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UEFA Euro 2008 Final
Event	UEFA Euro 2008
Date	29 June 2008
Venue	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Man of the Match	Fernando Torres (Spain)
Referee	Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Attendance	51,428
Weather	Sunny; 27°C; 44% humidity
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The final of UEFA Euro 2008 was a football match played on 29 June 2008 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, Austria to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2008. The match was contested by Germany and Spain, and won by Spain by one goal to nil; the winning goal was scored by Fernando Torres.^[1]^[2] This was only the second time in the history of the tournament that the winning team won every match in the group stage; the other team to do so was France in 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated. Despite the one-goal margin of victory, it was a fairly dominant performance by Spain.^[3]

The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff, and featured 400 performers,^[4] including Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, singing the tournament's official song, "Can You Hear Me".^[5]

[edit] Match details

29 June 2008 20:45	Germany	0 – 1	Spain	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
		Report	Torres 33'

Germany

Spain


GERMANY:
GK	1	Jens Lehmann
RB	3	Arne Friedrich
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
LB	16	Philipp Lahm		46'
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	15	Thomas Hitzlsperger		58'
RW	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM	13	Michael Ballack (c)	43'
LW	20	Lukas Podolski
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		79'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Marcell Jansen		46'
FW	22	Kevin Kurányi	88'	58'
FW	9	Mario Gómez		79'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


SPAIN:
GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)	43'
RB	15	Sergio Ramos
CB	4	Carlos Marchena
CB	5	Carles Puyol
LB	11	Joan Capdevila
DM	19	Marcos Senna
RM	6	Andrés Iniesta
CM	8	Xavi
CM	10	Cesc Fàbregas		63'
LM	21	David Silva		66'
CF	9	Fernando Torres	74'	78'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Xabi Alonso		63'
MF	12	Santi Cazorla		66'
FW	17	Dani Güiza		78'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Spanish celebrations were not limited to Spain, but also extended to countries where a considerable amount of Spanish supporters were present. This picture was taken in Dublin (at the Spire) a few minutes after the match.

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli
Paolo Calcagno
Fourth official:
Peter Fröjdfeldt

[edit] Statistics

First half

	Germany	Spain
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	2	6
Shots on target	1	3
Ball possession	48%	52%
Corner kicks	4	3
Fouls committed	10	9
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Second half

	Germany	Spain
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	2	7
Shots on target	0	4
Ball possession	54%	46%
Corner kicks	0	4
Fouls committed	12	10
Offsides	5	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Overall

	Germany	Spain
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	4	13
Shots on target	1	7
Ball possession	52%	48%
Corner kicks	4	7
Fouls committed	22	19
Offsides	5	4
Yellow cards	2	2
Red cards	0	0

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General

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^ "Germany 0-1 Spain: Torres ends Spain's pain". ESPN. 2008-06-30. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=232286&cc=5739&league=UEFA.EURO. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
^ "Fernando Torres' strike wins Euro 2008 for Spain as Germany say goodnight Vienna". The Telegraph. 2008-06-30. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/henrywinter/2304397/Fernando-Torres-strike-wins-Euro-2008-for-Spain-as-Germany-say-goodnight-Vienna.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
^ "Germany 0-1 Spain". BBC Sport. 2008-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363545.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
^ "UEFA EURO 2008: Opening and closing ceremonies, fan entertainment in the stadiums". Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 28 February 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/66/53/48/665348_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
^ "Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias". Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 20 May 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[0] "Germany 0-1 Spain: Torres ends Spain's pain". ESPN. 2008-06-30. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=232286&cc=5739&league=UEFA.EURO. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

[1] "Fernando Torres' strike wins Euro 2008 for Spain as Germany say goodnight Vienna". The Telegraph. 2008-06-30. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/henrywinter/2304397/Fernando-Torres-strike-wins-Euro-2008-for-Spain-as-Germany-say-goodnight-Vienna.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

[2] "Germany 0-1 Spain". BBC Sport. 2008-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363545.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

[3] "UEFA EURO 2008: Opening and closing ceremonies, fan entertainment in the stadiums". Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 28 February 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/66/53/48/665348_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

[4] "Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias". Media Releases (euro2008.uefa.com). 20 May 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/MediaRelease/Competitions/MediaServices/69/80/81/698081_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 14 June 2008.

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