UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

Group D of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 11 June 2012 and ended on 19 June 2012. The pool was made up of Ukraine, Sweden, France and England. The top two teams, England and France, progressed to the quarter-finals to play Italy and Spain respectively, while Ukraine and Sweden were eliminated from the tournament.

Incidents and controversies

On the second matchday, on 15 June, the match between Ukraine and France that began at 19:00 local time was interrupted by heavy rainfall and a thunderstorm. The conditions forced the referee to suspend the game during the fifth minute, and play was only resumed 58 minutes later.[1] UEFA therefore delayed the match between Sweden and England to kick off 15 minutes later than originally scheduled, instead beginning at 22:00 local time, to avoid the matches overlapping.[2]

On the final matchday, on 19 June, the match between England and Ukraine featured a ghost goal by Marko Dević. In the second half, with Ukraine losing 1–0 to a Wayne Rooney goal, Dević's shot was hooked clear from behind the England goal-line by John Terry under the eyes of the additional assistant referee standing beside the goal (as confirmed by video replays). The incident reopened football's goal-line technology debate.[3][4][5] While replays showed the match officials failed to spot that Artem Milevskiy was in an offside position in the build-up to Dević's ghost goal,[6][7] UEFA and its chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina admitted on the following day that an error had been made and that Ukraine had been denied a legitimate goal.[8][9]

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team progressed to the quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 321053+27
 France 31113304
 Ukraine 310224−23
 Sweden 31025503

Ukraine finished third ahead of Sweden based on their head-to-head record (2–1).

All times local (UTC+3)

France vs England

11 June 2012
19:00
France  1–1  England
Nasri  39' Report Lescott  30'
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 47,400[10]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
France[11]
England[11]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 5 Philippe Mexès
LB 3 Patrice Evra
DM 18 Alou Diarra
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye  84'
CM 15 Florent Malouda  85'
RW 11 Samir Nasri
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hatem Ben Arfa  84'
MF 19 Marvin Martin  85'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 6 John Terry
CB 15 Joleon Lescott
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 16 James Milner
CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM 17 Scott Parker  78'
LM 20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  34'  77'
SS 11 Ashley Young  71'
CF 22 Danny Welbeck  90+1'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Jermain Defoe  77'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson  78'
MF 7 Theo Walcott  90+1'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Samir Nasri (France)[10]

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Ukraine vs Sweden

11 June 2012
21:45
Ukraine  2–1  Sweden
Shevchenko  55', 62' Report Ibrahimović  52'
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 64,290[12]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Ukraine[13]
Sweden[13]
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 9 Oleh Husyev
CB 17 Taras Mykhalyk
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
LB 2 Yevhen Selin
RM 11 Andriy Yarmolenko
CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
LM 19 Yevhen Konoplyanka  90+3'
AM 18 Serhiy Nazarenko
SS 10 Andriy Voronin  85'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)  81'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Artem Milevskiy  81'
MF 14 Ruslan Rotan  85'
FW 22 Marko Dević  90+3'
Manager:
Oleh Blokhin
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 2 Mikael Lustig
CB 3 Olof Mellberg
CB 4 Andreas Granqvist
LB 5 Martin Olsson
CM 6 Rasmus Elm  83'
CM 9 Kim Källström  11'
RW 7 Sebastian Larsson  68'
AM 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW 20 Ola Toivonen  62'
CF 22 Markus Rosenberg  71'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Anders Svensson  62'
MF 21 Christian Wilhelmsson  68'
FW 11 Johan Elmander  71'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén

Man of the Match:
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)[14]

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

Ukraine vs France

15 June 2012
19:00
Ukraine  0–2  France
Report Ménez  53'
Cabaye  56'
Ukraine[16]
France[16]
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 9 Oleh Husyev
CB 17 Taras Mykhalyk
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
LB 2 Yevhen Selin  55'
CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk  87'
CM 10 Andriy Voronin  46'
RW 11 Andriy Yarmolenko  68'
AM 18 Serhiy Nazarenko  60'
LW 19 Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
FW 22 Marko Dević  46'
FW 15 Artem Milevskiy  60'
MF 8 Oleksandr Aliyev  68'
Manager:
Oleh Blokhin
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy  79'
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 5 Philippe Mexès  81'
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
DM 18 Alou Diarra
CM 11 Samir Nasri
CM 6 Yohan Cabaye  68'
RW 14 Jérémy Ménez  40'  73'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 10 Karim Benzema  76'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Yann M'Vila  68'
MF 19 Marvin Martin  73'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud  76'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Franck Ribéry (France)[15]

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

Sweden vs England

15 June 2012
22:00
Sweden  2–3  England
Johnson  49' (o.g.)
Mellberg  59'		 Report Carroll  23'
Walcott  64'
Welbeck  78'
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 64,640[17]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Sweden[18]
England[18]
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 4 Andreas Granqvist  66'
CB 3 Olof Mellberg  63'
CB 13 Jonas Olsson  72'
LB 5 Martin Olsson
RM 7 Sebastian Larsson
CM 8 Anders Svensson  90+1'
CM 9 Kim Källström
LM 6 Rasmus Elm  81'
SS 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
CF 11 Johan Elmander  79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Mikael Lustig  66'
FW 22 Markus Rosenberg  79'
MF 21 Christian Wilhelmsson  81'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 6 John Terry
CB 15 Joleon Lescott
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 16 James Milner  58'  61'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)
CM 17 Scott Parker
LM 11 Ashley Young
SS 22 Danny Welbeck  90'
CF 9 Andy Carroll
Substitutions:
MF 7 Theo Walcott  61'
MF 20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  90'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

Man of the Match:
Olof Mellberg (Sweden)[17]

Assistant referees:
Primož Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

England vs Ukraine

19 June 2012
21:45
England  1–0  Ukraine
Rooney  48' Report
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,700[19]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
England[20]
Ukraine[20]
GK 1 Joe Hart
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 6 John Terry
CB 15 Joleon Lescott
LB 3 Ashley Cole  78'
RM 16 James Milner  70'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)  73'
CM 17 Scott Parker
LM 11 Ashley Young
SS 10 Wayne Rooney  87'
CF 22 Danny Welbeck  82'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Theo Walcott  70'
FW 9 Andy Carroll  82'
MF 20 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  87'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK 12 Andriy Pyatov
RB 9 Oleh Husyev
CB 3 Yevhen Khacheridi
CB 20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy  74'
LB 2 Yevhen Selin
DM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (c)  63'
RM 11 Andriy Yarmolenko
LM 19 Yevhen Konoplyanka
AM 6 Denys Harmash  78'
SS 15 Artem Milevskiy  77'
CF 22 Marko Dević  70'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Andriy Shevchenko  86'  70'
DF 21 Bohdan Butko  77'
MF 18 Serhiy Nazarenko  78'
Manager:
Oleh Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Steven Gerrard (England)[19]

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
István Vad (Hungary)
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Sweden vs France

19 June 2012
21:45
Sweden  2–0  France
Ibrahimović  54'
Larsson  90+1'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 63,010[21]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Sweden[22]
France[22]
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 4 Andreas Granqvist
CB 3 Olof Mellberg
CB 13 Jonas Olsson
LB 5 Martin Olsson
CM 8 Anders Svensson  70'  79'
CM 9 Kim Källström
RW 7 Sebastian Larsson
AM 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)
LW 19 Emir Bajrami  46'
CF 20 Ola Toivonen  78'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Christian Wilhelmsson  46'
MF 16 Pontus Wernbloom  78'
MF 18 Samuel Holmén  81'  79'
Manager:
Erik Hamrén
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy
CB 4 Adil Rami
CB 5 Philippe Mexès  68'
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
DM 18 Alou Diarra
CM 11 Samir Nasri  77'
CM 17 Yann M'Vila  83'
RW 20 Hatem Ben Arfa  59'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 10 Karim Benzema
Substitutions:
MF 15 Florent Malouda  59'
FW 14 Jérémy Ménez  77'
FW 9 Olivier Giroud  83'
Manager:
Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)[21]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Chris (15 June 2012). "France find their stride to pick off Ukraine". Union of European Football Associations.
  2. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (15 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Sweden v England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Matt (19 June 2012). "Ghost goal fury of Blokhin while Hodgson's happy to get rub of the green". Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "5 Famous Soccer Goal-Line Controversies". The Washington Post. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "England, France through to Euro 2012 quarters". Herald Sun. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Tidey, Will (19 June 2012). "Ukraine vs. England: Marko Devic Enters Goal-Line Technology Hall of Shame". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Rooney seizes his chance to lift England's expectations". The Independent. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Euro 2012: Uefa admits Ukraine were deprived of a goal against England". The Guardian. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Euro 2012: Ukraine goal crossed the line and should have been given says Uefa referee chief Pierluigi Collina". The Daily Telegraph. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Full-time report France-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – France-England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  14. ↑ Haslam, Andrew (11 June 2012). "Shevchenko double gives Ukraine debut victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Full-time report Ukraine-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  16. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Ukraine-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  17. 1 2 "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  19. 1 2 "Full-time report England-Ukraine" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  20. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – England-Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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