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{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}
'''Group A of [[UEFA Euro 2008]]''' was played from 7 to 15 June 2008. All six group matches were played at venues in [[Switzerland]], in [[Basel]] and [[Geneva]]. The group consisted of co-hosts [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], [[UEFA Euro 2004]] hosts and finalists [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], as well as the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Türkiye were later drawn in [[UEFA Euro 2024 Group F|same group in the UEFA Euro 2024]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brewin |first=John |date=2023-12-02 |title=Euro 2024 draw: England face Denmark; Scotland meet Germany in opener – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/dec/02/euro-2024-group-stage-draw-live |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Portugal won their first two games against Turkey and the Czech Republic, scoring five goals in the process, to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] as group winners. The second quarter-final berth was to go to the winners of the match between Turkey and the Czech Republic. As the two teams had identical records going into the game, if the match had finished as a draw, the quarter-final place would have been determined by a penalty shoot-out – what would have been the first group stage penalty shoot-out in a major international tournament. Meanwhile, Switzerland became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after losing to Turkey 2–1 in their second match, [[Arda Turan]] scoring a deflected winner in the [[Last-minute goal|last minute]], having lost 1–0 to the Czech Republic in their opening match.<ref>{{cite news |title=Switzerland 1–2 Turkey |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363001.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> This match between Switzerland and Turkey was dubbed the "Bath of Basel" as the rain poured down incessantly. The weather suited the long-ball Swiss more than the short-passing Turks, and before half-time, the Swiss had capitalized on the conditions. Indeed, Hakan Yakin's goal stemmed from the ball stopping in a puddle and allowing him an easy finish. In the second half, Turkey's more direct style yielded two goals, the second a last-minute long-range shot from Arda Turan which went in off a deflection. This was the first of several last-gasp victories for the Turkish team at the tournament, made all the more impressive by their injury woes at that time.

The final round of matches saw the Portuguese name an under-strength team for their match against Switzerland, their progression already assured as group winners. Their opponents, however, fielded a strong side and won the match 2–0, securing their first win in a European Championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey 3–2 Czech R & Switzerland 2–0 Portugal |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363011.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> Meanwhile, with a place in the quarter-finals to play for, Turkey and the Czech Republic each had to win to qualify. The Czechs went into half time 1–0 up, and doubled their lead soon after half-time. Arda Turan brought the Turks back into the game in the 75th minute, before [[Petr Čech]] made an uncharacteristic error, dropping the ball at the feet of [[Nihat Kahveci]], who was left with a simple finish. Boosted by the equaliser, Turkey went for the win, and two minutes later, Nihat curled the ball past Čech from 20 yards. Then, with just moments left to play, the Turkish goalkeeper [[Volkan Demirel]] pushed over the big Czech striker [[Jan Koller]], resulting in a red card for the Turk. With no substitutions left, Turkey had to put [[Tuncay Şanlı]] in goal, but still managed to secure their place in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey v Czech Republic – as it happened |first=John |last=Ashdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/15/euro2008groupa.turkey |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> Tempers continued to boil over, as [[Milan Baroš]] was booked, despite having been on the bench for the whole game.

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Draw position
! rowspan="2" | Team
! rowspan="2" | Pot
! rowspan="2" | Method of<br />qualification
! rowspan="2" | Date of<br />qualification
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="number" | Finals<br />appearance
! rowspan="2" | Last<br />appearance
! rowspan="2" | Previous best<br />performance
! colspan="2" | [[UEFA coefficient#Men's national team coefficient|UEFA Rankings]]
! rowspan="2" | [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA Rankings]]<br />June 2008
|-
! November 2007{{refn|group=nb|The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.}}
! May 2008{{refn|group=nb|UEFA unveiled a new ranking system in May 2008 based on results up to November 2007.}}
|-
| A1 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|SUI}} || 1 || Co-host || 12 December 2002 || 3rd || [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]] || data-sort-value="7" | Group stage ([[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]], [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]) || 19 || 16 || 44
|-
| A2 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|CZE}}{{refn|group=nb|From 1960 to 1980, the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] competed as [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]].}} || 2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Group D]] winner || 17 October 2007 || 7th || [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]] || data-sort-value="1" | '''Winners''' ([[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]) || 4 || 3 || 6
|-
| A3 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|POR}} || 3 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|Group A]] runner-up || 21 November 2007 || 5th || [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]] || data-sort-value="2" | Runners-up ([[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]) || 8 || 5 || 11
|-
| A4 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|TUR}} || 4 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|Group C]] runner-up || 21 November 2007 || 3rd || [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]] || data-sort-value="5" | Quarter-finals ([[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]) || 14 || 14 || 20
|}

'''Notes'''
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==Standings==
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In the [[UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]],
*The winner of Group A, Portugal, advanced to play the runner-up of [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B|Group B]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]].
*The runner-up of Group A, Turkey, advanced to play the winner of [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group B|Group B]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].

==Matches==
{{Hatnote|All times [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])}}

===Switzerland vs Czech Republic===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|7|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Czech Republic|0–1}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300682/
|team2={{fb|CZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
*[[Václav Svěrkoš|Svěrkoš]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance=39,730<ref name="sui-cze report">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD01_300682_SUI_CZE_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928113852/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD01_300682_SUI_CZE_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |title=Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic |work=Union of Football European Associations |format=PDF |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Diego Benaglio]]
|-
|RB ||'''5''' ||[[Stephan Lichtsteiner]] || || {{suboff|75}}
|-
|CB ||'''20'''||[[Patrick Müller (footballer)|Patrick Müller]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Philippe Senderos]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ludovic Magnin]] || {{yel|59}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Gökhan Inler]]
|-
|CM ||'''15'''||[[Gelson Fernandes]]
|-
|RW ||'''19'''||[[Valon Behrami]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|LW ||'''16'''||[[Tranquillo Barnetta]] || {{yel|90+3}}
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Alexander Frei]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Marco Streller]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||[[Hakan Yakin]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''22'''||[[Johan Vonlanthen]] || {{yel|76}} || {{subon|75}}
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||[[Eren Derdiyok]] || || {{subon|84}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Köbi Kuhn]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:SUI-CZE 2008-06-07.svg|300px]]
|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Petr Čech]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Zdeněk Grygera]]
|-
|CB ||'''21'''||[[Tomáš Ujfaluši]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''22'''||[[David Rozehnal]]
|-
|LB ||'''6''' ||[[Marek Jankulovski]]
|-
|DM ||'''4''' ||[[Tomáš Galásek]]
|-
|CM ||'''14'''||[[David Jarolím]] || || {{suboff|87}}
|-
|CM ||'''3''' ||[[Jan Polák]]
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Libor Sionko]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|-
|LW ||'''20'''||[[Jaroslav Plašil]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Jan Koller]] || || {{suboff|56}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''10'''||[[Václav Svěrkoš]] || || {{subon|56}}
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||[[Stanislav Vlček]] || || {{subon|83}}
|-
|MF ||'''5''' ||[[Radoslav Kováč]] || || {{subon|87}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Karel Brückner]]
|}
|}

{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Tomáš Ujfaluši]] (Czech Republic)<ref name="sui-cze report" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="sui-cze_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/reserve-assistant-referee-uefa-euro-2008 |title=Reserve officials – EURO 2008 |work=UEFA |access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>
<br />Alessandro Griselli ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />Paolo Calcagno ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Stéphane Lannoy]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Alex Verstraeten ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|}

===Portugal vs Turkey===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Portugal vs Turkey|2–0}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300683/
|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
*[[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Raul Meireles|Meireles]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]]
|attendance=29,106<ref name="por-tur report">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD01_300683_POR_TUR_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928113804/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD01_300683_POR_TUR_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |title=Full-time report Portugal-Turkey |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Herbert Fandel]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Ricardo (footballer, born 1976)|Ricardo]]
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|RB ||'''4''' ||[[José Bosingwa]]
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]]
|-
|CB ||'''16'''||[[Ricardo Carvalho]]
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|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Paulo Ferreira]]
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Petit (Portuguese footballer)|Petit]]
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|CM ||'''10'''||[[João Moutinho]]
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|-
|AM ||'''20'''||[[Deco]] || || {{suboff|90+2}}
|-
|LW ||'''11'''||[[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|-
|CF ||'''21'''||[[Nuno Gomes]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|69}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''19'''||[[Nani (footballer)|Nani]] || || {{subon|69}}
|-
|MF ||'''6''' ||[[Raul Meireles]] || || {{subon|83}}
|-
|DF ||'''5''' ||[[Fernando Meira]] || || {{subon|90+2}}
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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|GK ||'''23'''||[[Volkan Demirel]]
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|RB ||'''22'''||[[Hamit Altıntop]] || || {{suboff|76}}
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Servet Çetin]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Gökhan Zan]] || {{yel|51}} || {{suboff|55}}
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Hakan Balta]]
|-
|RM ||'''18'''||[[Colin Kazim-Richards]] || {{yel|4}}
|-
|CM ||'''5''' ||[[Emre Belözoğlu]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LM ||'''7''' ||[[Mehmet Aurélio]]
|-
|AM ||'''21'''||[[Mevlüt Erdinç]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|AM ||'''17'''||[[Tuncay Şanlı]]
|-
|CF ||'''8''' ||[[Nihat Kahveci]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''20'''||[[Sabri Sarıoğlu]] || {{yel|73}} || {{subon|46}}
|-
|DF ||'''15'''||[[Emre Aşık]] || || {{subon|55}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Semih Şentürk]] || || {{subon|76}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Fatih Terim]]
|}
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]] (Portugal)<ref name="por-tur report" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="por-tur_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR" />
<br />Carsten Kadach ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
<br />Volker Wezel ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Viktor Kassai]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Peter Hermans ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
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===Czech Republic vs Portugal===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|CZE}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Czech Republic vs Portugal|1–3}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300691/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
*[[Libor Sionko|Sionko]] {{goal|17}}
|goals2=
*[[Deco]] {{goal|8}}
*[[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] {{goal|63}}
*[[Ricardo Quaresma|Quaresma]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=[[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]]
|attendance=29,016<ref name="cze-por report 08">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD05_300691_CZE_POR_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314061056/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD05_300691_CZE_POR_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |title=Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Kyros Vassaras]] ([[Hellenic Football Federation|Greece]])
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Petr Čech]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Zdeněk Grygera]]
|-
|CB ||'''21'''||[[Tomáš Ujfaluši]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''22'''||[[David Rozehnal]]
|-
|LB ||'''6''' ||[[Marek Jankulovski]]
|-
|DM ||'''4''' ||[[Tomáš Galásek]] || || {{suboff|73}}
|-
|CM ||'''17'''||[[Marek Matějovský]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|CM ||'''3''' ||[[Jan Polák]] || {{yel|22}}
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Libor Sionko]]
|-
|LW ||'''20'''||[[Jaroslav Plašil]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|CF ||'''15'''||[[Milan Baroš]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||[[Stanislav Vlček]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Jan Koller]] || || {{subon|73}}
|-
|MF ||'''14'''||[[David Jarolím]] || || {{subon|84}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Karel Brückner]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Ricardo (footballer, born 1976)|Ricardo]]
|-
|RB ||'''4''' ||[[José Bosingwa]] || {{yel|31}}
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]]
|-
|CB ||'''16'''||[[Ricardo Carvalho]]
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Paulo Ferreira]]
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Petit (Portuguese footballer)|Petit]]
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||[[João Moutinho]] || || {{suboff|75}}
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|-
|AM ||'''20'''||[[Deco]]
|-
|LW ||'''11'''||[[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]] || || {{suboff|80}}
|-
|CF ||'''21'''||[[Nuno Gomes]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|79}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''5''' ||[[Fernando Meira]] || || {{subon|75}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Hugo Almeida]] || || {{subon|79}}
|-
|MF ||'''17'''||[[Ricardo Quaresma]] || || {{subon|80}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]
|}
|}

{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (Portugal)<ref name="cze-por report 08" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="cze-por_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR" />
<br />Dimitrios Bozatzidis ([[Hellenic Football Federation|Greece]])
<br />Dimitrios Saraidaris ([[Hellenic Football Federation|Greece]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Kristinn Jakobsson]] ([[Football Association of Iceland|Iceland]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Adriaan Inia ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
|}

===Switzerland vs Turkey===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Turkey|1–2}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300690/
|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
*[[Hakan Yakin|Yakin]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2=
*[[Semih Şentürk|Şentürk]] {{goal|57}}
*[[Arda Turan|Turan]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance=39,730<ref name="sui-tur report">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD05_300690_SUI_TUR_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718191134/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD05_300690_SUI_TUR_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |title=Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Diego Benaglio]]
|-
|RB ||'''5''' ||[[Stephan Lichtsteiner]]
|-
|CB ||'''20'''||[[Patrick Müller (footballer)|Patrick Müller]]
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|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Philippe Senderos]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ludovic Magnin]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|RM ||'''19'''||[[Valon Behrami]]
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|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Gökhan Inler]]
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|CM ||'''15'''||[[Gelson Fernandes]] || || {{suboff|76}}
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|LM ||'''16'''||[[Tranquillo Barnetta]] || || {{suboff|66}}
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|SS ||'''10'''||[[Hakan Yakin]] || || {{suboff|85}}
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|CF ||'''12'''||[[Eren Derdiyok]] || {{yel|55}}
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''22'''||[[Johan Vonlanthen]] || || {{subon|66}}
|-
|MF ||'''7''' ||[[Ricardo Cabanas]] || || {{subon|76}}
|-
|FW ||'''14'''||[[Daniel Gygax]] || || {{subon|85}}
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Köbi Kuhn]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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!width=25| !!width=25|
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|GK ||'''23'''||[[Volkan Demirel]]
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|RB ||'''22'''||[[Hamit Altıntop]]
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Emre Aşık]]
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Servet Çetin]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Hakan Balta]] || {{yel|48}}
|-
|DM ||'''7''' ||[[Mehmet Aurélio]] || {{yel|41}}
|-
|RM ||'''10'''||[[Gökdeniz Karadeniz]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|LM ||'''14'''||[[Arda Turan]]
|-
|AM ||'''11'''||[[Tümer Metin]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|CF ||'''8''' ||[[Nihat Kahveci]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|85}}
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|CF ||'''17'''||[[Tuncay Şanlı]] || {{yel|31}}
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''6''' ||[[Mehmet Topal]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Semih Şentürk]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''18'''||[[Colin Kazim-Richards]] || || {{subon|85}}
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Fatih Terim]]
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Arda Turan]] (Turkey)<ref name="sui-tur report" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="sui-tur_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR" />
<br />Roman Slyško ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
<br />Martin Balko ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Damir Skomina]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Hans ten Hoove ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
|}

===Switzerland vs Portugal===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|15|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Switzerland vs Portugal|2–0}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300698/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
*[[Hakan Yakin|Yakin]] {{goal|71||83|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance=39,730<ref name="sui-por report">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD09_300698_SUI_POR_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928114036/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD09_300698_SUI_POR_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |title=Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Konrad Plautz]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
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|GK ||'''18'''||[[Pascal Zuberbühler]]
|-
|RB ||'''5''' ||[[Stephan Lichtsteiner]] || || {{suboff|83}}
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|CB ||'''20'''||[[Patrick Müller (footballer)|Patrick Müller]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Philippe Senderos]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ludovic Magnin]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|RM ||'''19'''||[[Valon Behrami]]
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|CM ||'''15'''||[[Gelson Fernandes]] || {{yel|90+2}}
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|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Gökhan Inler]]
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|LM ||'''22'''||[[Johan Vonlanthen]] || {{yel|37}} || {{suboff|61}}
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|SS ||'''10'''||[[Hakan Yakin]] || {{yel|27}} || {{suboff|86}}
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|CF ||'''12'''||[[Eren Derdiyok]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Tranquillo Barnetta]] || {{yel|81}} || {{subon|61}}
|-
|DF ||'''13'''||[[Stéphane Grichting]] || || {{subon|83}}
|-
|MF ||'''7''' ||[[Ricardo Cabanas]] || || {{subon|86}}
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Köbi Kuhn]]
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Ricardo (footballer, born 1976)|Ricardo]]
|-
|RB ||'''13'''||[[Miguel Monteiro|Miguel]] || {{yel|81}}
|-
|CB ||'''15'''||[[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Bruno Alves]]
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Paulo Ferreira]] || {{yel|30}} || {{suboff|41}}
|-
|CM ||'''5''' ||[[Fernando Meira]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|78}}
|-
|CM ||'''18'''||[[Miguel Veloso]] || || {{suboff|71}}
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Raul Meireles]]
|-
|RW ||'''17'''||[[Ricardo Quaresma]]
|-
|LW ||'''19'''||[[Nani (footballer)|Nani]]
|-
|CF ||'''23'''||[[Hélder Postiga]] || || {{suboff|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''14'''||[[Jorge Ribeiro]] || {{yel|64}} || {{subon|41}}
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||[[João Moutinho]] || || {{subon|71}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Hugo Almeida]] || || {{subon|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]
|}
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|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Hakan Yakin]] (Switzerland)<ref name="sui-por report" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="sui-por_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR" />
<br />Egon Bereuter ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
<br />Markus Mayr ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Ivan Bebek]] ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Geir Åge Holen ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
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===Turkey vs Czech Republic===
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|date={{Start date|2008|6|15|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|TUR}}
|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 2008 Group A#Turkey vs Czech Republic|3–2}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300699/
|team2={{fb|CZE}}
|goals1=
*[[Arda Turan|Turan]] {{goal|75}}
*[[Nihat Kahveci|Kahveci]] {{goal|87||89}}
|goals2=
*[[Jan Koller|Koller]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Jaroslav Plašil|Plašil]] {{goal|62}}
|stadium=[[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]]
|attendance=29,016<ref name="tur-cze report">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD09_300699_TUR_CZE_FullReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718193042/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2008/Logo_MD09_300699_TUR_CZE_FullReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |title=Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic |work=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|referee=[[Peter Fröjdfeldt]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
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| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''23'''||[[Volkan Demirel]] || {{sent off|0|90+2}}
|-
|RB ||'''22'''||[[Hamit Altıntop]]
|-
|CB ||'''13'''||[[Emre Güngör (Turkish footballer)|Emre Güngör]] || || {{suboff|63}}
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|CB ||'''2''' ||[[Servet Çetin]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Hakan Balta]]
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|RM ||'''6''' ||[[Mehmet Topal]] || {{yel|6}} || {{suboff|57}}
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|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Mehmet Aurélio]] || {{yel|10}}
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|CM ||'''14'''||[[Arda Turan]] || {{yel|62}}
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|LM ||'''17'''||[[Tuncay Şanlı]]
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|CF ||'''8''' ||[[Nihat Kahveci]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Semih Şentürk]] || || {{suboff|46}}
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|DF ||'''20'''||[[Sabri Sarıoğlu]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''18'''||[[Colin Kazim-Richards]] || || {{subon|57}}
|-
|DF ||'''15'''||[[Emre Aşık]] || {{yel|73}} || {{subon|63}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Fatih Terim]]
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|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Petr Čech]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Zdeněk Grygera]]
|-
|CB ||'''21'''||[[Tomáš Ujfaluši]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|90+4}}
|-
|CB ||'''22'''||[[David Rozehnal]]
|-
|LB ||'''6''' ||[[Marek Jankulovski]]
|-
|DM ||'''4''' ||[[Tomáš Galásek]] || {{yel|80}}
|-
|CM ||'''17'''||[[Marek Matějovský]] || || {{suboff|39}}
|-
|CM ||'''3''' ||[[Jan Polák]]
|-
|RW ||'''7''' ||[[Libor Sionko]] || || {{suboff|85}}
|-
|LW ||'''20'''||[[Jaroslav Plašil]] || || {{suboff|80}}
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Jan Koller]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''14'''||[[David Jarolím]] || || {{subon|39}}
|-
|DF ||'''13'''||[[Michal Kadlec]] || || {{subon|80}}
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||[[Stanislav Vlček]] || || {{subon|85}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Other disciplinary actions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''15'''||[[Milan Baroš]] || {{yel|90+5}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Karel Brückner]]
|}
|}

{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Nihat Kahveci]] (Turkey)<ref name="tur-cze report" />

'''Assistant referees:'''<ref name="tur-cze_line-ups" /><ref name="RAR" />
<br />Stefan Wittberg ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
<br />Henrik Andrén ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Grzegorz Gilewski]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
<br />'''Reserve assistant referee:'''
<br />Jan Petter Randen ([[Football Association of Norway|Norway]])
|}

==See also==
*[[Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship]]
*[[Portugal at the UEFA European Championship]]
*[[Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship]]
*[[Turkey at the UEFA European Championship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200528181920/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2008/standings/ UEFA Euro 2008 Group A]

{{UEFA Euro 2008}}
{{UEFA Euro 2008 finalists}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Euro 2008}}
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2008|Group A]]
[[Category:Czech Republic at UEFA Euro 2008]]
[[Category:Portugal at UEFA Euro 2008]]
[[Category:Switzerland at UEFA Euro 2008]]
[[Category:Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008]]
[[Category:UEFA European Championship group stages]]