Friday 23 May 2008

About Euro Cup 2008


The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008 is going to take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. European Championship comes after every four years. It is the second successful joint proposal in the competition's history, following the UEFA Euro 2000 hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. The 2012 competition in Poland and Ukraine is scheduled to become the third jointly-hosted tournament.

A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams have been determined through qualifying matches which started in August 2006. Austria and Poland will be making their first appearance in the tournament. The winner of Euro 2008 will represent UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.

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