UEFA EURO 2012 MATCH PRESS KIT

Spain Republic of Ireland Group C - Matchday 2 Arena Gdansk, Gdansk Thursday 14 June 2012 20.45CET (20.45 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Match facts...... 5 Team facts...... 7 Squad list...... 9 Head coach...... 11 Match officials...... 12 Competition facts...... 13 Match-by-match lineups...... 15 UEFA information...... 16 Legend...... 17 v Republic of Ireland Thursday 14 June 2012 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Arena Gdansk, Gdansk Previous meetings

Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/06/02 1/8 Spain - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Morientes 8; Keane 90(p) aet (3-2pens) FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 13/10/93 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Spain 1-3 Sheridan 72; Caminero 12, Salinas 19, 26 18/11/92 QR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 0-0 Seville FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/04/89 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Spain 1-0 Dublin Míchel 15(og) 16/11/88 QR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Seville Manolo 53, Butragueño 66 1984 UEFA European Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/04/83 PR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Zaragoza 49, Rincón Povedano 89 17/11/82 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Spain 3-3 Dublin Grimes 2, Stapleton 64, 76; Maceda 31, Martin 47(og), Víctor Muñoz 60 1968 UEFA European Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/66 PR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Valencia José María García 20, 35 23/10/66 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Spain 0-0 Dublin FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 10/11/65 QR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 1-0 Paris Ufarte 81 27/10/65 QR (GS) Spain - Republic of Ireland 4-1 Seville Pereda 40, 43, 60, Lapetra 63; McEvoy 26 05/05/65 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Spain 1-0 Dublin Iribar 61(og) 1964 UEFA European Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/04/64 QF Republic of Ireland - Spain 0-2 Dublin Zaballa 25, 88 agg: 1-7 11/03/64 QF Spain - Republic of Ireland 5-1 Seville Amancio Amaro 12, 29, Fusté 15, Marcelino Martínez 33, 89; McEvoy 22

Qualifying Final tournament Total Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Spain 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 4 2 0 14 4 Republic of Ireland 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 4 4 14 FIFA* Spain 4 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 8 4 2 2 11 5 Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 8 2 2 4 5 11 Friendly matches Spain ------10 5 3 2 23 9 Republic of Ireland ------10 2 3 5 9 23 Total Spain 6 5 1 0 5 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 24 13 7 4 48 18 Republic of Ireland 5 2 2 1 6 0 1 5 3 0 1 2 24 4 7 13 18 48 * FIFA World Cup / FIFA Confederations Cup

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Gdansk is the venue for the UEFA EURO 2012 Group C match between Spain and the Republic of Ireland, with the teams having not played since a 2002 FIFA World Cup round of 16 tie decided by penalties. Ireland are looking to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat by Croatia in their first Group C fixture, while Spain opened with a 1-1 draw against having rescued a point with Cesc Fàbregas' 64th-minute goal. Head-to-head record • Spain's 24 meetings with Ireland have ended W13 D7 L4. In competitive fixtures, that record reads W8 D4 L2. • Spain have yet to lose in six UEFA European Championship fixtures against Ireland – all of them qualifiers – with their record in those games reading W4 D2 L0. This will be the sides' first meeting at a EURO finals. • Their most recent contest was at the 2002 World Cup finals, with Spain beating Ireland 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 round of 16 draw. • Spain first met a side from the Irish Free State – the predecessor of the Republic of Ireland – in a friendly at 's Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc on 26 April 1931 which ended 1-1. • Spain beat Ireland 6-0 in a friendly game in on 1 June 1952 – that matched their heaviest international loss until they were defeated 7-0 by in another exhibition fixture on 27 May 1982. • The sides' first competitive ties were in the 1964 UEFA European Championship quarter-finals; Spain won the two-legged tie 7-1 on aggregate en route to winning the four-team final tournament on home soil. • Ireland's first competitive win against Spain came in qualifying for the 1966 World Cup; they beat them 1-0 in Dublin on 5 May 1965 but lost 4-1 in Seville on 27 October the same year. With the only other side in Group 9 – Syria – withdrawing, the section was settled by a third encounter, on neutral territory in Paris, which Spain won 1-0. • Their paths crossed again during Spain's run to the 1984 UEFA European Championship final against France. Meeting in qualifying, they drew 3-3 in Dublin before Spain won the return 2-0 through goals from Santillana (49) and Hipólito Rincón (89). • In 1990 World Cup qualifying, the sides swapped home victories (2-0 to Spain in Seville, 1-0 to Ireland in Dublin) as both went on to reach the finals in Italy. • They also met en route to the next edition of the World Cup, a goalless draw in Seville preceding a 3-1 away win for Spain in Dublin. Again, both teams progressed to the United States finals. Selected previous meeting 16 June 2002: Spain 1-1 Republic of Ireland (aet, Spain win 3-2 on penalties) (Morientes 8; 90pen) – Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, FIFA World Cup round of 16 Spain: Casillas, Juanfran, Helguera, Puyol, Hierro, Baraja, De Pedro (Mendieta 66), Valeron, Luís Enrique, Raúl González (Luque 80), Morientes (Albelda 72). Republic of Ireland: Given, Finnan, Harte (Connolly 82) Staunton (Cunningham 50), Breen, G Kelly (Quinn 55), Holland, Duff, Kilbane, Kinsella, Robbie Keane. • José Antonio Camacho's Spain got the better of Mick McCarthy's Ireland, saving 's spot kick in normal time and then denying and in the shoot-out. Form guide • The draw with Italy ended Spain's run of 14 straight competitive victories since they surprisingly lost 1-0 to in their opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. • The reigning world and European champions, Spain have not missed a major finals tournament since the 1992 UEFA European Championship. Ireland's last finals campaign was ended by Spain, at the 2002 World Cup. • The Irish are competing in a UEFA European Championship final tournament for the first time since making their debut in the 1988 event. In West , they beat England 1-0 in their opening fixture, but missed the cut for the semi-finals, drawing against the Soviet Union then losing to the Netherlands. Team ties • Ireland's Robbie Keane played alongside Spain's , Álvaro Arbeloa and Xabi at FC during the 2008/09 season. • Gerard Piqué counted John O'Shea and among his team-mates during a four-year spell at Manchester United FC (2004-2008).

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• Alonso spent a summer in Ireland as a 16-year-old, studying English as an exchange student in Kells, County Meath. While in Ireland he tried his hand at , and also credited the kickabouts with local players with opening his eyes to the more physical style of football played in the British Isles. • 's Newcastle United FC beat FC Barcelona 3-2 at St James's Park in the UEFA Champions League on 17 September 1997, when ' father, Carles, was reserve keeper for the Catalan club. • When the clubs met in the second group stage of the 2002/03 competition Given's Newcastle, led by former Barcelona coach Sir , lost 3-1 at the Camp Nou on 11 December 2002 to a team featuring Hernández. They also went down 209 at home on 19 March 2003, Given facing Víctor Valdés and Andrés Iniesta on Tyneside. • During the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League group stage, 's ACF Fiorentina side was beaten 4-2 at Camp Nou by a Barça side which featured Xavi Hernández as a second-half substitute. Xavi also appeared in the return leg in Florence, a 3-3 draw. • scored past Given in the 90th minute of Chelsea's 4-2 win at Aston Villa FC on 31 March, also featuring. 's Manchester City FC beat Villa, featuring Given and , 4-1 and 1-0 in the 2011/12 . • Ireland beat Spain 1-0 in Stirling, Scotland, in the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship. David McMahon beat Iker Casillas in the 63rd minute on 30 April 1998 to earn a 1-0 victory. O'Shea was in the Irish team that day, as he was when Brian Kerr's team beat Italy 2-1 to take the European title. • Former Irish internationals with Spanish league experience include: ( de Fútbol 1989-91) Liam Buckley (Real Racing Club 1986-87) Alan Campbell (CD Logroñés 1986-87) (RCD Espanyol, 2008) Ashley Grimes (CA Osasuna 1989-91) Ian Harte (Levante UD, 2004-07) (Real Sporting de Gijón 1988-90) Michael Robinson (CA Osasuna 1987-89) • Former Spanish international defender Álvaro Rodriguez briefly represented Shelbourne FC in 1965. Competition format • If two or more teams finish level on points, Articles 8.07 and 8.08 of the UEFA EURO 2012 regulations apply. In May Article 8.07 was amended after being approved by the UEFA Executive Committee. It now reads: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings: a) Higher of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; b) Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question; c) Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; d) If, after having applied criteria a) to c), two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine the final rankings of the two teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to i) apply in the order given; e) superior goal difference in all group matches; f) higher number of goals scored in all group matches; g) position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system (see annex I, paragraph 1.2.2); h) fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament); i) drawing of lots • The Group C coefficients are as follows: Spain 43.116 Italy 34.357 Croatia 33.003 Republic of Ireland 28.576 • Article 8.08 reads: if two teams which have the same number of points, the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, the ranking of the two teams in question is determined by kicks from the penalty mark provided no other teams within the group have the same number of points on completion of all group matches. Should more than two teams have the same number of points, the criteria listed under paragraph 8.07 apply.

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SPAIN • Spain are 15 competitive games without defeat, since their 1-0 loss to Switzerland on 16/06/2010 at the FIFA World Cup. They have lost four of their 14 friendlies in that time, however. • Álvaro Arbeloa, and Fernando Torres were booked against Italy and are a yellow card away from a suspension. • Iker Casillas made five saves against Italy, as many as in his seven qualifying appearances combined. • Xavi Hernández (113) and Sergio Busquets (115) each made over 100 passes against Italy, matching a feat only previously achieved by one other Spain player: Josep Guardiola. • Cesc Fàbregas's equaliser was Spain's first in 364 minutes against Italy at the UEFA European Championship. • 's side made 672 completed passes on matchday one, compared to Italy's 341. • Juanfran has yet to make a competitive appearance but made his international debut against Serbia on 26/05. Injury news • (knee) and Spain's record scorer, (broken leg), were ruled out of the finals. Miscellaneous • Spain, minus players from Chelsea FC and Copa del Rey finalists FC Barcelona and Athletic Club, travelled to a training camp in Schruns, , on 22/05. Juan Mata and Fernando Torres joined them on 26/05, with the final 23-man squad unveiled the following day. Spain arrived at their EURO base of Gniewino on 05/06. • Spain's squad includes 12 of the party that triumphed at UEFA EURO 2008: Casillas, Raúl Albiol, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Fernando Torres, Fàbregas, , , , Arbeloa, David Silva and Pepe Reina. • Casillas, Xavi, Alonso and Torres were also in the UEFA EURO 2004 squad, and for Casillas this represents a national record fourth UEFA European Championship appearance as he was also at UEFA EURO 2000. Pre-tournament friendlies 03/06 Spain 1-0 China (Silva 84) 30/05 Spain 4-1 (Torres 11, Alonso 52pen, Cazorla 55, Negredo 79; Kim Do Heon 43) 26/05 Spain 2-0 Serbia (Adrián 67, Cazorla 74pen) • Casillas kept his 73rd clean sheet for Spain against Serbia on 26/05, beating 's international record. • Casillas celebrated a record 95th international win when Spain defeated South Korea 4-1 on 30/05. UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying • Spain won eight out of eight in Group I, becoming one of only five sides to go through a qualifying campaign with a 100% record in the history of the UEFA European Championship. • Ramos and Villa were the only players to feature in all eight group games for Del Bosque's side. • Jordi Alba made his international debut in the 3-1 home victory against Scotland on 11/10/2011. • Two of the final tournament squad did not feature in qualifying: Reina and Juanfran. Domestic information • Casillas, Ramos, Arbeloa, Albiol and Alonso helped Real Madrid CF win the Spanish Liga for the first time in four campaigns, though Albiol made just five league starts. • Víctor Valdés, Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Fàbregas, Iniesta, Busquets and Pedro Rodríguez enjoyed Copa del Rey success. Pedro scored twice on 25/05 in a 3-0 final triumph against an Athletic side featuring and Javi Martínez. Barcelona also won the UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. • David Silva was in the Manchester City FC side that won the English top flight for the first time in 44 years. • Mata and Torres were UEFA Champions League and FA Cup winners with Chelsea FC, while Reina enjoyed English League Cup success with Liverpool FC. • Juanfran was in the Club Atlético de Madrid XI that defeated an Athletic team featuring Llorente and Javi Martínez in the UEFA Europa League final in Bucharest on 09/05.

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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND • The Republic of Ireland were 14 matches unbeaten, since a 3-2 loss to Uruguay on 29/03/2011, before matchday one. • The 3-1 defeat by Croatia was the first time Ireland have conceded three goals in a game at a major tournament. • has scored in three games for Ireland; none ended in victory. • At 73 years and 85 days, Giovanni Trapattoni became the oldest coach to grace a UEFA European Championship against Croatia, breaking the record of Otto Barić (71yrs, 2 days), Croatia's coach in 2004. • Keith Andrews was booked against Croatia and is a yellow card away from a suspension. • Aiden McGeady won his 50th cap against Croatia; could reach his half-century versus Spain. • has won 98 caps and is set to become Ireland's fifth centurion after Shay Given, Robbie Keane, Kevin Kilbane and . • James McClean is yet to play a competitive fixture for the Ireland. Injury news • Trapattoni made two changes to his provisional 23-man squad, defender and making way for Paul McShane and Paul Green, respectively. Miscellaneous • Ireland's official UEFA EURO 2012 song is a modern twist on the folk song Rocky Road To Dublin. Fresh lyrics were submitted by listeners to a radio station and Irish folk singer Damien Dempsey and rock band The Coronas recorded a new version, Rocky Road To Poland, with the squad providing backing vocals. • The squad convened at their training camp in Dublin on 20/05, with Keane (arriving from Los Angeles) and (who got married on 19/05) joining up a day later. The squad spent a week in Montecatini, Tuscany, and played Hungary in Budapest before arriving in Sopot on 05/06. • Green is without a club for next season after parting company with Derby County FC while Darren O'Dea is set to leave Celtic FC next month when his contract expires. • There are four survivors of Ireland's last squad at a major international final tournament, the 2002 FIFA World Cup: Given, Keane, Duff and Richard Dunne, though Dunne did not play in South Korea/Japan. • None of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad had ever played top-flight football in Ireland – five of the UEFA EURO 2012 party have: Stephen Ward, Doyle, , McClean and . • None of the Irish squad have UEFA European Championship experience, but Keane and Dunne were in the side that won the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, the same year O'Shea lifted the U16 equivalent. Pre-tournament friendlies 04/06 Hungary 0-0 Republic of Ireland 26/05 Republic of Ireland 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Long 78) UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying • Keane found the net seven times in qualifying as he passed a half-century of international goals. He is now on 53. • Trapattoni's side went a national record eight matches without conceding between the 3-2 friendly defeat at home by Uruguay in 29/03/2011 and a 2-1 win at home to Armenia on 11/10/2011. • Whelan and McGeady were Ireland's only ever-presents in qualifying. Domestic information • Ward played every minute of Wanderers FC's English Premier League campaign as the side finished bottom of the table. Club-mates Doyle and Stephen Hunt also suffered relegation. • Four members of the squad played for English second-tier sides last season: Forde (Millwall FC), St Ledger (Leicester City FC), McShane (Hull City AFC) and Green (Derby). • Keane helped the LA Galaxy claim the MLS title in November. He had a seven-game spell with England's Aston Villa FC at the beginning of the year before returning to the United States in March for the start of the new season.

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Team facts: Spain UEFA European Championship record 2008: winners 2004: group stage, final tournament 2000: quarter-finals 1996: quarter-finals 1992: qualifying 1988: group stage, final tournament 1984: runners-up 1980: group stage, final tournament 1976: quarter-finals 1972: qualifying 1968: quarter-finals 1964: winners 1960: quarter-finals Team EURO records Final tournament win 4-1: Spain v Russia, 10/06/08, group stage Final tournament loss 2-0: Germany v Spain, 17/06/88, group stage 2-0: France v Spain, 27/06/84, final Qualifying win 12-1: Spain v Malta, 21/12/83 Qualifying loss 1-3: three times, most recently France v Spain, 20/02/91 0-2: three times, most recently Sweden v Spain, 07/10/06 Note: Spain's quarter-final against the Soviet Union on 22/05/60 was awarded 3-0 to the Soviet Union after Spain withdrew Player EURO records Final tournament appearances 10: 9: Iker Casillas 9: Fernando Torres 8: Carles Puyol 8: Víctor Muñoz 8: Alfonso Pérez 8: Final tournament goals 4: David Villa 3: Alfonso Pérez Overall appearances 36: Iker Casillas 31: 27: Raúl González 27: Xavi Hernández 26: Overall goals 19: Raúl González 18: David Villa 14: Carlos Santillana 10:

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Team facts: Republic of Ireland UEFA European Championship record 2008: did not qualify 2004: did not qualify 2000: did not qualify 1996: did not qualify 1992: did not qualify 1988: group stage, final tournament 1984: did not qualify 1980: did not qualify 1976: did not qualify 1972: did not qualify 1968: did not qualify 1964: quarter-finals 1960: did not qualify Team EURO records Final tournament win 1-0: England v Republic of Ireland, 12/06/88, group stage Final tournament loss 1-3: Republic of Ireland v Croatia, 10/06/12, group stage Qualifying win 8-0: Republic of Ireland v Malta, 16/11/83 Qualifying loss 6-0: Austria v Republic of Ireland, 10/10/71 Player EURO records Final tournament appearances 3: 11 players Final tournament goals 1: 1: 1: Sean St Ledger Overall appearances 36: Robbie Keane 32: Shay Given 32: Kevin Kilbane 30: Damien Duff 27: 27: John O'Shea 26: 26: Overall goals 18: Robbie Keane 10: Frank Stapleton 9: 8: John Aldridge 8: Niall Quinn

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Spain

UEFA EURO 2012 Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Iker Casillas 20/05/81 31 Real Madrid CF - 7 - 1 - 132 - 12 Víctor Valdés 14/01/82 30 FC Barcelona - 1 - - - 8 - 23 Pepe Reina 31/08/82 29 Liverpool FC - - - - - 25 - Defenders 2 Raúl Albiol 04/09/85 26 Real Madrid CF - 3 - - - 34 - 3 Gerard Piqué 02/02/87 25 FC Barcelona - 7 - 1 - 40 4 4 Javi Martínez 02/09/88 23 Athletic Club - 2 - - - 7 - 5 Juanfran 09/01/85 27 Club Atlético de Madrid - - - - - 1 - 15 Sergio Ramos 30/03/86 26 Real Madrid CF - 8 1 1 - 87 6 17 Álvaro Arbeloa 17/01/83 29 Real Madrid CF * 6 - 1 - 36 - 18 Jordi Alba 21/03/89 23 Valencia CF * 1 - 1 - 6 - 6 Andrés Iniesta 11/05/84 28 FC Barcelona - 5 1 1 - 66 10 8 Xavi Hernández 25/01/80 32 FC Barcelona - 6 2 1 - 110 11 10 Cesc Fàbregas 04/05/87 25 FC Barcelona - 2 - 1 1 64 9 14 Xabi Alonso 25/11/81 30 Real Madrid CF - 6 1 1 - 97 13 16 Sergio Busquets 16/07/88 23 FC Barcelona - 7 - 1 - 40 - 20 Santi Cazorla 13/12/84 27 Málaga CF - 5 - - - 43 6 21 David Silva 08/01/86 26 Manchester City FC - 6 4 1 - 59 16 22 Jesús Navas 21/11/85 26 Sevilla FC - 1 - 1 - 18 1 Forwards 7 Pedro Rodríguez 28/07/87 24 FC Barcelona - 2 - - - 15 2 9 Fernando Torres 20/03/84 28 Chelsea FC * 3 2 1 - 94 28 11 Álvaro Negredo 20/08/85 26 Sevilla FC - 1 2 - - 10 6 13 Juan Mata 28/04/88 24 Chelsea FC - 3 2 - - 18 5 19 Fernando Llorente 26/02/85 27 Athletic Club - 5 3 - - 20 7 Coach - Vicente del Bosque 23/12/50 61 - - 8 - 1 - 1 -

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Republic of Ireland

UEFA EURO 2012 Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Shay Given 20/04/76 36 Aston Villa FC - 11 - 1 - 123 - 16 23/10/84 27 Sunderland AFC - 1 - - - 10 - 23 David Forde 20/12/79 32 Millwall FC - - - - - 2 - Defenders 2 Sean St Ledger 28/12/84 27 Leicester City FC - 9 1 1 1 28 3 3 Stephen Ward 20/08/85 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - 5 1 1 - 13 2 4 John O'Shea 30/04/81 31 Sunderland AFC - 9 - 1 - 77 1 5 Richard Dunne 21/09/79 32 Aston Villa FC - 10 1 1 - 74 8 12 Stephen Kelly 06/09/83 28 Fulham FC - 5 - - - 30 - 13 Paul McShane 06/01/83 29 Hull City AFC - - - - - 27 - 18 Darren O'Dea 04/02/87 25 Celtic FC - 4 - - - 14 - Midfielders 6 Glenn Whelan 13/01/84 28 Stoke City FC - 12 - 1 - 40 2 7 Aiden McGeady 04/04/86 26 FC Spartak Moskva - 12 2 1 - 50 2 8 Keith Andrews 13/09/80 31 West Bromwich Albion FC * 7 1 1 - 30 3 11 Damien Duff 02/03/79 33 Fulham FC - 7 - 1 - 98 8 15 Darron Gibson 25/10/87 24 Everton FC - 4 - - - 19 1 17 Stephen Hunt 01/08/81 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - 7 - - - 39 1 21 Paul Green 10/04/83 29 - - 4 - - - 11 1 22 James McClean 22/04/89 23 Sunderland AFC - - - - - 2 - Forwards 9 Kevin Doyle 18/09/83 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - 9 2 1 - 49 10 10 Robbie Keane 08/07/80 31 Los Angeles Galaxy - 11 7 1 - 118 53 14 Jon Walters 20/09/83 28 Stoke City FC - 2 1 1 - 8 1 19 Shane Long 22/01/87 25 West Bromwich Albion FC - 5 1 1 - 26 7 20 Simon Cox 28/04/87 25 West Bromwich Albion FC - 6 - 1 - 13 3 Coach - Giovanni Trapattoni 17/03/39 73 - - 12 - 1 - 3 -

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Spain: Vicente del Bosque Date of birth: 23 December 1950 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: , Córdoba CF, CD Castellón, Real Madrid CF Coaching career: Real Madrid Castilla, Real Madrid CF, Beşiktaş JK, Spain • Came up through the youth ranks at Real Madrid and became an important member of the team as a defensive midfielder during the 1970s, winning five league titles in six seasons and four Spanish Cups. • Capped 18 times, Del Bosque ended Spain career at the 1980 UEFA European Championship in Italy – his only major tournament as a player. Also appeared for Madrid in the 1981 European Champion Clubs' Cup final against Liverpool FC. • Joined Madrid's coaching staff shortly after stopping playing in 1984 and spent many years in youth development, stepping up in 1994 and 1996 as the first team's interim coach. • Given the job full time in November 1999, he won seven trophies including two UEFA Champions League triumphs and two Spanish titles. Left in 2003 and resurfaced briefly in with Beşiktaş. • Succeeded Luis Aragonés as Spain coach in July 2008. Set a new global record by winning his opening 13 matches and steered the European champions to the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a perfect qualifying record. Went on to guide Spain to a first world title in with a final victory against the Netherlands and subsequently took team to UEFA EURO 2012 with wins in all eight qualifiers.

Republic of Ireland: Giovanni Trapattoni Date of birth: 17 March 1939 Nationality: Italian Playing career: AC Milan, AS Varese Coaching career: AC Milan, Juventus (twice), FC Internazionale Milano, FC Bayern München (twice), Cagliari Calcio, ACF Fiorentina, Italy, SL Benfica, VfB , FC , Republic of Ireland • Capped 17 times by Italy, Trapattoni spent the majority of his club career as a defender and ball-winning midfielder with Milan, winning seven major trophies including two European Champion Clubs' Cups. • Started coaching with Milan but established himself as one of Italy's greatest ever 'allenatori' during ten-year spell with Juventus, which yielded victories in all three major European club competitions – an unprecedented achievement – and six Serie A titles. • Decamped to Inter in 1986 and led Nerazzurri to long-awaited Scudetto triumph in 1988/89 as well as the UEFA Cup, a trophy he won again during a second spell at Juve from 1991 to 1994. • Moved abroad and won national titles with Bayern, Benfica and Salzburg, becoming the first coach since Ernst Happel to win league championships in four different countries. No success, however, with the Italian national team after unexpected early exits at 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2004. • Returned to international management with Ireland in 2008; led the team undefeated through 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying group – including two draws against Italy – before suffering play-off defeat by France. Reached the play-offs again for UEFA EURO 2012 but this time there was a happy ending as Estonia were defeated 5-1 as Ireland qualified for the first time since 1988.

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Referee Pedro Proença (POR) Assistant referees Bertino Miranda (POR), Ricardo Santos (POR) Additional assistant referees Manuel De Sousa (POR), Duarte Gomes (POR) Fourth official Marcin Borski (POL) Reserve official Marcin Borkowski (POL) UEFA Delegate Christian Schmöelzer (AUT) UEFA Referee observer David R. Elleray (ENG) Referee Name Date of birth Nationality Pedro Proença 03/11/1970 POR • Pedro Proença has been on the rise in European refereeing circles since taking charge of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final in 2004. He achieved UEFA Premier referee status in January 2007 but had been a fixture on the international scene for some time, enjoying regular outings in UEFA's two high-profile club competitions since making his UEFA Champions League group stage debut on matchday one of the 2007/08 campaign. • A financial director from Pinhal Novo, Proença enjoys skiing in his spare time along with a love of reading and writing. • Notable matches include the 2007 and 2010 Portuguese Cup finals, and he also ran the rule over two FC Porto successes in the domestic Super Cup in August 2003 and 2006. • Proença took charge of two UEFA EURO 2008 qualifiers and was at the 2009 European U21 Championship, overseeing three games as a referee and acting as fourth official in Germany's 4-0 final defeat of England. • Promoted to UEFA's Elite category at the start of 2009/10, he oversaw four games in that season's UEFA Champions League group stage and five in the 2010/11 competition. The next season brought six more UEFA Champions League engagements, ending with the final between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC in Munich. UEFA European Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 02/09/11 EURO QR Republic of Ireland Slovakia 0-0 Dublin Other matches Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 28/03/07 EURO QR Malta Greece 0-1 Ta' Qali 08/09/07 EURO QR Latvia Northern Ireland 1-0 Riga 09/10/10 EURO QR France Romania 2-0 Paris 07/10/11 EURO QR Serbia Italy 1-1 Belgrade 15/11/11 EURO PO Croatia Turkey 0-0 Zagreb

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UEFA European Football Championship final tournament: Did you know? • Germany are the most competition's most successful side having lifted the trophy in 1972, 1980 (both as West Germany) and 1996, reaching the final in 1976, 1992 and 2008. Only Spain (1964, 2008) and France (1984, 2000) have also triumphed more than once. • Only three sides have ever won the UEFA European Championship on home soil: Spain (1964), Italy (1968) and France (1984). • No side has ever retained the trophy, and no player has ever appeared in two victorious UEFA European Championship finals. The Soviet Union (1960, 1964) and West Germany (1972, 1976) returned to the finals as holders only to lose, while Rainer Bonhof twice picked up a winners' medal with West Germany (1972, 1980) but did not play in either tournament. • Berti Vogts was a winner as a player with West Germany in 1972 and as coach of Germany in 1996, making him the only man to win as player and coach. • Since 1980, when the final tournament expanded to become an eight-team event, the hosts or co-hosts have only failed to reach the semi-finals – or better – three times: Italy (1980), Belgium (2000) and Austria and Switzerland (2008). • UEFA EURO 2012 is Germany's 11th successive UEFA European Championship final tournament – they last missed out as West Germany in 1968. The Netherlands are taking part in the finals for the seventh successive edition. • Germany are appearing in the finals for the eleventh time, one more than Russia. This is the ninth tournament for the Netherlands and Spain. • Five teams have qualified for the finals with a perfect record, including Spain and Germany this time round. The others are France (1992 and 2004) and (2000). • The Netherlands' 6-1 defeat of Yugoslavia in the UEFA EURO 2000 quarter-finals is the biggest win in a final tournament. Three games have finished 5-0, most recently Sweden's 2004 defeat of Bulgaria. • Spain are seeking to retain the trophy having already become only the third team to hold the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup at the same time. West Germany won the European title in 1972 and added the world crown two years later, while France won the 1998 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000. No team has ever won three consecutive world and continental titles. • A total of 15 players appeared in both those finals: for West Germany, , , Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness and Gerd Müller played in both matches, while , Marcel Desailly, Bixente Lizarazu, Lilian Thuram, , Youri Djorkaeff, , Zinédine Zidane and Christophe Dugarry also achieved the feat for France. • Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, , Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres played in Spain's 2008 EURO final win and the 2010 World Cup success. • Five players have appeared in European Cup and UEFA European Championship final victories in the same year: Luis Suárez achieved the feat with FC Internazionale Milano and Spain in 1964, while in 1988 PSV Eindhoven quartet Hans van Breucklen, Ronald Koeman, Barry van Aerle and Gerald Vanenburg were all in the victorious Netherlands side. • Wim Kieft and narrowly missed out on this club. A Champion Clubs' Cup finalist with PSV in 1988, Kieft was an unused substitute in the Netherlands' European triumph, while Nicolas Anelka was similarly thwarted with France in 2000 after appearing in Real Madrid CF's UEFA Champions League final. Anelka's Madrid team-mate Christian Karembeu holds the unique position of being an unused substitute in both European Cup and European Championship final victories in the same year. • In 2008 Germany's , then with Chelsea FC, became the first player to appear in European Cup and EURO final defeats in the same year. • Four players have followed European Cup final defeat with EURO victory in the same year: Ignacio Zoco and Amancio Amaro (1964, Real Madrid CF and Spain) and Manny Kaltz and Horst Hrubesch (1980, Hamburger SV and West Germany).

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• Lothar Matthäus is the oldest player to appear in a UEFA European Championship finals; he was aged 39 years 91 days in Germany's 3-0 loss to Portugal at UEFA EURO 2000. • Jetro Willems became the youngest player to grace a UEFA European Championship when he started the Netherlands' opening Group B match against at UEFA EURO 2012. The PSV Eindhoven defender was aged 18 years and 71 days, breaking the record held by Belgium's Enzo Scifo, who was 18 years and 115 days against Yugoslavia in 1984. • Five players have appeared in four final tournaments: Lothar Matthäus, , , Edwin van der Sar and Lilian Thuram. • Austria's Ivica Vastic is the oldest player to score having found the net in a 1-1 draw against Poland at UEFA EURO 2008 aged 38 years 257 days. • Johan Vonlanthen was 18 years 141 days old when scoring in Switzerland's 3-1 defeat by France at UEFA EURO 2004, making him the youngest player to strike in the finals. • Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko scored the fastest goal in a UEFA European Championship; his effort against Greece at UEFA EURO 2004 was timed at 67 seconds. • There have been eight hat-tricks in a final tournament: Dieter Müller (1976), Klaus Allofs (1980), (1984, twice), (1988), Sérgio Conceição (2000), (2000) and David Villa (2008).

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Final tournament Group C Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Croatia 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Italy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

Matchday 1 (10/06/12) Spain 1-1 Italy Goals: 0-1 Di Natale 61, 1-1 Fàbregas 64 Spain: Casillas, Piqué, Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Fàbregas (Torres 74), Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Busquets, Arbeloa, Jordi Alba, Silva (Jesús Navas 64) Republic of Ireland 1-3 Croatia Goals: 0-1 Mandžukić 3, 1-1 St Ledger 19, 1-2 Jelavić 43, 1-3 Mandžukić 49 Republic of Ireland: Given, St Ledger, Ward, O'Shea, Dunne, Whelan, McGeady (Cox 54), Andrews, Doyle (Walters 53), Keane (Long 75), Duff

Matchday 2 (14/06/12) Spain v Republic of Ireland

Matchday 3 (18/06/12) Croatia v Spain Italy v Republic of Ireland

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Vigilance at training sessions Further to an incident that occurred at a Dutch national team training session on 8 June, UEFA has written to the mayors of the Polish and Ukrainian cities where open training sessions are scheduled to take place to ask that all effective and necessary measures – including an increased police presence – be implemented to prevent any display of discriminatory or racist behaviour at such public sessions. UEFA has also requested that the authorities ensure that any person found to be engaging in racist behaviour be immediately ejected from the stadium and its vicinity, and that criminal proceedings be launched against such individuals. A letter was also sent to the sports minister of Poland, Joanna Mucha, to ask for the full support of the Polish authorities in dealing with these important matters. Any such behaviour is totally incompatible with UEFA's zero-tolerance policy towards any type of discriminatory conduct. UEFA is nevertheless confident that the local authorities will deal adequately with the issue. 'Poland is living football' As proud co-hosts of UEFA EURO 2012, Poles are hoping that the tournament will leave a positive image of their country in addition to the social and economic impact that the event has already had since it was awarded to Poland and in April 2007. "I think when it comes to the infrastructure and organisation, the [early] evaluation is very positive," said the president of the Polish Football Federation (PZPN), Grzegorz Lato. "I am very happy that the tournament is taking place in Poland – and not only the favourites are winning, this is what is beautiful about football." Lato and Polish tournament director Adam Olkowicz agreed that UEFA EURO 2012 had been pushing sporting and economic development forward in Poland. "We have great stadiums and centres, EURO 2012 is driving the development of football," said Lato. "We have constructed big stadiums and hundreds of kilometres of new highways, new airport terminals, it's a great challenge for development," added Olkowicz. "Thousands of workplaces have been created, so the tournament has had a great economic impact. This is the biggest event, not only in terms of football in Poland, but also the biggest social event that has ever been organised in our country." EURO Legends choose Carlsberg Man of the Match Legends who have graced past EUROs will be making a key contribution to UEFA EURO 2012 by voting for and helping to present the Carlsberg Man of the Match Award at each of the 31 games in Poland and Ukraine – and fans will join them in deciding who wins the coveted prize each time. A EURO legend, invited by UEFA President Michel Platini, will be present at each match. A fan vote will be accessible via the UEFA.com match centre, and the EURO Legend will take into consideration the fans' vote before making the final decision on the most outstanding man on the field during the match. A glittering array of superstars are being lined up to decide who wins each UEFA EURO 2012 Carlsberg Man of the Match Award. Fernando Couto (Portugal), Christian Karembeu (France), Predrag Mijatović (Montenegro), Peter Schmeichel (Denmark), Allan Simonsen (Denmark), Davor Šuker (Croatia) and Patrick Vieira (France) are among those who will act as award ambassadors in Poland and Ukraine. UEFA charity donation for EURO goals Committed to providing improved access and facilities for disabled football fans, UEFA is donating €3,000 for every goal scored at UEFA EURO 2012 to the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE), the official tournament charity. As part of the Respect programme at UEFA EURO 2012, UEFA is working with CAFE to manage separate Respect Inclusion initiatives, and football followers and other benefactors are being encouraged to donate money for upcoming schemes. CAFE was set up via UEFA's CHF1m charity cheque in 2009 to promote and ensure equal access across UEFA's member national associations. It provides support, guidance and advice to partners and stakeholders, which include UEFA, national associations, leagues and clubs, disabled fans and disabled supporter groups. Anti-doping tests under way Following extensive pre-tournament out-of competition testing, the in-competition anti-doping programme is under way for UEFA EURO 2012. The pre-tournament testing involved blood and urine samples being collected from all 16 participating teams at key points during their preparations. Now the in-competition programme is operational for the final round in Poland and Ukraine. All 31 matches will be subject to controls, while teams and players may be subject to no-notice testing in rest periods between matches. UEFA operates a "zero tolerance" policy approach to doping. In addition, UEFA's EURO 2012 anti-doping programme is fully supported by all participating teams, whose team doctors have signed an anti-doping charter to confirm their commitment to promoting clean football among their teams and players. UEFA and the participating teams are aiming to achieve the objective of a successful and drug-free UEFA EURO 2012.

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:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing teams in the UEFA European Championship. Final tournament: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976. From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the current 16-team format was adopted. Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw. :: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying: Total UEFA EURO 2012 appearances/goals in qualifying competition only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2012 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other abbreviations F: Final 3QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (P): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation N/a: Not applicable tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www..com.

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