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Contents7 - Competition facts1 - Match preview8 - Team facts2 - Match facts9 - UEFA information3 - Squad list10 - Competition information4 - Head coach11 - Legend5 - Match officials

6 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

Turkey are just one step away from reaching their first UEFA European Championship final but they will find a formidableobstacle blocking their path at St. Jakob-Park in Basel in the shape of Joachim Löw's Germany.

• While the last four is previously uncharted territory for Turkey, the same certainly cannot be said of three-timesEuropean champions Germany who have won four of their five previous semi-finals in the competition. Yet if Turkeyare underdogs, nobody will be underestimating Fatih Terim's side who have captured the imagination at UEFA EURO2008™ with their ever more miraculous comebacks.

• After losing their opening game 2-0 to Portugal, Turkey revived their hopes by coming from behind to defeat co-hostsSwitzerland, Semih Şentürk cancelling out a first-half Murat Yakin goal before Arda Turan snatched all three pointstwo minutes into added time.

• If that was dramatic, Terim's team raised the bar even higher in their last Group A match as they fought back fromtwo behind against the Czech Republic. Trailing to strikes from Jan Koller and Jaroslav Plašil, they halved the deficitthrough Arda's 75th-minute goal before Nihat Kahveci's quick-fire double on 87 and 89 minutes turned the game onits head.

• Turkey put their supporters' nerves through the shredder a third time in their quarter-final against Croatia. With thegame goalless deep into extra time, Turkey fell behind in the 119th minute through an Ivan Klasnić header. Incredibly,they found an equaliser with the last kick of the match from Semih and duly prevailed 3-1 on penalties. Arda, Semihand Hamit Altıntop all converted their kicks before Rüştü Reçber saved from Mladen Petrić to put Turkey in thesemi-finals.• Germany began their campaign in Group B by defeating Poland 2-0 through two goals from Lukas Podolski but theythen suffered a hiccup when losing 2-1 to Croatia, Podolski's 79th-minute effort scant consolation after Darijo Srnaand Ivica Olić had struck for the opposition.

• Löw's men recovered sufficient composure to defeat co-hosts Austria 1-0 in Vienna, through Michael Ballack'sstunning second-half free-kick, and claim second place in the section and they then raised to game to eliminatePortugal in the quarter-finals. Germany raced into a 2-0 lead in Basel through goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger andMiroslav Klose and although Nuno Gomes pulled one back, Ballack's headed third ensured a German victory despiteHélder Postiga's late reply for Portugal.

• Germany can now look forward to their first EURO semi-final since 1996 when they defeated England on penaltiesen route to winning the European crown.

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GERMANY - TURKEYMATCH PRESS KITSt. Jakob-Park, BaselWednesday 25 June 2008 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)Matchday 17 - Semi-finals

• The rundown of the Mannschaft's semi-finals on the European stage is:1972 Belgium W 2-11976 Yugoslavia W 4-2 (aet)1988 Netherlands L 1-21992 Sweden W 3-21996 England W 1-1 (aet, 6-5 on pens)• Since that EURO '96™ semi-final, Germany have contested two FIFA World Cup semi-finals, beating Korea Republicthrough a Ballack goal in Seoul in 2002 but losing 2-0 to Italy in Dortmund two summers ago.

• This is only the second semi-final appearance for Turkey in a major tournament, the first having come at the 2002World Cup when Şenol Güneş's team lost 1-0 to Brazil in Saitama. There are two survivors of the side that playedthat night in the present squad: goalkeeper Rüştü and midfielder Emre Belözoglu. Defender Emre Aşık and injuredforward Nihat were unused substitutes.

• Turkey will hope to do better than the last time they faced Germany on Swiss soil – and suffered two defeats at acost of eleven goals conceded at the 1954 World Cup.

• The teams met in their opening game of the group stage with West Germany winning 4-1 in Berne. After bothrecorded a victory and a defeat – the Germans losing their second game 8-3 to Hungary, Turkey beating KoreaRepublic 7-0 – they contested a play-off to decide who would progress as the second-placed team behind theHungarians.

• West Germany made no mistake, the eventual champions inflicting a 7-2 defeat on Turkey in Zurich as Max Morlock(3), Hans Schäfer (2) and Fritz and Ottmar Walter all found the net.

• Germany have held the upper hand in meetings down the years, recording eleven wins to Turkey's three with threegames drawn.

• Yet Turkey have won two and drawn one of the three most recent encounters, including a 2-1 success when theteams last met in a friendly in Istanbul in October 2005. Halil Altıntop opened the scoring after 25 minutes before thesides traded late goals, debutant Nuri Sahin doubling the lead in the 89th minute before Oliver Neuville narrowed thearrears 60 seconds later.

• The teams for that game were:Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Hamit Altıntop, Alpay Özalan, İbrahim Toraman, Ümit Özat (İbrahim Akın 79), Selçuk Şahin(Nuri Şahin 86), Hüseyin Çimşir, Yıldıray Baştürk (Ergün Penbe 46), Tümer Metin (Necati Ateş 67), Halil Altıntop(Serkan Balcı 46), Nihat Kahveci (Serhat Akın 84).Germany: Oliver Kahn, Patrick Owomoyela, Per Mertesacker, Lukas Sinkiewicz, Marcell Jansen, Bernd Schneider,Torsten Frings (Sebastian Deisler 46), Tim Borowski (Mike Hanke 73), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Thomas Hitzlsperger82), Lukas Podolski, Kevin Kuranyi (Oliver Neuville 46).

• Turkey also took four points off Germany in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2000™. Oliver Kahn's own goal gave thema 1-0 win in Bursa in October 1998 and 12 months later they earned a goalless draw in Munich.

• Germany's last victory against Turkey was in May 1992 when Rudi Völler registered the only goal in a friendly inGelsenkirchen.

• Germany coach Löw had spells coaching in Turkish football with Fenerbahçe SK (1998/99) and Adanaspor AS(2000/01). During his year with Fenerbahçe, he counted Turkey goalkeeper Rüştü among his players and, moreover,twice faced off against Turkey coach Terim in Istanbul derbies. Terim's Galatasaray AS had the better of thosematches, drawing 2-2 at Fenerbahçe before winning their home fixture 2-0.

• Terim oversaw a 2-0 aggregate win against BV Borussia Dortmund during Galatasaray's triumphant UEFA Cup runof 1999/00 – the first ever continental triumph by a Turkish club side. Emre Belözoglu was in the Galatasaray teamthat won 2-0 in Germany to come out on top in a fourth-round tie while Jens Lehmann was on the beaten team thatnight.

• Although Terim's Galatasaray won the 2000 UEFA Cup final on penalties, the Turkey national team had nevercontested a penalty shoot-out before last Friday’s quarter-final in Vienna.


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• Germany by contrast have been involved in six shoot-outs previously. They lost the first against Czechoslovakia inthe 1976 UEFA European Championship final but won the next five, beating France (1982 World Cup), Mexico (1986World Cup), England (1990 World Cup), England (EURO '96™) and Argentina (2006 World Cup).

• Two members of the Turkey squad were born in Germany: Hakan Balta in Berlin and Hamit in Gelsenkirchen.

• Hamit began his career at regional league club SG Wattenscheid 09 before joining FC Schalke 04 in 2003. AtSchalke, he played alongside Germany forward Kevin Kuranyi. He now plays his club football at FC Bayern Münchenalong with German internationals Marcell Jansen, Klose, Philipp Lahm, Podolski and Schweinsteiger.

• Germany captain Ballack scored past Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel to help his Chelsea FC side eliminateFenerbahçe from the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League. Ballack's goal was the first as Chelsea overturned a 2-1first-leg deficit against Fenerbahçe with a 2-0 home win in a quarter-final tie that also featured Turkey's MehmetAurélio, Kazım Kazım and Semih.

• Turkish internationals Ayhan Akman, Servet Çetin, Emre Güngör, Mehmet Topal and Arda suffered at Germanhands during the 2007/08 season. They were part of the Galatasaray team beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Bayer 04Leverkusen in the UEFA Cup Round of 32 in February. Germany midfielder Simon Rolfes was on the opposing side.

• Piotr Trochowski scored a late winner as Germany recorded a 2-1 victory against Turkey in the 2001/02 UEFAEuropean Under-19 Championship preliminary round. Lahm also featured in the game. Germany went all the way tothe final, where they lost 1-0 to Spain.

• In 2004, Hamit scored Turkey's goal in a 1-1 draw against Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Championshipplay-off second leg for the final tournament – although his side bowed out having lost the first game 1-0 in Germany.Lahm and Thomas Hitzlsperger were in the Germany side while Volkan Demirel and Servet also featured for Turkey.

• René Adler, Jansen and Mario Gómez were all in the Germany side whose European U19 Championship finalscampaign was ended in the group stage by a 1-1 draw with Turkey in 2004.

• Germany were European champions last in 1996 having earlier lifted the continental crown as West Germany in1972 and 1980. Runners-up in 1976 and 1992, they have appeared in every edition of the UEFA EuropeanChampionship since the inception of the final round in 1980.

• Turkey are appearing among Europe's élite for the thFird time and their previous best performance was their run tothe quarter-finals in 2000.

• The winners in Basel will be the designated home team when they face the winners of Thursday's semi-final betweenRussia and Spain in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™ in Vienna on Sunday 29 June.

Match facts

GERMANY

UEFA EURO 2008™ statistics• Five squad members have played every minute of Germany's finals campaign: Jens Lehmann, Philipp Lahm, PerMertesacker, Christoph Metzelder and Michael Ballack. Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski have also started everygame.

• Podolski has struck three goals in the finals and was also Germany's top scorer in qualifying with eight, three morethan Miroslav Klose. Northern Ireland's David Healy was the highest overall scorer with 13.

• Four of Germany's goals have been scored from outside the area – only Spain with five have registered more.

• Along with David Villa, Ballack has committed more fouls than anybody else at these finals having conceded 14free-kicks.

• Lahm has made more passes than any other player, averaging 63.5 per game.

• Germany were the top scorers in qualifying having managed 35 goals at an average of 2.92 goals per game. Their13-0 win in San Marino was a new UEFA European Championship record.



Disciplinary news• Coach Joachim Löw will return to the bench having been given a one-game touchline ban after being sent to thestands against Austria.

Team information• Thursday 19 June: Portugal 2-3 Germany(Nuno Gomes 40, Hélder Postiga 87; Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61)Germany progressed to the UEFA European Championship semi-finals for the first time since 1996 as BastianSchweinsteiger scored one and delivered free-kicks for Klose and Ballack to secure victory in Basel.

• Germany assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick said: "We are very proud of the way we played from the first minute tothe last. We fought hard, had excellent attacks and should feel very happy. Germany are a real tournament team andcan be very focused when it comes to the crunch."

• Schweinsteiger was inspirational on his return from suspension following his dismissal against Croatia and wasnamed Carlsberg Man of the Match. "He was involved with three goals," said the UEFA Technical Team's Jerzy Engel."He showed everything that is most beautiful about football today – passion, technique and a game which gavepleasure to all the fans."

• Germany have never lost when either Schweinsteiger or Klose have registered. In Klose's 78 internationalappearances, he has scored in 25 of them (scoring 39 goals in total) and Germany's record reads 21 wins and fourdraws.

• On 16 June Ballack booked Germany's place in the quarter-finals with a thunderous 49th-minute free-kick againstAustria.

• Four days earlier Germany stumbled to a 2-1 defeat as goals from Darijo Srna (24) and Ivica Olić (62) ensuredCroatia topped Group B. Podolski pulled one back eleven minutes from time but it was not enough and Germany'smisery was compounded when Schweinsteiger was sent off late on.

• Polish-born forward Podolski struck in either half to give Germany an ideal start to their Group B campaign againstdebutants Poland in Klagenfurt on 8 June.

Injury news• Torsten Frings is suffering from a broken rib sustained in the second half of the Austria game though he has returnedto training wearing a specially manufactured carbon bandage. He missed the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-final throughsuspension.

• Mertesacker has been suffering with a cold since the Portugal win, though Marcell Jansen is back to full fitnesshaving suffered a pulled muscle in his shoulder against Austria.

• Heiko Westermann suffered torn ligament and bone damage to his right hand in training on 13 June but was available,albeit with a protective cast.

Miscellaneous news• With Wimbledon starting on Monday Klose and Piotr Trochowski had a game of tennis on Saturday, the strikerprevailing.

Pre-tournament friendly results31.05.2008 Germany 2–1 Serbia (Neuville, Ballack)27.05.2008 Germany 2–2 Belarus (Klose, own goal)26.03.2008 Switzerland 0–4 Germany (Klose, Gómez 2, Podolski)06.02.2008 Austria 0–3 Germany (Hitzlsperger, Klose, Gómez)

Domestic information• Five members of the Germany squad claimed the double of Bundesliga and German Cup with FC Bayern München:Jansen, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Klose and Podolski. Neuville was also a championship winner in Germany, scoring15 times as VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach finished six points clear at the top of the 2. Bundesliga.

• A persistent foot problem limited Metzelder to nine appearances as Real Madrid CF won the Primera División title.The centre-back ended a six-month absence when he returned for the last two games of the season.



• Ballack endured a frustrating May as Chelsea FC were twice edged out by Manchester United FC, first for the EnglishPremier League title and then in the UEFA Champions League final. The Germany captain scored in the penaltyshoot-out in Moscow but his side lost that 6-5 after a 1-1 draw.

• Lehmann will return to the Bundesliga following UEFA EURO 2008™ after signing a one-year contract with VfBStuttgart on the eve of the finals. The 38-year-old is leaving Arsenal FC on a free transfer after five seasons in England.

• On Saturday Mertesacker extended his contract with Werder Bremen by two years until summer 2012.

TURKEY

UEFA EURO 2008™ statistics• Seven players have featured in all four games for Turkey at these finals: Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk, Hakan Balta,Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Tuncay Şanlı and Kazım Kazım. Hakan, Hamit and Nihat are ever-present in the startingXI.

• Turkey have committed 87 fouls at these finals, more than any other side. Spain have been penalised 81 times.

• Turkey have only held the lead for a total of nine minutes throughout this tournament.

• Not at these finals, Hakan Şükür was Turkey's top scorer in qualifying with six goals, three more than Nihat andTuncay.

• Turkey scored 25 goals in qualifying, ten less than Germany who led the way overall having found the net 35 times.

Disciplinary news• Volkan Demirel, Emre Aşık, Tuncay and Arda Turan are all suspended for the Germany game, though MehmetAurélio returns from a ban.

Latest information• Friday 20 June: Croatia 1-1 Turkey (Klasnić 119; Semih 120+2), Turkey won 3-1 on pensFatih Terim's team grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat after a dramatic finale in Vienna. Ivan Klasnić looked tohave taken Croatia through to the semi-finals but, for the third game running, Turkey sensationally hit back throughSemih at the death to force a penalty shoot-out. There Rüştü Reçber saved Mladen Petrić's kick following earliermisses from Modrić and Ivan Rakitić as Turkey prevailed, Arda, Semih and Hamit all converting.

• "You should never give up until the final whistle, that's what makes football interesting," said Terim. "We have workedvery hard over the last two years and deserve to be in this semi-final. If Croatia had won, I would have said theydeserved it too, but I'm delighted we did it. I tell my players never to give up. I set them goals and tell them not to beafraid of losing. There is something special about this team."

• Hamit was named Carlsberg Man of the Match, with UEFA Technical Team member Roy Hodgson explaining: "Hisperformance throughout the game was extremely good. He both defended and attacked very, very well and was akey figure alongside Tuncay in the centre of the midfield. As the game went on the Turkish midfield got stronger andstronger."

• Turkey prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the players in the dressing room after the game andTerim also received a phone call from president Abdullah Gül.

• There was no less drama four days earlier as Turkey booked their quarter-final place with a 3-2 victory against CzechRepublic. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes left, Arda's low effort gave Turkey a fighting chance before Nihat struck twicein the last three minutes. There was still time for Volkan to be sent off.

• On 12 June Arda had been the man responsible for the last-gasp winner, reviving Turkey hopes with a 2-1 victoryagainst Switzerland. Hakan Yakin put the hosts ahead but half-time substitute Semih levelled.

• Turkey had got their campaign off to a disappointing start on 7 June as strikes from Portugal's Pepe (61) and substituteRaul Meireles (90) consigned them to defeat in Geneva. Nuno Gomes also rattled the woodwork twice.

Injury news• Nihat became the second Turkey player to be ruled out of UEFA EURO 2008™ due to a thigh injury sustainedagainst Croatia. Emre Güngör (calf) will also play no further part while Gökhan Gönül was ruled out before the finalswith a foot problem.



• Servet Çetin has been struggling with hip and knee knocks while groin problems have restricted Tümer Metin andEmre Belözoğlu to light training.

Miscellaneous• Semih's last nine goals for club and country have all come following his introduction from the substitutes' bench.

• The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has a far-reaching scouting system in Germany to spot teenage players, withthree men employed to provide information for Ali Kemal Denizci, head of the TFF's youth department.

• Two of the Turkey squad were born in Germany: Hamit (Gelsenkirchen) and Hakan (Berlin). FC Bayern München'sHamit is the only Bundesliga-based player.

Pre-tournament friendly results29.05.2008: Turkey 2-0 Finland (Tuncay, Semih)25.05.2008: Turkey 2-3 Uruguay (Arda, Nihat)20.05.2008: Turkey 1-0 Slovakia (Hakan)26.03.2008: Belarus 2-2 Turkey (Tuncay, Tümer Metin)06.02.2008: Turkey 0-0 Sweden

Domestic information• There are eight members of Galatasaray AS's Turkish Süper Lig-winning squad in Turkey's party – Sabri Sarıoğlu,Emre Aşık, Servet, Hakan, Emre Güngör, Mehmet Topal, Ayhan Akman and Arda. Mehmet Topal signed a two-yearcontract extension in April that will keep him at the club until May 2013.

• Gökdeniz Karadeniz has scored five goals in eleven games for FC Rubin Kazan this season, helping the side claima surprise lead of the Russian Premier-Liga during the two-month summer break.

• Hamit enjoyed a memorable debut season for FC Bayern München with a league and cup double in Germany whileNihat struck 18 times as Villarreal CF finished second in the Primera División.



Squad list

GermanyOverallUEFA EURO 2008™TeamFTQual.

GlsPldGlsPldBLClubAgeDoBPlayerNo.Goalkeepers

-59-4-10-Arsenal FC3810.11.1969Jens Lehmann1-1-----Hannover 963024.08.1977Robert Enke12-------Bayer 04 Leverkusen2315.01.1985René Adler23

Defenders125-318-FC Bayern München2204.11.1985Marcell Jansen2-59-2-8-Hertha BSC Berlin2929.05.1979Arne Friedrich3218-428-Werder Bremen2707.12.1980Clemens Fritz4-3-----FC Schalke 042414.08.1983Heiko Westermann5245-4-9-FC Bayern München2411.11.1983Philipp Lahm16147-4-8-Werder Bremen2329.09.1984Per Mertesacker17-45-4-8-Real Madrid CF2705.11.1980Christoph Metzelder21

Midfielders-11-1-4-Bayer 04 Leverkusen2621.01.1982Simon Rolfes6

14541338-FC Bayern München2301.08.1984Bastian Schweinsteiger71075-319-Werder Bremen3122.11.1976Torsten Frings838852435-Chelsea FC3126.09.1976Michael Ballack13-12---6-Hamburger SV2422.03.1984Piotr Trochowski14536-348-VfB Stuttgart2605.04.1982Thomas Hitzlsperger15233-2-3-Werder Bremen2802.05.1980Tim Borowski18

Forwards613-326-VfB Stuttgart2210.07.1985Mario Gómez9

1069-1-3-VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach

3501.05.1973Oliver Neuville10

40791459-FC Bayern München3009.06.1978Miroslav Klose11116-1-4-Real Betis Balompié2421.02.1984David Odonkor19

28523489-FC Bayern München2304.06.1985Lukas Podolski201949-236-FC Schalke 042602.03.1982Kevin Kuranyi22

Coach---4-12-GER4803.02.1960Joachim Löw-

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TurkeyOverallUEFA EURO 2008™TeamFTQual.

GlsPldGlsPldBLClubAgeDoBPlayerNo.Goalkeepers

-117-1-5-Beşiktaş JK3510.05.1973Rüştü Reçber1-2-----Trabzonspor2410.10.1983Tolga Zengin12-24-3-5SFenerbahçe SK2627.10.1981Volkan Demirel23

Defenders132-3111-Galatasaray AS2717.03.1981Servet Çetin2-22-2-7-Beşiktaş JK2607.09.1981Gökhan Zan4-2-1---Galatasaray AS2301.08.1984Emre Güngör13231-4-4SGalatasaray AS3413.12.1973Emre Aşık15118-317-Galatasaray AS2326.07.1984Sabri Sarıoğlu20246-4211-FC Bayern München2508.12.1982Hamit Altıntop22

Midfielders112-4-2-Galatasaray AS2523.03.1983Hakan Balta3457-117-Newcastle United FC2707.09.1980Emre Belözoğlu5-8-3---Galatasaray AS2203.03.1986Mehmet Topal6122-3-11-Fenerbahçe SK3015.12.1977Mehmet Aurélio7649-219-FC Rubin Kazan2811.01.1980Gökdeniz Karadeniz10725-126-Fenerbahçe SK3314.10.1974Tümer Metin1132223-9SGalatasaray AS2130.01.1987Arda Turan14-9-1---Fenerbahçe SK2614.04.1982Uğur Boral16

1558-4311SMiddlesbrough FC2616.01.1982Tuncay Şanlı17-11---2-Galatasaray AS3123.02.1977Ayhan Akman19

Forwards17592435-Villarreal CF2823.11.1979Nihat Kahveci83824-2-Fenerbahçe SK2529.04.1983Semih Şentürk9-8-4---Fenerbahçe SK2126.08.1986Kazım Kazım18-5-1---FC Sochaux-Montbéliard2125.02.1987Mevlüt Erdinç21

Coach---5-12-TUR5414.09.1953Fatih Terim-

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Head coach

Germany: Joachim LöwDate of birth: 3 February 1960Nationality: GermanPlaying career: SC Freiburg (three times), VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Karlsruher SC, FC Schaffhausen, FCWinterthur, FC FrauenfeldCoaching career: FC Winterthur (youth coach), FC Frauenfeld, VfB Stuttgart, Fenerbahçe SK, Karlsruher SC,Adanaspor AS, FC Wacker Tirol, FK Austria Wien, Germany (assistant), Germany

Not many eyebrows were raised when Joachim Löw stepped up from his position as Germany assistant coach totake centre stage after Jürgen Klinsmann stood down after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The former midfielder hadheavily influenced tactics and lineups, and was a major force behind Germany's attacking approach, with Klinsmannsaying: "He has always been much more than an assistant coach to me."

The Schonau-born Löw proved that he was the right man for the job in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying, with Germanythe first nation apart from the two co-hosts to book a place in the finals. Löw was promptly handed an extension tohis original two-year contract, which takes him through until 2010, and German Football Association president TheoZwanziger declared the move "a clear signal that we are heading towards UEFA EURO 2008™ and the 2010 WorldCup with confidence in his philosophy". Affectionately known as Jogi, Löw is widely regarded for his innovative trainingmethods and his pride in seeing young players fulfil their potential.

Löw played for VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. He hung up his boots in summer 1995, but hadalready been coaching part-time at Swiss side FC Winterthur. He took the reins at Stuttgart in July 1995 and guidedthem to the 1996/97 German Cup, and the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the following season where theylost 1-0 to Chelsea FC. He then won the Austrian championship with FC Wacker Tiro, then known as FC Tirol Innsbruck,in 2001/02 before a spell at FK Austria Wien. He also had stints in Turkey at Fenerbahçe SK and Adanaspor AS. Turkey: Fatih TerimDate of birth: 4 September 1953Nationality: TurkishPlaying career: Adana Demirspor, Galatasaray ASCoaching career: MKE Ankaragücü, Göztepe AŞ, Turkey Under-21, Turkey, Galatasaray AS (twice), ACF Fiorentina,AC Milan, Turkey

Fatih Terim ensured Turkey did not fail to qualify for a third successive tournament, and he is determined to make abig impression. "Had we missed our chance, someone would have had to take responsibility and I would have doneso," he said. "But now we are through and I made a promise we would qualify and make a significant contribution atthe finals."

Appointed as Turkey coach in 2005 following a break from management, Terim – known as 'Imparator' ('The Emperor')in his home country for his leadership skills – could not guide Turkey through a 2006 FIFA World Cup play-off againstSwitzerland which ended fractiously in Istanbul.

He had previously been appointed as Turkey coach in 1993 and led them to the finals of EURO '96™. They lost allof their games in England, but just getting there was a major landmark as Turkey's first finals appearance since the1954 FIFA World Cup. It was an achievement that epitomised Terim's belief that professional discipline and rawpassion lie at the heart of any great team. A central defender in his youth, he played for Galatasaray AS for over adecade and represented Turkey 51 times, 31 of them as captain.

Jobs at MKE Ankaragücü and Göztepe followed before he was named assistant to national team coach Sepp Piontekand put in charge of the Under-21 side in 1991. After EURO '96™ he returned to Galatasaray, winning four leaguetitles and the 1999/00 UEFA Cup. Serie A came calling and Terim took charge of ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan beforereturning to Galatasaray but problems behind the scenes brought about a temporary retirement in 2004.

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Match officials

Massimo Busacca (SUI)RefereeMatthias Arnet (SUI), Stéphane Cuhat (SUI)Assistant refereesPeter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)Fourth officialJanis Mežeckis (LVA)UEFA DelegateJaap Uilenberg (NED)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

Date of birthNat.Name06.02.1969SUIMassimo Busacca

Massimo Busacca has steadily enhanced his reputation since succeeding Urs Meier on Switzerland's élite list, withthe 2007 UEFA Cup final following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He had three games in Germany, including Argentina’s2-1 last-16 win against Mexico. From Monte Carrasso, in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino, Busaccareached the highest domestic level in 1996 and within three years was cutting his teeth in UEFA youth matches.

Busacca is a UEFA Champions League regular, notably serving as fourth official to Meier for the 2002 final betweenReal Madrid CF and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The UEFA Cup final Sevilla FC won 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 drawagainst RCD Espanyol was his third visit to Hampden Park as he also refereed Scotland's 1-0 victory against Francein a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier and ended the 2007/08 club season by taking charge of the UEFA ChampionsLeague semi-final first leg between FC Barcelona and eventual winners Manchester United FC.

Another high-level game for Busacca, who enjoys travel in his spare time, was the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-finalbetween Brazil and Argentina in Utrecht. At home, the company director, who is also a keen skier, took charge of hisfirst Swiss Cup final in May 2005.

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Match-by-match lineups

Quarter-finals Germany

Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateSt. Jakob-Park, Basel2-3Portugal - Germany19/06/08

Goals: 0-1 Schweinsteiger 22, 0-2 Klose 26, 1-2 Nuno Gomes 40, 1-3 Ballack 61, 2-3 Hélder Postiga 87Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger (Fritz 83), Klose (Jansen 89), Ballack, Hitzlsperger (Borowski73), Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

Final tournament Group B GermanyPtsGAGFLDWPld9140033Croatia6241023Germany1312103Austria1412103Poland

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateErnst Happel, Vienna0-1Austria - Croatia08.06.2008

Goals: 0-1 Modrić 4 (pen)

Wörthersee, Klagenfurt2-0Germany - Poland08.06.2008Goals: 1-0 Podolski 20, 2-0 Podolski 72Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Fritz (Schweinsteiger 56), Frings, Gómez (Hitzlsperger 75), Klose (Kuranyi 90+1),Ballack, Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

Wörthersee, Klagenfurt2-1Croatia - Germany12.06.2008Goals: 1-0 Srna 24, 2-0 Olić 62, 2-1 Podolski 79Germany: Lehmann, Jansen (Odonkor 46), Fritz (Kuranyi 82), Frings, Gómez (Schweinsteiger 66), Klose, Ballack,Lahm, Mertesacker, Podolski, Metzelder

Ernst Happel, Vienna1-1Austria - Poland12.06.2008Goals: 0-1 Guerreiro 30, 1-1 Vastic 90+3 (pen)

Ernst Happel, Vienna0-1Austria - Germany16.06.2008Goals: 0-1 Ballack 49Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Fritz (Borowski 90+3), Frings, Gómez (Hitzlsperger 60), Klose, Ballack, Lahm,Mertesacker, Podolski (Neuville 83), Metzelder

Wörthersee, Klagenfurt0-1Poland - Croatia16.06.2008Goals: 0-1 Klasnić 53

Qualifying round GermanyGroup D

PtsGAGFLDWPld2952712912Czech Republic2773513812Germany17141735412Republic of Ireland16233361512Slovakia15191853412Wales14241762412Cyprus0572120012San Marino

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Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateGottlieb-Daimler, Stuttgart1-0Germany - Republic of Ireland02.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Podolski 57Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Friedrich, M. Friedrich, Jansen, Schneider (Borowski 83), Frings, Ballack, Schweinsteiger,Podolski (Neuville 76), Klose

Olimpico, Serravalle0-13San Marino - Germany06.09.2006Goals: 0-1 Podolski 11, 0-2 Schweinsteiger 28, 0-3 Klose 30, 0-4 Ballack 35, 0-5 Podolski 43, 0-6 Klose 45+1, 0-7Schweinsteiger 47, 0-8 Podolski 64, 0-9 Hitzlsperger 66, 0-10 Podolski 72, 0-11 Hitzlsperger 73, 0-12 M. Friedrich87, 0-13 Schneider 90 (pen)Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Frings (Hitzlsperger 62), Ballack (Odonkor 46),Schneider, M. Friedrich, Klose (Asamoah 46), Podolski

Tehelné Pole, Bratislava1-4Slovakia - Germany11.10.2006Goals: 0-1 Podolski 13, 0-2 Ballack 25, 0-3 Schweinsteiger 36, 1-3 Varga 58, 1-4 Podolski 72Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, M. Friedrich, Fritz, Lahm, Ballack, Frings, Schneider (Odonkor 75), Schweinsteiger(Trochowski 77), Klose, Podolski (Hanke 85)

GSP, Nicosia1-1Cyprus - Germany15.11.2006Goals: 0-1 Ballack 16, 1-1 Okkas 43Germany: Hildebrand, Friedrich, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Ballack, Fritz, M. Friedrich, Odonkor (Hitzlsperger79), Klose, Neuville (Hanke 62)

Sparta Stadium, Prague1-2Czech Republic - Germany24.03.2007Goals: 0-1 Kuranyi 42, 0-2 Kuranyi 62, 1-2 Baroš 77Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen, Schneider, Frings, Ballack, Schweinsteiger, Podolski(Hitzlsperger 89), Kuranyi

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg6-0Germany - San Marino02.06.2007Goals: 1-0 Kuranyi 45, 2-0 Jansen 52, 3-0 Frings 56 (pen) , 4-0 Gómez 63, 5-0 Gómez 65, 6-0 Fritz 67Germany: Lehmann, Lahm (Helmes 70), Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen, Frings, Hitzlsperger, Schneider, Hilbert(Fritz 59), Klose, Kuranyi (Gómez 59)

Arena Hamburg, Hamburg2-1Germany - Slovakia06.06.2007Goals: 1-0 Ďurica 10 (o.g.) , 1-1 Metzelder 20 (o.g.) , 2-1 Hitzlsperger 43Germany: Lehmann, Jansen, Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Fritz, Frings, Hitzlsperger, Schneider (Rolfes 90+2),Klose (Trochowski 74), Kuranyi (Gómez 65)

Millennium, Cardiff0-2Wales - Germany08.09.2007Goals: 0-1 Klose 6, 0-2 Klose 60Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Pander (Trochowski 46), Hilbert, Hitzlsperger, Schweinsteiger,Jansen, Kuranyi (Podolski 72), Klose (Helmes 87)

Croke Park, Dublin0-0Republic of Ireland - Germany13.10.2007Goals: -Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Fritz, Jansen, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Frings, Schweinsteiger (Rolfes 18), Trochowski(Castro 90), Gómez (Podolski 64), Kuranyi

Allianz Arena, Munich0-3Germany - Czech Republic17.10.2007Goals: 0-1 Sionko 2, 0-2 Matějovský 23, 0-3 Plašil 63Germany: Hildebrand, Jansen, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder (Fritz 46), Schweinsteiger (Gómez 65), Frings,Trochowski (Rolfes 46), Odonkor, Kuranyi, Podolski

AWD-Arena, Hannover4-0Germany - Cyprus17.11.2007Goals: 1-0 Fritz 2, 2-0 Klose 20, 3-0 Podolski 53, 4-0 Hitzlsperger 82Germany: Lehmann, Lahm, Metzelder, Mertesacker, Friedrich, Trochowski (Borowski 66), Hitzlsperger, Fritz (Hilbert77), Podolski, Gómez (Hanke 73), Klose



Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main0-0Germany - Wales21.11.2007Goals: -Germany: Lehmann, Castro (Hilbert 56), Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Fritz, Borowski, Hitzlsperger (Rolfes 46),Podolski, Gómez (Neuville 71), Klose

Quarter-finals Turkey

Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateErnst Happel, Vienna1-1 (1-3p)Croatia - Turkey20/06/08

Goals: 1-0 Klasnić 29 Ex., 1-1 Semih Şentürk 30+2 Ex.Penalty Shoot-out: Modrić missed 0-0, Arda Turan 0-1, Srna 1-1, Semih Şentürk 1-2, Rakitić missed 1-2, HamitAltıntop 1-3, Petrić missed 1-3Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hakan Balta, Gökhan Zan, Mehmet Topal (Semih Şentürk 76), Nihat Kahveci (GökdenizKaradeniz 27 Ex.), Arda Turan, Emre Aşık, Tuncay Şanlı, Kazım Kazım (Uğur Boral 61), Sabri Sarıoğlu, Hamit Altıntop

Final tournament Group A TurkeyPtsGAGFLDWPld6351023Portugal6551023Turkey3642013Czech Republic3332013Switzerland

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateSt. Jakob-Park, Basel0-1Switzerland - Czech Republic07.06.2008

Goals: 0-1 Svěrkoš 71

Stade de Genève, Geneva2-0Portugal - Turkey07.06.2008Goals: 1-0 Pepe 61, 2-0 Raul Meireles 90+3Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Gökhan Zan (Emre Aşık 55), Emre Belözoğlu, Aurélio, NihatKahveci, Tuncay Şanlı, Kazım Kazım, Mevlüt Erdinç (Sabri Sarıoğlu 46), Hamit Altıntop (Semih Şentürk 76)

Stade de Genève, Geneva1-3Czech Republic - Portugal11.06.2008Goals: 0-1 Deco 8, 1-1 Sionko 17, 1-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 63, 1-3 Quaresma 90+1

St. Jakob-Park, Basel1-2Switzerland - Turkey11.06.2008Goals: 1-0 Hakan Yakin 32, 1-1 Semih Şentürk 57, 1-2 Arda Turan 90+2Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci (Kazım Kazım 85), Gökdeniz Karadeniz(Semih Şentürk 46), Tümer Metin (Mehmet Topal 46), Arda Turan, Emre Aşık, Tuncay Şanlı, Hamit Altıntop

St. Jakob-Park, Basel2-0Switzerland - Portugal15.06.2008Goals: 1-0 Hakan Yakin 71, 2-0 Hakan Yakin 83 (pen)

Stade de Genève, Geneva3-2Turkey - Czech Republic15.06.2008Goals: 0-1 Koller 34, 0-2 Plašil 62, 1-2 Arda Turan 75, 2-2 Nihat Kahveci 87, 3-2 Nihat Kahveci 89Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Mehmet Topal (Kazım Kazım 57), Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci, SemihŞentürk (Sabri Sarıoğlu 46), Emre Güngör (Emre Aşık 63), Arda Turan, Tuncay Şanlı, Hamit Altıntop

Qualifying round TurkeyGroup C



PtsGAGFLDWPld311025111012Greece24112523712Turkey23112732712Norway13221671412Bosnia-Herzegovina12191263312Moldova12221180412Hungary5311092112Malta

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateCommerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main2-0Turkey - Malta06.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Nihat Kahveci 56, 2-0 Tümer Metin 77Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Mehmet Topuz, Can Arat, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Fatih Tekke (Nihat Kahveci 45), YıldırayBaştürk (Arda Turan 45), Tümer Metin, Ergün, Hakan Şükür (Nuri 85), Hamit Altıntop

Ferenc Puskás, Budapest0-1Hungary - Turkey07.10.2006Goals: 0-1 Tuncay Şanlı 41Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hüseyin Çimşir 63),Arda Turan (Mehmet Topuz 90+1), İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı (Can Arat 90+3), Hakan Şükür

Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main5-0Turkey - Moldova11.10.2006Goals: 1-0 Hakan Şükür 35, 2-0 Hakan Şükür 37 (pen) , 3-0 Hakan Şükür 43, 4-0 Tuncay Şanlı 68, 5-0 Hakan Şükür73Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Servet Çetin, Hamit Altıntop, Gökhan Zan, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Tümer Metin 60),Arda Turan (Nihat Kahveci 72), İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı, Hakan Şükür (Halil Altıntop 81)

Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens1-4Greece - Turkey24.03.2007Goals: 1-0 Kyrgiakos 5, 1-1 Tuncay Şanlı 27, 1-2 Gökhan 55, 1-3 Tümer Metin 70, 1-4 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 81Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hamit Altıntop, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez (Volkan Yaman 19), Aurélio,Tümer Metin (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 80), Sabri Sarıoğlu, Gökhan (Hüseyin Çimşir 57), Hakan Şükür, Tuncay Şanlı

Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt am Main2-2Turkey - Norway28.03.2007Goals: 0-1 Brenne 31, 0-2 Andresen 40, 1-2 Hamit Altıntop 72, 2-2 Hamit Altıntop 90Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Servet Çetin, Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Tümer Metin (Volkan Yaman 45),Emre Belözoğlu, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Yıldız 79), Aurélio, Hakan Şükür (Hüseyin Çimşir 90+3), Tuncay Şanlı

Koševo, Sarajevo3-2Bosnia-Herzegovina - Turkey02.06.2007Goals: 0-1 Hakan Şükür 13, 1-1 Muslimović 27, 1-2 Sabri Sarıoğlu 39, 2-2 Džeko 45+2, 3-2 Ćustović 90Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez, Aurélio, Sabri Sarıoğlu (ÜmitKaran 77), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hüseyin Çimşir 46), Arda Turan (Yıldıray Baştürk 64), Tuncay Şanlı, Hakan Şükür

Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali2-2Malta - Turkey08.09.2007Goals: 1-0 Said 41, 1-1 Hakan Şükür 45, 2-1 Schembri 76, 2-2 Servet Çetin 78Turkey: Hakan Arıkan, Servet Çetin, İbrahim Toraman, Hamit Altıntop, İbrahim Üzülmez, Sabri Sarıoğlu (GökdenizKaradeniz 52), Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan (Ayhan Akman 30), Tuncay Şanlı (Deniz Barış 66), Halil Altıntop, HakanŞükür

Inönü, Istanbul3-0Turkey - Hungary12.09.2007Goals: 1-0 Gökhan 68, 2-0 Aurelio 72, 3-0 Halil Altıntop 90+3Turkey: Hakan Arıkan, Emre Aşık, Hamit Altıntop, Servet Çetin, İbrahim Üzülmez, Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (HalilAltıntop 61), Ayhan Akman (Serdar Özkan 67), Tuncay Şanlı, Gökhan, Nihat Kahveci (Emre Belözoğlu 46)

Zimbru, Chisinau1-1Moldova - Turkey13.10.2007Goals: 1-0 Frunza 11, 1-1 Ümit Karan 63Turkey: Hakan Arıkan (Volkan Demirel 17), Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez, Emre Belözoğlu, MehmetTopuz, Aurélio, Arda Turan (Tümer Metin 69), İnan (Ümit Karan 46), Tuncay Şanlı, Gökhan



Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul0-1Turkey - Greece17.10.2007Goals: 0-1 Amanatidis 79Turkey: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Gökhan Zan, Hamit Altıntop, Emre Belözoğlu (Arda Turan 71), İbrahim Üzülmez,Aurélio, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Hakan Şükür 65), Ümit Karan (Tümer Metin 46), Gökhan, Tuncay Şanlı

Ullevål, Oslo1-2Norway - Turkey17.11.2007Goals: 1-0 Hagen 12, 1-1 Emre Belözoğlu 31, 1-2 Nihat Kahveci 59Turkey: Volkan Demirel, İbrahim Kas (Gökhan Gönül 15), Emre Aşık, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Hamit Altıntop,Aurélio, Emre Belözoğlu, Arda Turan (Tuncay Şanlı 87), Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk (Yusuf 67)

Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul1-0Turkey - Bosnia-Herzegovina21.11.2007Goals: 1-0 Nihat Kahveci 43Turkey: Rüştü Reçber, Gökhan Gönül, Emre Aşık, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Hamit Altıntop, Aurélio, Emre Belözoğlu,Arda Turan (Tuncay Şanlı 76), Nihat Kahveci (Gökdeniz Karadeniz 90), Semih Şentürk (Sabri Sarıoğlu 61)



Competition facts

UEFA European Championship: Did you know?

• Only three sides have ever won the UEFA European Championship on home soil: Spain (1964), Italy (1968) andFrance (1984).

• No side has ever retained the trophy, and no player has appeared in two victorious finals.

• A total of 26 matches in the final tournament – including five finals – have gone to extra time, with 13 decided by apenalty shoot-out, including the third-placed match between Czechslovakia and Italy at the 1980 finals when no extratime was played.

• There have been 22 semi-finals in UEFA European Championship history and on only three occasions – France vPortugal (2000), Netherlands v West Germany (1988) and West Germany v Yugoslavia (1976) – have a side recoveredafter conceding the first goal to win without penalties. West Germany came from 2-0 down against Yugoslavia, theonly time this has been achieved. In addition, Germany came from behind to draw 1-1 with England in the 1996semi-finals and subsequently prevailed on penalties, while Spain did likewise against Denmark in 1984.

• To date, 13 teams have held an interval lead in a EURO semi-final, of which eight have gone on to record victory,two have drawn while three have ended up on the losing side. Of those drawn games, Denmark – who had beenleading 2-1 at the interval – beat the Netherlands 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after their 1992 semi-final had finished2-2, although the Scandinavian side lost on penalties to Spain in the last four in 1984 having led 1-0 at half-time.

• There have been ten goals scored during extra time at the semi-final stage, two in the first half and eight in thesecond. Dieter Müller is the only player to score twice during extra time in the last four, doing so for West Germanyin their 4-2 defeat of Yugoslavia in 1976.

• Eleven semi-final ties have required extra time and five of those were ultimately decided by a penalty shoot-out:Netherlands v Italy (2000), England v Germany, France v Czech Republic (both 1996), the Netherlands v Denmark(1992) and Demark v Spain (1984).

• Alan Shearer's third-minute goal – timed at two minutes and 14 seconds – for England against Germany in 1996 isthe fastest goal scored in a EURO semi-final.

• The Soviet Union's 3-0 defeat of Czechoslovakia in the 1960 semi-final remains the biggest margin of victory in alast-four match. In contrast, three ties – Italy v Soviet Union (1968), Czech Republic v France (1996) and the Netherlandsv Italy (2000) finished goalless.

• The first UEFA European Championship final, between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in 1960, was settled inextra time with the former running out 2-1 winners in Paris. Three subsequent finals have also required 30 additionalminutes. Italy defeated Yugoslavia in a replay in 1968 after the first game had gone to extra time; Germany overcamethe Czech Republic 2-1 with a golden goal in 1996 and; four years later France beat Italy by the same scoreline, alsowith a golden goal, in Rotterdam – the last time extra time was needed in the final.

• The 1976 final between Czechoslovakia and West Germany also went to extra time but after a 2-2 draw, a penaltyshoot-out was required – the first in UEFA European Championship finals history. Antonín Panenka settled the contest,his memorable chip giving the Czechoslovakians a 5-3 victory in what remains the only final shoot-out in the competition.

• UEFA EURO 2008™ is Germany's tenth successive UEFA European Championship final tournament, moreappearances than any other side – they last missed out as West Germany in 1968.

• Having lost to Spain in the quarter-finals, Italy failed in their bid to become only the third team to hold the UEFAEuropean Championship and FIFA World Cup at the same time. West Germany won the European title in 1972 andadded the world crown two years later, while France claimed the 1998 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000™.

• Manchester United FC quartet Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Patrice Evra and Edwin van der Sar were all bidding to jointhe exclusive band of five players who have appeared in European Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA EuropeanChampionship final victories in the same year, but none made it past the quarter-finals. Luis Suárez achieved the featwith FC Internazionale Milano and Spain in 1964, while in 1988 PSV Eindhoven quartet Hans van Breukelen, RonaldKoeman, Barry van Aerle and Gerald Vanenburg were all in the victorious Netherlands side.

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• Conversely Chelsea FC's Michael Ballack could still join a list of four players who followed European Cup final defeatwith EURO victory in the same year: Ignacio Zoco and Amancio Amaro (1964, Real Madrid CF and Spain) and MannyKaltz and Hörst Hrubesch (1980, Hamburger SV and West Germany).

UEFA European Championship final tournament: All-time records

• Leading scorer in a final tournament1960: 2 François Heutte (FRA), Viktor Ponedelnik (URS), Valentin Ivanov (URS), Drazen Jerković (YUG)1964: 2 Jesús María Pereda (ESP), Ferenc Bene (HUN), Deszö Novák (HUN)1968: 2 Dragan Džajić (YUG)1972: 4 Gerd Müller (FRG)1976: 4 Dieter Müller (FRG)1980: 3 Klaus Allofs (FRG)1984: 9 Michel Platini (FRA)1988: 5 Marco van Basten (NED)1992: 3 Henrik Larsen (DEN), Karl-Heinz Riedle (GER), Dennis Bergkamp (NED), Tomas Brolin (SWE)1996: 5 Alan Shearer (ENG)2000: 5 Patrick Kluivert (NED), Savo Milošević (YUG)2004: 5 Milan Baroš (CZE)

• Oldest player to appear:39yrs 91days: Lothar Matthäus (Portugal 3-0 Germany, 20.06.2000)38yrs 308days: Morten Olsen (Italy 2-0 Denmark, 17.06.1988)38yrs 271days: Peter Shilton (England 1-3 Netherlands, 15.06.1988)

• Youngest player to appear:18yrs 115days: Enzo Scifo (Belgium 2-0 Yugoslavia, 13.06.1984)18yrs 128days: Valeri Bozhinov (Sweden 2-1 Bulgaria, 14.06.2004)18yrs 137days: Johan Vonlanthen (England 3-0 Switzerland, 17.06.2004)18yrs 233days: Wayne Rooney (France 2-1 England, 13.06.2004)

• Oldest player to score:38yrs 257 days: Ivica Vastic (Austria 1-1 Poland, 12.06.2008)35yrs 77 days: Jan Koller (Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic, 15.06.2008)35yrs 62 days: Christian Panucci (Italy 1-1 Romania, 13.06.2008)

• Youngest player to score:18yrs 141days: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland 1-3 France, 21.06.2004)18yrs 237days: Wayne Rooney (England 3-0 Switzerland, 17.06.2004)

• Most goals in a match:9: France 4-5 Yugoslavia (06.07.1960)7: Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia (25.06.2000)7: Yugoslavia 3-4 Spain (21.06.2000)

• Biggest victory:6-1: Netherlands v Yugoslavia (25.06.2000)5-0: Sweden v Bulgaria (14.06.2004)5-0: Denmark v Yugoslavia (16.06.1984)5-0: France v Belgium (16.06.1984)

• Fastest hat-trick18mins: Michel Platini (France 3-2 Yugoslavia, 19.06.1984)

• Fastest goals1min 7 secs: Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia 2-1 Greece, 20.06.2004)2mins 7secs: Sergei Aleinikov (England 1-3 Soviet Union, 18.06.1988)2mins 14 secs: Alan Shearer (Germany 1-1 (6-5pens) England, 26.06.1996)2mins 25secs: Michael Owen (Portugal 2-2 (6-5pens) England, 24.06.2004)2mins 27secs: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria 1-0 Romania, 13.06.1996)



• AppearancesPlayersQualifying and final tournament47: Lilian Thuram (FRA)39: Peter Schmeichel (DEN)39: Vitalis Astafjevs (LVA)38: Hakan Şükür (TUR)37: Sargis Hovsepyan (ARM)37: Rüştü Reçber (TUR)37: Edwin van der Sar (NED)36: Didier Deschamps (FRA)36: Theodoros Zagorakis (GRE)

Final tournament16: Lilian Thuram (FRA)16: Edwin van der Sar (NED)14: Karel Poborský (CZE)14: Zinédine Zidane (FRA)14: Luís Figo (POR)

TeamsFinal tournament10: West Germany/Germany8: Spain; Netherlands7: Denmark; England; France; Italy

• GoalsOverall22: Jon Dahl Tomasson (DEN)22: Hakan Şükür (TUR)21: Jan Koller (CZE)20: Davor Šuker (YUG/CRO)19: Raúl González (ESP)18: Zlatko Zahovic (SLO)17: Thierry Henry (FRA)17: Shota Arveladze (GEO)16: Gerd Müller (FRG)16: Marco van Basten (NED)15: Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)15: Jürgen Klinsmann (GER)

Final tournament9: Michel Platini (FRA)7: Alan Shearer (ENG)6: Thierry Henry (FRA)6: Patrick Kluivert (NED)6: Nuno Gomes (POR)6: Ruud van Nistelrooy (NED)5: Milan Baroš (CZE)5: Zinédine Zidane (FRA)5: Jürgen Klinsmann (GER)5: Marco van Basten (NED)5: Savo Milošević (YUG)

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Team facts

Team facts: Germany

UEFA European Championship record2004: Group stage, final tournament2000: Group stage, final tournament1996: Winners1992: Runners-up1988: Semi-finalists (as West Germany)1984: Group stage, final tournament (as West Germany)1980: Winners (as West Germany)1976: Runners-up (as West Germany)1972: Winners (as West Germany)1968: Qualifying (as West Germany)1964: Did not enter1960: Did not enter

Key factsOverallPld: 114 W: 70 D: 29 L: 15 F: 231 A: 81

Final tournamentPld: 36 W: 18 D: 10 L: 8 F: 52 A: 36

QualifyingPld: 78 W: 52 D: 19 L: 7 F: 179 A: 45

RecordsQualifyingBiggest win13-0: San Marino v Germany, 06.09.2006, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D8-0: West Germany v Malta, 27.02.1980, 1980 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 78-0: West Germany v Malta, 28.02.1976, 1976 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 8

Biggest loss3-0: Germany v Czech Republic, 17.10.2007, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D

Final tournamentBiggest win3-0: West Germany v Soviet Union, 18.06.1972, 1972 UEFA European Championship final3-0: Russia v Germany, 16.06.1996, UEFA EURO '96™ Group C

Biggest loss3-0: Portugal v Germany, 20.06.2000, UEFA EURO 2000™ Group C

EURO appearances (players)Overall31: Lothar Matthäus26: Jürgen Klinsmann25: Thomas Hässler23: Sepp Maier23: Miroslav Klose22: Markus Babbel22: Franz Beckenbauer

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Final tournament13: Jürgen Klinsmann13: Thomas Hässler11: Lothar Matthäus10: Jürgen Kohler

Top scorersOverall16: Gerd Müller15: Jürgen Klinsmann12: Rudi Völler11: Lukas Podolski10: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge10: Michael Ballack

Final tournament5: Jürgen Klinsmann4: Gerd Müller4: Rudi Völler4: Dieter Müller


Team facts: Turkey

UEFA European Championship record2004: Play-offs for final tournament2000: Quarter-finals1996: Group stage, final tournament1992: Qualifying1988: Qualifying1984: Qualifying1980: Qualifying1976: Qualifying1972: Qualifying1968: Qualifying1964: Preliminary round1960: Last 16

Key factsOverall recordPld: 99 W: 37 D: 23 L: 39 F: 116 A: 141

Final tournamentPld: 11 W: 3 D: 2 L: 6 F: 9 A: 15

QualifyingPld: 88 W: 34 D: 21 L: 33 F: 107 A: 126

RecordsQualifyingBiggest win5-0: Turkey v Moldova, 11.10.2006, UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group C5-0: Turkey v Liechtenstein, 16.10.2002, UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying Group 75-0: Turkey v Iceland, 12.10.1994, UEFA EURO '96™ qualifying Group 3

Biggest loss8-0: England v Turkey, 14.10.1987, 1988 UEFA European Championship qualifying Group 46-0: Italy v Turkey, 02.12.1962, 1964 UEFA European Championship preliminary round



Final tournamentBiggest win2-0: Turkey v Belgium, 19.06.2000, UEFA EURO 2000™ Group B

Biggest loss3-0: Turkey v Denmark, 19.06.1996, UEFA EURO '96™ Group D

EURO appearances (players)Overall38: Hakan Şükür37: Rüstü Reçber31: Tugay Kerimoğlu30: Alpay Özalan25: Ogün Temizkanoğlu22: Sergen Yalçin

Final tournament8: Rüstü Reçber7: Hakan Şükür7: Ogün Temizkanoğlu7: Arif Erdem7: Alpay Özalan6: Tugay Kerimoğlu

Top scorersOverall22: Hakan Şükür8: Nihat Kahveci

Final tournament2: Hakan Şükür2: Nihat Kahveci2: Arda Turan2: Semih Şentürk1: Okan Buruk




UEFA information

Technical Team enjoy EURO dramaMembers of the UEFA Technical Team have been impressed with what they have seen so far at UEFA EURO 2008™.The Technical Team is made up of nine experienced coaches and technicians who have been split into two groups.The one based in Switzerland comprises Jerzy Engel (Poland), György Mezey (Hungary), Morten Olsen (Denmark)and Holger Osieck (Germany), while Jean-Paul Brigger (Switzerland, FIFA Technical Director), Roy Hodgson (England),Gérard Houllier (France) and Jozef Vengloš (Slovakia) have been attending games in Austria. UEFA Technical DirectorAndy Roxburgh runs the team's activities. The experts are examining the tactical and technical trends at the tournament,and have enjoyed the fare on offer, highlighting in particular the late goals in matches which have had a bearing onthe result.

"It's been a very good championship," said Roxburgh on Monday. "We've had some drama – it appears every timeTurkey play, we have drama. If you think of Turkey coming back against Switzerland, Czech Republic and Croatia,these were incredibly dramatic games." The Technical Team is using not only this tournament, but also the 2006 FIFAWorld Cup and UEFA Champions League as its benchmark for assessments.

Unite Against RacismThe fight to banish racism from football will take centre stage at the UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-finals. At the matchesin Basel on Wednesday and Vienna on Thursday, the team captains will deliver a message against racism and insupport of diversity directly after the national anthems prior to kick-off. The initiative is part of a series of messagesthat will include a huge choreography in the stadium involving every spectator. The activities are taking place underthe tournament's Unite Against Racism programme. Unite Against Racism is an awareness campaign run by theFootball Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network with UEFA's backing, as well as with the support of the professionalplayers' union FIFPro. The project's profile is given an added boost by Hublot, a national supporter in both hostcountries, which has dedicated its pitchside advertising space to the campaign. The Unite Against Racism logo isdisplayed not only on the perimeter boards in the stadiums but also on the captains' armbands, the match tickets, theball boys and girls' bibs as well as the stewards' bibs and the substitute players' bibs. The campaign also includes anadvertising spot broadcast at every game – Different Languages, One Goal: No To Racism.

Refereeing appointmentsHaving taken charge of the opening game of UEFA EURO 2008™, Italian referee Roberto Rosetti will also bring thetournament to a close after being appointed for Sunday's final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna. As well asSwitzerland's opening loss to the Czech Republic, the 40-year-old was in the middle for the quarter-final betweenTurkey and Croatia. He will be accompanied by compatriots and assistants Alessandro Griselli and Paolo Calcagnofor the final, with Swedish referee Peter Fröjdfelt acting as fourth official. Switzerland's Massimo Busacca will takecharge of the semi-final between Turkey and Germany in Basel on Wednesday, while Belgian Frank de Bleeckerehas been chosen for Thursday's other last-four meeting between Russia and Spain in Vienna.

Rosetti told euro2008.com: "This is a great satisfaction for me; I'm delighted. I would like to share this moment withall Italian referees as well as with those who are close to me. However, this is not only my appointment – it's theappointment of a team together with my assistants Alessandro and Paolo. We're all looking forward to the final withall of its emotion and atmosphere."

euro2008.com a hitOne success story has already emerged from a memorable UEFA EURO 2008™ – the tournament's official website,euro2008.com, has registered record traffic of more than one billion page views since its launch in February 2008.So far in June, more than 42 million visitors from over 200 countries have logged on to text, multimedia and videocoverage of the action. Up to 4.3 million visitors logged on during a single day of the finals, and up to half a millionvisitors per hour follow live coverage on the web. Traffic numbers are already up by more than 250 per cent comparedto euro2004.com. "We have had an extremely good response about everything from those surfing the internet," saidAlexandre Fourtoy, CEO of UEFA Media Technologies SA which is UEFA's subsidiary in charge of site production."We also see a lot of interaction between the fans and ourselves. As our website was made for the fans by the fans,it is really a pleasure to see everyone participating all day long."

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Competition information

• Format: If the result stands as a draw at the end of normal playing time, extra time of two periods of 15 minutesshall be played. If the two teams are still level after extra time, the winners shall be determined by kicks from thepenalty mark.

• Key dates: The quarter-finals were played on 19, 20, 21 and 22 June in the following format:Match 1 Winner Group A v Runner-up Group BMatch 2 Winner Group B v Runner-up Group AMatch 3 Winner Group C v Runner-up Group DMatch 4 Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C

The semi-finals are played on 25 and 26 June:Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4

The final is played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Sunday 29 June, with the winners of Semi-final 1 beingdesignated as the home team for administrative purposes.

• Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in the competition.The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a playeris suspended for one match after two cautions in two different matches. In May, UEFA's Executive Committee decidedat its meeting in Moscow to cancel single yellow cards after the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2008™. Consequently,a situation will not arise whereby players receive a second yellow card of the tournament in the semi-finals and aresuspended for the final as a result.

• Player eligibility: The 16 participants in the final tournament had to submit a final list of 23 players – of which threehad to be goalkeepers – at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament, on 7 June. In the event of aserious injury to a listed player before his team's first match in the final tournament, the player in question could besubstituted only if a doctor from the UEFA Medical Committee and the team doctor both confirmed the injury wasserious enough to prevent the player taking part.

• Financial information: UEFA has earmarked a total of €184m for the 16 teams competing in UEFA EURO 2008™compared to €129m at UEFA EURO 2004™. The 16 teams in the final tournament will each receive a participatingfee of €7.5m with a performance bonus of €1m for a win during the group stage and €500,000 for a draw. The eightteams who reach the quarter-finals will all receive an additional payment of €2m, with the four teams who progressto the semi-finals collecting an extra €3m. For the teams who take the field for the final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadionon 29 June, the runners-up will receive €4.5m with the winners collecting €7.5m. Therefore, if the victorious side atthe final win all three of their group games, they would collect a maximum of €23m.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the useor interpretation of information contained herein.

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Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time record of the competing teams in the UEFA European Championship.

Final tournament: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976. From 1980 it was expandedto an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the current 16-team format was adopted.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals donot include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.

:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.

UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying: Total UEFA EURO 2008™ appearances/goals in qualifying competition only.FT: Total UEFA EURO 2008™ appearances/goals in final tournament only.Overall: Total international appearances/goals.DoB: Date of birthAge: based on the date press kit was last updatedBL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA EuropeanUnder-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18Championship

:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: NumberAP: AppearancesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionR1: First roundGS: Group stagePos.: PositionD: DrawnR2: Second roundGS1: First group stagePts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundRes.: ResultGF: Goals forSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundW: WonL: Lost1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finalsY: BookedNat.: Nationality1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)

N/a: Not Applicable1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

:: Statistics(+) : Denotes player introduced(-) : Denotes player substituted(+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted(*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off

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