UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

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Group C of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 10 June 2012 and ended on 18 June 2012. The pool consisted of defending (and eventual) champion Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia. The group was jokingly dubbed the "group of debt" by multiple media outlets, in reference to the European sovereign debt crisis facing some of its members. Spain and Italy progressed to the quarter-finals, while Croatia and Republic of Ireland were eliminated from the tournament. Republic of Ireland equalled the worst performance by a team in the group stage of the European Championships, finishing with no points and a goal difference of −8. Both Spain and Italy made it through the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final for a second meeting in the tournament.

In their final match, the Republic of Ireland wore black armbands to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. This was criticised by some unionists and members of the UVF. However, the victims' families fully supported the gesture.

Spain, Italy, and Croatia were later drawn in Group B of the UEFA Euro 2024; coincidentally, Croatia would be eliminated in the group while Spain would also go on to win the tournament as well ,Republic of Ireland not qualify for this euro

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		UEFA Rankings
November 2011 		FIFA Rankings
June 2012
C1  Spain 1 Group I winner 6 September 2011 9th 2008 Winners (1964, 2008) 1 1
C2  Italy 2 Group C winner 6 September 2011 8th 2008 Winners (1968) 4 12
C3  Republic of Ireland 4 Play-off winner 15 November 2011 2nd 1988 Group stage (1988) 14 18
C4  Croatia 3 Play-off winner 15 November 2011 4th 2008 Quarter-finals (1996, 2008) 7 8

Notes

  1. The UEFA rankings of November 2011 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, France.
  • The runner-up of Group C, Italy, advanced to play the winner of Group D, England.

Matches

Spain vs Italy

Spain 1–1 Italy
  • Fàbregas 64'
 Report
  • Di Natale 61'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,869
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Spain
Italy
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa  84'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba  66'
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva  64'
CF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  74'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas  64'
FW 9 Fernando Torres  84'  74'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini  79'
CB 16 Daniele De Rossi
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci  66'
RM 13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
CM 5 Thiago Motta  90'
LM 2 Christian Maggio  89'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  65'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli  37'  56'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale  56'
FW 20 Sebastian Giovinco  65'
MF 23 Antonio Nocerino  90'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official:
William Collum (Scotland)
Additional assistant referees:
István Vad (Hungary)
Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Reserve assistant referee:
Alasdair Ross (Scotland)

Republic of Ireland vs Croatia

Republic of Ireland 1–3 Croatia
  • St Ledger 19'
 Report
  • Mandžukić 3', 49'
  • Jelavić 43'
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 39,550
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea
CB 2 Sean St Ledger
CB 5 Richard Dunne
LB 3 Stephen Ward
CM 6 Glenn Whelan
CM 8 Keith Andrews  45+1'
RW 7 Aiden McGeady  54'
LW 11 Damien Duff
CF 9 Kevin Doyle  53'
CF 10 Robbie Keane (c)  75'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Jonathan Walters  53'
FW 20 Simon Cox  54'
FW 19 Shane Long  75'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB 2 Ivan Strinić
DM 8 Ognjen Vukojević
RW 7 Ivan Rakitić  90+2'
AM 10 Luka Modrić  53'
LW 20 Ivan Perišić  89'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
CF 9 Nikica Jelavić  72'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Niko Kranjčar  84'  72'
FW 22 Eduardo  89'
MF 16 Tomislav Dujmović  90+2'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Mario Mandžukić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Voytyuk (Ukraine)

Italy vs Croatia

Italy 1–1 Croatia
  • Pirlo 39'
 Report
  • Mandžukić 72'
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 37,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Italy
Croatia
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 16 Daniele De Rossi
LB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
CM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 5 Thiago Motta  56'  62'
RW 2 Christian Maggio
LW 13 Emanuele Giaccherini
CF 9 Mario Balotelli  69'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  83'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Riccardo Montolivo  80'  62'
FW 11 Antonio Di Natale  69'
FW 20 Sebastian Giovinco  83'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11 Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld  86'
LB 2 Ivan Strinić
CM 8 Ognjen Vukojević
CM 10 Luka Modrić
RW 7 Ivan Rakitić
LW 20 Ivan Perišić  68'
CF 9 Nikica Jelavić  83'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić  90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Danijel Pranjić  68'
FW 22 Eduardo  83'
MF 19 Niko Kranjčar  90+4'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Peter Kirkup (England)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)

Spain vs Republic of Ireland

Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Torres 4', 70'
  • Silva 49'
  • Fàbregas 83'
 Report
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,150
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Spain
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso  54'  65'
RF 21 David Silva
CF 9 Fernando Torres  74'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta  80'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Javi Martínez  76'  65'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  74'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla  80'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea
CB 2 Sean St Ledger  84'
CB 5 Richard Dunne
LB 3 Stephen Ward
RM 11 Damien Duff  76'
CM 8 Keith Andrews
CM 6 Glenn Whelan  45+1'  80'
LM 7 Aiden McGeady
CF 20 Simon Cox  46'
CF 10 Robbie Keane (c)  36'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Jonathan Walters  46'
MF 22 James McClean  76'
MF 21 Paul Green  80'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Ricardo Santos (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Marcin Borski (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marcin Borkowski (Poland)

Croatia vs Spain

Croatia 0–1 Spain
Report
  • Navas 88'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,076
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Croatia
Spain
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 21 Domagoj Vida  66'
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka  27'
CB 13 Gordon Schildenfeld
LB 2 Ivan Strinić  53'
CM 8 Ognjen Vukojević  81'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić  90+3'
RW 11 Darijo Srna (c)  44'
AM 10 Luka Modrić
LW 6 Danijel Pranjić  66'
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić  90'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ivan Perišić  66'
FW 9 Nikica Jelavić  90+1'  66'
FW 22 Eduardo  81'
Manager:
Slaven Bilić
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 17 Álvaro Arbeloa
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi  89'
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso
RF 21 David Silva  73'
CF 9 Fernando Torres  61'
LF 6 Andrés Iniesta
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas  61'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  73'
FW 11 Álvaro Negredo  89'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Additional assistant referees:
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

Italy 2–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Cassano 35'
  • Balotelli 90'
 Report
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 38,794
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Italy
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)  73'
RB 7 Ignazio Abate
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini  57'
LB 6 Federico Balzaretti  28'
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 5 Thiago Motta
LM 16 Daniele De Rossi  71'
CF 11 Antonio Di Natale  74'
CF 10 Antonio Cassano  63'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Leonardo Bonucci  57'
MF 22 Alessandro Diamanti  63'
FW 9 Mario Balotelli  74'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK 1 Shay Given
RB 4 John O'Shea  39'
CB 5 Richard Dunne
CB 2 Sean St Ledger  84'
LB 3 Stephen Ward
RM 7 Aiden McGeady  65'
CM 6 Glenn Whelan
CM 8 Keith Andrews  37'  89'
LM 11 Damien Duff (c)
CF 10 Robbie Keane  86'
CF 9 Kevin Doyle  76'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Shane Long  65'
FW 14 Jonathan Walters  76'
FW 20 Simon Cox  86'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Viktor Shvetsov (Ukraine)
Additional assistant referees:
Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Oleksandr Voytyuk (Ukraine)

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