UEFA Euro 2012 Group C
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Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of 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. [1] [2] 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. [3] 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 . [4] However, the victims' families fully supported the gesture. [4]
Teams
Draw position | Team | Pot |
Method of
qualification |
Date of
qualification |
Finals
appearance |
Last
appearance |
Previous best
performance |
UEFA Rankings
November 2011 [nb 1] |
FIFA Rankings
June 2012 |
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C1 |
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1 | Group I winner | 6 September 2011 | 9th | 2008 | Winners ( 1964 , 2008 ) | 1 | 1 |
C2 |
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2 | Group C winner | 6 September 2011 | 8th | 2008 | Winners ( 1968 ) | 4 | 12 |
C3 |
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4 | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 2nd | 1988 | Group stage ( 1988 ) | 14 | 18 |
C4 |
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3 | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 4th | 2008 | Quarter-finals ( 1996 , 2008 ) | 7 | 8 |
Notes
- ↑ The UEFA rankings of November 2011 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | − 8 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals ,
Matches
Spain vs Italy
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Spain
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Italy
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Republic of Ireland vs Croatia
Republic of Ireland
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1–3 |
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Republic of Ireland
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Croatia
[9]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Italy vs Croatia
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Italy
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Croatia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Spain vs Republic of Ireland
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Spain
[15]
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Republic of Ireland
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia vs Spain
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Croatia
[18]
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Spain
[18]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
[19]
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Italy vs Republic of Ireland
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Italy
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Republic of Ireland
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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See also
References
- ↑ Raffone, Mike. "Euro 2012: Group C's Italy, Spain and Croatia Provide Spark" . Bleacher Report .
- ↑ "A welcome distraction: Euro 2012 a timely respite for depressed & debt-ridden Spain" . Goal.com .
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (12 June 2020). "Tired limbs, bored players and a hotel next to a lap-dancing club: Ireland's Euro 2012 campaign was doomed from the start" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 27 October 2020 .
- 1 2 "Ireland's Euro 2012 armband match tribute to UVF massacre victims slammed". Belfast Telegraph . Brian Rowan. 14 June 2012 Retrieved 19 June 2012
- 1 2 "Full-time report Spain-Italy" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Spain-Italy" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Spain v Italy" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
- 1 2 "Full-time report Republic of Ireland-Croatia" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Republic of Ireland-Croatia" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Republic of Ireland v Croatia" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
- 1 2 "Full-time report Italy-Croatia" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Italy-Croatia" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Italy v Croatia" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
- 1 2 "Full-time report Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Spain v Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
- 1 2 "Full-time report Croatia-Spain" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Croatia-Spain" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Croatia v Spain" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
- 1 2 "Full-time report Italy-Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2012 .
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Italy-Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Match Press Kit – Group C – Italy v Republic of Ireland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
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