UEFA EURO to kick off with Poland-Greece match

UEFA EURO to kick off with Poland-Greece match
December 3, 2011 - 12:06 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The schedule for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine has been confirmed following the draw in Kyiv.

Poland will launch the tournament on June 8 at against Greece in Warsaw followed by the other Group A opener between Russia and the Czech Republic.

The next day the Netherlands face Denmark in Kharkiv and Germany take on Portugal in Lviv to begin Group B, and on June 10 Group C starts as holders Spain play Italy and the Republic of Ireland are matched with Croatia.

Ukraine are involved in the last of the opening set of fixtures, meeting Sweden in Group D in Kyiv after England tackle France in Donetsk. The group stage runs until June 19, then, after a rest day, the quarter-finals take place over four consecutive nights.

The semi-finals are on June 29 in Donetsk and the following evening in Warsaw, before Kyiv stages the July 1 decider, according to UEFA website.

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