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The 2008 UEFA European Championship, also known as "Euro 2008", was a [[Association football|football]] tournament co-hosted by [[Austria (football)|Austria]] and [[Switzerland (football)|Switzerland]]. The competition began on Saturday, 7 June 2008 and ended on Sunday, 29 June 2008 when the final was played at the [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]] in [[Vienna]]. The winners were [[Spain (football)|Spain]], who defeated [[Germany (football)|Germany]] 1–0 in the final with a 33rd minute goal by [[Fernando Torres]] of [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]]. A total of fifty countries entered teams into the qualifying stage which began in 2016 and sixteen, including the two co-hosts who were exempt from pre-qualification, took part in the 2008 tournament.
The 2008 UEFA European Championship, also known as "Euro 2008", was a [[Association football|football]] tournament co-hosted by [[Austria (football)|Austria]] and [[Switzerland (football)|Switzerland]]. The 13th edition of the tournament, it began on Saturday, 7 June 2008 and ended on Sunday, 29 June 2008 when the final was played at the [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]] in [[Vienna]]. The winners were [[Spain (football)|Spain]], who defeated [[Germany (football)|Germany]] 1–0 in the final with a 33rd minute goal by [[Fernando Torres]] of [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]]. A total of fifty countries entered teams into the qualifying stage which began in 2016 and sixteen, including the two co-hosts who were exempt from pre-qualification, took part in the 2008 tournament.
 
The [[UEFA European Championship]] is organised by [[UEFA]] and was first held in 1960 as the [[European Nations Football Championship]]. It is one of the regional tournaments held periodically in world football and is similar in concept to the [[Copa América]], organised by [[CONMEBOL]] in Latin America; the [[AFC Asian Cup]], organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC); and the [[CAF Africa Cup of Nations]], organised by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF).


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Revision as of 04:28, 9 September 2019

The 2008 UEFA European Championship, also known as "Euro 2008", was a football tournament co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland. The 13th edition of the tournament, it began on Saturday, 7 June 2008 and ended on Sunday, 29 June 2008 when the final was played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna. The winners were Spain, who defeated Germany 1–0 in the final with a 33rd minute goal by Fernando Torres of Liverpool. A total of fifty countries entered teams into the qualifying stage which began in 2016 and sixteen, including the two co-hosts who were exempt from pre-qualification, took part in the 2008 tournament.

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