# UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Group D of UEFA Euro 2008 was played from 10 to 18 June 2008. All six group matches were played at venues in Austria, in Innsbruck and Salzburg. The group was composed of defending champions Greece, as well as Sweden, eventual champions Spain and Russia. Greece, Spain and Russia had all been drawn together in the same group in the previous European Championship as well.
Following a 4–1 win over Russia in their first game, Spain qualified for the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory against Sweden in their second. They clinched the top spot after Russia beat Greece later that day, condemning the title holders to last place in the group. The second quarter-final berth was to be decided by the Sweden–Russia match, with Sweden only needing to avoid defeat to go through. However, Russia scored a goal in each half to beat Sweden 2–0 and qualify for the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, despite going behind towards the end of the first half, Spain scored two second half goals, one coming three minutes before full time, to become the third team in the tournament to qualify for the quarter-finals with a 100% group stage record.
Greece lost all three of their group games, thus finishing bottom without a single point, becoming the worst defending champion in the history of the European Championships.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings | UEFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings June 2008 |
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | November 2007 | May 2008 | FIFA Rankings June 2008 |
| D1 | Greece | 1 | Group C winner | 17 October 2007 | 3rd | 2004 | Winners (2004) | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| D2 | Sweden | 2 | Group F runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 4th | 2004 | Semi-finals (1992) | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| D3 | Spain | 3 | Group F winner | 17 November 2007 | 8th | 2004 | Winners (1964) | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| D4 | Russia | 4 | Group E runner-up | 21 November 2007 | 9th | 2004 | Winners (1960) | 15 | 15 | 24 |
Notes
* ↑ The UEFA rankings of November 2007 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* ↑ UEFA unveiled a new ranking system in May 2008 based on results up to November 2007.
* ↑ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals,
* The winner of Group D, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Italy.
* The runner-up of Group D, Russia, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Netherlands.

## Matches
### Spain vs Russia

| Spain | Russia |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 4 | Carlos Marchena |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| RM | 21 | David Silva | 77' |
| CM | 19 | Marcos Senna |
| CM | 8 | Xavi |
| LM | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | 63' |
| CF | 7 | David Villa |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Torres | 54' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 54' |
| MF | 12 | Santi Cazorla | 63' |
| MF | 14 | Xabi Alonso | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Aragonés ||
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 22 | Aleksandr Anyukov |
| CB | 14 | Roman Shirokov |
| CB | 8 | Denis Kolodin |
| LB | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |
| DM | 11 | Sergei Semak (c) |
| CM | 17 | Konstantin Zyryanov |
| CM | 20 | Igor Semshov | 58' |
| RW | 21 | Dmitri Sychev | 46' |
| LW | 15 | Diniyar Bilyaletdinov |
| CF | 19 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Vladimir Bystrov | 46' | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Dmitri Torbinski | 58' |
| FW | 6 | Roman Adamov | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Villa (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Egon Bereuter (Austria)
* Markus Mayr (Austria)
* Fourth official:
* Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Carsten Kadach (Germany)

### Greece vs Sweden

| Greece | Sweden |
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis |
| RB | 2 | Giourkas Seitaridis | 51' |
| CB | 16 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
| CB | 19 | Paraskevas Antzas |
| CB | 5 | Traianos Dellas | | 70' |
| LB | 15 | Vasilis Torosidis | 61' |
| RM | 9 | Angelos Charisteas | 1' |
| CM | 6 | Angelos Basinas (c) |
| CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis |
| LM | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis |
| CF | 17 | Theofanis Gekas | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Georgios Samaras | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Ioannis Amanatidis | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson |
| RB | 7 | Niclas Alexandersson | 74' |
| CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 4 | Petter Hansson |
| LB | 2 | Mikael Nilsson |
| DM | 8 | Anders Svensson |
| RM | 21 | Christian Wilhelmsson | 78' |
| LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg (c) |
| AM | 19 | Daniel Andersson |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 71' |
| CF | 17 | Henrik Larsson |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Johan Elmander | 71' |
| DF | 5 | Fredrik Stoor | 74' |
| FW | 22 | Markus Rosenberg | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck ||
* Man of the Match:
* Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
* Assistant referees:
* Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
* Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
* Fourth official:
* Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Volker Wezel (Germany)

### Sweden vs Spain

| Sweden | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson |
| RB | 5 | Fredrik Stoor |
| CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 4 | Petter Hansson |
| LB | 2 | Mikael Nilsson |
| RM | 11 | Johan Elmander | | 79' |
| CM | 19 | Daniel Andersson |
| CM | 8 | Anders Svensson | 55' |
| LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg (c) |
| CF | 17 | Henrik Larsson | | 87' |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Markus Rosenberg | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Sebastian Larsson | | 79' |
| MF | 16 | Kim Källström | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck ||
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 4 | Carlos Marchena | 53' |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol | | 24' |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| RM | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | | 59' |
| CM | 19 | Marcos Senna |
| CM | 8 | Xavi | | 59' |
| LM | 21 | David Silva |
| CF | 7 | David Villa |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Torres |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Raúl Albiol | | 24' |
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | | 59' |
| MF | 12 | Santi Cazorla | | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Aragonés ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Villa (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Adriaan Inia (Netherlands)
* Hans ten Hoove (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Craig Thomson (Scotland)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Martin Balko (Slovakia)

### Greece vs Russia

| Greece | Russia |
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis |
| RB | 2 | Giourkas Seitaridis | | 40' |
| CB | 5 | Traianos Dellas |
| CB | 16 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
| LB | 15 | Vasilis Torosidis |
| RM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis |
| CM | 6 | Angelos Basinas (c) |
| LM | 3 | Christos Patsatzoglou |
| AM | 9 | Angelos Charisteas |
| AM | 20 | Ioannis Amanatidis | | 80' |
| CF | 23 | Nikos Liberopoulos | 58' | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis | 42' | 40' |
| FW | 17 | Theofanis Gekas | | 61' |
| MF | 8 | Stelios Giannakopoulos | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 22 | Aleksandr Anyukov |
| CB | 8 | Denis Kolodin |
| CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| LB | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov | | 87' |
| DM | 11 | Sergei Semak (c) |
| RM | 7 | Dmitri Torbinski | 84' |
| CM | 17 | Konstantin Zyryanov |
| CM | 20 | Igor Semshov |
| LM | 15 | Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | | 70' |
| CF | 19 | Roman Pavlyuchenko |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ivan Saenko | 77' | 70' |
| DF | 2 | Vasili Berezutski | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Man of the Match:
* Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia)
* Assistant referees:
* Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
* Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

### Greece vs Spain

| Greece | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis (c) |
| RB | 11 | Loukas Vyntra | 90+1' |
| CB | 16 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | | 62' |
| CB | 5 | Traianos Dellas |
| LB | 4 | Nikos Spiropoulos |
| CM | 6 | Angelos Basinas | 72' |
| CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis |
| RW | 14 | Dimitris Salpingidis | | 86' |
| AM | 10 | Giorgos Karagounis | 34' | 74' |
| LW | 20 | Ioannis Amanatidis |
| CF | 9 | Angelos Charisteas |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 19 | Paraskevas Antzas | | 62' |
| MF | 22 | Alexandros Tziolis | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Stelios Giannakopoulos | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 23 | Pepe Reina |
| RB | 18 | Álvaro Arbeloa | 45' |
| CB | 2 | Raúl Albiol |
| CB | 20 | Juanito |
| LB | 3 | Fernando Navarro |
| CM | 22 | Rubén de la Red |
| CM | 14 | Xabi Alonso (c) |
| RW | 16 | Sergio García |
| AM | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| LW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | | 58' |
| CF | 17 | Dani Güiza | 41' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Santi Cazorla | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Aragonés ||
* Man of the Match:
* Xabi Alonso (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Darren Cann (England)
* Mike Mullarkey (England)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphane Lannoy (France)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Markus Mayr (Austria)

### Russia vs Sweden

| Russia | Sweden |
| GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev |
| RB | 22 | Aleksandr Anyukov |
| CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| CB | 8 | Denis Kolodin | 76' |
| LB | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |
| DM | 11 | Sergei Semak (c) | 57' |
| RM | 17 | Konstantin Zyryanov |
| CM | 20 | Igor Semshov |
| LM | 15 | Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | | 66' |
| SS | 10 | Andrey Arshavin | 65' |
| CF | 19 | Roman Pavlyuchenko | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ivan Saenko | | 66' |
| MF | 23 | Vladimir Bystrov | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Isaksson | 10' |
| RB | 5 | Fredrik Stoor |
| CB | 3 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 4 | Petter Hansson |
| LB | 2 | Mikael Nilsson | | 79' |
| RM | 11 | Johan Elmander | 49' |
| CM | 19 | Daniel Andersson | | 56' |
| CM | 8 | Anders Svensson |
| LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg (c) |
| CF | 17 | Henrik Larsson |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Kim Källström | | 56' |
| FW | 20 | Marcus Allbäck | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrei Arshavin (Russia)
* Assistant referees:
* Peter Hermans (Belgium)
* Alex Verstraeten (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Egon Bereuter (Austria)