UEFA EURO 2008

EURO 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 to 29 June 2008. A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts; Austria will be making its first appearance in the tournament. The remaining 14 teams will be determined through qualifying matches which started in August 2006. Venue final tournament will play in Geneva, Basel, Zurich ,Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Wien, Bern read more

Portrait of the host country euro 2008 austria - swiss

Brief portraits of the host countries

Austria

Surface area 83,871 square kilometres
Population 8,217,201 – a population density of 98 inhabitants per square
kilometre (as at 1 April 2005)
Capital city Vienna
Largest cities by population size Vienna 1.5 million, Graz 226,000, Linz 183,000, Salzburg 142,000,
Innsbruck 114,000, Klagenfurt 91,000 (as at 1 April 2005)
Languages German, regional (minority) languages: Croatian, Hungarian,
Slovenian
Main religions 73.6% Catholic, 4.7% Protestant
State and government structure Parliamentary democratic federal republic since 1918.
The Parliament has 183 members (elected every four years), the
Bundesrat (Federal Council) as the parliament of the Länder
has a total of 62 members.
Head of State President Heinz Fischer (Social Democratic Party/SPÖ), since 8 July
2004. The President serves a six-year term and may be re-elected.
Head of Government Wolfgang Schüssel (People’s Party/ÖVP), since 4 February 2000. The
Federal Government is responsible for running the Federation. Its
members include the Federal Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and other
ministers (number of members: 10, as at 1 May 2006).
National holiday 26 October (adoption of the 1955 Neutrality Act)
Currency 1 Euro (EUR) = CHF 1.56 (as at 1 May 2006)
Gross national product EUR 19,660 (CHF 30,670, as at 1 May 2006)
per inhabitant


Switzerland

Surface area 41,285 square kilometres
Population 7,415,102 – a population density of 179 inhabitants per square
kilometre (as at 1 January 2005)
Capital city Berne
Largest cities by population size Zurich approx. 360,000 (agglomeration 1,080,000),
Geneva 185,000, Basle 166,000, Berne 127,000 (2005 figures)
Languages German 63.7%, French 20.4%, Italian 6.5%, Romansch 0.5%,
others 9.0%
Main religions 41.8% Catholic, 35.3% Protestant
State and government structure The Swiss Confederation has been a federal state since 1848.
Switzerland has a federal structure, with semi-direct democracy.
The Swiss Parliament has two chambers, which together are
known as the Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly) and share
legislative authority. The 200-member Nationalrat (National
Council) represents the people, while the Ständerat (Council of
States) represents the 26 cantons. Both are directly elected by the
people.
The Swiss Government comprises the seven members
of the Bundesrat (Federal Council), who are elected by the
Bundesversammlung for a four-year term.
Federal President Elected for one year, during which time he acts as Primus inter
pares, i.e. first among equals. He chairs meetings of the Bundesrat
and fulfils certain official duties.
National holiday 1 August (in remembrance of the oath taken on the Rütli by the
founders of the Swiss Confederation in 1291)
Currency 1 Swiss franc (CHF) = 0.64 EUR (as at 1 May 2006)
Gross national product CHF 46,492 (EUR 29,803, as at 1 May 2006)
per inhabitant

source : uefa.com

history EUFA EURO Final

The finals

Date Teams Result Venue Attendance Referee
10.07.1960 USSR – Yugoslavia 2-1 * Paris 17,966 Arthur Ellis (ENG)
21.06.1964 Spain – USSR 2-1 Madrid 79,115 Arthur Holland (ENG)
08.06.1968 Italy – Yugoslavia 1-1 * Rome 68,817 Gottfried Dienst (SUI)
10.06.1968 Italy – Yugoslavia 2-0 ** Rome 32,886 José Ortiz de Mendibil (ESP)
18.06.1972 Germany – USSR 3-0 Brussels 43,066 Ferdinand Marschall (AUT)
20.06.1976 Czechoslovakia – Germany 2-2 *** Belgrade 30,790 Sergio Gonella (ITA)
22.06.1980 Germany – Belgium 2-1 Rome 47,860 Nicolae Rainea (ROM)
27.06.1984 France – Spain 2-0 Paris 47,368 Vojtech Christov (CZE)
25.06.1988 Netherlands – USSR 2-0 Munich 62,770 Michel Vautrot (FRA)
26.06.1992 Denmark – Germany 2-0 Gothenburg 37,800 Bruno Galler (SUI)
30.06.1996 Germany – Czech Republic 2-1 **** Wembley 73,611 Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)
02.07.2000 France – Italy 2-1 **** Rotterdam 48,100 Anders Frisk (SWE)
04.07.2004 Greece – Portugal 1-0 Lisbon 62,865 Markus Merk (GER)
* after extra time / ** replay / *** 5-3 on pens / **** Golden Goal

The winning Captains
1960: Igor Netto (Soviet Union)
1964: Fernando Olivella (Spain)
1968: Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
1976: Anton Ondrus (Czechoslovakia)
1980: Bernard Dietz (Germany)
1984: Michel Platini (France)
1988: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
1992: Lars Olsen (Denmark)
1996: Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany)
2000: Didier Deschamps (France)
2004: Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)

The Champion Coaches
1960: Gavril Katchalin (Soviet Union)
1964: José Villalonga / Miguel Muñoz
(Spain)
1968: Ferruccio Valcareggi (Italy)
1972: Helmut Schön (Germany)
1976: Vaclav Jezek (Czechoslovakia)
1980: Jupp Derwall (Germany)
1984: Michel Hidalgo (France)
1988: Rinus Michels (Netherlands)
1992: Richard Møller Nielsen (Denmark)
1996: Berti Vogts (Germany)
2000: Roger Lemerre (France)
2004: Otto Rehhagel *(Greece)
* German

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