The European Championship is one of the most important world football championships. The final part of Euro 2012 will be held in two countries at once - Poland and Ukraine. If Russians need a visa to attend matches in Poland, then you can enter Ukraine with an internal Russian passport. That is why the matches taking place in Ukrainian cities are of particular interest to fans.
The matches of the 2012 European Championship are equally divided between Poland and Ukraine. Sixteen teams will take part in the final part of the championship, divided into four groups: the national teams of Poland, Russia, Greece, the Czech Republic are in group A, the teams of the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Denmark are in group B, the teams of Spain, Italy, Croatia are in group C, Ireland, and group D - teams from Ukraine, England, Sweden, France. During the group stage, there will be two matches each day in one of the groups.
The following games will be held in Ukrainian cities at the group stage. June 9, 2012: Netherlands - Denmark, Kharkiv city, Metalist stadium. Germany - Portugal, the city of Lviv, the stadium "Arena Lviv". June 11, 2012: France - England, Donetsk city, Donbass Arena stadium. Ukraine - Sweden, Kiev city, Olympic stadium.
June 13, 2012: Denmark - Portugal, Lviv, Arena Lviv stadium. Netherlands - Germany, Kharkiv city, Metalist stadium. June 15, 2012: Sweden - England, Kiev, Olympic stadium. Ukraine - France, Donetsk, Donbass Arena.
June 17, 2012: Portugal - Netherlands, Kharkiv city, Metalist stadium. Denmark - Germany, the city of Lviv, the stadium "Arena Lviv". June 19, 2012: England - Ukraine, Donetsk, Donbass Arena stadium. Sweden - France, the city of Kiev, the Olympic stadium.
After the end of the group stage of the championship, the eight teams that reached the quarterfinals will play four matches, two of them will be held in Ukrainian cities: on June 23, the winner of group C will play with the team that took second place in group D. The game will take place in Donetsk at the Donbass Arena stadium. On June 24, the winner of Group D will face the team that took second place in Group C. The match will take place in Kiev at the Olimpiyskiy stadium.
The four teams that have passed the quarterfinals will meet in two semifinal matches. One game will take place on June 27 in Donetsk at the Donbass Arena stadium. The final match of the main football tournament in Europe will also take place in Ukraine, at the Olimpiyskiy stadium in the capital. The game will take place on July 1.
