Group D of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 11 June 2012 and ended on 19 June 2012. The pool was made up of Ukraine, Sweden, France and England. The top two teams, England and France, progressed to the quarter-finals to play Italy and Spain respectively, while Ukraine and Sweden were eliminated from the tournament.
On the second matchday, on 15 June, the match between Ukraine and France that began at 19:00 local time was interrupted by heavy rainfall and a thunderstorm. The conditions forced the referee to suspend the game during the fifth minute, and play was only resumed 58 minutes later. UEFA therefore delayed the match between Sweden and England to kick off 15 minutes later than originally scheduled, instead beginning at 22:00 local time, to avoid the matches overlapping.
On the final matchday, on 19 June, the match between England and Ukraine featured a ghost goal by Marko Dević. In the second half, with Ukraine losing 1–0 to a Wayne Rooney goal, Dević's shot was hooked clear from behind the England goal-line by John Terry under the eyes of the additional assistant referee standing beside the goal (as confirmed by video replays). The incident reopened football's goal-line technology debate. Although in the build-up to the incident, Dević's teammate Artem Milevskyi was in an offside position when the ball was played to him, which also went unnoticed by the match officials. UEFA and its chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina admitted on the following day that an error had been made and that Ukraine had been denied a legitimate goal.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance UEFA RankingsNovember 2011 FIFA RankingsJune 2012 D1 1 Co-host 18 April 2007 1st — Debut 15 52 D2 3 Best runner-up 11 October 2011 5th 2008 Semi-finals (1992) 10 17 D3 4 Group D winner 11 October 2011 8th 2008 Winners (1984, 2000) 12 14 D4 2 Group G winner 7 October 2011 8th 2004 Third place (1968), Semi-finals (1996) 5 6
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Standings
In the quarter-finals, The winner of Group D, England, advanced to play the runner-up of Group C, Italy. The runner-up of Group D, France, advanced to play the winner of Group C, Spain.
Matches
France vs England
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 2 Mathieu DebuchyCB 4 Adil RamiCB 5 Philippe MexèsLB 3 Patrice EvraDM 18Alou DiarraCM 6 Yohan Cabaye CM 15Florent Malouda RW 11Samir NasriLW 7 Franck RibéryCF 10Karim BenzemaSubstitutions:MF 20Hatem Ben Arfa MF 19Marvin Martin Manager:Laurent Blanc GK 1 Joe HartRB 2 Glen JohnsonCB 6 John TerryCB 15Joleon LescottLB 3 Ashley ColeRM 16James MilnerCM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)CM 17Scott Parker LM 20Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain SS 11Ashley Young CF 22Danny Welbeck Substitutions:FW 21Jermain Defoe MF 8 Jordan Henderson MF 7 Theo Walcott Manager:Roy Hodgson
Man of the Match: Samir Nasri (France)
Assistant referees: Renato Faverani (Italy) Andrea Stefani (Italy) Fourth official: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Additional assistant referees: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Ukraine vs Sweden
GK 12Andriy PyatovRB 9 Oleh HusievCB 17Taras MykhalykCB 3 Yevhen KhacheridiLB 2 Yevhen SelinRM 11Andriy YarmolenkoCM 4 Anatoliy TymoshchukLM 19Yevhen Konoplyanka AM 18Serhiy NazarenkoSS 10Andriy Voronin CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c) Substitutions:MF 15Artem Milevskyi MF 14Ruslan Rotan FW 22Marko Dević Manager:Oleg Blokhin GK 1 Andreas IsakssonRB 2 Mikael LustigCB 3 Olof MellbergCB 4 Andreas GranqvistLB 5 Martin OlssonCM 6 Rasmus Elm CM 9 Kim Källström RW 7 Sebastian Larsson AM 10Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)LW 20Ola Toivonen CF 22Markus Rosenberg Substitutions:MF 8 Anders Svensson MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson FW 11Johan Elmander Manager:Erik Hamrén
Man of the Match: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Marcin Borski (Poland) Additional assistant referees: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey) Reserve assistant referee: Marcin Borkowski (Poland)
Ukraine vs France At 19:05 EEST, in the 5th minute, the match was interrupted due to severe weather. The match resumed at 20:02 EEST.
GK 12Andriy PyatovRB 9 Oleh HusievCB 17Taras MykhalykCB 3 Yevhen KhacheridiLB 2 Yevhen Selin CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk CM 10Andriy Voronin RW 11Andriy Yarmolenko AM 18Serhiy Nazarenko LW 19Yevhen KonoplyankaCF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)Substitutions:FW 22Marko Dević FW 15Artem Milevskyi MF 8 Oleksandr Aliyev Manager:Oleg Blokhin GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 2 Mathieu Debuchy CB 4 Adil RamiCB 5 Philippe Mexès LB 22Gaël ClichyDM 18Alou DiarraCM 11Samir NasriCM 6 Yohan Cabaye RW 14Jérémy Ménez LW 7 Franck RibéryCF 10Karim Benzema Substitutions:MF 17Yann M'Vila MF 19Marvin Martin FW 9 Olivier Giroud Manager:Laurent Blanc
Man of the Match: Franck Ribéry (France)
Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) Additional assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) Reserve assistant referee: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Sweden vs England
GK 1 Andreas IsakssonRB 4 Andreas Granqvist CB 3 Olof Mellberg CB 13Jonas Olsson LB 5 Martin OlssonRM 7 Sebastian LarssonCM 8 Anders Svensson CM 9 Kim KällströmLM 6 Rasmus Elm SS 10Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)CF 11Johan Elmander Substitutions:DF 2 Mikael Lustig FW 22Markus Rosenberg MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson Manager:Erik Hamrén GK 1 Joe HartRB 2 Glen JohnsonCB 6 John TerryCB 15Joleon LescottLB 3 Ashley ColeRM 16James Milner CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)CM 17Scott ParkerLM 11Ashley YoungSS 22Danny Welbeck CF 9 Andy CarrollSubstitutions:MF 7 Theo Walcott MF 20Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Manager:Roy Hodgson
Man of the Match: Olof Mellberg (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Primož Arhar (Slovenia) Matej Žunič (Slovenia) Fourth official: Florian Meyer (Germany) Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
England vs Ukraine
GK 1 Joe HartRB 2 Glen JohnsonCB 6 John TerryCB 15Joleon LescottLB 3 Ashley Cole RM 16James Milner CM 4 Steven Gerrard (c) CM 17Scott ParkerLM 11Ashley YoungSS 10Wayne Rooney CF 22Danny Welbeck Substitutions:MF 7 Theo Walcott FW 9 Andy Carroll MF 20Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Manager:Roy Hodgson GK 12Andriy PyatovRB 9 Oleh HusievCB 3 Yevhen KhacheridiCB 20Yaroslav Rakitskyi LB 2 Yevhen SelinDM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (c) RM 11Andriy YarmolenkoLM 19Yevhen KonoplyankaAM 6 Denys Harmash SS 15Artem Milevskyi CF 22Marko Dević Substitutions:FW 7 Andriy Shevchenko DF 21Bohdan Butko MF 18Serhiy Nazarenko Manager:Oleg Blokhin
Man of the Match: Steven Gerrard (England)
Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) György Ring (Hungary) Fourth official: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) Additional assistant referees: István Vad (Hungary) Tamás Bognár (Hungary) Reserve assistant referee: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland)
Sweden vs France
GK 1 Andreas IsakssonRB 4 Andreas GranqvistCB 3 Olof MellbergCB 13Jonas OlssonLB 5 Martin OlssonCM 8 Anders Svensson CM 9 Kim KällströmRW 7 Sebastian LarssonAM 10Zlatan Ibrahimović (c)LW 19Emir Bajrami CF 20Ola Toivonen Substitutions:MF 21Christian Wilhelmsson MF 16Pontus Wernbloom MF 18Samuel Holmén Manager:Erik Hamrén GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 2 Mathieu DebuchyCB 4 Adil RamiCB 5 Philippe Mexès LB 22Gaël ClichyDM 18Alou DiarraCM 11Samir Nasri CM 17Yann M'Vila RW 20Hatem Ben Arfa LW 7 Franck RibéryCF 10Karim BenzemaSubstitutions:MF 15Florent Malouda FW 14Jérémy Ménez FW 9 Olivier Giroud Manager:Laurent Blanc
Man of the Match: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Fourth official: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Additional assistant referees: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Duarte Gomes (Portugal) Reserve assistant referee: Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
See also England at the UEFA European Championship France at the UEFA European Championship Sweden at the UEFA European Championship Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship
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References
External links UEFA Euro 2012 Group D