UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Poland vs Croatia

Group B of UEFA Euro 2008 was played from 8 to 16 June 2008. All six of the group's matches were played at venues in Austria, in Vienna and Klagenfurt. The group was made up of four central European nations; co-hosts Austria, as well as Croatia, Germany and Poland. Austria and Poland were appearing in a European Championship finals for the first time.

Croatia became the first team from the group to qualify for the quarter-finals after following up a 1–0 victory against Austria in their first match with a 2–1 win over Germany. This, in conjunction with Austria's 1–1 draw with Poland, meant that Croatia finish top of Group B. The second quarter-final berth was decided by the group's final matches, with Germany defeating Austria through a Michael Ballack free kick, making the result of the Poland vs. Croatia match irrelevant. Had Germany lost, Poland could still have qualified with a win over Croatia. However, a goal from Ivan Klasnić won the game for Croatia, making the Croatians the first team to gain maximum points in the group stage.

Teams

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November 2007{{refn\|group=nb\|The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.}} ! May 2008{{refn\|group=nb\|UEFA unveiled a new ranking system in May 2008 based on results up to November 2007.}}
B1	style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|AUT}}	1	Co-host	12 December 2002	1st	—	data-sort-value="99" \| Debut	27	29	92
B2	style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|CRO}}	2	Group E winner	17 November 2007	3rd	2004	data-sort-value="5" \| Quarter-finals (1996)	2	11	15
B3	style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|GER}}{{refn\|group=nb\|From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.}}	3	Group D runner-up	13 October 2007	10th	2004	data-sort-value="1" \| Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	7	4	5
B4	style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|POL}}	4	Group A winner	17 November 2007	1st	—	data-sort-value="99" \| Debut	12	13	28

Notes

Standings

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In the quarter-finals,

The winner of Group B, Croatia, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Turkey.
The runner-up of Group B, Germany, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

=Austria vs Croatia=

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|goals1=

|goals2=

Modrić {{goal|4|pen.}}

|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

|attendance=51,428{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD02_300684_AUT_CRO_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119073011/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD02_300684_AUT_CRO_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |title=Full-time report Austria-Croatia |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012 }}

|referee=Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

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GK	21	Jürgen Macho
CB	15	Sebastian Prödl	{{yel\|68}}
CB	3	Martin Stranzl
CB	4	Emanuel Pogatetz	{{yel\|3}}
DM	6	René Aufhauser
DM	19	Jürgen Säumel	{{yel\|21}}	{{suboff\|61}}
RM	2	Joachim Standfest
LM	12	Ronald Gërçaliu		{{suboff\|69}}
AM	10	Andreas Ivanschitz (c)
CF	20	Martin Harnik
CF	9	Roland Linz		{{suboff\|73}}
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MF	7	Ivica Vastić		{{subon\|61}}
MF	11	Ümit Korkmaz		{{subon\|69}}
FW	18	Roman Kienast		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Josef Hickersberger

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GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	4	Robert Kovač	{{yel\|51}}
CB	3	Josip Šimunić
LB	22	Danijel Pranjić
RM	11	Darijo Srna
CM	10	Niko Kovač (c)
CM	14	Luka Modrić
LM	19	Niko Kranjčar		{{suboff\|61}}
CF	18	Ivica Olić		{{suboff\|83}}
CF	21	Mladen Petrić		{{suboff\|72}}
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DF	15	Dario Knežević		{{subon\|61}}
FW	20	Igor Budan		{{subon\|72}}
MF	8	Ognjen Vukojević		{{subon\|83}}
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colspan=3\|Slaven Bilić

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Man of the Match:

Stipe Pletikosa (Croatia)

Assistant referees:{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/reserve-assistant-referee-uefa-euro-2008 |title=Reserve officials – EURO 2008 |work=UEFA |access-date=30 April 2021}}

Adriaan Inia (Netherlands)

Hans ten Hoove (Netherlands)

Fourth official:

Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Reserve assistant referee:

Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece)

=Germany vs Poland=

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|goals1=

Podolski {{goal|20||72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

|attendance=30,461{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD02_300685_GER_POL_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820090713/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD02_300685_GER_POL_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2014 |title=Full-time report Germany-Poland |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012 }}

|referee=Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

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GK	1	Jens Lehmann
RB	16	Philipp Lahm
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	2	Marcell Jansen
RM	4	Clemens Fritz		{{suboff\|56}}
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)
LM	20	Lukas Podolski
CF	9	Mario Gómez		{{suboff\|75}}
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		{{suboff\|90+1}}
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MF	15	Thomas Hitzlsperger		{{subon\|75}}
FW	22	Kevin Kurányi		{{subon\|90+1}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Joachim Löw

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GK	1	Artur Boruc
RB	13	Marcin Wasilewski
CB	14	Michał Żewłakow
CB	6	Jacek Bąk
LB	4	Paweł Golański		{{suboff\|75}}
CM	5	Dariusz Dudka
CM	18	Mariusz Lewandowski	{{yel\|60}}
RW	17	Wojciech Łobodziński		{{suboff\|65}}
AM	9	Maciej Żurawski (c)		{{suboff\|46}}
LW	8	Jacek Krzynówek
CF	7	Ebi Smolarek	{{yel\|40}}
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MF	20	Roger Guerreiro		{{subon\|46}}
MF	16	Łukasz Piszczek		{{subon\|65}}
FW	11	Marek Saganowski		{{subon\|75}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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Man of the Match:

Lukas Podolski (Germany)

Assistant referees:

Geir Åge Holen (Norway)

Jan Petter Randen (Norway)

Fourth official:

Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Reserve assistant referee:

Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece)

=Croatia vs Germany=

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|time=18:00

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|team2={{fb|GER}}

|goals1=

Srna {{goal|24}}
Olić {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

Podolski {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

|attendance=30,461{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD06_300693_CRO_GER_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820090716/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD06_300693_CRO_GER_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2014 |title=Full-time report Croatia-Germany |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=12 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012 }}

|referee=Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	4	Robert Kovač
CB	3	Josip Šimunić	{{yel\|45+1}}
LB	22	Danijel Pranjić
RM	11	Darijo Srna	{{yel\|27}}	{{suboff\|80}}
CM	14	Luka Modrić	{{yel\|90+3}}
CM	10	Niko Kovač (c)
LM	7	Ivan Rakitić
SS	19	Niko Kranjčar		{{suboff\|85}}
CF	18	Ivica Olić		{{suboff\|72}}
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FW	21	Mladen Petrić		{{subon\|72}}
MF	16	Jerko Leko	{{yel\|90+2}}	{{subon\|80}}
DF	15	Dario Knežević		{{subon\|85}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Slaven Bilić

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GK	1	Jens Lehmann	{{yel\|90+2}}
RB	16	Philipp Lahm
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	2	Marcell Jansen		{{suboff\|46}}
RM	4	Clemens Fritz		{{suboff\|82}}
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)	{{yel\|75}}
LM	20	Lukas Podolski
CF	9	Mario Gómez		{{suboff\|66}}
CF	11	Miroslav Klose
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MF	19	David Odonkor		{{subon\|46}}
MF	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	{{sent off\|0\|90+2}}	{{subon\|66}}
FW	22	Kevin Kurányi		{{subon\|82}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Joachim Löw

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Man of the Match:

Luka Modrić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:

Peter Hermans (Belgium)

Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)

Fourth official:

Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Reserve assistant referee:

Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)

=Austria vs Poland=

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|date={{Start date|2008|6|12|df=y}}

|time=20:45

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|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Austria vs Poland|1–1}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300692/

|team2={{fb|POL}}

|goals1=

Vastić {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

|goals2=

Guerreiro {{goal|30}}

|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

|attendance=51,428{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD06_300692_AUT_POL_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928114040/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD06_300692_AUT_POL_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |title=Full-time report Austria-Poland |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=12 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012 }}

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

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GK	21	Jürgen Macho
RB	14	György Garics
CB	15	Sebastian Prödl	{{yel\|72}}
CB	3	Martin Stranzl
LB	4	Emanuel Pogatetz
DM	6	René Aufhauser		{{suboff\|74}}
RM	8	Christoph Leitgeb
CM	10	Andreas Ivanschitz (c)		{{suboff\|64}}
LM	11	Ümit Korkmaz	{{yel\|56}}
CF	20	Martin Harnik
CF	9	Roland Linz		{{suboff\|64}}
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MF	7	Ivica Vastić		{{subon\|64}}
FW	18	Roman Kienast		{{subon\|64}}
MF	19	Jürgen Säumel		{{subon\|74}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Josef Hickersberger

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GK	1	Artur Boruc
RB	13	Marcin Wasilewski	{{yel\|58}}
CB	2	Mariusz Jop		{{suboff\|46}}
CB	6	Jacek Bąk (c)	{{yel\|90+3}}
LB	14	Michał Żewłakow
RM	5	Dariusz Dudka
CM	18	Mariusz Lewandowski
LM	8	Jacek Krzynówek	{{yel\|61}}
AM	20	Roger Guerreiro		{{suboff\|85}}
CF	11	Marek Saganowski		{{suboff\|83}}
CF	7	Ebi Smolarek
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DF	4	Paweł Golański		{{subon\|46}}
MF	17	Wojciech Łobodziński		{{subon\|83}}
MF	19	Rafał Murawski		{{subon\|85}}
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colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Leo Beenhakker

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Man of the Match:

Roger Guerreiro (Poland)

Assistant referees:

Darren Cann (England)

Mike Mullarkey (England)

Fourth official:

Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Reserve assistant referee:

Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)

=Poland vs Croatia=

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|date={{Start date|2008|6|16|df=y}}

|time=20:45

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|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Poland vs Croatia|0–1}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300701/

|team2={{fb|CRO}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

Klasnić {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

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|referee=Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

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GK	1	Artur Boruc
RB	13	Marcin Wasilewski
CB	14	Michał Żewłakow (c)
CB	5	Dariusz Dudka
LB	3	Jakub Wawrzyniak
CM	19	Rafał Murawski
CM	18	Mariusz Lewandowski	{{yel\|38}}	{{suboff\|46}}
RW	17	Wojciech Łobodziński		{{suboff\|55}}
AM	20	Roger Guerreiro
LW	8	Jacek Krzynówek
CF	11	Marek Saganowski		{{suboff\|69}}
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DF	23	Adam Kokoszka		{{subon\|46}}
FW	7	Ebi Smolarek		{{subon\|55}}
FW	21	Tomasz Zahorski	{{yel\|84}}	{{subon\|69}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Leo Beenhakker

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GK	23	Vedran Runje
RB	2	Dario Šimić (c)
CB	6	Hrvoje Vejić	{{yel\|45}}
CB	15	Dario Knežević		{{suboff\|27}}
LB	22	Danijel Pranjić
RM	16	Jerko Leko
CM	8	Ognjen Vukojević	{{yel\|85}}
CM	13	Nikola Pokrivač
LM	7	Ivan Rakitić
CF	17	Ivan Klasnić		{{suboff\|74}}
CF	21	Mladen Petrić		{{suboff\|75}}
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DF	5	Vedran Ćorluka		{{subon\|27}}
FW	9	Nikola Kalinić		{{subon\|74}}
MF	19	Niko Kranjčar		{{subon\|75}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Slaven Bilić

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Man of the Match:

Ivan Klasnić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:

Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece)

Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece)

Fourth official:

Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Reserve assistant referee:

Alessandro Griselli (Italy)

=Austria vs Germany=

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GK	21	Jürgen Macho
RB	14	György Garics
CB	3	Martin Stranzl	{{yel\|13}}
CB	17	Martin Hiden		{{suboff\|55}}
LB	4	Emanuel Pogatetz
CM	6	René Aufhauser		{{suboff\|63}}
CM	5	Christian Fuchs
RW	20	Martin Harnik		{{suboff\|67}}
AM	10	Andreas Ivanschitz (c)	{{yel\|48}}
LW	11	Ümit Korkmaz
CF	22	Erwin Hoffer	{{yel\|31}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	8	Christoph Leitgeb		{{subon\|55}}
MF	19	Jürgen Säumel		{{subon\|63}}
FW	18	Roman Kienast		{{subon\|67}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Josef Hickersberger{{refn\|group=note\|name=expelled\|Both Hickersberger and Löw were expelled by the referee in the 41st minute.}}

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GK	1	Jens Lehmann
RB	3	Arne Friedrich
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
LB	16	Philipp Lahm
RM	4	Clemens Fritz	{{suboff\|90+3}}
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)
LM	20	Lukas Podolski	{{suboff\|83}}
CF	9	Mario Gómez	{{suboff\|60}}
CF	11	Miroslav Klose
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MF	15	Thomas Hitzlsperger	{{subon\|60}}
FW	10	Oliver Neuville	{{subon\|83}}
MF	18	Tim Borowski	{{subon\|90+3}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Joachim Löw{{refn\|group=note\|name=expelled}}

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Man of the Match:

Michael Ballack (Germany)

Assistant referees:

Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)

Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Spain)

Fourth official:

Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Reserve assistant referee:

Paolo Calcagno (Italy)

Notes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200528181920/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2008/standings/ UEFA Euro 2008 Group B]

Group B

Group

Category:UEFA European Championship group stages

UEFA Euro 2008 Group B#Poland vs Croatia

Teams

Standings

Matches

=Austria vs Croatia=

=Germany vs Poland=

=Croatia vs Germany=

=Austria vs Poland=

=Poland vs Croatia=

=Austria vs Germany=

See also

Notes

References

External links