UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

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Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Spain and Italy progressed to the quarter-finals, while Croatia and Republic of Ireland were eliminated from the tournament. Republic of Ireland equalled the worst performance by a team in the group stage of the European Championships, finishing with no points and a goal difference of −8.[1] Both Spain and Italy made it through the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final for a second meeting in the tournament.

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team progressed to the quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0

All times local (UTC+2)

Spain vs Italy

10 June 2012
18:00
Spain  1–1  Italy
Fàbregas Goal 64' Report Di Natale Goal 61'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,869[2]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Spain[3]
Italy[3]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa Booked 84'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba Booked 66'
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva Substituted off 64'
CF 10 Cesc Fàbregas Substituted off 74'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas Substituted in 64'
FW 9 Fernando Torres Booked 84' Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini Booked 79'
CB 16 Daniele De Rossi
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci Booked 66'
RM 13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
CM 5 Thiago Motta Substituted off 90'
LM 2 Christian Maggio Booked 89'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano Substituted off 65'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli Booked 37' Substituted off 56'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale Substituted in 56'
FW 20 Sebastian Giovinco Substituted in 65'
MF 23 Antonio Nocerino Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[2]

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official:
William Collum (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
István Vad (Hungary)
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Republic of Ireland vs Croatia

10 June 2012
20:45
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Croatia
St Ledger Goal 19' Report Mandžukić Goal 3'49'
Jelavić Goal 43'
Republic of Ireland[5]
Croatia[5]
GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea
CB 2 Sean St Ledger
CB 5 Richard Dunne
LB 3 Stephen Ward
CM 6 Glenn Whelan
CM 8 Keith Andrews Booked 45+1'
RW 7 Aiden McGeady Substituted off 54'
LW 11 Damien Duff
CF 9 Kevin Doyle Substituted off 53'
CF 10 Robbie Keane (c) Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Jonathan Walters Substituted in 53'
FW 20 Simon Cox Substituted in 54'
FW 19 Shane Long Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
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GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB 2 Ivan Strinić
DM 8 Ognjen Vukojević
RW 7 Ivan Rakitić Substituted off 90+2'
AM 10 Luka Modrić Booked 53'
LW 20 Ivan Perišić Substituted off 89'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
CF 9 Nikica Jelavić Substituted off 72'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Niko Kranjčar Booked 84' Substituted in 72'
FW 22 Eduardo Substituted in 89'
MF 16 Tomislav Dujmović Substituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Mario Mandžukić (Croatia)[4]

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

Italy vs Croatia

14 June 2012
18:00
Italy  1–1  Croatia
Pirlo Goal 39' Report Mandžukić Goal 72'
Municipal Stadium, Poznań
Attendance: 37,096[6]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Italy[7]
Croatia[7]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 16 Daniele De Rossi
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
CM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 5 Thiago Motta Booked 56' Substituted off 62'
RW 2 Christian Maggio
LW 13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CF 9 Mario Balotelli Substituted off 69'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano Substituted off 83'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Riccardo Montolivo Booked 80' Substituted in 62'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale Substituted in 69'
FW 20 Sebastian Giovinco Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
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GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld0 Booked 86'
LB 2 Ivan Strinić
CM 8 Ognjen Vukojević
CM 10 Luka Modrić
RW 7 Ivan Rakitić
LW 20 Ivan Perišić Substituted off 68'
CF 9 Nikica Jelavić Substituted off 83'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Substituted off 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Danijel Pranjić Substituted in 68'
FW 22 Eduardo Substituted in 83'
MF 19 Niko Kranjčar Substituted in 90+4'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[6]

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Peter Kirkup (England)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)

Spain vs Republic of Ireland

14 June 2012
20:45
Spain  4–0  Republic of Ireland
Torres Goal 4'70'
Silva Goal 49'
Fàbregas Goal 83'
Report
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,150[8]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Spain[9]
Republic of Ireland[9]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso Booked 54' Substituted off 65'
RF 21 David Silva
CF 9 Fernando Torres Substituted off 74'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta Substituted off 80'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Javi Martínez Booked 76' Substituted in 65'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas Substituted in 74'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea
CB 2 Sean St Ledger Booked 84'
CB 5 Richard Dunne
LB 3 Stephen Ward
RM 11 Damien Duff Substituted off 76'
CM 8 Keith Andrews
CM 6 Glenn Whelan Booked 45+1' Substituted off 80'
LM 7 Aiden McGeady
CF 20 Simon Cox Substituted off 46'
CF 10 Robbie Keane (c)0 Booked 36'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Jonathan Walters Substituted in 46'
MF 22 James McClean Substituted in 76'
MF 21 Paul Green Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[8]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

Croatia vs Spain

18 June 2012
20:45
Croatia  0–1  Spain
Report Navas Goal 88'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,076[10]
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Croatia[11]
Spain[11]
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 21 Domagoj Vida Substituted off 66'
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka Booked 27'
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB 2 Ivan Strinić Booked 53'
CM 8 Ognjen Vukojević Substituted off 81'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić Booked 90+3'
RW 11 Darijo Srna (c) Booked 44'
AM 10 Luka Modrić
LW 6 Danijel Pranjić Substituted off 66'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Booked 90'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ivan Perišić Substituted in 66'
FW 9 Nikica Jelavić Booked 90+1' Substituted in 66'
FW 22 Eduardo Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić
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GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi Substituted off 89'
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva Substituted off 73'
CF 9 Fernando Torres0 Substituted off 61'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas Substituted in 61'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas Substituted in 73'
FW 11 Álvaro Negredo Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[10]

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

18 June 2012
20:45
Italy  2–0  Republic of Ireland
Cassano Goal 35'
Balotelli Goal 90'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Poznań
Attendance: 38,794[12]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Italy[13]
Republic of Ireland[13]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) Booked 73'
RB 7 Ignazio Abate
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini Substituted off 57'
LB 6 Federico Balzaretti Booked 28'
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 5 Thiago Motta
LM 16 Daniele De Rossi Booked 71'
CF 11 Antonio Di Natale Substituted off 74'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano Substituted off 63'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Leonardo Bonucci Substituted in 57'
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti Substituted in 63'
FW 9 Mario Balotelli Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
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GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea Booked 39'
CB 5 Richard Dunne
CB 2 Sean St Ledger Booked 84'
LB 3 Stephen Ward
RM 7 Aiden McGeady Substituted off 65'
CM 6 Glenn Whelan
CM 8 Keith Andrews Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 37', 89'
LM 11 Damien Duff (c)
CF 10 Robbie Keane Substituted off 86'
CF 9 Kevin Doyle Substituted off 76'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Shane Long Substituted in 65'
FW 14 Jonathan Walters Substituted in 76'
FW 20 Simon Cox Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy)[12]

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

Additional information: The Ireland team wore black armbands to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. This was criticised by some unionists and members of the UVF.[14] However, the victims' families fully supported the gesture.[14]

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  14. 14.0 14.1 "Ireland's Euro 2012 armband match tribute to UVF massacre victims slammed". Belfast Telegraph. Brian Rowan. 14 June 2012 Retrieved 19 June 2012

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