简介：The2008UEFAEuropeanFootballChampionship,commonlyreferredtoasEuro2008,wasthe13thUEFAEuropeanFootballChampionship,aquadrennialfootballtournamentcontestedbyEuropeannations.Thetournament,whichwashostedbyAustriaandSwitzerland,beganon7June2008andconcludedwiththefinalatErnstHappelStadioninViennaon29June2008.Thesecondjointly-hostededitioninthecompetition'shistory,thetournamentwaseventuallywonbySpain,defeatingGermany1–0inthefinal;becomingonlythesecondnationtowinalltheirgroupstagefixturesandwintheEuropeanChampionshipitself;amilestonealsoachievedbyFrancein1984.SpainwerealsothefirstteamsinceGermanyin1996towinthetournamentundefeated. Greecewerethedefendingchampionsgoingintothetournament,havingwonUEFAEuro2004,thepreviouscompetition.TheyrecordedtheworstfinishinEuro2008,collectingtheleastamountofprizemoneyandgainingnopointsintheirthreegroupfixtures.Throughout31matches,theparticipatingnationstotalled77goals,thesameastheprevioustournament.AustriaandSwitzerlandautomaticallyqualifiedashosts;theremaining14teamsweredeterminedthroughqualifyingmatches,whichbeganinAugust2006.AsEuropeanchampions,Spainearnedtherighttocompeteforthe2009FIFAConfederationsCupinSouthAfrica.…