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GERMANY - MATCH PRESS KIT St. Jakob-Park, Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Matchday 17 - Semi-finals

Contents 1 - Match preview 7 - Competition facts 2 - Match facts 8 - Team facts 3 - Squad list 9 - UEFA information 4 - Head coach 10 - Competition information 5 - Match officials 11 - Legend 6 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

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 uncharted territory for Turkey, the same certainly cannot be said of three-times European champions Germany who have won four of their five previous semi-finals in the competition. Yet if Turkey are underdogs, nobody will be underestimating 's side who have captured the imagination at UEFA EURO 2008™ with their ever more miraculous comebacks. • After losing their opening game 2-0 to , Turkey revived their hopes by coming from behind to defeat co-hosts , Semih Şentürk cancelling out a first-half goal before snatched all three points two minutes into added time. • If that was dramatic, Terim's team raised the bar even higher in their last Group A match as they fought back from two behind against the Czech Republic. Trailing to strikes from and Jaroslav Plašil, they halved the deficit through Arda's 75th-minute goal before 's quick-fire double on 87 and 89 minutes turned the game on its head. • Turkey put their supporters' nerves through the shredder a third time in their quarter-final against . With the game goalless deep into extra time, Turkey fell behind in the 119th minute through an Ivan Klasnić header. Incredibly, they found an equaliser with the last kick of the match from Semih and duly prevailed 3-1 on penalties. Arda, Semih and Hamit Altıntop all converted their kicks before Rüştü Reçber saved from Mladen Petrić to put Turkey in the semi-finals. • Germany began their campaign in Group B by defeating 2-0 through two goals from but they then suffered a hiccup when losing 2-1 to Croatia, Podolski's 79th-minute effort scant consolation after and Ivica Olić had struck for the opposition. • Löw's men recovered sufficient composure to defeat co-hosts 1-0 in , through 's stunning second-half free-kick, and claim second place in the section and they then raised to game to eliminate Portugal in the quarter-finals. Germany raced into a 2-0 lead in Basel through goals from and and although pulled one back, Ballack's headed third ensured a German victory despite Hélder Postiga's late reply for Portugal. • Germany can now look forward to their first EURO semi-final since 1996 when they defeated England on penalties en route to winning the European crown.

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• The rundown of the Mannschaft's semi-finals on the European stage is: 1972 W 2-1 1976 Yugoslavia W 4-2 (aet) 1988 L 1-2 1992 W 3-2 1996 England W 1-1 (aet, 6-5 on pens) • Since that EURO '96™ semi-final, Germany have contested two FIFA World Cup semi-finals, beating Korea Republic through a Ballack goal in Seoul in 2002 but losing 2-0 to Italy in Dortmund two summers ago. • This is only the second semi-final appearance for Turkey in a major tournament, the first having come at the 2002 World Cup when Şenol Güneş's team lost 1-0 to Brazil in Saitama. There are two survivors of the side that played that night in the present squad: goalkeeper Rüştü and Emre Belözoglu. Defender Emre Aşık and injured forward Nihat were unused substitutes. • Turkey will hope to do better than the last time they faced Germany on Swiss soil – and suffered two defeats at a cost of eleven goals conceded at the 1954 World Cup. • The teams met in their opening game of the group stage with winning 4-1 in Berne. After both recorded a victory and a defeat – the Germans losing their second game 8-3 to , Turkey beating Korea Republic 7-0 – they contested a play-off to decide who would progress as the second-placed team behind the Hungarians. • West Germany made no mistake, the eventual champions inflicting a 7-2 defeat on Turkey in Zurich as Max Morlock (3), Hans Schäfer (2) and Fritz and Ottmar Walter all found the net. • Germany have held the upper hand in meetings down the years, recording eleven wins to Turkey's three with three games drawn. • Yet Turkey have won two and drawn one of the three most recent encounters, including a 2-1 success when the teams last met in a friendly in in October 2005. Halil Altıntop opened the scoring after 25 minutes before the sides traded late goals, debutant Nuri Sahin doubling the lead in the 89th minute before narrowed the arrears 60 seconds later. • The teams for that game were: Turkey: , Hamit Altıntop, Alpay Özalan, İbrahim Toraman, Ümit Özat (İbrahim Akın 79), Selçuk Şahin (Nuri Şahin 86), Hüseyin Çimşir, Yıldıray Baştürk (Ergün Penbe 46), Tümer Metin (Necati Ateş 67), Halil Altıntop (Serkan Balcı 46), Nihat Kahveci (Serhat Akın 84). Germany: , , , Lukas Sinkiewicz, , Bernd Schneider, ( 46), ( 73), Bastian Schweinsteiger ( 82), Lukas Podolski, Kevin Kuranyi (Oliver Neuville 46). • Turkey also took four points off Germany in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2000™. Oliver Kahn's own goal gave them a 1-0 win in Bursa in October 1998 and 12 months later they earned a goalless draw in Munich. • Germany's last victory against Turkey was in May 1992 when Rudi Völler registered the only goal in a friendly in Gelsenkirchen. • Germany coach Löw had spells coaching in Turkish football with Fenerbahçe SK (1998/99) and Adanaspor AS (2000/01). During his year with Fenerbahçe, he counted Turkey goalkeeper Rüştü among his players and, moreover, twice faced off against Turkey coach Terim in Istanbul derbies. Terim's Galatasaray AS had the better of those matches, drawing 2-2 at Fenerbahçe before winning their home fixture 2-0. • Terim oversaw a 2-0 aggregate win against BV during Galatasaray's triumphant UEFA Cup run of 1999/00 – the first ever continental triumph by a Turkish club side. Emre Belözoglu was in the Galatasaray team that won 2-0 in Germany to come out on top in a fourth-round tie while was on the beaten team that night. • Although Terim's Galatasaray won the 2000 UEFA Cup final on penalties, the Turkey national team had never contested a penalty shoot-out before last Friday’s quarter-final in Vienna.

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• Germany by contrast have been involved in six shoot-outs previously. They lost the first against Czechoslovakia in the 1976 UEFA European Championship final but won the next five, beating (1982 World Cup), Mexico (1986 World Cup), England (1990 World Cup), England (EURO '96™) and Argentina (2006 World Cup). • Two members of the Turkey squad were born in Germany: in and Hamit in Gelsenkirchen. • Hamit began his career at regional league club SG Wattenscheid 09 before joining FC Schalke 04 in 2003. At Schalke, he played alongside Germany forward Kevin Kuranyi. He now plays his club football at FC Bayern München along with German internationals Marcell Jansen, Klose, , Podolski and Schweinsteiger. • Germany captain Ballack scored past Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel to help his Chelsea FC side eliminate Fenerbahçe from the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League. Ballack's goal was the first as Chelsea overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Fenerbahçe with a 2-0 home win in a quarter-final tie that also featured Turkey's Mehmet Aurélio, Kazım Kazım and Semih. • Turkish internationals , Servet Çetin, Emre Güngör, and Arda suffered at German hands during the 2007/08 season. They were part of the Galatasaray team beaten 5-1 on aggregate by in the UEFA Cup Round of 32 in February. Germany midfielder was on the opposing side. • scored a late winner as Germany recorded a 2-1 victory against Turkey in the 2001/02 UEFA European Under-19 Championship preliminary round. Lahm also featured in the game. Germany went all the way to the final, where they lost 1-0 to Spain. • In 2004, Hamit scored Turkey's goal in a 1-1 draw against Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off second leg for the final tournament – although his side bowed out having lost the first game 1-0 in Germany. Lahm and Thomas Hitzlsperger were in the Germany side while Volkan Demirel and Servet also featured for Turkey. • René Adler, Jansen and Mario Gómez were all in the Germany side whose European U19 Championship finals campaign was ended in the group stage by a 1-1 draw with Turkey in 2004. • Germany were European champions last in 1996 having earlier lifted the continental crown as West Germany in 1972 and 1980. Runners-up in 1976 and 1992, they have appeared in every edition of the UEFA European Championship since the inception of the final round in 1980. • Turkey are appearing among Europe's élite for the thFird time and their previous best performance was their run to the quarter-finals in 2000. • The winners in Basel will be the designated home team when they face the winners of Thursday's semi-final between and Spain in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™ in Vienna on Sunday 29 June.

Match facts

GERMANY UEFA EURO 2008™ statistics • Five squad members have played every minute of Germany's finals campaign: Jens Lehmann, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, and Michael Ballack. Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski have also started every game. • Podolski has struck three goals in the finals and was also Germany's top scorer in qualifying with eight, three more than Miroslav Klose. Northern Ireland's David Healy was the highest overall scorer with 13. • Four of Germany's goals have been scored from outside the area – only Spain with five have registered more. • Along with , Ballack has committed more fouls than anybody else at these finals having conceded 14 free-kicks. • Lahm has made more passes than any other player, averaging 63.5 per game. • Germany were the top scorers in qualifying having managed 35 goals at an average of 2.92 goals per game. Their 13-0 win in San Marino was a new UEFA European Championship record.

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Disciplinary news • Coach Joachim Löw will return to the bench having been given a one-game touchline ban after being sent to the stands against Austria. Team information • Thursday 19 June: Portugal 2-3 Germany (Nuno Gomes 40, Hélder Postiga 87; Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61) Germany progressed to the UEFA European Championship semi-finals for the first time since 1996 as Bastian Schweinsteiger scored one and delivered free-kicks for Klose and Ballack to secure victory in Basel. • Germany assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick said: "We are very proud of the way we played from the first minute to the last. We fought hard, had excellent attacks and should feel very happy. Germany are a real tournament team and can be very focused when it comes to the crunch." • Schweinsteiger was inspirational on his return from suspension following his dismissal against Croatia and was named Carlsberg Man of the Match. "He was involved with three goals," said the UEFA Technical Team's Jerzy Engel. "He showed everything that is most beautiful about football today – passion, technique and a game which gave pleasure to all the fans." • Germany have never lost when either Schweinsteiger or Klose have registered. In Klose's 78 international appearances, he has scored in 25 of them (scoring 39 goals in total) and Germany's record reads 21 wins and four draws. • On 16 June Ballack booked Germany's place in the quarter-finals with a thunderous 49th-minute free-kick against Austria. • Four days earlier Germany stumbled to a 2-1 defeat as goals from Darijo Srna (24) and Ivica Olić (62) ensured Croatia topped Group B. Podolski pulled one back eleven minutes from time but it was not enough and Germany's misery was compounded when Schweinsteiger was sent off late on. • Polish-born forward Podolski struck in either half to give Germany an ideal start to their Group B campaign against debutants Poland in on 8 June. Injury news • Torsten Frings is suffering from a broken rib sustained in the second half of the Austria game though he has returned to training wearing a specially manufactured carbon bandage. He missed the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-final through suspension. • Mertesacker has been suffering with a cold since the Portugal win, though Marcell Jansen is back to full fitness having suffered a pulled muscle in his shoulder against Austria. • suffered torn ligament and bone damage to his right hand in training on 13 June but was available, albeit with a protective cast. Miscellaneous news • With Wimbledon starting on Monday Klose and Piotr Trochowski had a game of tennis on Saturday, the striker prevailing. Pre-tournament friendly results 31.05.2008 Germany 2–1 Serbia (Neuville, Ballack) 27.05.2008 Germany 2–2 Belarus (Klose, own goal) 26.03.2008 Switzerland 0–4 Germany (Klose, Gómez 2, Podolski) 06.02.2008 Austria 0–3 Germany (Hitzlsperger, Klose, Gómez) Domestic information • Five members of the Germany squad claimed the double of and German Cup with FC Bayern München: Jansen, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Klose and Podolski. Neuville was also a championship winner in Germany, scoring 15 times as VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach finished six points clear at the top of the 2. Bundesliga. • A persistent foot problem limited Metzelder to nine appearances as Real Madrid CF won the Primera División title. The centre-back ended a six-month absence when he returned for the last two games of the season.

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• Ballack endured a frustrating May as Chelsea FC were twice edged out by Manchester United FC, first for the English title and then in the UEFA Champions League final. The Germany captain scored in the penalty shoot-out in Moscow but his side lost that 6-5 after a 1-1 draw. • Lehmann will return to the Bundesliga following UEFA EURO 2008™ after signing a one-year contract with VfB on the eve of the finals. The 38-year-old is leaving Arsenal FC on a free transfer after five seasons in England. • On Saturday Mertesacker extended his contract with Werder Bremen by two years until summer 2012. TURKEY UEFA EURO 2008™ statistics • Seven players have featured in all four games for Turkey at these finals: Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk, Hakan Balta, Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Tuncay Şanlı and Kazım Kazım. Hakan, Hamit and Nihat are ever-present in the starting XI. • Turkey have committed 87 fouls at these finals, more than any other side. Spain have been penalised 81 times. • Turkey have only held the lead for a total of nine minutes throughout this tournament. • Not at these finals, Hakan Şükür was Turkey's top scorer in qualifying with six goals, three more than Nihat and Tuncay. • Turkey scored 25 goals in qualifying, ten less than Germany who led the way overall having found the net 35 times. Disciplinary news • Volkan Demirel, Emre Aşık, Tuncay and Arda Turan are all suspended for the Germany game, though Mehmet Aurélio returns from a ban. Latest information • Friday 20 June: Croatia 1-1 Turkey (Klasnić 119; Semih 120+2), Turkey won 3-1 on pens Fatih Terim's team grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat after a dramatic finale in Vienna. Ivan Klasnić looked to have taken Croatia through to the semi-finals but, for the third game running, Turkey sensationally hit back through Semih at the death to force a penalty shoot-out. There Rüştü Reçber saved Mladen Petrić's kick following earlier misses from Modrić and Ivan Rakitić as Turkey prevailed, Arda, Semih and Hamit all converting. • "You should never give up until the final whistle, that's what makes football interesting," said Terim. "We have worked very hard over the last two years and deserve to be in this semi-final. If Croatia had won, I would have said they deserved it too, but I'm delighted we did it. I tell my players never to give up. I set them goals and tell them not to be afraid of losing. There is something special about this team." • Hamit was named Carlsberg Man of the Match, with UEFA Technical Team member explaining: "His performance throughout the game was extremely good. He both defended and attacked very, very well and was a key figure alongside Tuncay in the centre of the midfield. As the game went on the Turkish midfield got stronger and stronger." • Turkey prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the players in the dressing room after the game and Terim also received a phone call from president Abdullah Gül. • There was no less drama four days earlier as Turkey booked their quarter-final place with a 3-2 victory against Czech Republic. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes left, Arda's low effort gave Turkey a fighting chance before Nihat struck twice in the last three minutes. There was still time for Volkan to be sent off. • On 12 June Arda had been the man responsible for the last-gasp winner, reviving Turkey hopes with a 2-1 victory against Switzerland. put the hosts ahead but half-time substitute Semih levelled. • Turkey had got their campaign off to a disappointing start on 7 June as strikes from Portugal's Pepe (61) and substitute (90) consigned them to defeat in . Nuno Gomes also rattled the woodwork twice. Injury news • Nihat became the second Turkey player to be ruled out of UEFA EURO 2008™ due to a thigh injury sustained against Croatia. Emre Güngör (calf) will also play no further part while Gökhan Gönül was ruled out before the finals with a foot problem.

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• Servet Çetin has been struggling with hip and knee knocks while groin problems have restricted Tümer Metin and Emre Belözoğlu to light training. Miscellaneous • Semih's last nine goals for club and country have all come following his introduction from the substitutes' bench. • The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has a far-reaching scouting system in Germany to spot teenage players, with three men employed to provide information for Ali Kemal Denizci, head of the TFF's youth department. • Two of the Turkey squad were born in Germany: Hamit (Gelsenkirchen) and Hakan (Berlin). FC Bayern München's Hamit is the only Bundesliga-based player. Pre-tournament friendly results 29.05.2008: Turkey 2-0 (Tuncay, Semih) 25.05.2008: Turkey 2-3 Uruguay (Arda, Nihat) 20.05.2008: Turkey 1-0 (Hakan) 26.03.2008: Belarus 2-2 Turkey (Tuncay, Tümer Metin) 06.02.2008: Turkey 0-0 Sweden Domestic information • There are eight members of Galatasaray AS's Turkish Süper Lig-winning squad in Turkey's party – Sabri Sarıoğlu, Emre Aşık, Servet, Hakan, Emre Güngör, Mehmet Topal, Ayhan Akman and Arda. Mehmet Topal signed a two-year contract extension in April that will keep him at the club until May 2013. • Gökdeniz Karadeniz has scored five goals in eleven games for FC Rubin Kazan this season, helping the side claim a surprise lead of the Russian Premier-Liga during the two-month summer break. • Hamit enjoyed a memorable debut season for FC Bayern München with a league and cup double in Germany while Nihat struck 18 times as Villarreal CF finished second in the Primera División.

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Squad list

Germany UEFA EURO 2008™ Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jens Lehmann 10.11.1969 38 Arsenal FC - 10 - 4 - 59 - 12 24.08.1977 30 - - - - - 1 - 23 René Adler 15.01.1985 23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen ------Defenders 2 Marcell Jansen 04.11.1985 22 FC Bayern München - 8 1 3 - 25 1 3 29.05.1979 29 Hertha BSC Berlin - 8 - 2 - 59 - 4 07.12.1980 27 Werder Bremen - 8 2 4 - 18 2 5 Heiko Westermann 14.08.1983 24 FC Schalke 04 - - - - - 3 - 16 Philipp Lahm 11.11.1983 24 FC Bayern München - 9 - 4 - 45 2 17 Per Mertesacker 29.09.1984 23 Werder Bremen - 8 - 4 - 47 1 21 Christoph Metzelder 05.11.1980 27 Real Madrid CF - 8 - 4 - 45 - 6 Simon Rolfes 21.01.1982 26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 4 - 1 - 11 - 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 01.08.1984 23 FC Bayern München - 8 3 3 1 54 14 8 Torsten Frings 22.11.1976 31 Werder Bremen - 9 1 3 - 75 10 13 Michael Ballack 26.09.1976 31 Chelsea FC - 5 3 4 2 85 38 14 Piotr Trochowski 22.03.1984 24 Hamburger SV - 6 - - - 12 - 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger 05.04.1982 26 VfB Stuttgart - 8 4 3 - 36 5 18 Tim Borowski 02.05.1980 28 Werder Bremen - 3 - 2 - 33 2 Forwards 9 Mario Gómez 10.07.1985 22 VfB Stuttgart - 6 2 3 - 13 6 10 Oliver Neuville 01.05.1973 35 VfL Borussia - 3 - 1 - 69 10 Mönchengladbach 11 Miroslav Klose 09.06.1978 30 FC Bayern München - 9 5 4 1 79 40 19 21.02.1984 24 Real Betis Balompié - 4 - 1 - 16 1 20 Lukas Podolski 04.06.1985 23 FC Bayern München - 9 8 4 3 52 28 22 Kevin Kuranyi 02.03.1982 26 FC Schalke 04 - 6 3 2 - 49 19 Coach - Joachim Löw 03.02.1960 48 GER - 12 - 4 - - -

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Turkey UEFA EURO 2008™ Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rüştü Reçber 10.05.1973 35 Beşiktaş JK - 5 - 1 - 117 - 12 10.10.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 23 Volkan Demirel 27.10.1981 26 Fenerbahçe SK S 5 - 3 - 24 - Defenders 2 Servet Çetin 17.03.1981 27 Galatasaray AS - 11 1 3 - 32 1 4 Gökhan Zan 07.09.1981 26 Beşiktaş JK - 7 - 2 - 22 - 13 Emre Güngör 01.08.1984 23 Galatasaray AS - - - 1 - 2 - 15 Emre Aşık 13.12.1973 34 Galatasaray AS S 4 - 4 - 31 2 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu 26.07.1984 23 Galatasaray AS - 7 1 3 - 18 1 22 Hamit Altıntop 08.12.1982 25 FC Bayern München - 11 2 4 - 46 2 Midfielders 3 Hakan Balta 23.03.1983 25 Galatasaray AS - 2 - 4 - 12 1 5 Emre Belözoğlu 07.09.1980 27 Newcastle United FC - 7 1 1 - 57 4 6 Mehmet Topal 03.03.1986 22 Galatasaray AS - - - 3 - 8 - 7 Mehmet Aurélio 15.12.1977 30 Fenerbahçe SK - 11 - 3 - 22 1 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 11.01.1980 28 FC Rubin Kazan - 9 1 2 - 49 6 11 Tümer Metin 14.10.1974 33 Fenerbahçe SK - 6 2 1 - 25 7 14 Arda Turan 30.01.1987 21 Galatasaray AS S 9 - 3 2 22 3 16 Uğur Boral 14.04.1982 26 Fenerbahçe SK - - - 1 - 9 - 17 Tuncay Şanlı 16.01.1982 26 Middlesbrough FC S 11 3 4 - 58 15 19 Ayhan Akman 23.02.1977 31 Galatasaray AS - 2 - - - 11 - Forwards 8 Nihat Kahveci 23.11.1979 28 Villarreal CF - 5 3 4 2 59 17 9 Semih Şentürk 29.04.1983 25 Fenerbahçe SK - 2 - 4 2 8 3 18 Kazım Kazım 26.08.1986 21 Fenerbahçe SK - - - 4 - 8 - 21 Mevlüt Erdinç 25.02.1987 21 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - - - 1 - 5 - Coach - Fatih Terim 14.09.1953 54 TUR - 12 - 5 - - -

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Head coach Germany: Joachim Löw Date of birth: 3 February 1960 Nationality: German Playing career: SC Freiburg (three times), VfB Stuttgart, , Karlsruher SC, FC Schaffhausen, FC Winterthur, FC Frauenfeld Coaching career: FC Winterthur (youth coach), FC Frauenfeld, VfB Stuttgart, Fenerbahçe SK, Karlsruher SC, Adanaspor AS, FC Wacker Tirol, FK Austria Wien, Germany (assistant), Germany Not many eyebrows were raised when Joachim Löw stepped up from his position as Germany assistant coach to take centre stage after Jürgen Klinsmann stood down after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The former midfielder had heavily influenced tactics and lineups, and was a major force behind Germany's attacking approach, with Klinsmann saying: "He has always been much more than an assistant coach to me." The Schonau-born Löw proved that he was the right man for the job in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying, with Germany the first nation apart from the two co-hosts to book a place in the finals. Löw was promptly handed an extension to his original two-year contract, which takes him through until 2010, and German Football Association president Theo Zwanziger declared the move "a clear signal that we are heading towards UEFA EURO 2008™ and the 2010 World Cup with confidence in his philosophy". Affectionately known as Jogi, Löw is widely regarded for his innovative training methods and his pride in seeing young players fulfil their potential. Löw played for VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. He hung up his boots in summer 1995, but had already been coaching part-time at Swiss side FC Winterthur. He took the reins at Stuttgart in July 1995 and guided them to the 1996/97 German Cup, and the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the following season where they lost 1-0 to Chelsea FC. He then won the Austrian championship with FC Wacker Tiro, then known as FC Tirol , in 2001/02 before a spell at FK Austria Wien. He also had stints in Turkey at Fenerbahçe SK and Adanaspor AS.

Turkey: Fatih Terim Date of birth: 4 September 1953 Nationality: Turkish Playing career: , Galatasaray AS Coaching career: MKE Ankaragücü, Göztepe AŞ, Turkey Under-21, Turkey, Galatasaray AS (twice), ACF Fiorentina, AC , Turkey Fatih Terim ensured Turkey did not fail to qualify for a third successive tournament, and he is determined to make a big impression. "Had we missed our chance, someone would have had to take responsibility and I would have done so," he said. "But now we are through and I made a promise we would qualify and make a significant contribution at the finals." Appointed as Turkey coach in 2005 following a break from management, Terim – known as 'Imparator' ('The Emperor') in his home country for his leadership skills – could not guide Turkey through a 2006 FIFA World Cup play-off against Switzerland which ended fractiously in Istanbul. He had previously been appointed as Turkey coach in 1993 and led them to the finals of EURO '96™. They lost all of their games in England, but just getting there was a major landmark as Turkey's first finals appearance since the 1954 FIFA World Cup. It was an achievement that epitomised Terim's belief that professional discipline and raw passion lie at the heart of any great team. A central defender in his youth, he played for Galatasaray AS for over a decade and represented Turkey 51 times, 31 of them as captain. Jobs at MKE Ankaragücü and Göztepe followed before he was named assistant to national team coach Sepp Piontek and put in charge of the Under-21 side in 1991. After EURO '96™ he returned to Galatasaray, winning four league titles and the 1999/00 UEFA Cup. Serie A came calling and Terim took charge of ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan before returning to Galatasaray but problems behind the scenes brought about a temporary retirement in 2004.

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Match officials

Referee (SUI) Assistant referees Matthias Arnet (SUI), Stéphane Cuhat (SUI) Fourth official Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE) UEFA Delegate Janis Mežeckis (LVA) UEFA Referee observer Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

Referee

Name Nat. Date of birth Massimo Busacca SUI 06.02.1969

Massimo Busacca has steadily enhanced his reputation since succeeding on Switzerland's élite list, with the 2007 UEFA Cup final following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He had three games in Germany, including Argentina’s 2-1 last-16 win against Mexico. From Monte Carrasso, in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino, Busacca reached the highest domestic level in 1996 and within three years was cutting his teeth in UEFA youth matches. Busacca is a UEFA Champions League regular, notably serving as fourth official to Meier for the 2002 final between Real Madrid CF and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The UEFA Cup final Sevilla FC won 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw against RCD Espanyol was his third visit to as he also refereed 's 1-0 victory against France in a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier and ended the 2007/08 club season by taking charge of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between FC and eventual winners Manchester United FC. Another high-level game for Busacca, who enjoys travel in his spare time, was the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Argentina in Utrecht. At home, the company director, who is also a keen skier, took charge of his first final in May 2005.

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Match-by-match lineups

Quarter-finals Germany

Date Match Result , Venue 19/06/08 Portugal - Germany 2-3 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Goals: 0-1 Schweinsteiger 22, 0-2 Klose 26, 1-2 Nuno Gomes 40, 1-3 Ballack 61, 2-3 Hélder Postiga 87 Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger (Fritz 83), Klose (Jansen 89), Ballack, Hitzlsperger (Borowski 73), Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

Final tournament Group B Germany Pld W D L GF GA Pts Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 Austria 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 1

Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 08.06.2008 Austria - Croatia 0-1 Ernst Happel, Vienna Goals: 0-1 Modrić 4 (pen)

08.06.2008 Germany - Poland 2-0 Wörthersee, Klagenfurt Goals: 1-0 Podolski 20, 2-0 Podolski 72 Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Fritz (Schweinsteiger 56), Frings, Gómez (Hitzlsperger 75), Klose (Kuranyi 90+1), Ballack, Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

12.06.2008 Croatia - Germany 2-1 Wörthersee, Klagenfurt Goals: 1-0 Srna 24, 2-0 Olić 62, 2-1 Podolski 79 Germany: Lehmann, Jansen (Odonkor 46), Fritz (Kuranyi 82), Frings, Gómez (Schweinsteiger 66), Klose, Ballack, Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

12.06.2008 Austria - Poland 1-1 Ernst Happel, Vienna Goals: 0-1 Guerreiro 30, 1-1 Vastic 90+3 (pen)

16.06.2008 Austria - Germany 0-1 Ernst Happel, Vienna Goals: 0-1 Ballack 49 Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Fritz (Borowski 90+3), Frings, Gómez (Hitzlsperger 60), Klose, Ballack, Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski (Neuville 83), Metzelder

16.06.2008 Poland - Croatia 0-1 Wörthersee, Klagenfurt Goals: 0-1 Klasnić 53

Qualifying round Germany Group D Pld W D L GF GA Pts Czech Republic 12 9 2 1 27 5 29 Germany 12 8 3 1 35 7 27 12 4 5 3 17 14 17 Slovakia 12 5 1 6 33 23 16 Wales 12 4 3 5 18 19 15 Cyprus 12 4 2 6 17 24 14 San Marino 12 0 0 12 2 57 0

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Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 02.09.2006 Germany - Republic of Ireland 1-0 Gottlieb-Daimler, Stuttgart Goals: 1-0 Podolski 57 Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Friedrich, M. Friedrich, Jansen, Schneider (Borowski 83), Frings, Ballack, Schweinsteiger, Podolski (Neuville 76), Klose

06.09.2006 San Marino - Germany 0-13 Olimpico, Serravalle Goals: 0-1 Podolski 11, 0-2 Schweinsteiger 28, 0-3 Klose 30, 0-4 Ballack 35, 0-5 Podolski 43, 0-6 Klose 45+1, 0-7 Schweinsteiger 47, 0-8 Podolski 64, 0-9 Hitzlsperger 66, 0-10 Podolski 72, 0-11 Hitzlsperger 73, 0-12 M. Friedrich 87, 0-13 Schneider 90 (pen) Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Frings (Hitzlsperger 62), Ballack (Odonkor 46), Schneider, M. Friedrich, Klose (Asamoah 46), Podolski

11.10.2006 Slovakia - Germany 1-4 Tehelné Pole, Goals: 0-1 Podolski 13, 0-2 Ballack 25, 0-3 Schweinsteiger 36, 1-3 Varga 58, 1-4 Podolski 72 Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, M. Friedrich, Fritz, Lahm, Ballack, Frings, Schneider (Odonkor 75), Schweinsteiger (Trochowski 77), Klose, Podolski (Hanke 85)

15.11.2006 Cyprus - Germany 1-1 GSP, Goals: 0-1 Ballack 16, 1-1 Okkas 43 Germany: Hildebrand, Friedrich, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Ballack, Fritz, M. Friedrich, Odonkor (Hitzlsperger 79), Klose, Neuville (Hanke 62)

24.03.2007 Czech Republic - Germany 1-2 Sparta Stadium, Prague Goals: 0-1 Kuranyi 42, 0-2 Kuranyi 62, 1-2 Baroš 77 Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen, Schneider, Frings, Ballack, Schweinsteiger, Podolski (Hitzlsperger 89), Kuranyi

02.06.2007 Germany - San Marino 6-0 Frankenstadion, Goals: 1-0 Kuranyi 45, 2-0 Jansen 52, 3-0 Frings 56 (pen) , 4-0 Gómez 63, 5-0 Gómez 65, 6-0 Fritz 67 Germany: Lehmann, Lahm (Helmes 70), Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen, Frings, Hitzlsperger, Schneider, Hilbert (Fritz 59), Klose, Kuranyi (Gómez 59)

06.06.2007 Germany - Slovakia 2-1 Arena , Hamburg Goals: 1-0 Ďurica 10 (o.g.) , 1-1 Metzelder 20 (o.g.) , 2-1 Hitzlsperger 43 Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Fritz, Frings, Hitzlsperger, Schneider (Rolfes 90+2), Klose (Trochowski 74), Kuranyi (Gómez 65)

08.09.2007 Wales - Germany 0-2 Millennium, Cardiff Goals: 0-1 Klose 6, 0-2 Klose 60 Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Pander (Trochowski 46), Hilbert, Hitzlsperger, Schweinsteiger, Jansen, Kuranyi (Podolski 72), Klose (Helmes 87)

13.10.2007 Republic of Ireland - Germany 0-0 Croke Park, Dublin Goals: - Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Fritz, Jansen, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Frings, Schweinsteiger (Rolfes 18), Trochowski (Castro 90), Gómez (Podolski 64), Kuranyi

17.10.2007 Germany - Czech Republic 0-3 Allianz Arena, Munich Goals: 0-1 Sionko 2, 0-2 Matějovský 23, 0-3 Plašil 63 Germany: Hildebrand, Jansen, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder (Fritz 46), Schweinsteiger (Gómez 65), Frings, Trochowski (Rolfes 46), Odonkor, Kuranyi, Podolski

17.11.2007 Germany - Cyprus 4-0 AWD-Arena, Hannover Goals: 1-0 Fritz 2, 2-0 Klose 20, 3-0 Podolski 53, 4-0 Hitzlsperger 82 Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Metzelder, Mertesacker, Friedrich, Trochowski (Borowski 66), Hitzlsperger, Fritz (Hilbert 77), Podolski, Gómez (Hanke 73), Klose

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21.11.2007 Germany - Wales 0-0 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main Goals: - Germany: Lehmann, Castro (Hilbert 56), Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Fritz, Borowski, Hitzlsperger (Rolfes 46), Podolski, Gómez (Neuville 71), Klose Quarter-finals Turkey

Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 20/06/08 Croatia - Turkey 1-1 (1-3p)Ernst Happel, Vienna Goals: 1-0 Klasnić 29 Ex., 1-1 Semih Şentürk 30+2 Ex. Penalty Shoot-out: Modrić missed 0-0, Arda Turan 0-1, Srna 1-1, Semih Şentürk 1-2, Rakitić missed 1-2, Hamit Altıntop 1-3, Petrić missed 1-3 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hakan Balta, Gökhan Zan, Mehmet Topal (Semih Şentürk 76), Nihat Kahveci (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 27 Ex.), Arda Turan, Emre Aşık, Tuncay Şanlı, Kazım Kazım (Uğur Boral 61), Sabri Sarıoğlu, Hamit Altıntop

Final tournament Group A Turkey Pld W D L GF GA Pts Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 6 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3 3 3

Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 07.06.2008 Switzerland - Czech Republic 0-1 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Goals: 0-1 Svěrkoš 71

07.06.2008 Portugal - Turkey 2-0 Stade de Genève, Geneva Goals: 1-0 Pepe 61, 2-0 Raul Meireles 90+3 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Gökhan Zan (Emre Aşık 55), Emre Belözoğlu, Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci, Tuncay Şanlı, Kazım Kazım, Mevlüt Erdinç (Sabri Sarıoğlu 46), Hamit Altıntop (Semih Şentürk 76)

11.06.2008 Czech Republic - Portugal 1-3 Stade de Genève, Geneva Goals: 0-1 8, 1-1 Sionko 17, 1-2 63, 1-3 Quaresma 90+1

11.06.2008 Switzerland - Turkey 1-2 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Goals: 1-0 Hakan Yakin 32, 1-1 Semih Şentürk 57, 1-2 Arda Turan 90+2 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci (Kazım Kazım 85), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Semih Şentürk 46), Tümer Metin (Mehmet Topal 46), Arda Turan, Emre Aşık, Tuncay Şanlı, Hamit Altıntop

15.06.2008 Switzerland - Portugal 2-0 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Goals: 1-0 Hakan Yakin 71, 2-0 Hakan Yakin 83 (pen)

15.06.2008 Turkey - Czech Republic 3-2 Stade de Genève, Geneva Goals: 0-1 Koller 34, 0-2 Plašil 62, 1-2 Arda Turan 75, 2-2 Nihat Kahveci 87, 3-2 Nihat Kahveci 89 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Mehmet Topal (Kazım Kazım 57), Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk (Sabri Sarıoğlu 46), Emre Güngör (Emre Aşık 63), Arda Turan, Tuncay Şanlı, Hamit Altıntop

Qualifying round Turkey Group C

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Pld W D L GF GA Pts 12 10 1 1 25 10 31 Turkey 12 7 3 2 25 11 24 12 7 2 3 27 11 23 Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 13 Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 12 Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 12 Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 5

Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 06.09.2006 Turkey - Malta 2-0 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main Goals: 1-0 Nihat Kahveci 56, 2-0 Tümer Metin 77 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Mehmet Topuz, Can Arat, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Fatih Tekke (Nihat Kahveci 45), Yıldıray Baştürk (Arda Turan 45), Tümer Metin, Ergün, Hakan Şükür (Nuri 85), Hamit Altıntop

07.10.2006 Hungary - Turkey 0-1 Ferenc Puskás, Budapest Goals: 0-1 Tuncay Şanlı 41 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hüseyin Çimşir 63), Arda Turan (Mehmet Topuz 90+1), İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı (Can Arat 90+3), Hakan Şükür

11.10.2006 Turkey - Moldova 5-0 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main Goals: 1-0 Hakan Şükür 35, 2-0 Hakan Şükür 37 (pen) , 3-0 Hakan Şükür 43, 4-0 Tuncay Şanlı 68, 5-0 Hakan Şükür 73 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Servet Çetin, Hamit Altıntop, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Tümer Metin 60), Arda Turan (Nihat Kahveci 72), İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı, Hakan Şükür (Halil Altıntop 81)

24.03.2007 Greece - Turkey 1-4 Georgios , Goals: 1-0 Kyrgiakos 5, 1-1 Tuncay Şanlı 27, 1-2 Gökhan 55, 1-3 Tümer Metin 70, 1-4 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 81 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hamit Altıntop, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez (Volkan Yaman 19), Aurélio, Tümer Metin (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 80), Sabri Sarıoğlu, Gökhan (Hüseyin Çimşir 57), Hakan Şükür, Tuncay Şanlı

28.03.2007 Turkey - Norway 2-2 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main Goals: 0-1 Brenne 31, 0-2 Andresen 40, 1-2 Hamit Altıntop 72, 2-2 Hamit Altıntop 90 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Servet Çetin, Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Tümer Metin (Volkan Yaman 45), Emre Belözoğlu, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Yıldız 79), Aurélio, Hakan Şükür (Hüseyin Çimşir 90+3), Tuncay Şanlı

02.06.2007 Bosnia-Herzegovina - Turkey 3-2 Koševo, Sarajevo Goals: 0-1 Hakan Şükür 13, 1-1 Muslimović 27, 1-2 Sabri Sarıoğlu 39, 2-2 Džeko 45+2, 3-2 Ćustović 90 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez, Aurélio, Sabri Sarıoğlu (Ümit Karan 77), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hüseyin Çimşir 46), Arda Turan (Yıldıray Baştürk 64), Tuncay Şanlı, Hakan Şükür

08.09.2007 Malta - Turkey 2-2 Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali Goals: 1-0 Said 41, 1-1 Hakan Şükür 45, 2-1 Schembri 76, 2-2 Servet Çetin 78 Turkey: Hakan Arıkan, Servet Çetin, İbrahim Toraman, Hamit Altıntop, İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 52), Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan (Ayhan Akman 30), Tuncay Şanlı (Deniz Barış 66), Halil Altıntop, Hakan Şükür

12.09.2007 Turkey - Hungary 3-0 Inönü, Istanbul Goals: 1-0 Gökhan 68, 2-0 Aurelio 72, 3-0 Halil Altıntop 90+3 Turkey: Hakan Arıkan, Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, İbrahim Üzülmez, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Halil Altıntop 61), Ayhan Akman (Serdar Özkan 67), Tuncay Şanlı, Gökhan, Nihat Kahveci (Emre Belözoğlu 46)

13.10.2007 Moldova - Turkey 1-1 Zimbru, Chisinau Goals: 1-0 Frunza 11, 1-1 Ümit Karan 63 Turkey: Hakan Arıkan (Volkan Demirel 17), Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez, Emre Belözoğlu, Mehmet Topuz, Aurélio, Arda Turan (Tümer Metin 69), İnan (Ümit Karan 46), Tuncay Şanlı, Gökhan

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17.10.2007 Turkey - Greece 0-1 Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Goals: 0-1 Amanatidis 79 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, Hamit Altıntop, Emre Belözoğlu (Arda Turan 71), İbrahim Üzülmez, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hakan Şükür 65), Ümit Karan (Tümer Metin 46), Gökhan, Tuncay Şanlı

17.11.2007 Norway - Turkey 1-2 Ullevål, Goals: 1-0 Hagen 12, 1-1 Emre Belözoğlu 31, 1-2 Nihat Kahveci 59 Turkey: Volkan Demirel, İbrahim Kas (Gökhan Gönül 15), Emre Aşık, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Hamit Altıntop, Aurélio, Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan (Tuncay Şanlı 87), Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk (Yusuf 67)

21.11.2007 Turkey - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Goals: 1-0 Nihat Kahveci 43 Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Gökhan Gönül, Emre Aşık, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Hamit Altıntop, Aurélio, Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan (Tuncay Şanlı 76), Nihat Kahveci (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 90), Semih Şentürk (Sabri Sarıoğlu 61)

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Competition facts

UEFA European Championship: Did you know? • 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 appeared in two victorious finals. • A total of 26 matches in the final tournament – including five finals – have gone to extra time, with 13 decided by a penalty shoot-out, including the third-placed match between Czechslovakia and Italy at the 1980 finals when no extra time was played. • There have been 22 semi-finals in UEFA European Championship history and on only three occasions – France v Portugal (2000), Netherlands v West Germany (1988) and West Germany v Yugoslavia (1976) – have a side recovered after conceding the first goal to win without penalties. West Germany came from 2-0 down against Yugoslavia, the only time this has been achieved. In addition, Germany came from behind to draw 1-1 with England in the 1996 semi-finals and subsequently prevailed on penalties, while Spain did likewise against in 1984. • To date, 13 teams have held an interval lead in a EURO semi-final, of which eight have gone on to record victory, two have drawn while three have ended up on the losing side. Of those drawn games, Denmark – who had been leading 2-1 at the interval – beat the Netherlands 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after their 1992 semi-final had finished 2-2, although the Scandinavian side lost on penalties to Spain in the last four in 1984 having led 1-0 at half-time. • There have been ten goals scored during extra time at the semi-final stage, two in the first half and eight in the second. Dieter Müller is the only player to score twice during extra time in the last four, doing so for West Germany in their 4-2 defeat of Yugoslavia in 1976. • Eleven semi-final ties have required extra time and five of those were ultimately decided by a penalty shoot-out: Netherlands v Italy (2000), England v Germany, France v Czech Republic (both 1996), the Netherlands v Denmark (1992) and Demark v Spain (1984). • 's third-minute goal – timed at two minutes and 14 seconds – for England against Germany in 1996 is the fastest goal scored in a EURO semi-final. • The Soviet Union's 3-0 defeat of Czechoslovakia in the 1960 semi-final remains the biggest margin of victory in a last-four match. In contrast, three ties – Italy v Soviet Union (1968), Czech Republic v France (1996) and the Netherlands v Italy (2000) finished goalless. • The first UEFA European Championship final, between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in 1960, was settled in extra time with the former running out 2-1 winners in Paris. Three subsequent finals have also required 30 additional minutes. Italy defeated Yugoslavia in a replay in 1968 after the first game had gone to extra time; Germany overcame the Czech Republic 2-1 with a in 1996 and; four years later France beat Italy by the same scoreline, also with a golden goal, in – the last time extra time was needed in the final. • The 1976 final between Czechoslovakia and West Germany also went to extra time but after a 2-2 draw, a penalty shoot-out was required – the first in UEFA European Championship finals history. Antonín settled the contest, his memorable chip giving the Czechoslovakians a 5-3 victory in what remains the only final shoot-out in the competition. • UEFA EURO 2008™ is Germany's tenth successive UEFA European Championship final tournament, more appearances than any other side – they last missed out as West Germany in 1968. • Having lost to Spain in the quarter-finals, Italy failed in their bid to 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 claimed the 1998 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000™. • Manchester United FC quartet Cristiano Ronaldo, , and were all bidding to join the exclusive band of five players who have appeared in European Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA European Championship final victories in the same year, but none made it past the quarter-finals. Luis Suárez achieved the feat with FC Internazionale Milano and Spain in 1964, while in 1988 PSV quartet Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Barry van Aerle and Gerald Vanenburg were all in the victorious Netherlands side.

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• Conversely Chelsea FC's Michael Ballack could still join a list of four players who followed European Cup final defeat with EURO victory in the same year: and Amancio Amaro (1964, Real Madrid CF and Spain) and Manny Kaltz and Hörst Hrubesch (1980, Hamburger SV and West Germany). UEFA European Championship final tournament: All-time records • Leading scorer in a final tournament 1960: 2 François Heutte (FRA), (URS), Valentin Ivanov (URS), Drazen Jerković (YUG) 1964: 2 Jesús María Pereda (ESP), (HUN), Deszö Novák (HUN) 1968: 2 Dragan Džajić (YUG) 1972: 4 Gerd Müller (FRG) 1976: 4 Dieter Müller (FRG) 1980: 3 (FRG) 1984: 9 (FRA) 1988: 5 (NED) 1992: 3 (DEN), Karl-Heinz Riedle (GER), (NED), (SWE) 1996: 5 Alan Shearer (ENG) 2000: 5 (NED), Savo Milošević (YUG) 2004: 5 Milan Baroš (CZE) • Oldest player to appear: 39yrs 91days: Lothar Matthäus (Portugal 3-0 Germany, 20.06.2000) 38yrs 308days: (Italy 2-0 Denmark, 17.06.1988) 38yrs 271days: Peter Shilton (England 1-3 Netherlands, 15.06.1988) • Youngest player to appear: 18yrs 115days: Enzo Scifo (Belgium 2-0 Yugoslavia, 13.06.1984) 18yrs 128days: Valeri Bozhinov (Sweden 2-1 , 14.06.2004) 18yrs 137days: (England 3-0 Switzerland, 17.06.2004) 18yrs 233days: Wayne Rooney (France 2-1 England, 13.06.2004) • Oldest player to score: 38yrs 257 days: Ivica Vastic (Austria 1-1 Poland, 12.06.2008) 35yrs 77 days: Jan Koller (Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic, 15.06.2008) 35yrs 62 days: (Italy 1-1 Romania, 13.06.2008) • Youngest player to score: 18yrs 141days: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland 1-3 France, 21.06.2004) 18yrs 237days: Wayne Rooney (England 3-0 Switzerland, 17.06.2004) • Most goals in a match: 9: France 4-5 Yugoslavia (06.07.1960) 7: Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia (25.06.2000) 7: Yugoslavia 3-4 Spain (21.06.2000) • Biggest victory: 6-1: Netherlands v Yugoslavia (25.06.2000) 5-0: Sweden v Bulgaria (14.06.2004) 5-0: Denmark v Yugoslavia (16.06.1984) 5-0: France v Belgium (16.06.1984) • Fastest hat-trick 18mins: Michel Platini (France 3-2 Yugoslavia, 19.06.1984) • Fastest goals 1min 7 secs: Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia 2-1 Greece, 20.06.2004) 2mins 7secs: Sergei Aleinikov (England 1-3 Soviet Union, 18.06.1988) 2mins 14 secs: Alan Shearer (Germany 1-1 (6-5pens) England, 26.06.1996) 2mins 25secs: (Portugal 2-2 (6-5pens) England, 24.06.2004) 2mins 27secs: (Bulgaria 1-0 Romania, 13.06.1996)

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• Appearances Players Qualifying and final tournament 47: (FRA) 39: (DEN) 39: Vitalis Astafjevs (LVA) 38: Hakan Şükür (TUR) 37: Sargis Hovsepyan (ARM) 37: Rüştü Reçber (TUR) 37: Edwin van der Sar (NED) 36: (FRA) 36: (GRE) Final tournament 16: Lilian Thuram (FRA) 16: Edwin van der Sar (NED) 14: Karel Poborský (CZE) 14: Zinédine Zidane (FRA) 14: Luís Figo (POR) Teams Final tournament 10: West Germany/Germany 8: Spain; Netherlands 7: Denmark; England; France; Italy • Goals Overall 22: (DEN) 22: Hakan Şükür (TUR) 21: Jan Koller (CZE) 20: Davor Šuker (YUG/CRO) 19: Raúl González (ESP) 18: Zlatko Zahovic (SLO) 17: (FRA) 17: (GEO) 16: Gerd Müller (FRG) 16: Marco van Basten (NED) 15: Hristo Stoichkov (BUL) 15: Jürgen Klinsmann (GER) Final tournament 9: Michel Platini (FRA) 7: Alan Shearer (ENG) 6: Thierry Henry (FRA) 6: Patrick Kluivert (NED) 6: Nuno Gomes (POR) 6: (NED) 5: Milan Baroš (CZE) 5: Zinédine Zidane (FRA) 5: Jürgen Klinsmann (GER) 5: Marco van Basten (NED) 5: Savo Milošević (YUG) Last updated: 23.06.2008

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Team facts

Team facts: Germany UEFA European Championship record 2004: Group stage, final tournament 2000: Group stage, final tournament 1996: Winners 1992: Runners-up 1988: Semi-finalists (as West Germany) 1984: Group stage, final tournament (as West Germany) 1980: Winners (as West Germany) 1976: Runners-up (as West Germany) 1972: Winners (as West Germany) 1968: Qualifying (as West Germany) 1964: Did not enter 1960: Did not enter Key facts Overall Pld: 114 W: 70 D: 29 L: 15 F: 231 A: 81 Final tournament Pld: 36 W: 18 D: 10 L: 8 F: 52 A: 36 Qualifying Pld: 78 W: 52 D: 19 L: 7 F: 179 A: 45 Records Qualifying Biggest win 13-0: San Marino v Germany, 06.09.2006, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D 8-0: West Germany v Malta, 27.02.1980, 1980 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 7 8-0: West Germany v Malta, 28.02.1976, 1976 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 8 Biggest loss 3-0: Germany v Czech Republic, 17.10.2007, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D Final tournament Biggest win 3-0: West Germany v Soviet Union, 18.06.1972, 1972 UEFA European Championship final 3-0: Russia v Germany, 16.06.1996, UEFA EURO '96™ Group C Biggest loss 3-0: Portugal v Germany, 20.06.2000, UEFA EURO 2000™ Group C EURO appearances (players) Overall 31: Lothar Matthäus 26: Jürgen Klinsmann 25: Thomas Hässler 23: Sepp Maier 23: Miroslav Klose 22: 22:

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Final tournament 13: Jürgen Klinsmann 13: Thomas Hässler 11: Lothar Matthäus 10: Jürgen Kohler Top scorers Overall 16: Gerd Müller 15: Jürgen Klinsmann 12: Rudi Völler 11: Lukas Podolski 10: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 10: Michael Ballack Final tournament 5: Jürgen Klinsmann 4: Gerd Müller 4: Rudi Völler 4: Dieter Müller Last updated: 20.06.2008

Team facts: Turkey UEFA European Championship record 2004: Play-offs for final tournament 2000: Quarter-finals 1996: Group stage, final tournament 1992: Qualifying 1988: Qualifying 1984: Qualifying 1980: Qualifying 1976: Qualifying 1972: Qualifying 1968: Qualifying 1964: Preliminary round 1960: Last 16 Key facts Overall record Pld: 99 W: 37 D: 23 L: 39 F: 116 A: 141 Final tournament Pld: 11 W: 3 D: 2 L: 6 F: 9 A: 15 Qualifying Pld: 88 W: 34 D: 21 L: 33 F: 107 A: 126 Records Qualifying Biggest win 5-0: Turkey v Moldova, 11.10.2006, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group C 5-0: Turkey v Liechtenstein, 16.10.2002, UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying Group 7 5-0: Turkey v Iceland, 12.10.1994, UEFA EURO '96™ qualifying Group 3 Biggest loss 8-0: England v Turkey, 14.10.1987, 1988 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 4 6-0: Italy v Turkey, 02.12.1962, 1964 UEFA European Championship preliminary round

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Final tournament Biggest win 2-0: Turkey v Belgium, 19.06.2000, UEFA EURO 2000™ Group B Biggest loss 3-0: Turkey v Denmark, 19.06.1996, UEFA EURO '96™ Group D EURO appearances (players) Overall 38: Hakan Şükür 37: Rüstü Reçber 31: Tugay Kerimoğlu 30: Alpay Özalan 25: Ogün Temizkanoğlu 22: Sergen Yalçin Final tournament 8: Rüstü Reçber 7: Hakan Şükür 7: Ogün Temizkanoğlu 7: 7: Alpay Özalan 6: Tugay Kerimoğlu Top scorers Overall 22: Hakan Şükür 8: Nihat Kahveci Final tournament 2: Hakan Şükür 2: Nihat Kahveci 2: Arda Turan 2: Semih Şentürk 1: Last updated: 21.06.2008

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UEFA information

Technical Team enjoy EURO drama Members of the UEFA Technical Team have been impressed with what they have seen so far at UEFA EURO 2008™. The Technical Team is made up of nine experienced coaches and technicians who have been split into two groups. The one based in Switzerland comprises Jerzy Engel (Poland), György Mezey (Hungary), Morten Olsen (Denmark) and Holger Osieck (Germany), while Jean-Paul Brigger (Switzerland, FIFA Technical Director), Roy Hodgson (England), Gérard Houllier (France) and Jozef Vengloš (Slovakia) have been attending games in Austria. UEFA Technical Director Andy Roxburgh runs the team's activities. The experts are examining the tactical and technical trends at the tournament, and have enjoyed the fare on offer, highlighting in particular the late goals in matches which have had a bearing on the result. "It's been a very good championship," said Roxburgh on Monday. "We've had some drama – it appears every time Turkey play, we have drama. If you think of Turkey coming back against Switzerland, Czech Republic and Croatia, these were incredibly dramatic games." The Technical Team is using not only this tournament, but also the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League as its benchmark for assessments. Unite Against Racism The fight to banish racism from football will take centre stage at the UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-finals. At the matches in Basel on Wednesday and Vienna on Thursday, the team captains will deliver a message against racism and in support of diversity directly after the national anthems prior to kick-off. The initiative is part of a series of messages that will include a huge choreography in the stadium involving every spectator. The activities are taking place under the tournament's Unite Against Racism programme. Unite Against Racism is an awareness campaign run by the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network with UEFA's backing, as well as with the support of the professional players' union FIFPro. The project's profile is given an added boost by , a national supporter in both host countries, which has dedicated its pitchside advertising space to the campaign. The Unite Against Racism logo is displayed not only on the perimeter boards in the but also on the captains' armbands, the match tickets, the ball boys and girls' bibs as well as the stewards' bibs and the substitute players' bibs. The campaign also includes an advertising spot broadcast at every game – Different Languages, One Goal: No To Racism. Refereeing appointments Having taken charge of the opening game of UEFA EURO 2008™, Italian referee will also bring the tournament to a close after being appointed for Sunday's final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna. As well as Switzerland's opening loss to the Czech Republic, the 40-year-old was in the middle for the quarter-final between Turkey and Croatia. He will be accompanied by compatriots and assistants Alessandro Griselli and Paolo Calcagno for the final, with Swedish referee Peter Fröjdfelt acting as fourth official. Switzerland's Massimo Busacca will take charge of the semi-final between Turkey and Germany in Basel on Wednesday, while Belgian has been chosen for Thursday's other last-four meeting between Russia and Spain in Vienna. Rosetti told euro2008.com: "This is a great satisfaction for me; I'm delighted. I would like to share this moment with all Italian referees as well as with those who are close to me. However, this is not only my appointment – it's the appointment of a team together with my assistants Alessandro and Paolo. We're all looking forward to the final with all of its emotion and atmosphere." euro2008.com a hit One success story has already emerged from a memorable UEFA EURO 2008™ – the tournament's official website, euro2008.com, has registered record traffic of more than one billion page views since its launch in February 2008. So far in June, more than 42 million visitors from over 200 countries have logged on to text, multimedia and video coverage of the action. Up to 4.3 million visitors logged on during a single day of the finals, and up to half a million visitors per hour follow live coverage on the web. Traffic numbers are already up by more than 250 per cent compared to euro2004.com. "We have had an extremely good response about everything from those surfing the internet," said Alexandre Fourtoy, CEO of UEFA Media Technologies SA which is UEFA's subsidiary in charge of site production. "We also see a lot of interaction between the fans and ourselves. As our website was made for the fans by the fans, it is really a pleasure to see everyone participating all day long."

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Competition information

• Format: If the result stands as a draw at the end of normal playing time, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes shall be played. If the two teams are still level after extra time, the winners shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark. • Key dates: The quarter-finals were played on 19, 20, 21 and 22 June in the following format: Match 1 Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B Match 2 Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A Match 3 Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D Match 4 Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C The semi-finals are played on 25 and 26 June: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2 Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4 The final is played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Sunday 29 June, with the winners of Semi-final 1 being designated as the home team for administrative purposes. • Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in the competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after two cautions in two different matches. In May, UEFA's Executive Committee decided at its meeting in Moscow to cancel single yellow cards after the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2008™. Consequently, a situation will not arise whereby players receive a second yellow card of the tournament in the semi-finals and are suspended for the final as a result. • Player eligibility: The 16 participants in the final tournament had to submit a final list of 23 players – of which three had to be goalkeepers – at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament, on 7 June. In the event of a serious injury to a listed player before his team's first match in the final tournament, the player in question could be substituted only if a doctor from the UEFA Medical Committee and the team doctor both confirmed the injury was serious enough to prevent the player taking part. • Financial information: UEFA has earmarked a total of €184m for the 16 teams competing in UEFA EURO 2008™ compared to €129m at UEFA EURO 2004™. The 16 teams in the final tournament will each receive a participating fee of €7.5m with a performance bonus of €1m for a win during the group stage and €500,000 for a draw. The eight teams who reach the quarter-finals will all receive an additional payment of €2m, with the four teams who progress to the semi-finals collecting an extra €3m. For the teams who take the field for the final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion on 29 June, the runners-up will receive €4.5m with the winners collecting €7.5m. Therefore, if the victorious side at the final win all three of their group games, they would collect a maximum of €23m. • 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.

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Legend

:: 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 2008™ qualifying: Total UEFA EURO 2008™ appearances/goals in qualifying competition only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2008™ 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 • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

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