Germany – Turkey 3-2 A 90th-minute strike from Philipp Lahm sent Germany into the UEFA EURO 2008™ final and ended the march of a brave Turkey side who were unable to summon one last dramatic equaliser.
Archive for June, 2008
St. Jakob-Park, Basel Wednesday 25 June 2008 – 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Turkey are just one step away from reaching their first UEFA European Championship final but they will find a formidable obstacle blocking their path at St. Jakob-Park in Basel in the shape of Joachim Löw’s Germany. • While the last four is previously [ Read More ]
Swiss football fans have never had it so good. Switzerland reached the FIFA World Cup six times between 1934 and 1966, but it is really in the modern era that the national team has come into its own. uefa.com looks back at the memorable moments, matches and men that have shaped Switzerland’s footballing history. Swiss [ Read More ]
Austria‘s footballing heyday came in the 1930s when Hugo Meisl’s Wunderteam swept all before them. They thumped Germany 6-0 in Berlin, Switzerland 8-1 and Hungary 8-2 during a run of just two defeats in 28 matches leading up to the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Austria, who reached the semi-finals that year, have participated in seven [ Read More ]
Each UEFA European Championship has had its tactical benchmarks – and UEFA EURO 2008™ will doubtless give us fresh and fascinating insights into the way the modern game is played. Defensive focus For the first EUROs in the 1960s, the old 2-3-5 formation – featuring two full-backs, two wing-halves, a centre-half, two wingers, two inside-forwards [ Read More ]
Few men have left such a distinct mark, by the sheer force of their personality, on such a universal activity as football, as Henri Delaunay – UEFA’s first General Secretary and the pioneer behind the UEFA European Championship. Prodigious rise Born in Paris on 19 November 1883, Delaunay was chosen in 1906 – at the [ Read More ]
