The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage. It was thus not possible to be suspended for the final without a red card. However, players that were booked both in group tournament and quarter-finals missed semi-finals through suspension, but could play in the final. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.Īnother new rule forgave all single yellow cards received up to and including the quarter-finals. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) were used for the seven matches in the knockout phase of the tournament. Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues ( St. The reason for the format change this year was to equalise the rest periods during the knockout phase. This increased the chance of a group fixture being replayed in the knockout phase, and rendered a final between two teams drawn in the same half of the tournament impossible. Teams in groups A and B were separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. The knockout phase was different from that of past tournaments. The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2008 began with the quarter-finals on 19 June 2008, and was completed on 29 June 2008 with the final at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.Īll times Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2) Format

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