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Euro 2008 Championship Finals - Germany

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Search Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D.

Teams by Group

Group A
Czech Republic
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey

Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland

Group C
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania

Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden

Host Cities

Austria
Innsbruck
Klagenfurt
Salzburg
Vienna

Switzerland
Basle
Berne
Geneva
Zurich

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Germany qualified for Euro 2008 from Group D.

Directory of World Football

Germany - Football History

Deutscher Fussball-Bund - Germany Football Association

European Championships

Germany have made nine previous appearances at the European Championship Finals (five of these as West Germany): 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Germany have won the trophy three times (Belgium 1972, Italy 1980 and England 1996) and came home as runners-up twice (Yugoslavia 1976 and Sweden 1992).

World Cup Appearences

Germany have made 16 World Cup Finals appearances:
1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

Germany (West Germany from 1950 to 1990) won the World Cup in Switzerland 1954, West Germany 1974 and Italy 1990; were runners-up in England 1966, Spain 1982, France 1998 and Korea-Japan 2002; came third in Italy 1934, Mexico 1970 and Germany 2006; and finished fourth in Sweden 1958.

Germany Squad at Euro 2008

Germany Team Manager: Joachim Löw.

Forwards

9 Mario Gómez (VfB Stuttgart)
10 Oliver Neuville (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
11 Miroslav Klose (Bayern München)
19 David Odonkor (Real Betis Balompié)
20 Lukas Podolski (Bayern München)
22 Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04)

Midfielders

6 Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen)
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern München)
8 Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen)
13 Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
14 Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV)
15 Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart)
18 Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen)

Defenders

2 Marcell Jansen (Bayern München)
3 Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin)
4 Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen)
5 Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)
16 Philipp Lahm (Bayern München)
17 Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen)
21 Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid)

Goalkeepers

1 Jens Lehmann (Arsenal)
12 Robert Enke (Hannover 96)
23 René Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)

Germany Team Hotel

Germany Team Hotel: Il Giardino - Ascona, Switzerland.
Il Giardino - Ascona, Switzerland.

Germany - Fixtures and Results

Germany play their first two Group B games in Klagenfurt and then travel to meet the hosts in Vienna.

Sunday, 8th June

Klagenfurt: Germany vs Poland (2:0)

Thursday, 12th June

Klagenfurt: Croatia vs Germany (2:1)

Monday, 16th June

Vienna: Austria vs Germany (0:1)

Quarter-finals

Thursday, 19th June (QF1)
Basle: Portugal vs Germany (2:3)

Semi-finals

Wednesday, 25th June (SF1)
Basle: Germany vs Turkey (3:2)

2008 European Championships Final

Sunday, 29th June
Vienna: Germany vs Spain (0:1)

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