![]() Spain's Xavi Hernández was named Player of the Tournament, UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh commenting: "He was extremely influential in the whole possession, passing, penetrating kind of game that Spain played." UEFA’s 23-man squad of the tournament was: Xavi Hernández was named EURO 2008 Player of the Tournament AFP via Getty Images Who was in the EURO 2008 squad of the tournament? The seven group winners and runners-up qualified for the finals directly. ![]() With Austria and Switzerland qualifying automatically as hosts, the remaining 50 UEFA nations entered a qualifying competition which involved seven groups (six made up of seven teams, one made up of eight teams). ![]() There were 16 sides at the final tournament, while 50 UEFA member countries participated in qualifying (excluding co-hosts Austria and Switzerland). As a new experiment, teams in Groups A and B were separated from teams in Groups C and D until the final. Staged from 7 June to 29 June, EURO 2008 deployed a similar format to the previous three editions of the tournament, with the top two sides in each of the four four-team groups (three points for a win, one for a draw) moving into the knockout phase. He went on to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and EURO 2012 with Spain, and was still playing well into his 30s. "I feel responsible for my team-mates and 44 million people," he said. The Real Madrid No1 was still just 27 at the finals but boasted huge experience at the highest levels, including two UEFA Champions League crowns, though he admitted to a few nerves before the final. Iker Casillas became the first goalkeeper to captain a team to the EURO title in 2008. Iker Casillas captained Spain's EURO-winning side in 2008 Getty Images Who was the winning captain at EURO 2008? He stepped down in the wake of the EURO 2008 victory, proud of a job well done, calling his side "a model for playing football". Famous for his long association with Atlético Madrid – as a player and a coach – he took charge in July 2004 when aged 65 and remoulded the team to chime with the 'tiki-taka' short-passing style then prevalent at Barcelona. Luis Aragonés led Spain to glory at EURO 2008. Who managed the winning team at EURO 2008? Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion was Austria's main venue – and the arena used for the final – with other games held in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu), Klagenfurt (Wörthersee Stadion) and Salzburg (Stadion Wals-Siezenheim). Basel's St.Jakob-Park staged the opening game, with Berne (Stade de Suisse), Geneva (Stade de Genève) and Zurich (Letzigrund) also hosting games in Switzerland. ![]() Greece would beat Portugal again in the final to create one of the biggest shocks in soccer history.Neighbours Austria and Switzerland co-hosted the 2008 UEFA European Championship, with four venues in each nation. The winger's head - from a Luis Figo corner - proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal. It was bittersweet for Ronaldo though, with it coming in a shock 2-1 group stage defeat to Greece at Euro 2004. Ronaldo's first goal at the Euros was also his first as a Portugal player. He is also the only player to have participated at the Euros on five occassions as well as scoring in every one.īelow, Planet Sport takes a look at every goal scored by Ronaldo in the competition. ![]() Since the semi-finals of Euro 2004, Ronaldo has more goals (11) than England (10) - let's leave it at that. Ronaldo's three goals takes him to 12 overall at the Eurpean Championships and he is now the all-time goalscorer at the tournament. The soccer legend has been in magnificent form for Portugal this summer, scoring three goals in two games at Euro 2020.ĭespite their 4-2 thumping to Germany, Portugal - the defending champions still have a chance of qualifying into the last 16. Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's all-time leading goalscorer with 107 goals to his name. ![]()
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