Euro2008 2008

The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008,
was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations.
It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008.
The tournament was won by Spain, who defeated Germany 1–0 in the final. Spain were only the second nation
to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself - an accomplishment matched
by France in 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated.
Greece were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won UEFA Euro 2004. They recorded
the worst finish in Euro 2008, losing their three group fixtures and collecting the least amount of prize money.
Throughout 31 matches, the participating nations totalled 77 goals, the same as the previous tournament.
UEFA Euro 2008. Wikipedia
The Free Encyclopedia. September 3, 2022

UEFA announced that total of €184 million
has been offered to the 16 teams
competing in this tournament, increasing from €129 million
in the previous tournament. The distributions as below:
Prize for participating: €7.5 million
Extra payment based on teams performances:
Winner: €7.5 million
Runner-up: €4.5 million
Semi-finals: €3 million
Quarter-finals: €2 million
Group stage (per match):
Win: €1 million
Draw: €500,000

Matches played 31
Goals scored 77 (2.48 per match)
Attendance 1,140,902 (36,803 per match)
Top scorer(s) Spain David Villa (4 goals)
Best player Spain Xavi.