting. Ukraine reported several problems which threatened their ability to co-host: delays in the renovation of [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Kiev’s Olympic Stadium]], and difficulties funding infrastructure work after the [[Economic crisis of 2008|economic crisis struck]]. After an inspection in April 2009, Platini re-affirmed that Ukraine would remain co-host but hinted that most matches could go to Poland. The Polish Prime Minister [[Donald Tusk]] stated his country would be capable of this task, but was committed to the original 4 + 4 host city plan, as was the Polish FA. Poland's one major incident occurred in late September 2008, when its [[Polish government|government]] suspended the [[Polish Football Association]] (PZPN) over corruption issues and assigned an administrator. UEFA swiftly issued a letter warning that it risked losing the right to co-host, which resulted in the government yielding. Preparation work proceeded more speedily than in Ukraine and, following a visit in April 2009, Platini announced that all was on track and he saw no major problems. The following month, UEFA confirmed the appointment of the Polish cities of [[Warsaw]], [[Poznań]], [[Wrocław]] and [[Gdańsk]]. At the same meeting, an appeal for delayed decision on the Ukrainian venues was granted to Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv in order to meet specific conditions regarding infrastructure, with a warning that only Kiev and the best prepared city of the other candidates would otherwise be used if issues were not resolved by the end of November. In September 2009 Platini announced that "Ukraine has made sudden progress in their efforts to stage the tournament", and it was soon confirmed that their four cities (Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kiev and Lviv) would host matches. Kiev was also confirmed to host the Final. An interview Platini gave to the [[German Football Association|German FA]] in May 2010, suggesting that Germany and Hungary could even replace Ukraine unless improvements were made, cast new doubt on their readiness. But by August, Platini revisited that and stated "You can consider that the ultimatum no longer exists", and that he was optimistic about preparations in both countries and saw no major obstacles. After a UEFA delegation visited Ukraine in September 2011, he stated the country was "virtually ready for Euro 2012". ==Venues== {{See also|Transport in Poland|Transport in Ukraine}} [[File:EUFA Euro 2012 pluken.png|right|thumb|300px|Infrastructure of the host nations: [[International E-road network|European]], [[National roads in Poland|Polish]] and [[Roads in Ukraine|Ukrainian]] major routes.]] Apart from [[Donetsk]] and [[Kharkiv]], the host cities are all popular tourist destinations (the latter having replaced [[Dnipropetrovsk]] as a host city in 2009). The bid package requires the expansion and modernisation of roads and transport links. The obligatory improvement of the football infrastructure includes the building of new stadiums: Six of the eight venues are brand new stadia currently being constructed ready to open in advance of the tournament; the remaining two (in Poznań and Kharkiv) have undergone major renovations to improve them. Three of the stadia will fulfill the criteria of [[UEFA stadium categories#Category four|UEFA's highest category stadiums]]. In a return to the format used at Euro 1992, Euro 1996 and Euro 2008, each group will be based around two stadia. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! [[Warsaw]] ! [[Poznań]] ! [[Gdańsk]] ! [[Wrocław]] |- | [[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]]
Capacity: 58,145 | [[Stadion Miejski (Poznań)|Municipal Stadium]]
Capacity: 43,090 | [[PGE Arena Gdańsk|PGE Arena]]
Capacity: 44,636 | [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Municipal Stadium]]
Capacity: 44,416 |- | [[File:WAWAPS108DSC 1197.jpg|160px|]] | [[File:StadionPoznan3.jpg|160px]] | [[File:PGE_Arena.jpeg|160px]] | [[File:Stadion Wroclaw z lotu ptaka.jpg|160px]] |- !colspan="4" | [[Image:UEFA Euro 2012 en.svg|300px]] |- ! [[Kiev]] ! [[Kharkiv]] ! [[Donetsk]] ! [[Lviv]] |- | [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]]
Capacity: 70,050 | [[Metalist Stadium]]
Capacity: 38,863 | [[Donbass Arena]]
Capacity: 51,504 | [[Arena Lviv]]
Capacity: 34,915 |- | [[File:NSC Olimpiyskyi2.jpg|197px]] | [[Image:Metalist arena2.jpg|160px]] | [[File:Donbass Arena.jpg|160px]] | [[File:Арена Львів (04.10.2011).jpg|160px]] |} Note: Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2012 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the stadium is capable of holding. ==Qualification== {{Main|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying}} The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying competition took place in Warsaw on 7 February 2010. 51 teams entered to compete for the 14 remaining places in the finals, alongside co-hosts Poland and Ukraine. These teams were divided into nine groups, with the draw using the [[UEFA coefficient#From after Euro 2008|new UEFA national team coefficient]] for the first time in order to determine the seedings. The qualifying process began in August 2010 and concluded in November 2011. At the conclusion of the qualifying group stage in October 2011, the nine group winners qualified automatically, with the second placed team with the best ranking also doing so. The remaining eight teams who finished second in their respective groups contested two-legged play-offs, with the winner of each tie qualifying for the finals. ===Participating teams=== The finals will feature sixteen national teams, as has been the format since [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]. Some European football associations were in favour of expanding the tournament to 24 teams, although the number of UEFA members had hardly increased since the last tournament extension in 1996 (53 in April 2006 compared to 48 for Euro 1996). In April 2007, UEFA's Executive Committee formally decided against an expansion for 2012. [[File:2012 euro qualification.png|right|thumb|320px| {{Legend|#0000FF|Country has qualified}} {{Legend|#FF0000|Country has failed to qualify}} {{legend|#ababab|Country is not a UEFA member}}]] Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at [[UEFA Euro 2008|the previous tournament in 2008]], with [[England national football team|England]] and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], who participated in [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]], returning after missing the 2008 edition. The [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] return after an absence of 24 years, making only their second appearance at a European finals. Hosts [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], make their debut as an independent nation, having previously participated as part of the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]. The sixteen finalists who will participate in the final tournament are: {{col-begin|width=56%}} {{col-break|width=50%}} {{col-break|width=50%}} (co-hosts) (Holders) (co-hosts) {{col-end}} ==Final draw== {{see|UEFA Euro 2012 seeding}} The draw for the final tournament will take place on 2 December 2011 at the [[Palace "Ukraine"|Ukraine Palace of Arts]] in Kiev, Ukraine, at 17:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] (19:00 local time). As was the case for the 2004 and 2008 finals, the sixteen finalists have been divided into four [[Single-elimination tournament#Seeding|seeding]] pots, using UEFA's national team coefficient ranking. As co-hosts, Poland and Ukraine were automatically placed in Pot 1, along with Spain, as the defending champions. In the draw procedure, each of the four groups will have one team from each pot. It will also determine which place in the group teams drawn from Pots 2–4 will take (i.e. A2, A3 or A4) to create the match schedule. For logistical reasons, Poland have already been assigned to A1, and Ukraine to D1, meaning the Netherlands and Spain can only fill either position B1 or C1. {| class="wikitable" width=98% |- !width=25%| '''Pot 1''' !width=25%| '''Pot 2''' !width=25%| '''Pot 3''' !width=25%| '''Pot 4''' |- | valign="top"| | valign="top"| | valign="top"| | valign="top"| |} ==Group stage== {{Main|UEFA Euro 2012 schedule}} All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) in Poland and [[Eastern European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]) in Ukraine. ===Group A=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width="165"|Team !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- |align=left|{{fb|POL}} |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} A2 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} A3 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} A4 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |} {{Football box |date = 8 June 2012 |time = 18:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|POL}} |score = Match 1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} A2 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 8 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} A3 |score = Match 2 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} A4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Wrocław]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 12 June 2012 |time = 18:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} A2 |score = Match 9 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} A4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Wrocław]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 12 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|POL}} |score = Match 10 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} A3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 16 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} A4 |score = Match 17 |report = |team2 = {{fb|POL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Wrocław]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 16 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} A2 |score = Match 18 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} A3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] |attendance = |referee = }} ===Group B=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width="165"|Team !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} B1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} B2 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} B3 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} B4 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |} {{Football box |date = 9 June 2012 |time = 19:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B1 |score = Match 3 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B2 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Metalist Stadium]], [[Kharkiv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 9 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B3 |score = Match 4 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Arena Lviv]], [[Lviv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 13 June 2012 |time = 19:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B2 |score = Match 11 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Arena Lviv]], [[Lviv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 13 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B1 |score = Match 12 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Metalist Stadium]], [[Kharkiv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 17 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B4 |score = Match 19 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B1 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Metalist Stadium]], [[Kharkiv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 17 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} B2 |score = Match 20 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} B3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Arena Lviv]], [[Lviv]] |attendance = |referee = }} ===Group C=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width="165"|Team !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} C1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} C2 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} C3 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} C4 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |} {{Football box |date = 10 June 2012 |time = 18:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C1 |score = Match 5 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C2 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[PGE Arena Gdańsk|PGE Arena]], [[Gdańsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 10 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C3 |score = Match 6 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Poznań)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Poznań]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 14 June 2012 |time = 18:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C2 |score = Match 13 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Poznań)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Poznań]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 14 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C1 |score = Match 14 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[PGE Arena Gdańsk|PGE Arena]], [[Gdańsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 18 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C4 |score = Match 21 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C1 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[PGE Arena Gdańsk|PGE Arena]], [[Gdańsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 18 June 2012 |time = 20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} C2 |score = Match 22 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} C3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadion Miejski (Poznań)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Poznań]] |attendance = |referee = }} ===Group D=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !width="165"|Team !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- |align=left|{{fb|UKR}} |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} D2 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} D3 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|}} D4 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0''' |} {{Football box |date = 11 June 2012 |time = 19:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} D3 |score = Match 7 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} D4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Donbass Arena]], [[Donetsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 11 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|UKR}} |score = Match 8 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} D2 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 15 June 2012 |time = 19:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} D2 |score = Match 15 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} D4 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 15 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|UKR}} |score = Match 16 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} D3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Donbass Arena]], [[Donetsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 19 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} D4 |score = Match 23 |report = |team2 = {{fb|UKR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Donbass Arena]], [[Donetsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 19 June 2012 |time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = {{flagicon}} D2 |score = Match 24 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon}} D3 |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance = |referee = }} ==Knockout phase== {{Round8 |21 June – [[Warsaw]]|Winner Group A | |Runner-up Group B | |23 June – [[Donetsk]]|Winner Group C | |Runner-up Group D | |22 June – [[Gdańsk]]|Winner Group B | |Runner-up Group A | |24 June – [[Kiev]]|Winner Group D | |Runner-up Group C | |27 June – [[Donetsk]]|Winner Quarter-final 1 | |Winner Quarter-final 3 | |28 June – [[Warsaw]]|Winner Quarter-final 2 | |Winner Quarter-final 4 | |1 July – [[Kiev]]|Winner Semi-final 1| |Winner Semi-final 2 | |0}} ===Quarter-finals=== {{Football box |date=21 June 2012 |time=20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1=Winner Group A {{flagicon}} |score=Match 25 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Runner-up Group B |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] |attendance= |referee= }} ---- {{Football box |date=22 June 2012 |time=20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1=Winner Group B {{flagicon}} |score=Match 26 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Runner-up Group A |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[PGE Arena Gdańsk|PGE Arena]], [[Gdańsk]] |attendance= |referee= }} ---- {{Football box |date=23 June 2012 |time=21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1=Winner Group C {{flagicon}} |score=Match 27 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Runner-up Group D |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Donbass Arena]], [[Donetsk]] |attendance= |referee= }} ---- {{Football box |date=24 June 2012 |time=21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1=Winner Group D {{flagicon}} |score=Match 28 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Runner-up Group C |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance= |referee= }} ===Semi-finals=== {{Football box |date=27 June 2012 |time=21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1=Winner Match 25 {{flagicon}} |score=Match 29 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Winner Match 27 |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Donbass Arena]], [[Donetsk]] |attendance= one million |referee= }} ---- {{Football box |date=28 June 2012 |time=20:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1=Winner Match 26 {{flagicon}} |score=Match 30 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Winner Match 28 |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium]], [[Warsaw]] |attendance= |referee= }} ===Final=== {{Football box |date=1 July 2012 |time=21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1=Winner Match 29 {{flagicon}} |score=Match 31 |report= |team2={{flagicon}} Winner Match 30 |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance= |referee= }} ===Mascots=== [[File:Slavek&Slavko.jpg|thumb|Slavek and Slavko]] The mascot names were announced in December 2010 after voting on the UEFA website. Almost 40,000 votes were received, leading to the following result: *Slavek and Slavko: 56% of votes *Siemko and Strimko: 29% *Klemek and Ladko: 15% ===Logo and slogan=== The official logo for the tournament was unveiled at a special event at Mykhailivska Square, Kiev, on 14 December 2009. It takes its visual identity from [[Wycinanki]], the traditional art of paper cutting practised in Poland and rural areas of Ukraine. The art form symbolises the nature of the rural areas of both countries. As part of the event, landmark buildings in the eight host cities were illuminated with the tournament logo. The competition slogan, "Creating History Together" ({{lang-pl|Razem tworzymy przyszłość}}, {{lang-uk|Творимо історію разом}} / ''Tvorymo istoriyu razom''), was announced along with the logo. The slogan reflects the fact that Poland and Ukraine represent the easternmost host nations in European Championship history. ===Ticketing=== Tickets were sold directly by UEFA via its website, or are to be distributed by the football associations of the 16 finalists. Applications had to be made during March 2011 for the 1.4 million tickets available for the 31 tournament matches. Over 12 million applications were received, which represented a 17% increase on the 2008 finals, and an all-time record for the UEFA European Championship. Owing to this over-subscription for the matches, lotteries were carried out to allocate tickets. Prices varied from €30 (£25) (for a seat behind the goals at a group match) to €600 (£513) (for a seat in the main stand at the final). In addition to individual match tickets, fans could buy packages to see either all matches played by one team, or all matches at one specific venue. ==External links== {{commonscat|UEFA Euro 2012}} * [http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/index.html Official website] {{UEFA Euro 2012}} {{European Football Championship}} {{International football}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa Euro 2012}}