Article:Euro 2008 Group Stage Preview and Guide

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/contisoccerworld/img/euro2008_uv;property=original.jpg Every 4 years we get to crown a new champion of Europe and this years edition of the UEFA European Football Championship is setting up to be the best ever 16 teams qualified and they will play games throughout Austria and Switzerland over 22 Days.

Venues include: Austria Vienna: Ernest Happel Stadium, 53,008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Happel_Stadion Klagenfurt: Hypo-Arena, 32,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypo-Arena Salzburg: EM Stadium Wals-Siezenheim, 30,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wals_Siezenheim_Stadium Innsbruck: Tivoli Neu, 30,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Neu

Switzerland Basel: St Jakob Park, 42,500 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jakob-Park Bern: Stade de Suisse, 32,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_de_Suisse%2C_Wankdorf Geneva, Stade de Geneve, 32,00 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_de_Gen%C3%A8ve Zürich, Letzigrund, 30,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letzigrund

Group Stage (Top 2 Advance to knockout stage)

Group A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_Group_A Portugal 3-0-0, 9pts Czech Republic 1-1-1, 4pts Switzerland 0-2-1, 2pts Turkey 0-1-2, 1pt

Group B http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_Group_B Germany 2-1-0, 7pts Croatia 2-1-0, 7pts Poland 1-0-2, 3pts Austria 0-0-3, 0pts

Group C (Group of Death) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_Group_C Netherlands 2-1-0, 7pts Italy 1-2-0, 5pts France 1-1-1, 4pts Romania 0-0-3, 0pts

Group D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_Group_D Spain 3-0-0, 9pts Greece 1-1-1, 4pts (Advances on Goal Difference) Sweden 1-1-1, 4pts Russia 0-0-3, 0pts

I will have my Knockout stage preview after the conclusion of the Group Stage, feel free to make predictions

Cheers!