UEFA Euro 2008 Group B

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Group B of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups of competing nations at UEFA Euro 2008. The first of the three rounds of matches were played on 8 June, and the final round will be completed on 16 June. All six of the group's matches will be played at venues in Austria, in Vienna and Klagenfurt. The group is made up of four central European nations; co-hosts Austria, as well as Croatia, Germany and Poland. Austria and Poland are appearing in a European Championship finals for the first time.

Croatia became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals from Group B when they followed up a 1–0 win against Austria in their first match with a 2–1 win over Germany. This, in conjunction with Austria's 1–1 draw with Poland, meant that Croatia would finish top of the group. The second quarter-final spot will be decided by the group's final games. Germany have the upper hand, needing only a draw against Austria to finish in second place, having already beaten Poland in their first game.

1 Austria vs Croatia
2 Germany vs Poland
3 Croatia vs Germany
4 Austria vs Poland
5 Poland vs Croatia
6 Austria vs Germany

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
Germany	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
Austria	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Poland	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Qualification scenarios

Croatia have qualified as group winners.
If Germany beats or draws with Austria, they have qualified regardless of the result of the match between Poland and Croatia.
- If Germany draws with Austria and Poland beats Croatia, Germany qualifies due to their 2–0 win over Poland in their first game.
If Austria beats Germany and their goal difference in that game is at least equal to Poland's goal difference in their match against Croatia, Austria qualifies due to having a greater goal difference than Poland in all group games.
If Austria beats Germany and their goal difference in that game is one goal worse than Poland's goal difference in their match against Croatia, Poland qualifies due to having scored more goals than Austria in all group games.
If Austria beats Germany and their goal difference in that game is more than one goal worse than Poland's goal difference in their match against Croatia, Poland qualifies due to having a greater goal difference than Austria in all group games.

All times local (UTC+2)

[edit] Austria vs Croatia

2008-06-08 18:00	Austria	0 – 1	Croatia	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
		(Report)	Modrić 4' (pen.)


AUSTRIA:
GK	21	Jürgen Macho
CB	15	Sebastian Prödl	68'
CB	3	Martin Stranzl
CB	4	Emanuel Pogatetz	3'
DM	6	René Aufhauser
DM	19	Jürgen Säumel	21'	61'
RM	2	Joachim Standfest
LM	12	Ronald Gërçaliu		69'
AM	10	Andreas Ivanschitz (c)
CF	20	Martin Harnik
CF	9	Roland Linz		73'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ivica Vastić		61'
MF	11	Ümit Korkmaz		69'
FW	18	Roman Kienast		73'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger


CROATIA:
GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	4	Robert Kovač	51'
CB	3	Josip Šimunić
LB	22	Danijel Pranjić
RM	11	Darijo Srna
CM	10	Niko Kovač (c)
CM	14	Luka Modrić
LM	19	Niko Kranjčar		61'
CF	18	Ivica Olić		83'
CF	21	Mladen Petrić		72'
Substitutions:
DF	15	Dario Knežević		61'
FW	20	Igor Budan		72'
MF	8	Ognjen Vukojević		83'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Stipe Pletikosa

Assistant referees:
Adriaan Inia
Hans ten Hoove
Fourth official:
Kristinn Jakobsson

[edit] Germany vs Poland

2008-06-08 20:45	Germany	2 – 0	Poland	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
	Podolski 20' 72'	(Report)


GERMANY:
GK	1	Jens Lehmann
RB	16	Philipp Lahm
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	2	Marcell Jansen
RM	4	Clemens Fritz		56'
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)
LM	20	Lukas Podolski
CF	9	Mario Gómez		75'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		90+1'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	64'	56'
MF	15	Thomas Hitzlsperger		75'
FW	22	Kevin Kuranyi		90+1'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


POLAND:
GK	1	Artur Boruc
RB	13	Marcin Wasilewski
CB	14	Michał Żewłakow
CB	6	Jacek Bąk
LB	4	Paweł Golański		75'
CM	5	Dariusz Dudka
CM	18	Mariusz Lewandowski	60'
RW	17	Wojciech Łobodziński		65'
AM	9	Maciej Żurawski (c)		46'
LW	8	Jacek Krzynówek
CF	7	Euzebiusz Smolarek	40'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Roger Guerreiro		46'
MF	16	Łukasz Piszczek		65'
FW	11	Marek Saganowski		75'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Man of the Match:
Lukas Podolski

Assistant referees:
Geir Åge Holen
Jan Petter Randen
Fourth official:
Craig Thomson

[edit] Croatia vs Germany

2008-06-12 18:00	Croatia	2 – 1	Germany	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461 Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Srna 24' Olić 62'	(Report)	Podolski 79'


CROATIA:
GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
RB	5	Vedran Ćorluka
CB	4	Robert Kovač
CB	3	Josip Šimunić	45+1'
LB	22	Danijel Pranjić
RM	11	Darijo Srna	27'	80'
CM	10	Niko Kovač (c)
CM	14	Luka Modrić	90+3'
LM	7	Ivan Rakitić
SS	19	Niko Kranjčar		85'
CF	18	Ivica Olić		72'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Mladen Petrić		72'
MF	16	Jerko Leko	90+2'	80'
DF	15	Dario Knežević		85'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić


GERMANY:
GK	1	Jens Lehmann	90+2'
RB	16	Philipp Lahm
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	2	Marcell Jansen		46'
RM	4	Clemens Fritz		82'
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)	75'
LM	20	Lukas Podolski
CF	9	Mario Gómez		66'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose
Substitutions:
MF	19	David Odonkor		46'
MF	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	90+2'	66'
FW	22	Kevin Kurányi		82'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Luka Modrić

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans
Alex Verstraeten
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy

[edit] Austria vs Poland

2008-06-12 20:45	Austria	1 – 1	Poland	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Vastić 90+3' (pen.)	(Report)	Guerreiro 30'


AUSTRIA:
GK	21	Jürgen Macho
RB	14	György Garics
CB	15	Sebastian Prödl	72'
CB	3	Martin Stranzl
LB	4	Emanuel Pogatetz
DM	6	René Aufhauser		74'
RM	8	Christoph Leitgeb
CM	10	Andreas Ivanschitz (c)		64'
LM	11	Ümit Korkmaz	56'
CF	20	Martin Harnik
CF	9	Roland Linz		64'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ivica Vastić		64'
FW	18	Roman Kienast		64'
MF	19	Jürgen Säumel		74'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger


POLAND:
GK	1	Artur Boruc
RB	13	Marcin Wasilewski	58'
CB	2	Mariusz Jop		46'
CB	6	Jacek Bąk (c)	90+3'
LB	14	Michał Żewłakow
RM	5	Dariusz Dudka
CM	18	Mariusz Lewandowski
LM	8	Jacek Krzynówek	61'
AM	20	Roger Guerreiro		85'
CF	11	Marek Saganowski		83'
CF	7	Euzebiusz Smolarek
Substitutions:
DF	4	Paweł Golański		46'
MF	17	Wojciech Łobodziński		83'
MF	19	Rafał Murawski		85'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker