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{{Short description|14th edition of the UEFA European Football Championship}}
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Euro 2012
| other_titles = {{nowrap|Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Nożnej 2012}}<br />{{nobold|''{{in lang|pl}}''}}<br />Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012<br />{{nobold|''{{in lang|uk}}''}}
| image        = UEFA Euro 2012 logo (artistic version).svg
| size         = 200px
| caption      = ''Wspólne Tworzenie Historii''<br>''Творимо історію разом''<br>(Creating History Together)
| country      = Poland
| country2     = Ukraine
| dates        = 8 June – 1 July
| num_teams    = 16
| venues       = 8
| cities       = 8
| champion     = ESP
| count        = 3
| second       = ITA
| matches      = 31
| goals        = 76
| top_scorer   = {{fbicon|CRO}} [[Mario Mandžukić]]<br />{{fbicon|GER}} [[Mario Gómez]]<br />{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Mario Balotelli]]<br />{{fbicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]<br />{{fbicon|RUS}} [[Alan Dzagoev]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]<br />(3 goals each)
| player       = {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
| attendance   = {{#expr: 56070 + 40803 + 35923 + 32990 + 38869 + 39550 + 47400 + 64290 + 41105 + 55920 + 31840 + 37750 + 37096 + 39150 + 48000 + 64640 + 41480 + 55614 + 37445 + 32990 + 39076 + 38794 + 48700 + 63010 + 55590 + 38751 + 47000 + 64340 + 48000 + 55540 + 63170}}
| prevseason   = [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]
| nextseason   = [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
}}
The '''2012 UEFA European Football Championship''', commonly referred to as '''UEFA Euro 2012''' or simply '''Euro 2012''', was the 14th [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] for [[List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe)|men's national football team]]s organised by [[UEFA]]. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 July 2012, was co-hosted by [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]] (both first time hosts), and was won by [[Spain national football team|Spain]], who beat [[Italy national football team|Italy]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 final|in the final]] at the [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kyiv]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spain overpower Italy to win UEFA EURO 2012|date = July 2012|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0252-0cdc4f07099d-36a02f333f87-1000--spain-overpower-exhausted-italy-to-win-uefa-euro-2012-final/|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref>

Poland and Ukraine's bid was chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee on 18 April 2007.<ref name="Host decision">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=364810.html |title=Euro joy for Poland and Ukraine |date=18 April 2007 |access-date=31 October 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521080359/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=528963.html |archive-date=21 May 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The two host teams qualified automatically while the remaining 14 finalists were decided through a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualifying competition]], featuring 51 teams, from August 2010 to November 2011. This was the last European Championship to employ the 16-team finals format in use since [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]; from [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]] onward, it was expanded to 24 finalists.

Euro 2012 was played at eight venues, four in each host country. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and the hosts invested heavily in improving infrastructure such as railways and roads at UEFA's request. Euro 2012 set attendance records for the 16-team format, for the highest aggregate attendance (1,440,896) and average per game (46,481).

Spain became the first and to date only team to win two consecutive European Championships, and also three straight major tournaments ([[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] and Euro 2012).<ref name="Spain's records">{{cite news |title=Torres, Casillas & Xavi amongst record-breakers for Spain |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/2898/euro-2012/2012/07/01/3204471/casillas-torres-xavi-amongst-record-breakers-for-spain |publisher=Goal.com |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 }}</ref> Spain had already gained entry to the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013 Confederations Cup]] by winning the World Cup, so runners-up [[Italy national football team|Italy]] qualified instead. As at [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] in Austria and Switzerland, both 2012 host nations were eliminated in the group stage.

There were several players ending on a total of 3 goals but because [[Fernando Torres]] made an assist and played the fewest minutes of the players who scored three goals, he was named as the Golden Boot winner for the tournament.

==Bid process==
{{Main|UEFA Euro 2012 bids}}

The hosting of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia–Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland–Ukraine, and Turkey.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bidding for the Final Tournament 2012 |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/362039.pdf |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=7 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104090656/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/362039.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2005, after an initial consideration of the bid data by UEFA, both the Greek and Turkish bids were eliminated from the process, to leave three candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uefa reveals Euro 2012 shortlist|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4417634.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 November 2005}}</ref>

In May 2006, this was followed by a second round of the selection process, which included visits by UEFA to all candidates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=426382.html |title=Euro bidders state cases |date=31 May 2006 |access-date=31 October 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422215944/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=426382.html |archive-date=22 April 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The final decision was due to be announced on 8 December 2006 in [[Nyon]], but this was postponed to "give bidding associations more time for the fine-tuning of their bids".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=507142.html |title=EURO 2012 dossiers delivered |date=15 February 2007 |access-date=31 October 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421142347/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=4194304/newsid=507142.html |archive-date=21 April 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 18 April 2007, the Poland–Ukraine bid was chosen by a vote of the UEFA Executive Committee, at a meeting in [[Cardiff]].<ref name="Host decision"/> It was the first time UEFA awarded the tournament organization to the former [[Eastern Bloc]] since [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/poland-and-ukraine-to-cohost-euro-2012-5332877.html |title=Poland and Ukraine to co-host Euro 2012 |website=[[The Independent]] |date=19 April 2007 |access-date=11 December 2022 |author-link=Rob Harris (journalist) |first=Rob |last=Harris |agency=Associated Press }}</ref>

Poland–Ukraine became the third successful joint bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium–Netherlands ([[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]) and Austria–Switzerland ([[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]). Their bid received an [[Supermajority|absolute majority]] of votes, and was therefore announced the winner, without requiring a second round. Italy, which received the remaining votes,<ref name="Host decision"/> had been considered favourites to win the hosting, but incidents of fan violence and [[2006 Italian football scandal|a match-fixing scandal]] were widely cited as factors behind their failure.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6562527.stm |title=Poland and Ukraine host Euro 2012 |date=18 April 2007 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/apr/12/europeanfootball.sport |title=Why Euro 2012 could go east|date=12 April 2007|work=The Guardian |location=London |first=Peterjon |last=Cresswell}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=422695&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120110233/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=422695&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2007 |title=Poland and Ukraine to host Euro 2012|date=18 April 2007|work=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]}}</ref>

There were some later alterations from the initial bid plan, regarding the venues, before UEFA confirmed the eight host cities in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 May 2009|title=Selection of host cities for UEFA Euro 2012|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=829457.html}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=12 December 2009|title=Four Ukraine host cities confirmed|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=933832.html}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> During the preparation process in Poland and Ukraine, [[Concerns and controversies related to UEFA Euro 2012#Criticism of preparations|UEFA repeatedly expressed concern about their preparation to host the event]], with different candidates reported as being alternative hosts if they did not improve;<ref>{{cite news |title=Scots eye Euro 2012 rescue plan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7437379.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/176318/germany-and-hungary-could-replace-ukraine-as-euro-2012-host |work=Sport Business |title=Germany and Hungary could replace Ukraine as Euro 2012 host |date=11 May 2010}}</ref> however, in the end, UEFA affirmed their selection.<ref>{{cite news |title=Platini: Ukraine nearly ready for Euro 2012 |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/113621/ |work=[[Kyiv Post]] |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying}}
The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying competition took place in Warsaw on 7 February 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chaplin|first=Mark|date=30 January 2009|title=UEFA lays out priorities for 2009|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d5-0f85aa4a3338-9ad39e14e1f1-1000--uefa-lays-out-priorities-for-2009/}}</ref> Fifty-one teams entered to compete for the fourteen remaining places in the finals, alongside co-hosts [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]. The teams were divided into nine groups, with the draw using the [[UEFA coefficient#Current ranking and calculation method|new UEFA national team coefficient]] for the first time in order to determine the seedings. As defending champions, [[Spain national football team|Spain]] was automatically top-seeded. The qualifying process began in August 2010 and concluded in November 2011. At the conclusion of the qualifying group stage in October 2011, the nine group winners qualified automatically, along with the highest ranked second placed team. The remaining eight second-placed teams contested two-legged play-offs, and the four winners qualified for the finals.<ref name="UEFA draw">{{cite web|title=Draw details and dates|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/draws/round=15171/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203213956/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/draws/round=15171/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2011|date=7 February 2012|publisher=UEFA|access-date=16 June 2012}}</ref>

Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at [[UEFA Euro 2008|the previous tournament in 2008]]. [[England national football team|England]] and [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] made their return to the Euro after missing out on 2008, while [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] returned after a twenty-four-year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. One of the co-hosts, [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], made their debut as an independent nation (before 1992 Ukraine participated as part of the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]). With the exception of [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] – according to UEFA's ranking at the end of the qualifying stage – Europe's sixteen highest-ranked teams all qualified for the tournament.

[[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] were the only teams failing to qualify for the final tournament after qualifying to [[UEFA Euro 2008]]. ([[Austria national football team|Austria]] and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] also failed to qualify, but, as hosts of the [[UEFA Euro 2008|previous tournament]], they did not need to take part in [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|qualifying]].)

As of [[UEFA Euro 2024|2024]], this was the last time Greece qualified for the European Championship finals, and the last time Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey failed to qualify.

===Qualified teams===
The following sixteen teams qualified for the finals:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/teams/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027173745/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/teams/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 October 2011 |title=UEFA Euro 2012 teams |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref>
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying}}

===Final draw===
The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the [[Palace "Ukraine"|Ukraine Palace of Arts]] in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d228a0334-5861e282705f-1000--december-date-for-euro-finals-draw-in-kyiv/ |title=December date for Euro finals draw in Kyiv |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7d259f4c44-1c5c5db1cf72-1000--euro-draw-throws-up-fascinating-group-tests/ |title=Euro draw throws up fascinating group tests |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2011}}</ref> The hour-long ceremony was hosted by [[Olha Freimut]] and Piotr Sobczyński, television presenters from the two host countries.

As was the case for the 2000, 2004 and 2008 finals, the sixteen finalists were divided into four seeding pots, using the [[UEFA national team coefficient]] ranking.<ref name="Seedings">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d33e9b416-5c34cfa975f2-1000--euro-finals-draw-seedings-unveiled/ |title=Euro finals draw seedings unveiled |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 November 2011}}</ref> The pot allocations were based on the UEFA national team coefficient rankings of the sixteen finalists at the end of the qualifying competition in November 2011.<ref name="ranking2011">{{cite web|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608201645/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/71/66/36/1716636_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-date=8 June 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/71/66/36/1716636_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=National Team Coefficients Overview 2011|publisher=UEFA|date=16 November 2011|access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating:
*40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying stage]].
*40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|final tournament]].
*20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying stage]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|final tournament]].

Aside from the coefficient, three teams were automatically placed in Pot 1. [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] and [[Poland national football team|Poland]] were both assigned to Pot 1 as the two host nations, despite the fact that their rankings were the two lowest in the tournament; this also occurred in [[UEFA Euro 2008 seeding|2008]] when the co-hosts [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]] were also ranked below all other qualified teams. As defending champions, [[Spain national football team|Spain]] were also automatically assigned to Pot 1, though their UEFA ranking at the time of the draw was coincidentally also the best.

In the draw procedure, one team from each pot was drawn into each of the four groups. The draw also determined which place in the group teams in pots 2–4 would take (e.g. A2, A3 or A4) to create the match schedule. With Poland automatically assigned in advance to A1, and Ukraine to D1, Pot 1 only had two teams as Spain and the Netherlands were to be drawn into position one in either group B or C.<ref name="Seedings" /><ref>{{cite news|date=4 October 2010|title=Fixture plan brings Euro dream closer|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c998fb500-2afb1583c9f0-1000--fixture-plan-brings-euro-dream-closer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812212337/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c998fb500-2afb1583c9f0-1000--fixture-plan-brings-euro-dream-closer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> The balls were drawn by four former players who had each been part of European Championship winning teams: [[Horst Hrubesch]], [[Marco van Basten]], [[Peter Schmeichel]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA Euro 2012 final draw press kit part |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/72/52/58/1725258_DOWNLOAD.pdf |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215210630/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/72/52/58/1725258_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Pot 1{{efn|Co-hosts Poland (coefficient 23,806; rank 28th) and Ukraine (coefficient 28,029; rank 15th) belonged to Pot 1 irrespective of their ranking position. Ahead of the draw, they were removed as drawing options from Pot 1, and instead automatically assigned to Group position A1 and D1 respectively.}}
|-
!width=150|Team !! {{Tooltip|Coeff|UEFA national team coefficient}} !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking on UEFA national team coefficient}}<ref name="ranking2011"/>
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{nowrap|{{fb|ESP}} <small>(holders)</small>{{efn|Defending champions Spain (coefficient 43,116; rank 1st) were automatically assigned to Pot 1, and could be drawn into either Group position B1 or C1.}}}} ||align=right|43,116 || align=center| 1
|-
| {{fb|NED}} ||align=right|40,860 || align=center| 2
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Pot 2
|-
!width=150|Team !! {{Tooltip|Coeff|UEFA national team coefficient}} !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking on UEFA national team coefficient}}<ref name="ranking2011"/>
|-
| {{fb|GER}} ||align=right|40,446 || align=center| 3
|-
| {{fb|ITA}} ||align=right|34,357 || align=center| 4
|-
| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=right|33,563 || align=center| 5
|-
| {{fb|RUS}} ||align=right|33,212 || align=center| 6
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Pot 3
|-
!width=150|Team !! {{Tooltip|Coeff|UEFA national team coefficient}} !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking on UEFA national team coefficient}}<ref name="ranking2011"/>
|-
| {{fb|CRO}} ||align=right|33,003 || align=center| 7
|-
| {{fb|GRE}} ||align=right|32,455 || align=center| 8
|-
| {{fb|POR}} ||align=right|31,717 || align=center| 9
|-
| {{fb|SWE}} ||align=right|31,675 || align=center| 10
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Pot 4
|-
!width=150|Team !! {{Tooltip|Coeff|UEFA national team coefficient}} !! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking on UEFA national team coefficient}}<ref name="ranking2011"/>
|-
| {{fb|DEN}} ||align=right|31,205 || align=center| 11
|-
| {{fb|FRA|1974}} ||align=right|30,508 || align=center| 12
|-
| {{fb|CZE}} ||align=right|29,602 || align=center| 13
|-
| {{fb|IRL}} ||align=right|28,576 || align=center| 14
|}
|}
{{legend|#ccffcc|Automatically selected as a top-seeded team into pot 1, irrespective of their ranking position.}}
{{notelist}}

Teams were drawn consecutively into Group A to D. First, the Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while next the positions of all other teams were drawn separately from Pot 4 to 2 (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group).

The draw resulted in the following groups:

{|
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ [[#Group A|Group A]]
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!width=120|Team
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| align=center| {{fb|POL}}
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| align=center| {{fb|GRE}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|RUS}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|CZE}}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ [[#Group B|Group B]]
|-
!width=120|Team
|-
| align=center| {{fb|NED}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|DEN}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|GER}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|POR}}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ [[#Group C|Group C]]
|-
!width=120|Team
|-
| align=center| {{fb|ESP}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|ITA}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|IRL}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|CRO}}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ [[#Group D|Group D]]
|-
!width=120|Team
|-
| align=center| {{fb|UKR}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|SWE}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|FRA|1974}}
|-
| align=center| {{fb|ENG}}
|}
|}

==Venues==
[[File:UEFA Euro 2012, Warsaw, Fanzone 16.jpg|thumb|Warsaw fan zone, view during a game, 16 June]]
Eight cities were selected by UEFA as host venues. In a return to the format used at [[UEFA Euro 1992|Euro 1992]], [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], each of the four groups' matches were played in two stadiums. Host cities [[Warsaw]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Wrocław]], [[Poznań]], [[Kyiv]], and [[Lviv]] are all popular tourist destinations, unlike [[Donetsk]] and [[Kharkiv]], the latter of which replaced [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]] as a host city in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surkis says Odesa mayor promised much, did little with respect to Euro 2012 |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/55131/ |work=[[Kyiv Post]] |date=15 December 2009}}</ref>

In order to meet UEFA's requirement for football infrastructure improvements, five new stadiums were built and opened in advance of the tournament. The remaining three stadiums (in Kyiv, Poznań and Kharkiv) underwent major renovations in order to meet UEFA's infrastructure standards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Municipal Stadium Poznan launched in style |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c972ee3a9-67bb06cab4ff-1000--sting-gig-launches-poznan-venue/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=21 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Metalist Stadium lights up Kharkov |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c87495c15-bd01a00ff6ad-1000--metalist-stadium-lights-up-kharkiv/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 December 2009 }}</ref> Three of the stadiums are categorised as [[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA's highest category stadiums]]. The transport infrastructure in [[Transport in Poland|Poland]] and [[Transport in Ukraine|Ukraine]] was also extensively modified on the request of UEFA to cope with the large influx of football fans.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/news/182/53454/ |title=Vice Prime Minister: Ukraine fulfilling UEFA requirements |publisher=ukraine2012.gov |date=23 May 2012 }}</ref>

UEFA organised fan zones in the eight host cities. They were located in the centre of each city, with all 31 matches shown live on a total of 24 giant screens. The zones enabled supporters to come together in a secure and controlled environment. The Warsaw Fan Zone occupied 120,000 square meters and accommodated 100,000 visitors. In all, the fans zones had a 20% increase in capacity compared to Euro 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Alive-Creating History Together |pages=37–39 |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709060004/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A total of 31 matches were played during Euro 2012, with Ukraine hosting 16 of them and Poland 15.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="4" | {{Flag|Poland}}
|-
! [[Warsaw]]
! [[Wrocław]]
! [[Gdańsk]]
! [[Poznań]]
|-
| [[Kazimierz Górski National Stadium|National Stadium]]
| [[Wrocław Stadium]]<br/>'''<small>(Stadion Miejski)</small>'''
| [[Gdańsk Stadium]]<br/>'''<small>(PGE Arena)</small>'''
| [[Poznań Stadium]]<br/>'''<small>(Stadion Miejski)</small>'''
|-
| Capacity: '''58,580'''
| Capacity: '''45,105'''
| Capacity: '''43,615'''
| Capacity: '''43,269'''
|-
| [[File:National Stadium Warsaw aerial view 2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Municipal stadium in Wroclaw.jpg|200x200px]]
| [[File:Stadion PGE Gdańsk - panoramio.jpg|200x200px]]
| [[File:Stadion Miejski Poznan, 2011-08-23.jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="2" | {{Location map+|Poland|float=center|width=283|caption=Location of the host cities of the UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland.|places=
{{Location map~|Poland|lat=52.239444|long=21.045556|label=[[Warsaw]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Poland|lat=54.389964|long=18.640315|label=[[Gdańsk]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Poland|lat=52.397685|long=16.858169|label=[[Poznań]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Poland|lat=51.141167|long=16.943778|label=[[Wrocław]]|position=right}}}}
! colspan="2" | {{Location map+|Ukraine|AlternativeMap=Ukraine (1991-2014) location map.svg|float=center|width=410|caption=Location of the host cities of the UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine.|places=
{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=50.433439|long=30.522114|label=[[Kyiv]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=48.020833|long=37.809722|label=[[Donetsk]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=49.980858|long=36.261703|label=[[Kharkiv]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=49.775278|long=24.027778|label=[[Lviv]]|position=right}}}}
|-
! colspan="4" | {{Flag|Ukraine}}
|-
! [[Kyiv]]
! [[Donetsk]]
! [[Kharkiv]]
! [[Lviv]]
|-
| [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]]
| [[Donbas Arena]]
| [[Metalist Oblast Sports Complex|Metalist Stadium]]
| [[Arena Lviv]]
|-
| Capacity: '''70,050'''
| Capacity: '''51,504'''
| Capacity: '''40,003'''
| Capacity: '''34,915'''
|-
| [[File:Olimpiysky Stadium, Kiev - panoramio.jpg|200x200px]]
| [[File:Donetsk Donbass Arena 40.jpg|200x200px]]
| [[File:Metalist Stadium Kharkiv.jpg|200x200px]]
| [[File:Lviv Arena Lviv 15.jpg|201x201px]]
|}

===Ticketing===
Tickets for the venues were sold directly by UEFA via its website, or distributed by the football associations of the 16 finalists. Applications had to be made during March 2011 for the 1.4&nbsp;million tickets available for the 31 tournament matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=Apply now for UEFA Euro 2012 ticket sales |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7ce7df2b59-7838a3f731f4-1000--apply-now-for-uefa-euro-2012-ticket-sales/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 March 2011 }}</ref> Over 20,000 were forecast to cross the Poland–Ukraine border each day during the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/euro2012/general/detail/128112/| title=Over 20,000 people per day to cross Ukraine–Poland border during Euro 2012|work=[[Kyiv Post]]| date=23 May 2012}}</ref> Over 12 million applications were received, which represented a 17% increase on the 2008 finals, and an all-time record for the UEFA European Championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Massive demand for UEFA Euro 2012 tickets |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7ce7f2b0f9-da0dbe05e952-1000--massive-demand-for-uefa-euro-2012-tickets/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 April 2011 }}</ref> Owing to this over-subscription for the matches, lotteries were carried out to allocate tickets. Prices varied from €30 (£25) (for a seat behind the goals at a group match) to €600 (£513) (for a seat in the main stand at the final). In addition to individual match tickets, fans could buy packages to see either all matches played by one team, or all matches at one specific venue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ticket prices for UEFA Euro 2012 announced |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7ce77fac96-3c8449baaf09-1000--ticket-prices-for-uefa-euro-2012-announced/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 February 2011 }}</ref>

===Team base camps===
Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. From an initial list of thirty-eight potential locations (twenty-one in Poland, seventeen in Ukraine),<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Euro 2012 Team base camp presentation |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/54/22/81/1542281_DOWNLOAD.PDF |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903015345/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/54/22/81/1542281_DOWNLOAD.PDF |archive-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the national associations chose their locations in 2011. The teams trained and resided in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |title=Alive No. 6 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709060004/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thirteen teams stayed in Poland and three in Ukraine.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Base camp
|-
| Croatia
| [[Warka]]
|-
| Czech Republic
| [[Wrocław]]
|-
| Denmark
| [[Kołobrzeg]]
|-
| England
| [[Kraków]]
|-
| France
| [[Donetsk]]
|-
| Germany
| [[Gdańsk]]
|-
| Greece
| [[Jachranka]]
|-
| Italy
| [[Kraków]]
|-
| Netherlands
| [[Kraków]]
|-
| Poland
| [[Warsaw]]
|-
| Portugal
| [[Opalenica]]
|-
| Republic of Ireland
| [[Sopot]]
|-
| Russia
| [[Warsaw]]
|-
| Spain
| [[Gniewino]]
|-
| Sweden
| [[Kyiv]]
|-
| Ukraine
| [[Kyiv]]
|}

==Match ball==
{{Main|Adidas Tango 12}}
[[File:Euro 2012.jpg|thumb|Monumental [[Adidas Tango 12]] in Kyiv]]
The Adidas Tango 12 was the official match ball of UEFA Euro 2012.<ref name=uefaintro>{{cite news |first1=Kevin |last1=Ashby |first2=Sam |last2=Adams |title=adidas Tango 12 unveiled as official ball |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1726610.html |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The ball is named after the original [[Adidas Tango]] family of footballs; however, the Tango 12 and its variations have a completely new design. Variations of the ball have been used in other contemporary competitions including the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nations]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]. It is designed to be easier to dribble and control than the reportedly unpredictable [[Adidas Jabulani]] used at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Adidas's new Tango 12 ball moves on from the World Cup Jabulani |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/european-championships-2012/8923391/Euro-2012-Adidass-new-Tango-12-ball-moves-on-from-the-World-Cup-Jabulani.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421052701/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/european-championships-2012/8923391/Euro-2012-Adidass-new-Tango-12-ball-moves-on-from-the-World-Cup-Jabulani.html |archive-date=21 April 2012 |url-status=dead |location=London |first=Jonathan |last=Liew |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Squads==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 squads}}

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he would be replaced by another player.<ref name="regulations"/>

==Match officials==
On 20 December 2011, UEFA named twelve [[referee (association football)|referees]] and four [[fourth official]]s for Euro 2012.<ref name="referees named">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 2012 referees named|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0254-0d7d78f30636-860d98201f6d-1000--uefa-euro-2012-referees-named/|date=20 December 2011|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref> On 27 March 2012, UEFA issued the full list of 80 referees to be used in Euro 2012, including the assistant referees, the additional assistant referees, and the four reserve assistant referees.<ref name="match officials">{{cite web |title=UEFA Euro 2012 match officials |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/01/77/43/22/1774322_DOWNLOAD.pdf |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416235637/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/01/77/43/22/1774322_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Each refereeing team consisted of five match officials from the same country: one main referee, two [[assistant referee (association football)|assistant referees]], and two [[additional assistant referee]]s. All of the main referees, additional assistant referees, and fourth officials were FIFA referees, and the assistant referees (including the four reserve assistant referees) were FIFA assistant referees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/men.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625025316/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/men.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 June 2011 |title=Men's Referees List |publisher=FIFA |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="referee full list">{{cite web|title=UEFA issues full list of Euro match officials|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0252-0ce2ad104485-4c2e05a09847-1000--uefa-issues-full-list-of-euro-match-officials/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812214419/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0252-0ce2ad104485-4c2e05a09847-1000--uefa-issues-full-list-of-euro-match-officials/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2020|date=27 March 2012|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> For each refereeing team, a third assistant referee from each country was named to remain on standby until the start of the tournament to take the place of a colleague if required.<ref name="referee full list"/> In two cases, for the French and Slovenian refereeing teams, the standby assistant referees took the place of one of the assistant referees before the start of the tournament. Continuing the experiments carried out in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Europa League]], the two additional assistant referees were used on the goal line for the first time in European Championship history with approval from the [[International Football Association Board]].<ref name="referees named"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=115 | Country !! width=145 | Referee !! width=275 | Assistant referees !! width=190 | Additional assistant referees !! width=325 | Matches refereed
|-
| {{fba|ENG}} || [[Howard Webb]] || Michael Mullarkey<br />Peter Kirkup{{efn-ua|name=arefsos|Peter Kirkup was replaced by Dutch assistant Sander van Roekel for the match Czech Republic–Portugal}}<br />Stephen Child (standby) || [[Martin Atkinson]]<br />[[Mark Clattenburg]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Russia vs Czech Republic|Russia–Czech Republic]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Italy vs Croatia|Italy–Croatia]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#Czech Republic vs Portugal|Czech Republic–Portugal]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Quarter-final]])}}
|-
| {{fba|FRA|1974}} || [[Stéphane Lannoy]] || Frédéric Cano<br />Michaël Annonier<br />Eric Dansault (standby) || [[Fredy Fautrel]]<br />[[Ruddy Buquet]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Germany vs Portugal|Germany–Portugal]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Greece vs Czech Republic|Greece–Czech Republic]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#Germany vs Italy|Germany–Italy]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Semi-final]])}}
|-
| {{fba|GER}} || [[Wolfgang Stark]] || Jan-Hendrik Salver<br />Mike Pickel<br />Mark Borsch (standby) || [[Florian Meyer (referee)|Florian Meyer]]<br />[[Deniz Aytekin]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Poland vs Russia|Poland–Russia]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Croatia vs Spain|Croatia–Spain]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])}}
|-
| {{fba|HUN}} || [[Viktor Kassai]] || Gábor Erős<br />György Ring<br />Róbert Kispál (standby) || [[István Vad]]<br />[[Tamás Bognár]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Spain vs Italy|Spain–Italy]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#England vs Ukraine|England–Ukraine]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])}}
|-
| {{fba|ITA}} || [[Nicola Rizzoli]] || Renato Faverani<br />Andrea Stefani<br />Luca Maggiani (standby) || [[Gianluca Rocchi]]<br />[[Paolo Tagliavento]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#France vs England|France–England]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Portugal vs Netherlands|Portugal–Netherlands]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#Spain vs France|Spain–France]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Quarter-final]])}}
|-
| {{fba|NED}} || [[Björn Kuipers]] || Sander van Roekel{{efn-ua|name=arefsos}}<br />Erwin Zeinstra<br />Berry Simons (standby) || [[Pol van Boekel]]<br />[[Richard Liesveld]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Republic of Ireland vs Croatia|Republic of Ireland–Croatia]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#Ukraine vs France|Ukraine–France]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])}}
|-
| {{fba|POR}} || [[Pedro Proença]] || Bertino Miranda<br />Ricardo Santos<br />Tiago Trigo (standby) || [[Jorge Sousa]]<br />[[Duarte Gomes]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Spain vs Republic of Ireland|Spain–Republic of Ireland]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#Sweden vs France|Sweden–France]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])|{{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#England vs Italy|England–Italy]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Quarter-final]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 final|Spain–Italy]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 final|Final]])|}}}}
|-
| {{fba|SCO}} || [[Craig Thomson (referee)|Craig Thomson]] || Alasdair Ross<br />Derek Rose<br />Graham Chambers (standby) || [[Willie Collum]]<br />[[Euan Norris]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Denmark vs Portugal|Denmark–Portugal]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Czech Republic vs Poland|Czech Republic–Poland]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])}}
|-
| {{fba|SVN}} || [[Damir Skomina]] || Primož Arhar<br />Matej Žunič<br />Marko Stančin (standby) || [[Matej Jug]]<br />[[Slavko Vinčić]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Netherlands vs Denmark|Netherlands–Denmark]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#Sweden vs England|Sweden–England]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#Germany vs Greece|Germany–Greece]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Quarter-final]])}}
|-
| {{fba|ESP}} || [[Carlos Velasco Carballo]] || Roberto Alonso Fernández<br />Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez<br />Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (standby) || [[David Fernández Borbalán]]<br />[[Carlos Clos Gómez]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Poland vs Greece|Poland–Greece]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Denmark vs Germany|Denmark–Germany]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])}}
|-
| {{fba|SWE}} || [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]] || Stefan Wittberg<br />Mathias Klasenius<br />Fredrik Nilsson (standby) || [[Markus Strömbergsson]]<br />[[Stefan Johannesson]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Netherlands vs Germany|Netherlands–Germany]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|Group B]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A#Greece vs Russia|Greece–Russia]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|Group A]])}}
|-
| {{fba|TUR}} || [[Cüneyt Çakır]] || Bahattin Duran<br />Tarık Ongun<br />Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (standby) || [[Hüseyin Göçek]]<br />[[Bülent Yıldırım (referee)|Bülent Yıldırım]] || {{br separated entries|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D#Ukraine vs Sweden|Ukraine–Sweden]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|Group D]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C#Italy vs Republic of Ireland|Italy–Republic of Ireland]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|Group C]])|[[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage#Portugal vs Spain|Portugal–Spain]] ([[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|Semi-final]])}}
|}
{{notelist-ua}}

Four match officials, who served only as fourth officials, and four reserve assistant referees were also named:<ref name="referees named"/><ref name="match officials"/>
{{col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=140 | Country !! width=140 | Fourth official
|-
| {{fba|CZE}} || [[Pavel Královec]]
|-
| {{fba|NOR}} || [[Tom Harald Hagen]]
|-
| {{fba|POL}} || [[Marcin Borski]]
|-
| {{fba|UKR}} || [[Viktor Shvetsov]]
|}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=160 | Country !! width=200 | Reserve assistant referee
|-
| {{fba|IRL}} || Damien MacGraith
|-
| {{fba|POL}} || Marcin Borkowski
|-
| {{fba|SVK}} || Roman Slyško
|-
| {{fba|UKR}} || Oleksandr Voytyuk
|}
{{col-end}}

==Group stage==
[[File:Euro 2012 Map.svg|thumb|upright=1.6|{{col-start}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#2B42A3|Winner}} {{legend|#34B0BE|Runner-up}} {{col-3}}{{legend|#81C846|Semi-finals}} {{legend|#FFD42A|Quarter-finals}}
{{col-3}}{{legend|#B94954|Group stage}}{{col-end}}]]
UEFA announced the schedule for the 31 matches of the final tournament in October 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/72/67/72/1726772_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Match Schedule |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209124311/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/01/72/67/72/1726772_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=9 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> with the final confirmation of kick-offs times being affirmed following the tournament draw in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7d259f1a4c-77a5983ff4a1-1000--euro-finals-schedule-confirmed/ |title=Euro finals schedule confirmed |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2011}}</ref>

The teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the four groups progressed to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams were eliminated from the tournament.

===Tiebreakers===
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/91/48/36/914836_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010–12 |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=19 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026215154/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/91/48/36/914836_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Key Euro regulation changes approved|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=1800152.html|date=22 May 2012|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
# Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
# Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
# If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking (e.g. if criteria 1 to 3 were applied to three teams that were level on points initially and these criteria separated one team from the other two who still have an equal ranking), criteria 1 to 3 would be reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who were still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 would apply;
# Superior goal difference in all group matches;
# Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
# If two teams tie alone (according to 1–5) after having met in the last round of the group stage their ranking is determined by [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].
# Position in the [[UEFA national team coefficient]] ranking system;
# Fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);
# Drawing of lots.

===Group A===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 Group A}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a1}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a2}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a3}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a4}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a5}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group A|transcludesection=a6}}

===Group B===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 Group B}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b1}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b2}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b3}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b4}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b5}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group B|transcludesection=b6}}

===Group C===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 Group C}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c1}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c2}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c3}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c4}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c5}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group C|transcludesection=c6}}

===Group D===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 Group D}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=standings|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=d1}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=d3}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=d4}}
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{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=d5}}
{{:UEFA Euro 2012 Group D|transcludesection=d6}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage}}
[[File:Spain national football team Euro 2012 trophy 02.jpg|thumb|[[Spain national football team|Spain]] players holding the ''[[Henri Delaunay Trophy]]''.]]

In the knockout stage, [[Overtime (sports)#Association football (soccer)|extra time]] and a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] were used to decide the winner if necessary.

As with every tournament since [[UEFA Euro 1984]], there was no [[third place play-off]].

===Bracket===
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|bracket}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|qf1}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|qf2}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|qf3}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|qf4}}
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===Semi-finals===
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|sf1}}
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{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|sf2}}

===Final===
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 final}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 final|final}}

==Statistics==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 statistics}}

===Goalscorers===
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 statistics|Goalscorers}}

===Awards===
{{See also|UEFA European Championship awards}}

;UEFA Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament.<ref name="team of the tournament">{{cite news |title=UEFA Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ff-0f88101bfd0d-c413275b9060-1000--uefa-euro-2012-team-of-the-tournament/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 }}</ref> The group of eleven analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Ten players from the winning Spanish team were selected in the team of the tournament, while [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] was the only player to be included whose team was knocked out in the group stage.<ref name="team of the tournament"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Ten Spain players in Team of the Tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7ed20b7bd1-cded9ff294f6-1000--ten-spain-players-in-team-of-the-tournament/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:25%;" | Goalkeepers
! style="width:25%;" | Defenders
! style="width:25%;" | Midfielders
! style="width:25%;" | Forwards
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{fbicon|GER}} [[Manuel Neuer]]<br />{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Iker Casillas]]
| {{fbicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]]<br />{{fbicon|POR}} [[Fábio Coentrão]]<br />{{fbicon|POR}} [[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Jordi Alba]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Gerard Piqué]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Ramos]]
| {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]<br />{{fbicon|GER}} [[Sami Khedira]]<br />{{fbicon|GER}} [[Mesut Özil]]<br />{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Daniele De Rossi]]<br />{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Xabi Alonso]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Busquets]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]
| {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Mario Balotelli]]<br />{{fbicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]]<br />{{fbicon|ESP}} [[David Silva]]<br />{{fbicon|SWE}} [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]
|}

[[File:Di Natale, Torres and Balotelli Euro 2012 final.jpg|thumb|[[Fernando Torres]] (in red) in the final]]

;Golden Boot
Fernando Torres tied with five other players on goals and with [[Mario Gómez]] on goals and assists; however, he played 92 fewer minutes than Gómez did, thus earning the title. Torres also became the first player to score in two finals.<ref name="Spain's records"/>
*{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]] (3 goals)<ref name="F9GB">{{cite news |title=Late surge earns Torres adidas Golden Boot |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/golden-boot/winner/index.html |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804071758/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/golden-boot/winner/index.html |archive-date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

;UEFA Player of the Tournament
*{{fbicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]<ref name="team of the tournament" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Iniesta named Best Player of the Tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0250-0c50fb25cc4a-39e4ed6ee389-1000--iniesta-named-best-player-of-the-tournament/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 }}</ref>

===Prize money===

A total of [[Euro|€]]196&nbsp;million was given to the 16 teams competing in this tournament, an increase from the €184&nbsp;million in the [[UEFA Euro 2008|previous tournament]]. Each team received an initial €8&nbsp;million and then received additional money, based on their performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/news/182/48071/ |title=Euro-2012 prize money to equal 196 million Euros |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702162707/http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/news/182/48071/ |archive-date=2 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Spain, the winners of Euro 2012, were awarded a total prize of €23&nbsp;million for their performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012 Prize Money List |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/euro-2012-prize-money-list-161016055.html |work=Winnipeg Free Press |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 }}</ref> The maximum prize achievable (for winning all group matches and winning the final) was €23.5&nbsp;million. 

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:12px; text-align:center; float:right; margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;"
|+ Prize money
|-
!Rank (unoff.)!!Team!!Million €
|-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ESP}}||23.0
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ITA}}||19.5
|-
|3||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GER}}||16.0
|-
|4||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POR}}||15.0
|-
|5||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}||12.5
|-
|6||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CZE}}||12.0
|-
|7||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA|1974}}, {{fb|GRE}}||11.5
|-
|9||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRO}}, {{fb|RUS}}||10.5
|-
|11||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|DEN}}, {{fb|UKR}}||10.0
|-
|13||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}}, {{fb|SWE}}||9.0
|-
|15||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NED}}, {{fb|IRL}}||8.0
|}

Complete list:

*Prize for participating: €8&nbsp;million
Extra payment based on teams performances:
* Champions: €7.5&nbsp;million
* Runner-up: €4.5&nbsp;million
* Reaching the semi-finals: €3&nbsp;million
* Reaching the quarter-finals: €2&nbsp;million
* Finishing in third place in a group: €1&nbsp;million
* Winning a group match: €1&nbsp;million
* Drawing a group match: €500,000

Besides money, commemorative plaques were given to all participants together with special plaques for semi-final losers and finalists.
Gold and silver medals were awarded to the winners and runners-up, respectively, whereas both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals. The trophy given to the winners remains in the ownership of UEFA; however, the winning nation, Spain, received a full-size replica.<ref name="regulations"/>

==Discipline==
In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g. for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions were erased at the conclusion of the quarter-finals, and were not carried over to the semi-finals (so that a player could only be suspended for the final by getting a red card in the semi-final). Single yellow cards and suspensions for yellow card accumulations do not carry over to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] tournament matches.<ref name="regulations"/> The following players were suspended during the final tournament – for one or more games – as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Offences
!Suspensions
|-
|{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Rooney]]
|{{sent off}} in [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G|qualification]] v [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]
|Group D v [[France national football team|France]]<br />Group D v [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|-
|{{fbicon|GRE}} [[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]]
|{{sent off|2}} in Group A v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
|Group A v [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|-
|{{fbicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Szczęsny]]
|{{sent off}} in Group A v [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
|Group A v [[Russia national football team|Russia]]
|-
|{{fbicon|GER}} [[Jérôme Boateng]]
|{{yel}} in Group B v [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]<br />{{yel}} in Group B v [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|Group B v [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|-
|{{fbicon|GRE}} [[Giorgos Karagounis]]
|{{yel}} in Group A v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]<br />{{yel}} in Group A v [[Russia national football team|Russia]]
|rowspan="2"|Quarter-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|-
|{{fbicon|GRE}} [[José Holebas]]
|{{yel}} in Group A v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]<br />{{yel}} in Group A v [[Russia national football team|Russia]]
|-
|{{fbicon|IRL}} [[Keith Andrews (footballer)|Keith Andrews]]
|{{sent off|2}} in Group C v [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|World Cup qualifying v [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
|-
|{{fbicon|FRA|1974}} [[Philippe Mexès]]
|{{yel}} in Group D v [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]<br />{{yel}} in Group D v [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|Quarter-final v [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|-
|{{fbicon|ITA}} [[Christian Maggio]]
|{{yel}} in Group C v [[Spain national football team|Spain]]<br />{{yel}} in Quarter-final v [[England national football team|England]]
|Semi-final v [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|}

Apart from discipline measures for yellow and red cards, UEFA fined the football associations of [[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]],<ref>{{cite news|date=15 June 2012|title=€25,000 fine for Croatian Football Federation|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea4491ae3-1acf9d22fe40-1000--25-000-fine-for-croatian-football-federation/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818103921/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea4491ae3-1acf9d22fe40-1000--25-000-fine-for-croatian-football-federation/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2020|access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: Croatia fined for Mario Balotelli racial abuse |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18461087 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> [[The Football Association|England]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: FA hit with Uefa fine over attempted pitch invasion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18527643 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=20 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> [[German Football Association|Germany]],<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA dish out another punishment to Germany |first=Tom |last=Pilcher |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-euro-germany-fine-idUSBRE85O11820120625 |work=Reuters |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> [[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]], [[Russian Football Union|Russia]],<ref name="Russia ban">{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: UEFA hits Russia with suspended six-point deduction and fine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/13/euro-2012-uefa-russia-deduction-fine |newspaper=The Guardian |date=13 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Russia fined once more by UEFA |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/eurocup/story/russia-fined-again-by-uefa-supporters-behavior-greece-062312- |work=Fox Sports |date=23 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 June 2012|title=€30,000 fine for RFS|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0254-0d7e00459f7e-cb7cf9fc14cb-1000--30-000-fine-for-rfs/|access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref> and [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]] a total of €417,000 for spectators incidents.<ref name="Croatia Portugal fine">{{cite news |title=Croatia, Portugal fined by UEFA |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/eurocup/story/croatia-portugal-fined-by-uefa-fans-behavior-062612 |work=Fox Sports |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="DBFFPF">{{cite news|date=14 June 2012|title=Fines for DFB, FPF|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea448edd1-6df48a7f4797-1000--fines-for-dfb-fpf/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812212403/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea448edd1-6df48a7f4797-1000--fines-for-dfb-fpf/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2020|access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Russia Spain fine">{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: Uefa fines Russian and Spanish authorities for fans' racism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/29/euro-2012-uefa-racism-fine |newspaper=The Guardian |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Furthermore, the Portuguese association was fined €5,000 for delaying the start of the second half of the game against Germany.<ref name="DBFFPF" /> In addition to these, Danish striker [[Nicklas Bendtner]] was fined €100,000 and given a one match ban (to be applied in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] tournament) for revealing his [[Paddy Power#Criticism|sponsored underpants]], violating UEFA regulations, during the celebration of his second goal in the match against Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ban and fine for Bendtner|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea44948fc-2bd751623c59-1000--ban-and-fine-for-bendtner/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812212426/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ea44948fc-2bd751623c59-1000--ban-and-fine-for-bendtner/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2020|date=18 June 2012|publisher=UEFA|access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref> His fine was later paid by his sponsor.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/paddy-power-agree-to-pay-nicklas-901886 Mirror, 19 Jun 2012: Pants-gate latest: Bookies agree to pay Bendtner's €100k UEFA fine for dropping his shorts]. Retrieved 20 August 2012</ref>

==Marketing==

===Trophy tour===

The [[Henri Delaunay Trophy]] began a journey through the host cities seven weeks before the start of the tournament. A hundred days before the first match a {{convert|35.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} hot air balloon in the shape of the trophy was flown in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]] and visited 14 cities throughout the host countries, reminding spectators of the impending tournament. On 20 April 2012, the trophy tour started and visited the Polish cities of Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań, Kraków, Katowice and Łódź. After the Polish cities, the trophy visited seven Ukrainian cities: Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, and Odesa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.eurotrophytour.uefa.com/trophytour/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713172046/http://en.eurotrophytour.uefa.com/trophytour/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|title="Trophy Tour" page |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1787432.html |title=Follow the Trophy tour under way in Warsaw |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Logo, slogan and theme songs===
The competition slogan, '''Creating History Together''' ({{langx|pl|Razem tworzymy przyszłość}}, literally, "Together we are creating the future", {{langx|uk|Творимо історію разом}}, ''Tvorymo istoriyu razom''), was announced along with the logo. The official logo for the tournament was unveiled at a special event at Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, on 14 December 2009 and was designed by Portuguese group Brandia Central.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.logoguru.co.uk/blog/euro-logo-revamped/ |title=UEFA Euro 2012 Logo – Revamped and Revealed!! &#124; Logo Design By |publisher=Logoguru.co.uk |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref> It took its visual identity from [[Vytynanky (Wycinanki)|Wycinanki or Vytynanky]], a traditional form of paper cutting practised in rural areas of Poland and Ukraine. The art form symbolises the nature of the rural areas of both countries.<ref name="logo_brand">{{cite web |title=Logo/brand |url=http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/abouteuro/organisation/logobrand/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603055846/http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/abouteuro/organisation/logobrand/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 December 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Co-hosts in bloom for Euro 2012 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c884c932f-ac2bc28de6a4-1000--co-hosts-in-bloom-for-euro-2012/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 December 2009 }}</ref> As part of the event, landmark buildings in the eight host cities were illuminated with the tournament logo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Branding lights up host cities |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c87517fb5-0cbf01fe9c56-1000--branding-lights-up-host-cities/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 December 2009 }}</ref>

The official Euro 2012 song was "[[Endless Summer (Oceana song)|Endless Summer]]" by the German singer [[Oceana (singer)|Oceana]]. In addition, UEFA retained the melody that was composed by [[Rollo Armstrong]] of [[Faithless]] on its behalf for the 2008 tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/66/52/88/665288_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=The official UEFA Euro 2008 music |date=28 February 2008 |publisher=UEFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003075031/http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/66/52/88/665288_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/poland-select-18-old-ladies-perform-official-euro-144611871.html |title=Poland select 18 old ladies to perform their official Euro 2012 song |publisher=Yahoo!|date=4 May 2012}}</ref> The Republic of Ireland also produced an official song: "[[The Rocky Road to Poland]]", recorded by a collaboration of Irish performers, quickly reached [[List of number-one singles and albums of 2012 (Ireland)|number 1 in Ireland]] and stayed there for three weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0224/1224312311651.html |title=A song for Poland: Irish supergroup record official Euro 2012 team tune|newspaper=The Irish Times |date=24 February 2012|first=Ronan|last=McGreevy}}</ref> In Spain, the broadcasting company [[Mediaset España Comunicación|Mediaset España]] commissioned the song "No hay 2 sin 3", performed by [[David Bisbal]] and [[Cali & El Dandee]] and produced by [[RedOne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telecinco.es/eurocopa/David_Bisbal-Eurocopa-cancion_0_1611439171.html |title=David Bisbal y Cali & el Dandee interpretan 'No hay 2 sin 3', nuestro himno de la Eurocopa|publisher=[[Telecinco]].es|date=10 May 2012}}</ref>

The tournament was also associated with the song "[[Heart of Courage]]" by [[Two Steps from Hell]], which was played in the stadiums during the entrance of the players (before the national anthems);<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Bergersen: The "Epic Music" Creator Behind Interstellar, Harry Potter And The Dark Knight |author=Upmanyu, Suryansh |work=ED Times |date=3 February 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022 |url= https://edtimes.in/thomas-bergersen-music-composer/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Music of the Euro 2012 final {{!}} The Official Soundtrack |author=Abnos, Alexander |work=newsounds |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2022 |url= https://www.newsounds.org/story/219757-music-euro-2012-final-official-soundtrack/}}</ref> and also "[[Seven Nation Army]]" by [[The White Stripes]], in this case after every [[Goal (sport)#Association football|goal]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Will |last=Dean |title=Trending: The Euro 2012 chant that a Seven Nation Army couldn't hold back |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/trending-the-euro-2012-chant-that-a-seven-nation-army-couldnt-hold-back-7858853.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=19 June 2012 |location=London}}</ref>

===Merchandise and mascots===
[[File:Slavek&Slavko (3).jpg|thumb|upright|The mascots Slavek & Slavko]]
UEFA signed a worldwide licensing agreement with [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] Consumer Products to help promote the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=UEFA appoints worldwide licensing representative|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c99dd78c9-0e02cd8d54a3-1000--uefa-appoints-worldwide-licensing-representative/|date=8 June 2010|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}</ref> The agreement involved licensing to third parties for a variety of other merchandising items.

Also designed by Warner Bros. were the official tournament [[mascot]]s, "Slavek and Slavko", twins that wore the [[national colours]] of the two host nations. The mascots were unveiled in December 2010,<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA Euro 2012 mascots unveiled in Warsaw|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c9515f9eb-96db324aa173-1000--uefa-euro-2012-mascots-unveiled-in-warsaw/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 November 2010}}</ref> and named following an online poll.<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012 mascots named Slavek and Slavko|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c95168cb7-506160c4fd01-1000--euro-2012-mascots-named-slavek-and-slavko/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 December 2010}}</ref>

===Video game===
The ''[[UEFA Euro 2012 (video game)|UEFA Euro 2012 video game]]'' was released by [[EA Sports]] as a downloadable [[expansion pack]] for ''[[FIFA 12]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/24/fifa-12-uefa-euro-2012-review|title=FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 Review - IGN|date=24 April 2012 }}</ref>

===Sponsorship===
UEFA announced ten global sponsors and, for both Poland and Ukraine, three national sponsors as shown below.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/72/21/35/1722135_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Sponsor contacts: UEFA Euro 2012 Public Screening Licensing Programme |year=2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709060025/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/72/21/35/1722135_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> These sponsorships together with the broadcasting revenues were estimated to earn UEFA at least US$1.6&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Euro 2012 too local, too late for Chinese sponsors |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120612000030&cid=1502 |publisher=Want China Times |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:12px; text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:50%;"|Global sponsors!!colspan=2|Event sponsors
|-
!width=25%|Ukraine
!width=25%|Poland
|-
|
{{col-start|width=100%}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Adidas]]
*[[Canon Inc.|Canon]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Canon becomes UEFA Euro 2012 global sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01f3-0f8638a77619-e3685971ecbd-1000--canon-becomes-uefa-euro-2012-official-sponsor/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[Castrol]]
*[[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Coca-Cola signs for Euro 2012, 2016 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7c99c770ef-4d06f942fc26-1000--coca-cola-signs-for-euro-2012-2016/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[Continental AG|Continental]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Continental to sponsor Euro 2012 and 2016 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d76345ae9-6b6c21bd66da-1000--continental-to-sponsor-euro-2012-and-2016/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818103912/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d76345ae9-6b6c21bd66da-1000--continental-to-sponsor-euro-2012-and-2016/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2020 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>
*[[Sharp Corporation|SHARP]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Sharp signs Eurotop agreement with UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c9d0982cc-9c50c71872e8-1000--sharp-signs-eurotop-agreement-with-uefa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812212627/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c9d0982cc-9c50c71872e8-1000--sharp-signs-eurotop-agreement-with-uefa/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 August 2020 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 September 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
{{col-2}}
*[[Orange Polska|Orange]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Orange signs up as official Euro sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7ce9110e20-bfa8eb35f016-1000--orange-signs-up-as-official-euro-sponsor/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122033814/http://en.uefa.com/uefa/events/marketing/news/newsid=1586897.html |archive-date=22 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]–[[Kia Motors|Kia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Hyundai-Kia joins as official sponsor for UEFA Euro 2012™ and UEFA Euro 2016™ |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7ce4806af2-9643b34f7ef6-1000--hyundai-kia-joins-as-official-sponsor-for-uefa-euro-2012tm-/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 March 2010 |access-date=4 July 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Carlsberg on board for Euro 2012 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c99ab60c6-27c5f60a6efe-1000--carlsberg-on-board-for-euro-2012/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812212613/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7c99ab60c6-27c5f60a6efe-1000--carlsberg-on-board-for-euro-2012/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2020|work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[McDonald's]]<ref>{{cite news |title=McDonald's sign up as official Euro sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c99ab8c22-2fd1d10a3de2-1000--mcdonald-s-signed-up-as-official-euro-sponsor/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 May 2010 |access-date=26 May 2010}}</ref>
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*[[Ukrtelecom]]
*[[EpiCentre K|Epicenter]]
*[[UniCredit|Ukrsotsbank PJSC]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukrsotsbank PJSC becomes national sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d3b894de9-1eba281319ed-1000--ukrsotsbank-pjsc-becomes-national-sponsor/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
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*[[E. Wedel]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Sweet moment for Poland's first Euro sponsor |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7d3b894de9-1eba281319ed-1000--ukrsotsbank-pjsc-becomes-national-sponsor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809140916/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7d3b894de9-1eba281319ed-1000--ukrsotsbank-pjsc-becomes-national-sponsor/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 August 2020 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=29 March 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[Bank Pekao]]
*[[MasterCard]]
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==Broadcasting==
{{main|UEFA Euro 2012 broadcasting rights}}

According to UEFA requirements, TP ensured approximately 2х70&nbsp;Gbit/s data communication speed from Polish stadiums and 2х140&nbsp;Gbit/s between Poland and Ukraine. This was required due to the fact that the matches were broadcast in [[High-definition video|HD]] quality.<ref name=News>{{cite news|title=Euro to be broadcast to billion fans|url=http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/news/182/47150/|access-date=17 June 2012|publisher=Ukraine2012.gov|date=13 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201140543/http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/news/182/47150/|archive-date=1 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The multilateral production utilised 31 [[Video camera|cameras]] to cover the action on and around the pitch at every match, with additional cameras following activities around the game, such as team arrivals at the stadiums, interviews, and media conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prasowy.um.warszawa.pl/rok-do-euro/02_Fact%20sheets%20in%20English/16_TV%20Production_EN_June2011.pdf|title=UEFA Euro 2012 TV production fact sheet|access-date=17 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611230718/http://prasowy.um.warszawa.pl/rok-do-euro/02_Fact%20sheets%20in%20English/16_TV%20Production_EN_June2011.pdf|archive-date=11 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The official Euro 2012 broadcasting centre was located at the Expo XXI International Centre in [[Warsaw]].<ref name=News/> The tournament was broadcast live by [[UEFA Euro 2012 broadcasting rights|around 100 TV channels]] covering the whole world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalsportsmadness.com/2012/06/08/tv-channels-broadcasting-uefa-euro-2012-live-in-usa-australia-canada-uk-asia/ |title=TV Channels broadcasting UEFA Euro 2012 live |publisher=Totalsportsmadness.com |date=8 June 2012 |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> 150,000,000 people were expected to watch the matches each day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Alive-Creating History Together |access-date=13 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709060004/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/CountdownNews/competitions/Publications/01/76/11/50/1761150_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Concerns and controversies==
{{main|Concerns and controversies related to UEFA Euro 2012}}
[[File:UEFA Euro 2012, Poland-Russia, 12.06.2012 DSC 1738.JPG|thumb|Police in Warsaw before the match between Poland and Russia]]
After Poland and Ukraine were chosen by a vote of the UEFA Executive Committee as host countries for Euro 2012, several issues arose, which jeopardised the Polish/Ukrainian host status.

In Ukraine, the stadium and infrastructure renovation incurred financial difficulties due to the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref name=crisis-threatens>{{cite news |title=Financial crisis threatens Ukraine as Euro 2012 host |url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=254324 |date=31 October 2008 |work=[[The Canadian Press]] }}</ref> In Poland, issues arose related to corruption within the [[Polish Football Association]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE4906EA20081001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030053222/https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE4906EA20081001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2020 |title=FIFA warns Poland on World Cup suspension |work=Reuters |date=1 October 2008}}</ref> In April 2009 however, the president of UEFA, [[Michel Platini]] announced that all was on track and that he saw no major problems. After a UEFA delegation visited Ukraine in September 2011, he stated the country was "virtually ready for Euro 2012".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/113621/ |title=Platini: Ukraine nearly ready for Euro 2012 |date=27 September 2011 |work=[[Kyiv Post]]}}</ref>

In the UK, there were allegations of racism in football in both host countries. The main cause of discussion was the [[BBC]] [[Current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] programme ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'', entitled ''Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate'', which included recent footage of supporters chanting various antisemitic slogans and displays of [[white power]] symbols and banners in Poland, plus Nazi salutes and the beating of South Asians in Ukraine.<ref name="campbell">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18192375 |title=Sol Campbell warns fans to stay away from Euro 2012 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2012}}</ref> The documentary was first echoed in much of the British press, but was then attacked for being one-sided and unethical: critics included other British media outlets; anti-racism campaigners, black and Jewish community leaders in Poland; Polish and Ukrainian politicians and journalists; England fans visiting the host nations and [[Gary Lineker]], a British football star.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/06/ugly-spectre |newspaper=The Economist |title=Euro 2012 is overshadowed by accusations of racism and anti-Semitism | date=6 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stitch up unstitched—updated (again) |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/06/poland-and-bbc |newspaper=The Economist | date=13 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Unfair' say organisers |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Football/Unfair-say-organisers/Article1-863192.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201153444/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Football/Unfair-say-organisers/Article1-863192.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/matt-laws-euro-2012-diary-946599 |title=Matt Law's Euro 2012 diary: My highs and lows of the tournament in Poland and Ukraine – Matt Law – Mirror Online |publisher=Mirror.co.uk |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>

In response to [[Yulia Tymoshenko]]'s hunger strike and her mistreatment in a Ukrainian prison some European politicians and governments announced that they would boycott the matches in Ukraine.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |first=Andriy |last=Kravets |title=Tymoshenko case: Europe pressure on Ukraine intensifies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17892514 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date= 30 April 2012|access-date=30 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n277137 |title=Europeans 'to boycott' Ukraine's Euro 2012 |publisher=FOCUS Information Agency |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2012 }}</ref>

Ukraine came under criticism from animal welfare organisations for killing stray cats and dogs in order to prepare for Euro 2012.<ref name="osborn">{{Cite news|title=Ukraine accused of culling dogs in clean-up for Euro 2012|last=Osborn|first=Andrew|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=3 December 2011|page=23}}</ref> Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Minister of the Environment promised to take action to prevent killing animals but it still remains unclear how these measures were enforced.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Naturewatch thanks UEFA for help on stray dogs|date=7 December 2011|work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=31 May 2012|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d399ed43d-026fb235f56a-1000--naturewatch-thanks-uefa-for-help-on-stray-dogs/}}</ref> The ministry's comments also suggested this would only be a temporary measure, drawing further criticism.<ref name="22november">{{cite news |title=UEFA welcomes Ukraine decision on stray dogs |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d34d3f18c-2222d05bf01c-1000--uefa-welcomes-ukraine-decision-on-stray-dogs/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=22 November 2011 |access-date=31 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine to stop killing stray dogs before Euro 2012 football championship |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/17/euro2012-ukraine-stops-killing-stray-dogs |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=17 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine calls for dog killing ban |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-calls-for-dog-killing-ban-6263495.html |publisher=Independent |location=London |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref>

[[2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions|Bomb explosions]] took place in [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]], Ukraine, on 27 April 2012 and were described as a terrorist attack that may jeopardise the organisation of the tournament in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |first=Miriam |last=Elder |title=Ukraine bomb blasts injure dozens ahead of Euro 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/27/ukraine-bomb-blasts-scores-injured |work=The Guardian |date=27 April 2012 |location=London}}</ref>

Other important issues were associated with [[FEMEN]]'s group protests against [[Prostitution in Ukraine|prostitution]] and [[sex tourism in Ukraine]], and enormous increases in hotel prices by many hoteliers in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine women go topless against UEFA, prostitution|url=http://bikyamasr.com/50158/ukraine-women-go-topless-against-uefa-prostitution/|date=3 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050509/http://bikyamasr.com/50158/ukraine-women-go-topless-against-uefa-prostitution/|archive-date=2 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA complains about high Ukraine hotel prices|url=http://kiev.org.uk/uefa-complains-about-high-ukraine-hotel-prices/|date=12 April 2012}}</ref>

In total, four nations were fined by UEFA for racist activities by their fans (none of them were hosts): Germany, Spain, Croatia and Russia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Katya Gorchinskaya |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/racism-and-euro-2012.html#.T_Ni8xdo1p4 |title=Small business bearing the brunt of corruption |publisher=Kyivpost.com |date=12 June 1997 |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/EURO/01/86/72/05/1867205_DOWNLOAD.pdf Official Technical Report]

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