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1 UEFA EURO England Quarterfinals Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Match facts... Team facts...7 Squad list...9 Head coach... Match officials... Competition facts... Matchbymatch lineups... UEFA information...7 Legend...8

2 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date //97 Stage QR (GS) Match England Result Venue Rome Goalscorers FIFA World Cup Date //97 Stage QR (GS) Match England Result Venue London Goalscorers Zola 9 FIFA World Cup Date 7/7/9 Stage rdpo Match England Result Venue Bari Goalscorers Baggio 7, Schillaci 86(p); Platt 8 98 UEFA European Championship Date /6/8 Stage GSFT Match England Result Venue Turin Goalscorers Tardelli 79 FIFA World Cup Date 6//77 7//76 Stage QR (GS) QR (GS) Match England England Result Venue London Rome Goalscorers Keegan, Brooking 8 Antognoni 6, Bettega 77 EURO England FIFA England Friendly matches England Total England Pld Home W D Qualifying L Pld Away W D L Final tournament Pld W D L Pld 6 6 W Total D L GF 8 6 GA 6 8 FIFA World Cup / FIFA Confederations Cup Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Previous meetings

3 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Match background England will look to maintain their unbeaten record under Roy Hodgson when they take on in the last UEFA EURO quarterfinal in Kyiv. Hodgson led England to first place in Group D but now faces an side also unbeaten at this EURO, having finished runnersup in Group C. It is the teams' first meeting for ten years and only once before have they met at a UEFA European Championship final tournament, winning in 98 to eliminate England. The winners will play Germany in the semifinals in Warsaw on 8 June. Headtohead record took nine attempts to beat England for the first time, Fabio Capello scoring in a home friendly victory in 97. The Azzurri nevertheless hold a slight headtohead advantage with a record of W9 D6 L7. Although the nations first played in 9 they did not meet in a competitive fixture until 978 FIFA World Cup qualifying, trading home wins but it was who made it to Argentina. The Azzurri have won four of their six competitive meetings, England just one. Selected previous meetings 7 March : England (Fowler 6; Montella 67, 9pen) Elland Road, Leeds, friendly England: Martyn (James 46), Mills (G Neville 46), Campbell (King 46), Southgate (Ehiogu 46), Bridge (P Neville 87), Beckham (Murphy 46), Lampard (J Cole 46), Butt (Hargreaves 46), Sinclair (Sheringham 7), Owen (Vassell 46), Heskey (Fowler 46). : Buffon, Cannavaro, Materazzi (Iuliano 7), Nesta (Adani 8), Zambrotta, Panucci (Coco 74), Doni (Tommasi 74), Di Biagio (Gattuso 7), Zanetti (Albertini 7), Totti (Montella 46), Delvecchio (Maccarone 74). Vincenzo Montella's double overturned Robbie Fowler's goal in the countries' most recent encounter, from which Gianluigi Buffon is the only survivor. Demetrio Albertini, now Italian Football Federation vicepresident, appeared as a substitute. October 997: England Stadio Olimpico, Rome, FIFA World Cup, qualifier : Peruzzi, Nesta, Cannavaro, Costacurta, Maldini (Benarrivo ), Di Livio, Albertini, D Baggio, Inzaghi (Chiesa 46), Vieri, Zola (Del Piero 6). England: Seaman, Campbell, Adams, Southgate, Beckham, Batty, Ince, Gascoigne (Butt 87), Le Saux, Sheringham, I Wright. England avenged a home defeat earlier in this qualifying campaign by earning the draw that took them to the 998 World Cup as group winners and left to qualify via the playoffs. Hodgson was in Rome with Glenn Hoddle's squad and helped out as Hoddle's interpreter. Gianfranco Zola, then of Chelsea FC, had scored the only goal of the first game at Wembley on February 997, securing 's first away win against England since 97 when they were victors in a friendly. 7 July 99: England (R Baggio 7, Schillaci 86pen; Platt 8) Stadio San Nicola, Bari, FIFA World Cup, thirdplace playoff : Zenga, Bergomi, Ferrara, Baresi, Vierchowod, Maldini, Giannini (Ferri 9), Ancelotti, De Agostini (Berti 67), R Baggio, Schillaci. England: Shilton, Stevens, Parker, Walker, M Wright (Waddle 7), Dorigo, McMahon (Webb 7), Platt, Steven, Beardsley, Lineker. claimed the bronze medal at their home World Cup thanks to Salvatore Schillaci's late penalty, which secured him the Golden Shoe. June 98: England (Tardelli 79) Stadio Communale, Turin, 98 UEFA European Championship, group stage : Zoff, Gentile, Collovati, Scirea, Tardelli, Causio (Baresi 88), Oriali, Benetti, Antognoni, Bettega, Graziani. England: Shilton, Neal, Watson, Thompson, Sansom, Coppell, Wilkins, Kennedy, Keegan, Birtles (Mariner 7), Woodcock. 's narrow victory in their second game of the 98 finals ended English hopes of finishing as group winners and reaching the final. Enzo Bearzot's hosts eventually finished second in the section behind Belgium and lost the thirdplace playoff to Czechoslovakia. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Match background

4 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Form guide England have posted four wins and one draw under Hodgson and are now looking to reach only their second UEFA European Championship semifinal since 968. England's quarterfinal record is two wins and two defeats: 968 Spain h, a ( agg) 97 West Germany h, a ( agg) 996 Spain (aet, 4 pens) 4 Portugal (aet, 6 pens) European champions in 968, have a % success rate in EURO quarterfinals: 968 Bulgaria a, h (4 agg) 97 Belgium h, a ( agg) Romania 8 Spain (aet, 4 pens) When finished fourth in 98 and reached the semifinal in 988, there was no quarterfinal stage. Team ties Hodgson has had coaching spells in at FC Internazionale Milano (9997, 999) and Udinese Calcio (). In 999, when serving briefly as caretaker coach back at Inter, he worked with Andrea Pirlo. Hodgson faced four times as Switzerland coach, posting one win, one draw and two defeats. In 994 World Cup qualifying, his Switzerland side earned a draw in Cagliari and then won in Berne before two friendly defeats. Hodgson enjoyed a famous win against Juventus during Fulham FC's run to the UEFA Europa League final, overturning a firstleg loss with a 4 home victory in the round of 6. Claudio Marchisio played for Juventus in the first leg. As a Juventus player, Cesare Prandelli suffered a 979/8 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal defeat by Arsenal FC but beat Manchester United FC at the same stage of the 98/84 edition. He came off the bench for the last six minutes of Juventus's 984/8 European Champion Clubs' Cup final victory over Liverpool FC. Prandelli's ACF Fiorentina side beat Everton FC 4 on penalties after a aggregate draw in the 7/8 UEFA Cup round of 6. Riccardo Montolivo a scorer in the Viola's firstleg win converted his spot kick in the shootout, while Phil Jagielka had his penalty saved. Joleon Lescott was also in Everton's team and Leighton Baines on the bench. Steven Gerrard headed the first goal when Liverpool fought back to draw draw with Pirlo's AC Milan and win the 4/ UEFA Champions League final on penalties. Pirlo's deflected freekick off scorer Filippo Inzaghi helped Milan avenge that defeat in the 7 showpiece. Wayne Rooney has struck ten goals in 4 UEFA Champions League appearances for Manchester United against Italian clubs. This included four goals in a 7 aggregate win against Pirlo's Milan in the 9/ round of 6 although he was also on the losing side against them in the 6/7 semifinals despite finding the net twice in the first leg. Rooney has scored four times in six appearances against Daniele De Rossi's AS Roma including one goal in a 7 quarterfinal win at Old Trafford in 6/7 when De Rossi got the visitors' goal. De Rossi missed a penalty at the same stadium when Roma lost at the same stage in 7/8. John Terry scored in Chelsea FC's 4 UEFA Champions League round of 6 secondleg victory against SSC Napoli in March. Ashley Cole was also in Chelsea's lineup, while Morgan de Sanctis and Christian Maggio featured for Napoli. The pair played against Manchester City FC's Joe Hart, James Milner and Lescott in the group stage. Theo Walcott got the winner in both legs of Arsenal's UEFA Champions League playoff success against Udinese Calcio last August. Antonio Di Natale scored but also had a penalty saved in Udinese's aggregate loss. Mario Balotelli has been a teammate of Hart, Lescott and Milner at Manchester City since, winning the FA Cup in and the club's first league title since 968 a year later. Alessandro Diamanti played alongside Robert Green and Scott Parker at West Ham United FC in 9/. Fabio Borini was as a youth player at Chelsea and made four Premier League substitute appearances as a teammate of Terry and Cole. He also had a threemonth loan at Swansea City AFC in. Ashley Young, Baines and Milner were in the England team that drew with the of Giorgio Chiellini, Antonio Nocerino and Montolivo at the 7 UEFA European Under Championship. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 4 Match background

5 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Match facts ENGLAND Ashley Young, Alex OxladeChamberlain, James Milner, Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard are all a yellow card away from a suspension. England have won just eight of the 6 UEFA European Championship games when they have scored first. England were one of only two teams not to catch a single opponent offside in the group stage along with Greece. Wayne Rooney took his tally of international goals to 9 against Ukraine, moving up to eighth on England's alltime list. He is one behind Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse and Alan Shearer. Roy Hodgson's side did not muster a shot on target in the first half against Ukraine, the first time they have failed to do so at a UEFA European Championship since their group stage meeting with in 98. England had not beaten Sweden in seven previous competitive meetings, drawing five and losing two, before /6. Finalists eight times, England have never won their opening game at a UEFA European Championship, though this time they recovered to top their group for only the second time after 996. OxladeChamberlain and Jordan Henderson made their competitive debuts against France on /6. Jack Butland and Martin Kelly are yet to make theirs; Butland is the only uncapped member of the squad. Cole has played a national record final tournament games and has gone a record 97 outfield appearances without an England goal. Gary Neville, a member of the coaching staff at UEFA EURO, set the previous mark of 8. Injury news Kelly has been struggling with a virus while Glen Johnson has been on antibiotics for a toe infection. John Ruddy (broken finger), Gareth Barry (torn stomach muscle), Frank Lampard (thigh) and Gary Cahill (broken jaw) pulled out of the squad with injuries and were replaced by Butland, Phil Jagielka, Henderson and Kelly respectively. Miscellaneous On /6, Queens Park Rangers FC announced that Rob Green will join them on a free transfer at the end of June. England convened in Manchester on /, with Chelsea FC's UEFA Champions Leaguewinning contingent joining six days later as their base moved to Hertfordshire on their return from Oslo. They arrived in Krakow on 6/6. Hodgson was unveiled as Fabio Capello's successor on /, assuming the reins on 4/. Capello quit on 8/. Four players in the squad have previous UEFA European Championship experience: Steven Gerrard (, 4), Cole (4), John Terry (4), Rooney (4). Gerrard is the fifth England player to feature at three UEFA European Championships after Tony Adams, Shearer, Gary Neville and Sol Campbell. Pretournament friendlies /6 England Belgium (Welbeck 6) 6/ Norway England (Young 9) OxladeChamberlain and Kelly made debuts in Norway; Danny Welbeck scored his first goal against Belgium. UEFA EURO qualifying Joe Hart played every minute of England's campaign, keeping five clean sheets in eight qualifiers; Cole was the only other everpresent member of the squad. Five of the squad did not feature in qualifying: Green, Butland, OxladeChamberlain, Henderson and Kelly. Domestic information Hart, Joleon Lescott and Milner helped Manchester City FC earn their first topflight championship in 44 years. Cole played on 9/ as Chelsea defeated FC Bayern München to win the UEFA Champions League for the first time, the leftback converting a penalty as the shootout ended 4 following a draw. Captain Terry was suspended but lifted the trophy, Chelsea's second in a fortnight after beating Liverpool FC in the FA Cup final. Andy Carroll struck for Liverpool, who at least had the consolation of the League Cup having seen off Cardiff City FC in the final in February. Level at after full time, Gerrard missed the Reds' opening penalty of the shootout but Stewart Downing made no mistake and Johnson converted the winner to make it. Rooney scored 7 goals in 4 league appearances for Manchester United FC, his best ever return. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Match facts

6 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) ITALY The Azzurri were five games without a win before beating the Republic of Ireland last time out. The Ireland win ended a nationalrecord run of six games without a victory in major final tournaments for. Coach Cesare Prandelli is unbeaten in competitive internationals, recording nine wins and four draws to date. Christian Maggio, Giorgio Chiellini, Mario Balotelli, Leonardo Bonucci, Thiago Motta, Riccardo Montolivo, Gianluigi Buffon, Federico Balzaretti and Daniele De Rossi are all within a booking of a suspension. Andrea Pirlo's effort against Croatia was the first goal direct from a freekick at the UEFA European Championship since Marek Heinz versus Germany at UEFA EURO 4. Antonio Di Natale's goal against Spain was his first for since his effort in the defeat by Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup he had played just once since, however. Emanuele Giaccherini made his debut against Spain and Alessandro Diamanti did likewise against Ireland; Fabio Borini is yet to make his competitive bow at international level. Injury news Chiellini limped off with a hamstring injury against Croatia and will miss the quarterfinal. Antonio Cassano was expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing heart surgery on 4/ but returned to action at the start of April. Miscellaneous Cassano (v Ireland) and Pirlo (v Croatia) have picked up Carlsberg Man of the Match awards at UEFA EURO. gathered at Coverciano, Florence, on /, with players of Juventus, SSC Napoli and Paris SaintGermain FC joining four days later due to domestic duties. The Azzurri arrived in Krakow on /6. At.64m, Sebastian Giovinco is the smallest player at UEFA EURO. Eight of the squad had EURO experience: Buffon (4, 8), Cassano (4, 8), Pirlo (4, 8), Chiellini (8), Andrea Barzagli (8), De Rossi (8), Di Natale (8) and Morgan De Sanctis (8). Pretournament friendly /6 Russia (Kerzhakov 9, Shirokov 7 89) 's friendly with Luxembourg in Parma, scheduled for 9/, was cancelled after an earthquake. UEFA EURO qualifying 's tally of 6 points from ten games was a national record in a qualifying section for a major tournament. The Azzurri also finished with the best defensive record across the nine groups, conceding only two goals. Discounting the six minutes of the home game against Serbia before it was abandoned, did not concede for 6 minutes between Estonia finding the net in their opening fixture and Serbia's goal months later. Chiellini played every minute of 's campaign; Cassano was the only other everpresent member of the squad and also the Azzurri's sixgoal leading scorer. Six of the squad did not play in qualifying: Angelo Ogbonna, Ignazio Abate, Giaccherini, Di Natale, Borini, Diamanti. Domestic information The squad features seven members of the Juventus side that went through the Serie A season unbeaten en route to the title: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Giaccherini, Claudio Marchisio and Pirlo. The Bianconeri suffered their first defeat of the season in their last outing in the Coppa Italia final on /, losing to a Napoli side featuring De Sanctis and Maggio. Balotelli scored goals in appearances and was sent off twice as Manchester City FC won their first English topflight title in 44 years. Di Natale struck times as Udinese Calcio finished third in Serie A, the third successive season he has hit or more. He did not manage more than 7 before he reached the age of. Giovinco (), Marchisio (9) and Diamanti (8) all established personal bests in front of goal in Serie A while Nocerino's return of ten in games was four more than he had mustered in his previous four seasons combined. Pirlo has not been on the losing side in Serie A since 8 December, when he was at AC Milan. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 6 Match facts

7 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Team facts Team facts: England UEFA European Championship record 8: did not qualify 4: quarterfinals : group stage, final tournament 996: semifinals 99: group stage, final tournament 988: group stage, final tournament 984: did not qualify 98: group stage, final tournament 976: did not qualify 97: quarterfinals 968: third place 964: did not qualify 96: did not enter Team EURO records Final tournament win 4: Netherlands v England, 8/6/96, group stage : England v Switzerland, 7/6/4, group stage Final tournament loss : England v USSR, 8/6/88, group stage : England v Netherlands, /6/88, group stage Qualifying win 9: England v Luxembourg, //8 Qualifying loss : France v England, 7//6 Player EURO records Final tournament appearances : Gary Neville 9: Tony Adams 9: Alan Shearer 8: Sol Campbell 8: Steven Gerrard 8: Stuart Pearce Final tournament goals 7: Alan Shearer : Wayne Rooney : Frank Lampard Overall appearances 9: Steven Gerrard 8: Ashley Cole 6: Michael Owen 4: Wayne Rooney 4: Gary Neville Overall goals : Michael Owen : Alan Shearer : Wayne Rooney 8: Geoff Hurst 8: Kevin Keegan Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 7 Team facts

8 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Team facts: UEFA European Championship record 8: quarterfinals 4: group stage, final tournament : runnersup 996: group stage, final tournament 99: did not qualify 988: semifinals 984: did not qualify 98: fourth place 976: did not qualify 97: quarterfinals 968: winners 964: last 6 96: did not enter Team EURO records Final tournament win : five times, most recently v Republic of Ireland, 8/6/, group stage Final tournament loss : Netherlands v, 9/6/8, group stage Qualifying win 6: v Turkey, //6 Qualifying loss : v Sweden, //8 Player EURO records Final tournament appearances : Paolo Maldini : Alessandro Del Piero : Gianluca Zambrotta : Gianluigi Buffon : Antonio Cassano Final tournament goals : Antonio Cassano : Pierluigi Casiraghi : Filippo Inzaghi : Andrea Pirlo : Francesco Totti Overall appearances 4: Gianluigi Buffon : Fabio Cannavaro : Paolo Maldini : Alessandro Del Piero : Andrea Pirlo Top scorers Overall goals 4: Filippo Inzaghi : Luigi Riva 9: Alessandro Altobelli 9: Alessandro Del Piero 9: Antonio Cassano Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 8 Team facts

9 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Squad list England No. Player Goalkeepers Joe Hart Robert Green Jack Butland Defenders Glen Johnson Ashley Cole Martin Kelly 6 John Terry Leighton Baines 4 Phil Jones Joleon Lescott 8 Phil Jagielka Midfielders 4 Steven Gerrard 7 Theo Walcott 8 Jordan Henderson Ashley Young 6 James Milner 7 Scott Parker 9 Stewart Downing Alex OxladeChamberlain Forwards 9 Andy Carroll Wayne Rooney Jermain Defoe Danny Welbeck Coach Roy Hodgson DoB 9/4/87 8//8 //9 /8/84 //8 7/4/9 7//8 //84 //9 6/8/8 7/8/8 //8 6//89 7/6/9 9/7/8 4//86 //8 /7/84 /8/9 6//89 4//8 7//8 6//9 9/8/47 Age Club Manchester City FC West Ham United FC Birmingham City FC Liverpool FC Chelsea FC Liverpool FC Chelsea FC Everton FC Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Everton FC Liverpool FC Arsenal FC Liverpool FC Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Liverpool FC Arsenal FC Liverpool FC Manchester United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Manchester United FC D UEFA EURO Qual. FT Pld Gls Pld Gls Overall Team Pld Gls Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 9 Squad list

10 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) No. Player Goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon Salvatore Sirigu 4 Morgan De Sanctis Defenders Christian Maggio Giorgio Chiellini 4 Angelo Ogbonna 6 Federico Balzaretti 7 Ignazio Abate Andrea Barzagli 9 Leonardo Bonucci Midfielders Thiago Motta 8 Claudio Marchisio Emanuele Giaccherini 6 Daniele De Rossi 8 Riccardo Montolivo Andrea Pirlo Alessandro Diamanti Antonio Nocerino Forwards 9 Mario Balotelli Antonio Cassano Antonio Di Natale 7 Fabio Borini Sebastian Giovinco Coach Cesare Prandelli DoB 8//78 //87 6//77 //8 4/8/84 //88 6//8 //86 8//8 //87 8/8/8 9//86 //8 4/7/8 8//8 9//79 //8 9/4/8 /8/9 /7/8 //77 9//9 6//87 9/8/7 Age Club Juventus Paris SaintGermain FC SSC Napoli SSC Napoli Juventus Torino FC US Città di Palermo AC Milan Juventus Juventus Paris SaintGermain FC Juventus Juventus AS Roma ACF Fiorentina Juventus Bologna FC AC Milan Manchester City FC AC Milan Udinese Calcio AS Roma Parma FC D UEFA EURO Qual. FT Pld Gls Pld Gls Overall Team Pld Gls Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Squad list

11 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Head coach England: Roy Hodgson Date of birth: 9 August 947 Nationality: English Playing career: Crystal Palace FC, Tonbridge Angels FC, Gravesend and Northfleet FC, Maidstone United FC, Berea Park FC Coaching career: Halmstads BK, Bristol City FC, IK Oddevold, Örebro SK, Malmö FF, Neuchâtel Xamax FC, Switzerland, FC Internazionale Milano (twice), Blackburn Rovers FC, GrasshopperClub, FC København, Udinese Calcio, United Arab Emirates, Viking FK, Finland, Fulham FC, Liverpool FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, England After spending the majority of his playing career in the English nonleague, a coaching career spanning eight countries began with Halmstad for Hodgson. He guided the Swedish club to their first ever Allsvenskan titles in 976 and 979; five successive championships later came with Malmö. A spell at Xamax followed before the first of four forays into international management. Hodgson's Switzerland side qualified for the 994 FIFA World Cup their first in 8 years and then EURO '96 but the coach left for Inter before the latter tournament. After taking the Nerazzurri to the 997 UEFA Cup final, Hodgson had spells in England, Switzerland, Denmark,, the UAE, Norway and Finland, as well as a short stint back at Inter as technical director. He returned to England and relegationthreatened Fulham in 7/8, leading them to safety in his first season, a clubbest seventh in the Premier League in his second and then guiding them to the UEFA Europa League final. The extratime defeat by Club Atlético de Madrid proved his last game with the Cottagers before taking the reins at Liverpool. He left Anfield after games in charge, the shortest reign in Liverpool history, but within five weeks he was at West Brom, whom he guided to a Premier League high of th. He was appointed England manager on May. : Cesare Prandelli Date of birth: 9 August 97 Nationality: Italian Playing career: US Cremonese, Atalanta BC, Juventus Coaching career: Atalanta BC, US Lecce, HellasVerona FC, AC Venezia, Parma FC, AS Roma, ACF Fiorentina, Made his name as a promising coach in the prestigious youth system at Atalanta, the club where he finished his playing career in 99 after three league titles with Juventus (98, 98, 984). His six seasons in Turin also brought the 98 Coppa Italia, the 984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the European Champion Clubs' Cup a year later, although he struggled to win a regular role. Having impressed at Atalanta, Prandelli accepted the head coach position at Lecce in 997 but resigned the following January. He then earned promotion to the top flight with both Verona and Venezia before further boosting his burgeoning reputation after moving to Parma in. In 4 Prandelli took over at Roma but soon left as wife Manuele who sadly died in November 7 fell seriously ill. He moved to Fiorentina in, leading them to a fourth place in his first season although they were subsequently stripped of their achievement for their part in 's sporting fraud trial. Prandelli guided the club to the 7/8 UEFA Cup semifinals and was awarded the Panchina d'oro for the best coach in Serie A, in 8. Took the Viola into the UEFA Champions League group stage in 8/9 and the round of 6 a year later before succeeding Marcello Lippi as coach, signing a fouryear deal and guiding the Azzurri to UEFA EURO unbeaten. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Head coach

12 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official Reserve official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Pedro Proença (POR) Bertino Miranda (POR), Ricardo Santos (POR) Manuel De Sousa (POR), Duarte Gomes (POR) Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) Bahattin Duran (TUR) Jānis Mežeckis (LVA) Jozef Marko (SVK) Referee Name Pedro Proença Date of birth //97 Nationality Pedro Proença has been on the rise in European refereeing circles since taking charge of the UEFA European Under9 Championship final in 4. He achieved UEFA Premier referee status in January 7 but had been a fixture on the international scene for some time, enjoying regular outings in UEFA's two highprofile club competitions since making his UEFA Champions League group stage debut on matchday one of the 7/8 campaign. A financial director from Pinhal Novo, Proença enjoys skiing in his spare time along with a love of reading and writing. Notable matches include the 7 and Portuguese Cup finals, and he also ran the rule over two FC Porto successes in the domestic Super Cup in August and 6. Proença took charge of two UEFA EURO 8 qualifiers and was at the 9 European U Championship, overseeing three games as a referee and acting as fourth official in Germany's 4 final defeat of England. Promoted to UEFA's Elite category at the start of 9/, he oversaw four games in that season's UEFA Champions League group stage and five in the / competition. The next season brought six more UEFA Champions League engagements, ending with the final between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC in Munich. UEFA European Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match Date 7// Competition EURO Other matches Date 8//7 8/9/7 9// /9/ // 4/6/ 9/6/ Competition EURO EURO EURO EURO EURO EURO EURO Stage QR Stage QR QR QR QR PO GS GS Home Serbia Home Malta Latvia France Republic of Ireland Croatia Spain Sweden Away Away Greece Northern Ireland Romania Slovakia Turkey Republic of Ireland France Result Result 4 POR Venue Belgrade Venue Ta' Qali Riga Paris Dublin Zagreb Gdansk Kyiv Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Match officials

13 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Competition facts UEFA European Championship final tournament: Did you know? Germany are the competition's most successful side having lifted the trophy in 97, 98 (both as West Germany) and 996, reaching the final in 976, 99 and 8. Only Spain (964, 8) and France (984, ) have also triumphed more than once. Only three sides have ever won the UEFA European Championship on home soil: Spain (964), (968) and France (984). No side has ever retained the trophy, and no player has ever appeared in two victorious UEFA European Championship finals. The Soviet Union (96, 964) and West Germany (97, 976) returned to the finals as holders only to lose, while Rainer Bonhof twice picked up a winners' medal with West Germany (97, 98) but did not play in either tournament. Berti Vogts was a winner as a player with West Germany in 97 and as coach of Germany in 996, making him the only man to win as player and coach. Since 98, when the final tournament expanded to become an eightteam event, the hosts or cohosts have only failed to reach the semifinals or better four times: (98), Belgium () Austria and Switzerland (8) and now Poland and Ukraine. UEFA EURO is Germany's th successive UEFA European Championship final tournament they last missed out as West Germany in 968. The Netherlands were in the finals for the seventh successive edition. Germany are appearing in the finals for the eleventh time, one more than Russia. This is the ninth tournament for the Netherlands and Spain. Five teams have qualified for the finals with a perfect record, including Spain and Germany this time round. The others are France (99 and 4) and Czech Republic (). The Netherlands' 6 defeat of Yugoslavia in the UEFA EURO quarterfinals is the biggest win in a final tournament. Three games have finished, most recently Sweden's 4 defeat of Bulgaria. That Netherlands win is also the biggest margin of victory in a UEFA European Championship quarterfinal, going back to 96. Before the final tournament expanded to eight teams in 98, five teams scored five goals in a single lasteight fixture: France ( v Austria, 96), Spain ( v Republic of Ireland, 964), Netherlands ( v Belgium, 976) and Yugoslavia twice ( v both Portugal, 96 and France, 968). Since quarterfinals were reintroduced in 996, the biggest margin of victory aside from the Dutch's 6 triumph in is the Czech Republic's defeat of Denmark four years later. Only two other teams have scored three goals or more, both in 8: Germany beat Portugal and Russia were victors against the Netherlands, the latter after extra time. Spain are seeking to retain the trophy having already become only the third team to hold the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup at the same time. West Germany won the European title in 97 and added the world crown two years later, while France won the 998 World Cup and UEFA EURO. No team has ever won three consecutive world and continental titles. A total of players appeared in both those finals: for West Germany, Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, HansGeorg Schwarzenbeck, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness and Gerd Müller played in both matches, while Fabien Barthez, Marcel Desailly, Bixente Lizarazu, Lilian Thuram, Didier Deschamps, Youri Djorkaeff, Patrick Vieira, Zinédine Zidane and Christophe Dugarry also achieved the feat for France. Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Joan Capdevila, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres played in Spain's 8 EURO final win and the World Cup success. Five players have appeared in European Cup and UEFA European Championship final victories in the same year: Luis Suárez achieved the feat with FC Internazionale Milano and Spain in 964, while in 988 PSV Eindhoven quartet Hans van Breucklen, Ronald Koeman, Barry van Aerle and Gerald Vanenburg were all in the victorious Netherlands side. Wim Kieft and Nicolas Anelka narrowly missed out on this club. A Champion Clubs' Cup finalist with PSV in 988, Kieft was an unused substitute in the Netherlands' European triumph, while Nicolas Anelka was similarly thwarted with France in after appearing in Real Madrid CF's UEFA Champions League final. Anelka's Madrid teammate Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Competition facts

14 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Christian Karembeu holds the unique position of being an unused substitute in both European Cup and European Championship final victories in the same year. In 8 Germany's Michael Ballack, then with Chelsea FC, became the first player to appear in European Cup and EURO final defeats in the same year. Four players have followed European Cup final defeat with EURO victory in the same year: Ignacio Zoco and Amancio Amaro (964, Real Madrid CF and Spain) and Manny Kaltz and Horst Hrubesch (98, Hamburger SV and West Germany). Lothar Matthäus is the oldest player to appear in a UEFA European Championship finals; he was aged 9 years 9 days in Germany's loss to Portugal at UEFA EURO. Jetro Willems became the youngest player to grace a UEFA European Championship when he started the Netherlands' opening Group B match against Denmark at UEFA EURO. The PSV Eindhoven defender was aged 8 years and 7 days, breaking the record held by Belgium's Enzo Scifo, who was 8 years and days against Yugoslavia in 984. Before UEFA EURO, five players had appeared in four final tournaments: Lothar Matthäus, Peter Schmeichel, Alessandro Del Piero, Edwin van der Sar and Lilian Thuram. Olof Mellberg and Iker Casillas joined the group in Poland and Ukraine. Austria's Ivica Vastic is the oldest player to score having found the net in a draw against Poland at UEFA EURO 8 aged 8 years 7 days. Johan Vonlanthen was 8 years 4 days old when scoring in Switzerland's defeat by France at UEFA EURO 4, making him the youngest player to strike in the finals. Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko scored the fastest goal in a UEFA European Championship; his effort against Greece at UEFA EURO 4 was timed at 67 seconds. There have been eight hattricks in a final tournament: Dieter Müller (976), Klaus Allofs (98), Michel Platini (984, twice), Marco van Basten (988), Sérgio Conceição (), Patrick Kluivert () and David Villa (8). Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 4 Competition facts

15 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Matchbymatch lineups England Final tournament Group D Standings England France Ukraine Sweden Pld W D L GF GA 4 Pts 7 4 Matchday (/6/) France England Goals: Lescott, Nasri 9 England: Hart, Johnson, A. Cole, Gerrard, Terry, Young, Lescott, Milner, Parker (Henderson 78), OxladeChamberlain (Defoe 77), Welbeck (Walcott 9) Matchday (/6/) Sweden England Goals: Carroll, Johnson 49(o.g.), Mellberg 9, Walcott 64, Welbeck 78 England: Hart, Johnson, A. Cole, Gerrard, Terry, Carroll, Young, Lescott, Milner (Walcott 6), Parker, Welbeck (OxladeChamberlain 9) Matchday (9/6/) England Ukraine Goals: Rooney 48 England: Hart, Johnson, A. Cole, Gerrard, Terry, Rooney (OxladeChamberlain 87), Young, Lescott, Milner (Walcott 7), Parker, Welbeck (Carroll 8) Quarterfinals (4/6/) England v Last updated /6/ :4:48CET Matchbymatch lineups

16 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Final tournament Group C Standings Spain Croatia Republic of Ireland Pld W D L GF GA 9 Pts 7 4 Matchday (/6/) Spain Goals: Di Natale 6, Fàbregas 64 : Buffon, Maggio, Chiellini, Thiago Motta (Nocerino 9), Marchisio, Balotelli (Di Natale 6), Cassano (Giovinco 6), Giaccherini, De Rossi, Bonucci, Pirlo Matchday (4/6/) Croatia Goals: Pirlo 9, Mandžukić 7 : Buffon, Maggio, Chiellini, Thiago Motta (Montolivo 6), Marchisio, Balotelli (Di Natale 69), Cassano (Giovinco 8), Giaccherini, De Rossi, Bonucci, Pirlo Matchday (8/6/) Republic of Ireland Goals: Cassano, Balotelli 9 : Buffon, Chiellini (Bonucci 7), Thiago Motta, Balzaretti, Abate, Marchisio, Cassano (Diamanti 6), Di Natale (Balotelli 74), Barzagli, De Rossi, Pirlo Quarterfinals (4/6/) England v Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 6 Matchbymatch lineups

17 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) UEFA information Children of Chornobyl visit Kyiv match At the invitation of UEFA President Michel Platini, Ukrainian and Belarusian children from the Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund in Ukraine and the children's rehabilitation centre Nadezhda were given the football thrill of a lifetime when they attended the Group D match between Sweden and France at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv. Before visiting the stadium, a group of the children met with the renowned Ukrainian rock band S.K.A.Y., whose members gave the boys and girls with gifts. In the stadium further surprises awaited the children at halftime, as they were introduced to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino and Croatian legend Davor Šuker one of European football's most renowned strikers. Both answered questions from the enthusiastic youngsters, whose big day was rewarded with another entertaining 9 minutes of action. Ban and fine for Bendtner The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body has suspended Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner for one competitive fixture for improper conduct at the Group B match against Portugal on June. This suspension applies to the next 4 FIFA World Cup match, including the qualifying competition, for which Bendtner is eligible. He has also been fined,. 8, fine for HNS The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has been fined 8, for the settingoff and throwing of fireworks, and the improper conduct of supporters (racist chants, racist symbols) at the Group C match against in Poznan on 4 June. RFS appeal against decision The Football Union of Russia (RFS) has appealed against the decision by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on June to impose a deduction of six points for the qualifying competition of the next UEFA European Championship. This decision is suspended for a probationary period running from now until the end of the playoffs for the UEFA EURO 6 finals. The RFS was also fined,. The RFS was facing charges for the improper conduct of its supporters (crowd disturbances), the setting off and throwing of fireworks and the display of illicit banners at the Group A match against the Czech Republic in Wroclaw on 8 June. EURO Legends choose Carlsberg Man of the Match Legends who have graced past EUROs will be making a key contribution to UEFA EURO by voting for and helping to present the Carlsberg Man of the Match Award at each of the games in Poland and Ukraine and fans will join them in deciding who wins the coveted prize each time. A EURO legend, invited by UEFA President Michel Platini, will be present at each match. A fan vote will be accessible via the UEFA.com match centre, and the EURO Legend will take into consideration the fans' vote before making the final decision on the most outstanding man on the field during the match. A glittering array of superstars are being lined up to decide who wins each UEFA EURO Carlsberg Man of the Match Award. Fernando Couto (Portugal), Christian Karembeu (France), Predrag Mijatović (Montenegro), Peter Schmeichel (Denmark), Allan Simonsen (Denmark), Davor Šuker (Croatia) and Patrick Vieira (France) are among those who will act as award ambassadors in Poland and Ukraine. Showcase games UEFA EURO is welcoming disabled athletes to demonstrate their football skills at matches taking place ahead of the quarterfinals. These games form part of UEFA's RESPECT Inclusion projects, initiatives implemented by CAFE (Centre for Access to Football in Europe) to promote the integration of disabled players and fans into football. The showcase games give EURO fans the opportunity to watch disabled players compete against each other. A total of four matches are being staged at stadiums 9 minutes before the quarterfinal games a sevenaside game for athletes with intellectual disabilities from Special Olympics Poland; a fiveaside game for blind and partiallysighted players from the CROSS association; a sevenaside game for deaf players; and a sevenaside game for players with locomotive disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. Tournament charity benefits from EURO goals Fans in the stadiums and in front of their TV screens have been hailing the goals at UEFA EURO, and the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE), the official tournament charity, have had more reason than most to cheer with joy. UEFA is donating, to CAFE for each goal scored at the tournament. The group stage featured no less than 6 goals in 4 games which means that European football's governing body donated 8,, to contribute to improved access and facilities for disabled football fans. As part of the Respect programme at UEFA EURO, UEFA is working with CAFE to manage separate Respect Inclusion initiatives, and football followers and other benefactors are being encouraged to donate money for upcoming schemes. Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 7 UEFA information

18 Sunday 4 June.4CET (.4 local time) Legend :: Alltime statistics The alltime record of the competing teams in the UEFA European Championship. Final tournament: The UEFA European Championship was a fourteam event in 96, 964, 968, 97 and 976. From 98 it was expanded to an eightteam finals and remained in that format in 984, 988 and 99 until 996, when the current 6team format was adopted. Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg match forfeits when a result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shootout after a tie ended in a draw. :: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. UEFA EURO qualifying: Total UEFA EURO appearances/goals in qualifying competition only. FT: Total UEFA EURO appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U7: UEFA Under7 Championship U6: UEFA European Under6 Championship U9: UEFA Under9 Championship U8: UEFA European Under8 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS: First group stage GS: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff GSFT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted () : Denotes player sent off :: Squad list D: Disciplinary S: Suspended QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semifinals R6: round of 6 R: Round of st: first leg nd: second leg PO: Playoff (Rep) : Replay PO FT: Playoff for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation playoff :: Other abbreviations (aet): Match decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: Match decided on away goals (P): Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted : Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on Last updated /6/ :4:48CET 8 Legend