THE EURO 2008 CUP.

The EURO 2008 was held in SWITZERLAND and AUSTRIA. It was held from june 7 to june 29. There were a total of 31 matches played , and a total of 77 goals scored, at a rate of2. 48 goals per match. The top scorer was DAVID VILLA of SPAIN with 4 goals. Which also included a hattrick , also the only hattrick scored in the EURO 2008 tournament.
The attendence for the tournament was a total of 1,40,902 spectators at 36,802 per match.
The EURO 2008 was won by SPAIN who defeated GERMANY 1 -0. The goal was scored by FERNANDO TORRES .There were many suprises at the EURO 2008 for examle FRANCE and ITALY fell by the way side . GREECE the ruling champions failed to win a match and so for the first time since the tournament started in 1960 , did a ruling champion fail to reach the quater final. PORUGAL also failed. And CHRISTIANO RONALDO , THIERY HENRY, and LUCAS TONI were big flops. The CROATIAN IVAN KLASSNIC the only footballer to score two goals has had a double kidney transplant . the only player to do so in a major tournament.
There were only two goals scored with free kicks . MICHEL BALLACK and DE ROSSI. The DE ROSSI free kick took a deflection from HENRYS leg
LUIS AROGONES is the oldest coach at 69 years and337 days. The previous record is held by the GERMAN OTTO REHAGGAL the coach of GREECE. The oldest player and the oldest goal scorer in a EURO CUP is the AUSTRIAN IVAC VASTIC at the age of 38 years.
The EURO U.E.F.A. SQUAD was chosen at the end
GOALKEEPERS GIANLUIGI BUFFON ITALY IKER CASILLAS SPAIN EDWIN VANDARSER HOLLAND.
DEFFENDERS JOSE BOSWINWA PORTUGAL ,PHILIPP LAHM GERMANY. CARLOS MARCHENA SPAIN CARLOS PUYOL SPAIN . PEPE PORTUGAL.
MIDFIELDERS LUKA MORDIC CROATIA. HAMIT ALINTOP TURKEY. MARCO SENA SPAIN. XAVI HERNANDES SPAIN MICHEL BALLACK GERMANY. LUKAS PODLOSKI GERMANY. ANDREA INESTA SPAIN . WESLEY SNEIJDER HOLLANDCESC FABREGAS SPAIN. KONSTANTIN ZYRYANOV RUSSIA.
FORWARDS FERNANDO TORRES SPAIN. DAVID VILLA SPAIN .ROMAN PAVLYCHENKO RUSSIA ANDREI ARSHAVIN RUSSIA..Roger Gurreiro was the first Brazilan to score for Poland.