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UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

Football tournament group stage

Summary

Football tournament group stage

Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of defending (and eventual) champion Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. The group was jokingly dubbed the "group of debt" by multiple media outlets, in reference to the European sovereign debt crisis facing some of its members. 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. Both Spain and Italy made it through the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final for a second meeting in the tournament.

In their final match, the Republic of Ireland wore black armbands to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. This was criticised by some unionists and members of the UVF. However, the victims' families fully supported the gesture.

Spain, Italy, and Croatia were later drawn in Group B of the UEFA Euro 2024; coincidentally, Croatia would be eliminated in the group while Spain would also go on to win the tournament as well ,Republic of Ireland not qualify for this euro

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualificationDate of
qualificationFinals
appearanceLast
appearancePrevious best
performanceUEFA Rankings
November 2011FIFA Rankings
June 2012
C11Group I winner6 September 20119th2008Winners (1964, 2008)11
C22Group C winner6 September 20118th2008Winners (1968)412
C34Play-off winner15 November 20112nd1988Group stage (1988)1418
C43Play-off winner15 November 20114th2008Quarter-finals (1996, 2008)78

Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, France.
  • The runner-up of Group C, Italy, advanced to play the winner of Group D, England.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time ([UTC+02:00

Spain vs Italy

  • [Fàbregas
  • Di Natale
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Vicente del Bosque
Cesare Prandelli

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Republic of Ireland vs Croatia

  • St Ledger
  • Mandžukić
  • Jelavić
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ITA Giovanni Trapattoni
Slaven Bilić

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Italy vs Croatia

  • Pirlo
  • Mandžukić
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Cesare Prandelli
Slaven Bilić

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Spain vs Republic of Ireland

  • Torres
  • Silva
  • Fàbregas
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Vicente del Bosque
ITA Giovanni Trapattoni

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Croatia vs Spain

  • Navas
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Slaven Bilić
Vicente del Bosque

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Italy vs Republic of Ireland

  • Cassano
  • Balotelli
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Cesare Prandelli
ITA Giovanni Trapattoni

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References

References

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  2. "A welcome distraction: Euro 2012 a timely respite for depressed & debt-ridden Spain".
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  4. [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/irelands-euro-2012-armband-match-tribute-to-uvf-massacre-victims-slammed-16172414.html "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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