euro 2012

The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007.


The final tournament features 16 nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil.

                                


The sixteen finalists who will participate in the final tournament are:
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 England
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Italy
 Netherlands                        
 Poland (co-hosts)
 Portugal
 Republic of Ireland
 Russia
 Spain (defending champions)
 Sweden
 Ukraine (co-hosts)