AUSTRIA EURO 2008
Posted on March 7, 2008 Filed Under Extra Football
The UEFA Euro 2008 Championships are being co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland this time. Like the FIFA World Cup, the Euro Championships are held every 4 years and the tournament is considered second only to the FIFA World Cup. The first match will be played in Basle on 7th June 2008 and Switzerland will be playing against the Czech Republic in the opening match of the tournament.
(Find downloadable version of fixtures at the end of the post)
HISTORY of the Cup:
The first European Football Championships was held in 1960. Only 4 teams took part in the finals which were held in France. Since then the European Football Championships tournament grew to the 16 team format we will see in Austria-Switzerland during Euro 2008. The tournament was originally called the European Nations Cup and changed it’s name in 1968.
The Venues of the tournament include:
Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Klagenfurt, Zürich, Berne, Innsbruck
You can click below to download the Fixtures of Euro 2008
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