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Uefa Euro 2012 Match Press Kit

Uefa Euro 2012 Match Press Kit

UEFA EURO 2012 MATCH PRESS KIT

Germany Portugal Group B - Matchday 1 Arena Lviv, Lviv Saturday 9 June 2012 20.45CET (21.45 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 Germany v Portugal Saturday 9 June 2012 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Arena Lviv, Lviv Previous meetings

Head to Head UEFA EURO 2008 Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 19/06/08 QF Portugal - Germany 2-3 Basel 40, Hélder Postiga 87; Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/07/06 3rdPO Germany - Portugal 3-1 Schweinsteiger 56, 78, Petit 60(og); Nuno Gomes 88 UEFA EURO 2000 Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/06/00 GS-FT Portugal - Germany 3-0 Rotterdam Conceição 35, 54, 71 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/09/97 QR (GS) Germany - Portugal 1-1 Berlin Kirsten 81; Barbosa 71 14/12/96 QR (GS) Portugal - Germany 0-0 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/10/85 QR (GS) Germany - Portugal 0-1 Stuttgart 54 24/02/85 QR (GS) Portugal - Germany 1-2 Oeiras Diamantino 56; Littbarski 27, Völler 36 1984 UEFA European Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 14/06/84 GS-FT Germany - Portugal 0-0 Strasbourg

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 Germany ------3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 5 Portugal ------3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 3 FIFA* Germany 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - 5 2 2 1 6 4 Portugal 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 - - - - 5 1 2 2 4 6 Friendly matches Germany ------8 5 2 1 15 7 Portugal ------8 1 2 5 7 15 Total Germany 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 16 8 5 3 24 16 Portugal 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 16 3 5 8 16 24 * FIFA World Cup / FIFA Confederations Cup

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Germany are on a two-game winning streak against opening UEFA EURO 2012 opponents Portugal, but they will not expect to have it easy against the side who inflicted their heaviest EURO finals defeat. Head-to-head • The teams are meeting for the 17th time. In their previous contests, Germany's record is W8 D5 L3. • Their three past UEFA European Championship matches produced a win each and a draw. Overall Germany hold a slight advantage in final tournament encounters, with two wins, one draw and one defeat. • The sides first met in a 27 February 1936 friendly in Lisbon, Germany winning 3-1. Portugal lost four of their first five meetings before breaking their duck against on 23 February 1983, with securing a 1-0 success in Lisbon. • Portugal also played three games against East Germany before German reunification, winning two and losing the other. Selected previous meetings 19 June 2008: Portugal 2-3 Germany (Nuno Gomes 40, Hélder Postiga 87; Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61) – St. Jakob-Park, Basel, UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-finals Portugal: Ricardo, José Bosingwa, Pepe, , , João Moutinho ( 31), Petit (Hélder Postiga 73), , Simão, , Nuno Gomes ( 67). Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Hitzlsperger (Borowski 73), Rolfes, Schweinsteiger (Fritz 83), Ballack, Podolski, Klose (Jansen 89). • In their most recent encounter a Germany side led by Hans-Dieter Flick – in the absence of the suspended Joachim Löw – beat 's Portugal en route to a 1-0 final defeat by Spain. 8 July 2006: Germany 3-1 Portugal (Schweinsteiger 56 78, Petit og 61; Nuno Gomes 88) – VfB Arena, Stuttgart, 2006 FIFA World Cup third-place play-off Germany: Kahn, Lahm, Nowotny, Metzelder, Jansen, Schneider, Kehl, Frings, Schweinsteiger (Hitzlsperger 79), Klose (Neuville 65), Podolski (Hanke 71). Portugal: Ricardo, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Costa, , (Nuno Gomes 69), (Petit 46), , Deco, Simão, (Luís Figo 77), Cristiano Ronaldo. • Two years earlier, Jürgen Klinsmann's Germany had overcome Scolari's side to take the bronze medal at the FIFA World Cup finals on home soil. The 2006 fixture marked Luís Figo's 127th and last , Portugal's record appearance maker setting up Nuno Gomes' goal with his final touch in international football. 20 June 2000: Portugal 3-0 Germany (Sérgio Conceição 35 54 71) – De Kuip, Rotterdam, UEFA EURO 2000 group stage Portugal: (Quim 90), Beto, , , , Sérgio Conceição, Costinha, (Vidigal 67), , Sá Pinto, Pauleta (Nuno Gomes 72). Germany: Kahn, Nowotny, Matthäus, Linke, Rehmer, Ballack (Rink 46), Scholl (Hässler 60), Hamann, Deisler, Jancker (Kirsten 69), Bode. • Sérgio Conceição's hat-trick meant that 's Portugal eliminated 's Germany at the group stage. It remains Germany's worst ever result at a UEFA European Championship final tournament and left them bottom of the group. Portugal went on to lose 2-1 to France in the semi-finals. 14 June 1984: Germany 0-0 Portugal – La Meinau, Strasbourg, 1984 UEFA European Championship group stage West Germany: Schumacher, B Förster, Stielike, K Förster, Briegel, Rolff (Bommer 67), Buchwald (Matthäus 67), Rummenigge, Brehme, Völler, Allofs. Portugal: Bento, João Pinto, Lima Pereira, , Álvaro Magalhães, Carlos Manuel, António Sousa, Frasco (Veloso 79), Chalana, , Rui Jordão (Fernando Gomes 85). • 's West Germany and 's Portugal drew 0-0 in Strasbourg in their only other major finals meeting. It was Portugal's first game at a EURO final tournament. Form guide • Germany and Spain were the only teams to come through qualifying without dropping a point, though Germany played ten games to Spain's eight. Löw's side have not lost a competitive fixture since succumbing 1-0 against Spain in the 2010 World Cup semi-final.

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• Löw's side won the subsequent third-place play-off game 3-2 against Uruguay in , meaning they are now on a run of 11 straight competitive wins. • Portugal have scored 16 goals in their last five competitive outings – three wins, a draw and a defeat – including six in their most recent fixture, a 6-2 play-off win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. • Portugal's only previous game in Ukraine ended in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by the home side in Kyiv on 5 October 1996. • Germany have drawn all three of their previous matches in Ukraine: two World Cup games – 0-0 on 7 June 1997, 1-1 on 10 November 2002 – and a friendly on 11 November 2011, which finished 3-3. All three games were staged in Kyiv. Team ties • Portugal's Pepe, Fábio Coentrão and Cristiano Ronaldo play alongside Germany's and Mesut Özil at Real Madrid CF. • All five players appeared as Madrid lost to FC Bayern München in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Coentrão featuring only in Bayern's 2-1 first-leg win in Germany. , Jérôme Boateng, , , , , Thomas Müller and Mario Gomez played both games, Gomez scoring Bayern's first-leg winner. Ronaldo struck twice in the Madrid return but was denied by Neuer in the penalty shoot-ou; Kroos and Lahm also missed for Bayern, but Gomez scored and Schweinsteiger's kick sent them into the final. • Raul Meireles and Badstuber were suspended for Chelsea FC's penalty shoot-out win against Bayern in May's UEFA Champions League final in ; Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Müller and Gomez were all in the beaten Bayern team. • Ricardo Costa played in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg from 2007 to 2010 and was an unused substitute in FC 's 2004 UEFA Champions League final win against AS Monaco FC in Gelsenkirchen's Arena AufSchalke. • represented SV Werder from 2006 to 2010, winning the 2008/09 German Cup and but losing that year's UEFA Cup final against Ukrainian side FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Özil, and were among his team-mates. • Portugal coach was in charge of Sporting Clube de Portugal when they were beaten by Bayern in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League round of 16. Sporting's 5-0 first-leg defeat was their worst ever home result, and things only got worse as they lost the return fixture 7-1. João Moutinho scored Sporting's goal with German internationals (2), (2), Schweinsteiger (1) and Müller (1) on target for Bayern in the tie. • Nani also suffered a notable disappointment against Bayern; he scored twice in Manchester United FC's 3-2 home win against the Bavarian club in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, but the visitors went through on away goals, having won the first leg 2-1. • Moutinho scored an added-time winner as Portugal beat Germany 1-0 in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship group stage in Portugal. , Meireles, , Custódio, and Nani also played. • Almeida scored the opening goal past Wiese as Portugal beat Germany 2-1 in the 2004 European U21 Championship group stage, Schweinsteiger scoring Germany's goal. , João Pereira and Meireles also played for Portugal with Beto, Custódio and unused substitutes; Podolski featured for Germany.

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GERMANY • Germany have won twice in five friendly outings since the end of qualifying and have lost two out of three in 2012. • The Portugal game will be Joachim Löw's 80th as Bundestrainer – he is behind only (102), Helmut Schön (139) and (167) in longevity as West Germany/Germany coach and has won 53, lost 12. • Lukas Podolski is in line for his 98th cap against Portugal, which would take him level with in seventh in Germany's all-time list. • Goalkeepers Ron-Robert Zieler and Tim Wiese are yet to make a competitive appearance for Germany. Injury news • Bastian Schweinsteiger did not feature in the pre-tournament friendlies because of a left calf problem suffered in the UEFA Champions League final against Chelsea FC. Miscellaneous • The squad gathered at a camp in Sardinia on 11/05, with the contingent linking up on 18/05 after the German Cup as the party moved to Tourrettes, France. The FC Bayern München players arrived on 26/05 following the UEFA Champions League final. The squad had three days off before heading to Gdansk on 04/06. • Miroslav Klose, who turns 34 on the day of the Portugal game, has scored 63 goals in 116 appearances for Germany, just five shy of Gerd Müller's national record. • Six Germany players have UEFA European Championship experience: Philipp Lahm (2004, 2008), Per Mertesacker (2008), Schweinsteiger (2004, 2008), Klose (2004, 2008), Podolski (2004, 2008) and Mario Gomez (2008). • Wiese is yet to savour victory in six appearances for Germany. Pre-tournament friendlies 31/05 Germany 2-0 Israel (Gomez 40, Schürrle 82) Neuer; Lahm, Mertesacker, Boateng, Badstuber; Kroos (Götze 85), Khedira (L Bender 88), Özil, Müller (Reus 83); Gomez (Schürrle 67), Podolski (Klose 67). 26/05 Switzerland 5-3 Germany (Derdiyok 21 23 50, Lichtsteiner 67, Mehmedi 76; Hummels 45, Schürrle 64, Reus 72) Ter Stegen; Höwedes (S Bender 78), Mertesacker, Hummels, Schmelzer; Khedira (Gündoğan 46), Schürrle, Götze (L Bender 78), Özil (Reus 46), Podolski (Draxler 62); Klose ( 78). UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying • Germany won ten out of ten in Group A, becoming one of only five sides to go through a qualifying campaign with a 100% record in the history of the UEFA European Championship. • Germany were the second highest scorers in qualifying, their 34 goals in ten games only three shy of the Netherlands. • Manuel Neuer played every minute of qualifying, while Lahm played all but the last six as he was substituted against Belgium. Thomas Müller was Germany's only other ever-present. • Germany conceded fewer fouls than any other side in qualifying. • Three of the final tournament squad did not feature in qualifying: Wiese, Zieler and . Domestic information • Neuer, Lahm, Jérôme Boateng, Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, Müller and Gomez all started as Bayern lost the UEFA Champions League final to Chelsea FC on 19/05. Müller scored in a 1-1 draw and Lahm, Gomez and Neuer all converted penalties before Schweinsteiger was crucially denied in a 4-3 shoot-out defeat. • , , İlkay Gündoğan and Mario Götze helped Borussia Dortmund to the first domestic double in the club's history, with Hummels scoring a penalty against Bayern in the German Cup final on 12/05. • Gomez's 26 goals this season was his second highest return in the – two shy of his 28 last term – while Podolski and registered personal bests with 18 goals. • Gomez scored 12 goals in the UEFA Champions League – including four in the 7-0 triumph over FC Basel 1893 – to finish second highest scorer behind Lionel Messi (14). In any other season the return would have earned top spot. • Mesut Özil and Sami Khedira helped Real Madrid CF win the Spanish Liga for the first time in four campaigns.

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PORTUGAL • Portugal are three games without a win in 2012, two 0-0 draws preceding a 3-1 defeat by on 02/06. • Three of Portugal's last five games have ended goalless. • and Custódio are yet to make a competitive appearance for Portugal but won their first caps in the friendly against Turkey on 02/06. Injury news • Carlos Martins withdrew from the initial 23-men squad due to a calf injury, with Hugo Viana taking his place. Miscellaneous • Viana had not represented Portugal for five years before his late call-up – he was also a last-minute replacement at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, coming in for the suspended . • Eleven of the squad have been in past UEFA European Championship parties: Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008), Hélder Postiga (2004, 2008), Pepe (2008), Bruno Alves (2008), (2008), João Moutinho (2008), Raul Meireles (2008), Ricardo Quaresma (2008), Nani (2008), Hugo Almeida (2008) and Rui Patrício (2008). This is Ronaldo's fifth successive major tournament. • Miguel Lopes had to postpone his wedding on 26/05 after receiving his first call-up. "It's OK," he said, "it's for a good cause. We [he and his wife] were going to the Bahamas [for honeymoon] but that can wait." • Portugal gathered on 16/05 for their pre-tournament team camp in Obidos, 100km north of Lisbon. Ronaldo, Fábio Coentrão, Pepe, Meireles, Patrício and João Pereira joined five days later due to club commitments and Viana followed on the 24th. Portugal arrived at their EURO base of Opalenica, Poland, on 04/06. Pre-tournament friendlies 02/06 Portugal 1-3 Turkey (Nani 57; Umut 35 51, Pepe og 88) Patrício (Eduardo 71); Lopes (Oliveira 86), Pepe, Alves (Costa 69), Coentrão; Meireles (Postiga 86), Moutinho, Veloso (Custódio 69); Nani, Almeida (Quaresma 73), Ronaldo. • Ronaldo had a penalty saved with the score 2-1 in Lisbon; Bruno Alves won his 50th cap. 26/05 Portugal 0-0 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Beto; Pereira (Oliveira 81), Alves, Rolando, Coentrão; Veloso (Viana 72), Micael (Nani 64), Moutinho (Meireles 46), Quaresma; Postiga (Hugo Almeida 63), Ronaldo (Varela 73). UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying • Nani and Meireles started all ten of Portugal's qualifiers, each passing 50 caps during the campaign. • Ronaldo struck seven times in eight qualifiers, taking his international goals tally to 32, level with Luís Figo in third place on Portugal's top scorer list. Only Pauleta (47) and Eusébio (41) lie ahead. • Bento replaced two games – and one point – into UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying. He handed João Pereira an international debut in his first game in charge: a 3-1 win against Denmark. • Of the final 23-men squad, six players did not feature in qualifying: Beto, Miguel Lopes, Ricardo Costa, Custódio, Viana and Nélson Oliveira. • Ronaldo had 23 shots on target in qualifying; more than any other player. Domestic information • Meireles helped Chelsea FC to their fourth FA Cup win in six years and a maiden UEFA Champions League triumph, though he was suspended for the Munich final. • Ronaldo, Pepe and Coentrão helped Real Madrid CF to their first Spanish Liga title in four years. • Ronaldo was ever-present, and eclipsed his record of 40 Spanish top-flight goals set in 2010/11 with 46 this time round – that was, however, four shy of leading scorer Lionel Messi. • Rolando, Moutinho and Silvestre Varela were part of the FC Porto squad that earned their sixth Portuguese championship in seven years. • Bruno Alves helped FC Zenit St Petersburg retain the Russian title in a 44-game, 14-month campaign as the Premier-Liga made the transition from summer to winter league. • Beto helped CFR 1907 Cluj to their third Romanian championship.

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Team facts: Germany UEFA European Championship record 2008: runners-up 2004: group stage, final tournament 2000: group stage, final tournament 1996: winners 1992: runners-up 1988: semi-finals (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: did not qualify (as West Germany) 1964: did not enter 1960: did not enter Team EURO records Final tournament win 3-0: West Germany v Soviet Union, 18/06/72, final 0-3: Russia v Germany, 16/06/96, group stage Final tournament loss 3-0: Portugal v Germany, 20/06/00, group stage Qualifying win 0-13: San Marino v Germany, 06/09/06 Qualifying loss 0-3: Germany v Czech Republic, 17/10/07 Player EURO records Final tournament appearances 13: Jürgen Klinsmann 13: Thomas Hässler 12: 11: Michael Ballack 11: Lothar Matthäus Final tournament goals 5: Jürgen Klinsmann 4: Gerd Müller 4: Rudi Völler 4: Dieter Müller Overall appearances 31: Miroslav Klose 31: Lothar Matthäus 28: Philipp Lahm 26: Jürgen Klinsmann 25: Lukas Podolski 25: Thomas Hässler Overall goals 18: Miroslav Klose 16: Gerd Müller 15: Jürgen Klinsmann 14: Lukas Podolski 12: Rudi Völler

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Team facts: Portugal UEFA European Championship record 2008: quarter-finals 2004: runners-up 2000: semi-finals 1996: quarter-finals 1992: did not qualify 1988: did not qualify 1984: semi-finals 1980: did not qualify 1976: did not qualify 1972: did not qualify 1968: did not qualify 1964: preliminary round 1960: quarter-finals Team EURO records Qualifying win 8-0: Portugal v Liechtenstein, 09/06/99 8-0: Portugal v Liechtenstein, 18/12/94 Qualifying loss 5-0: USSR v Portugal, 27/04/83 5-0: v Portugal, 30/04/75 Final tournament win 3-0: Portugal v Germany, 20/06/00, group stage 0-3: Croatia v Portugal, 19/06/96, group stage Biggest loss 2-0: Switzerland v Portugal, 15/06/08, group stage Player EURO records Final tournament appearances 14: Luís Figo 14: Nuno Gomes 12: Fernando Couto 12: 10: Costinha 10: Ricardo Final tournament goals 6: Nuno Gomes 3: Sérgio Conceição 3: Cristiano Ronaldo Overall appearances 34: Luís Figo 33: Vítor Baía 32: Rui Costa 30: Cristiano Ronaldo 29: Fernando Couto 28: Nuno Gomes 25: João Pinto Overall goals 18: Cristiano Ronaldo 14: João Pinto 12: Rui Costa 9: Nuno Gomes 8: Hélder Postiga 8: Luís Figo 8: Nené

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Germany

UEFA EURO 2012 Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Manuel Neuer 27/03/86 26 FC Bayern München - 10 - - - 26 - 12 Tim Wiese 17/12/81 30 SV Werder Bremen - - - - - 6 - 22 Ron-Robert Zieler 12/02/89 23 Hannover 96 - - - - - 1 - Defenders 3 Marcel Schmelzer 22/01/88 24 Borussia Dortmund - 1 - - - 6 - 4 Benedikt Höwedes 29/02/88 24 FC Schalke 04 - 4 - - - 8 - 5 Mats Hummels 16/12/88 23 Borussia Dortmund - 4 - - - 14 1 14 Holger Badstuber 13/03/89 23 FC Bayern München - 9 1 - - 20 1 16 Philipp Lahm 11/11/83 28 FC Bayern München - 10 - - - 86 4 17 Per Mertesacker 29/09/84 27 Arsenal FC - 7 - - - 81 1 20 Jérôme Boateng 03/09/88 23 FC Bayern München - 2 - - - 21 - 2 İlkay Gündoğan 24/10/90 21 Borussia Dortmund - 1 - - - 2 - 6 Sami Khedira 04/04/87 25 Real Madrid CF - 8 - - - 27 1 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 01/08/84 27 FC Bayern München - 5 1 - - 90 23 8 Mesut Özil 15/10/88 23 Real Madrid CF - 9 5 - - 33 8 9 André Schürrle 06/11/90 21 - 5 3 - - 14 7 13 Thomas Müller 13/09/89 22 FC Bayern München - 10 3 - - 27 10 15 Lars Bender 27/04/89 23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - - - - - 6 - 18 Toni Kroos 04/01/90 22 FC Bayern München - 8 - - - 26 2 19 Mario Götze 03/06/92 20 Borussia Dortmund - 4 1 - - 14 2 21 Marco Reus 31/05/89 23 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - 2 - - - 6 1 Forwards 10 Lukas Podolski 04/06/85 27 1. FC Köln - 9 3 - - 97 43 11 Miroslav Klose 09/06/78 33 S.S. Lazio - 6 9 - - 116 63 23 Mario Gomez 10/07/85 26 FC Bayern München - 6 6 - - 52 22 Coach - Joachim Löw 03/02/60 52 - - 10 - - - 5 -

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Portugal

UEFA EURO 2012 Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Eduardo 19/09/82 29 SL Benfica - 5 - - - 28 - 12 Rui Patrício 15/02/88 24 Sporting Clube de Portugal - 5 - - - 11 - 22 Beto 01/05/82 30 CFR 1907 Cluj - - - - - 2 - Defenders 2 Bruno Alves 27/11/81 30 FC Zenit St Petersburg - 8 - - - 50 5 3 Pepe 26/02/83 29 Real Madrid CF - 6 - - - 39 2 5 Fábio Coentrão 11/03/88 24 Real Madrid CF - 7 - - - 22 1 13 Ricardo Costa 16/05/81 31 Valencia CF - - - - - 11 - 14 Rolando 31/08/85 26 FC Porto - 2 - - - 14 - 19 Miguel Lopes 19/12/86 25 SC Braga - - - - - 1 - 21 João Pereira 25/02/84 28 Sporting Clube de Portugal - 8 - - - 14 - Midfielders 4 Miguel Veloso 11/05/86 26 Genoa CFC - 6 1 - - 24 2 6 Custódio 24/05/83 29 SC Braga - - - - - 1 - 8 João Moutinho 08/09/86 25 FC Porto - 9 1 - - 43 2 10 Ricardo Quaresma 26/09/83 28 Beşiktaş JK - 4 - - - 35 3 15 Rúben Micael 19/08/86 25 Real Zaragoza - 5 - - - 8 2 16 Raul Meireles 17/03/83 29 Chelsea FC - 10 2 - - 56 8 17 Nani 17/11/86 25 Manchester United FC - 10 5 - - 54 13 20 Hugo Viana 15/01/83 29 SC Braga - - - - - 27 1 Forwards 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 05/02/85 27 Real Madrid CF - 8 7 - - 90 32 9 Hugo Almeida 23/05/84 28 Beşiktaş JK - 6 2 - - 42 15 11 Nélson Oliveira 08/08/91 20 SL Benfica - - - - - 3 - 18 Silvestre Varela 02/02/85 27 FC Porto - 2 - - - 6 1 23 Hélder Postiga 02/08/82 29 Real Zaragoza - 8 5 - - 49 19 Coach - Paulo Bento 20/06/69 42 - - 8 - - - - -

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Germany: Joachim Löw Date of birth: 3 February 1960 Nationality: German Playing career: SC Freiburg (three times), VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht , Karlsruher SC, FC Schaffhausen, FC Winterthur, FC Frauenfeld Coaching career: FC Winterthur (youth), FC Frauenfeld, VfB Stuttgart, Fenerbahçe SK, Karlsruher SC, Adanaspor AŞ, FC Tirol Innsbruck, FK Austria Wien, Germany (assistant), Germany • A native of the Black Forest in south-west Germany, Löw spent most of his playing days with local club Freiburg, where he had three spells, before winding down his career in Switzerland. • Operated as a player-coach in Switzerland before becoming an assistant, and later head coach, back in Germany with Stuttgart. Succeeded in 1996 and led the Swabian side to a German Cup win in his first season and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Chelsea FC in his second. • Left Stuttgart for Fenerbahçe but struggled to match his early success until he joined Tirol Innsbruck, guiding the team to the 2001/02 Austrian Bundesliga title. • After nine months with Austria Wien he was summoned by old friend Jürgen Klinsmann to become his assistant with Germany. The pair led the Nationalmannschaft to a third-place finish on home soil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. • Replaced Klinsmann as head coach, taking the team to a runners-up spot at UEFA EURO 2008 and, subsequently, to the 2010 World Cup finals. There Germany again reached the semi-finals, ultimately claiming third place once more, and went on to win all ten UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers with Löw subsequently signing a new two-year deal running until 2014.

Portugal: Paulo Bento Date of birth: 20 June 1969 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de Portugal Coaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal • A former international who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting in October 2005, Paulo Bento has enjoyed success throughout his footballing life. He began his playing career at Estrela da Amadora, helping them to the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. • Moved on to Vitória SC before a switch to Benfica brought another cup triumph in 1995/96, prior to four seasons in Spain with Real Oviedo. • Returned to Sporting for 2000/01, helping them win the Portuguese double the following season. Retired from playing in summer 2004 and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coaching set-up where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. • In October 2005, promoted to first-team coach after the sacking of José Peseiro and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of ten straight victories between January and April 2006. • Started 2008/09 with a Super Cup win against FC Porto but failed to add to that and left the club midway through the following campaign after a run of poor results. In September 2010 was appointed Carlos Queiroz's successor as Portugal coach after the team had taken only one point from their first two UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying games and oversaw a revival that culminated in a play-off win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Referee Stéphane Lannoy (FRA) Assistant referees Frédéric Cano (FRA), Michael Annonier (FRA) Additional assistant referees Fredy Fautrel (FRA), Ruddy Buquet (FRA) Fourth official Marcin Borski (POL) Reserve official Marcin Borkowski (POL) UEFA Delegate Jozef Kliment (SVK) UEFA Referee observer David R. Elleray (ENG) Referee Name Date of birth Nationality Stéphane Lannoy 18/09/1969 • Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Stéphane Lannoy is particularly regarded for his physical fitness and ability to communicate with players. • He broke on to the international scene in March 2006 when he took charge of two UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round matches. Fourth official for the 2005/06 UEFA Cup semi-final first leg between FC Steaua Bucureşti and Middlesbrough FC, Lannoy became a regular referee in the competition the next season. • A buyer in a hypermarket and based in Sailly-sur-la-Lys in northern France, Lannoy was a match official at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, taking charge of three matches and acting as fourth official in a further three games, including the hosts' 4-1 final defeat of Serbia. • Made his UEFA Champions League group stage bow as a referee when FC Barcelona took on VfB Stuttgart on matchday six of the 2007/08 edition, also officiating three UEFA Cup games during that campaign. • Married with three children, Lannoy was fourth official at three games at UEFA EURO 2008 and also featured at that year's Olympic Games. Oversaw five UEFA Champions League games in 2009/10, including the quarter-final second leg between PFC CSKA Moskva and eventual winners FC Internazionale Milano, and four in the competition the following season, also taking charge of two group games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 17/10/07 EURO QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Norway 0-2 Sarajevo 12/10/10 EURO QR Netherlands Sweden 4-1 Amsterdam 04/06/11 EURO QR Russia Armenia 3-1 St Petersburg 06/09/11 EURO QR Denmark Norway 2-0

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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 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 Czech Republic (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, Sepp Maier, , Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, , Uli Hoeness and Gerd Müller played in both matches, while , , Bixente Lizarazu, , Didier Deschamps, Youri Djorkaeff, , Zinédine Zidane and Christophe Dugarry also achieved the feat for France. • , , Carles Puyol, Joan Capdevila, Andrés Iniesta, Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, and 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, , Barry van Aerle and Gerald Vanenburg were all in the victorious Netherlands side. • and Nicolas Anelka 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 Michael Ballack, 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 (1980, Hamburger SV and West Germany).

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• Lothar Matthas 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. • Belgium's Enzo Scifo is the youngest player to feature; he was 18 years 115 days in the 2-0 defeat of Yugoslavia at the 1984 finals. • Five players have appeared in four final tournaments: Lothar Matthäus, Peter Schmeichel, Alessandro Del Piero, 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), (1980), (1984, twice), (1988), Sérgio Conceição (2000), (2000) and (2008).

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Final tournament Group B Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (09/06/12) Germany v Portugal

Matchday 2 (13/06/12) Denmark v Portugal Netherlands v Germany

Matchday 3 (17/06/12) Portugal v Netherlands Denmark v Germany

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UEFA President's EURO message "Make us dream" is the message from UEFA President Michel Platini and millions of football fans across the globe to the players of 16 expectant teams at the start of UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The UEFA President spoke of his excitement at the footballing feast that lies ahead – and thanked the co-hosts for their outstanding efforts in bringing five years of preparations to fruition. "We are ready," said Mr Platini in Warsaw on Wednesday. "It has been a long, hard challenge, but I hope that it will be a great party. Poland and Ukraine have worked with considerable passion since 2007. It is a great challenge for both countries, and for UEFA. In all modesty, I think that this challenge is being met. I am very happy – the two countries made enormous efforts and a great amount of work to enable [the competition] to succeed. [They] have worked with all their hearts and I would like to congratulate them and thank them on behalf of football." 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), (Denmark), Davor Šuker (Croatia) and Patrick Vieira (France) are among those who will act as award ambassadors in Poland and Ukraine. Referees Committee briefs EURO teams Members of the UEFA Referees Committee have been meeting the coaches and players of the 16 participating teams ahead of UEFA EURO 2012 to discuss the instructions given to the referees for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. The committee members – all vastly-experienced former international match officials – have emphasised the message that cooperation between the coaches, players and referees will contribute to the success and image of the tournament. Protection of players and the game's image, and punishment for mobbing the referee, as well as for incidents of mass confrontation, are among the instructions delivered by the UEFA Referees Committee to the 12 refereeing teams. IBC opens The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Warsaw, which will act as the focal point and hub for all broadcast operations at UEFA EURO 2012, was officially opened on Tuesday by UEFA President Michel Platini, Poland's sports minister Joanna Mucha and the deputy mayor of Warsaw, Jacek Wojciechowicz. Located at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, the IBC's master control room will receive television signals from all eight stadiums in Poland and Ukraine via fibre networks and distribute them to broadcast partners, and thus on to the millions of fans watching around the world. In total, UEFA will bring nine multilateral feeds from the 32 match coverage cameras back to the IBC. These can be booked by broadcast partners and then used within their programming. Broadcast partners will also be sending their own unilateral feeds to Warsaw before distributing them to their respective home countries and audiences. Respect campaign under way UEFA President Michel Platini, Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf and Italian refereeing great Pierluigi Collina joined forces in Warsaw to launch UEFA's Respect campaign for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Respect, UEFA's social responsibility programme, was launched in 2008, and its objective is to support local communities, tackle social issues and work towards unity and respect across gender, race, religion and ability. The Respect project at UEFA EURO 2012 is receiving a UEFA financial contribution of up to €3m, and involves four main strands – UEFA's commitment to combat racism (Respect Diversity), increasing and improving access for fans with disabilities (Respect Inclusion), promoting health through physical activity (Respect Your Health), and fostering intercultural dialogue between fans and the host cities (Respect Fan Culture). UEFA is also promoting the idea of Respect at UEFA EURO 2012 through a jersey-exchanging initiative in which several football luminaries – including Seedorf and Collina – are acting as campaign ambassadors. By linking Respect with swapping shirts, European football's governing body hopes to make a connection with players and fans alike, encouraging everyone to exchange jerseys as a sign of respect for diversity. The campaign, aimed at players, officials, football fans and large TV audiences, will be visible through a 30-second TV spot which will be broadcast in all European territories at half-time during matches and in the fan zones, as well as on giant screens at the stadiums.

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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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