UEFA Euro 2008 Group B

Group B of the 2008 UEFA European Championships was one of four groups of competing nations at UEFA Euro 2008. The first of the three rounds of matches were played on 8 June, and the final round was completed on 16 June. All six of the group's matches were played at venues in Austria, in Vienna and Klagenfurt. The group is made up of four central European nations; co-hosts Austria, as well as Croatia, Germany and Poland. Austria and Poland are appearing in a European Championship finals for the first time.

Croatia became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals from Group B when they followed up a 1–0 win against Austria in their first match with a 2–1 win over Germany. This, in conjunction with Austria's 1–1 draw with Poland, meant that Croatia would finish top of the group. The second quarter-final spot was decided by the group's final games, with Germany defeating Austria through a Michael Ballack free kick, making the result of the Poland vs Croatia match irrelevant. Had Germany lost, Poland could still have qualified with a win over Croatia. However, a goal from Ivan Klasnić won the game for Croatia, making the Croatians the first team to gain maximum points in the group stage.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Austria	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
Poland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

All times local (UTC+2)

Austria vs Croatia

2008-06-08 18:00	Austria	0 – 1	Croatia	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
		(Report)	Modrić  4' (pen.)

AUSTRIA: GK 21 Jürgen Macho CB 15 Sebastian Prödl 68' CB 3 Martin Stranzl CB 4 Emanuel Pogatetz 3' DM 6 René Aufhauser DM 19 Jürgen Säumel 21' 61' RM 2 Joachim Standfest LM 12 Ronald Gërçaliu 69' AM 10 Andreas Ivanschitz (c) CF 20 Martin Harnik CF 9 Roland Linz 73' Substitutions: MF 7 Ivica Vastić 61' MF 11 Ümit Korkmaz 69' FW 18 Roman Kienast 73' Manager: Josef Hickersberger

CROATIA: GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa RB 5 Vedran Ćorluka CB 4 Robert Kovač 51' CB 3 Josip Šimunić LB 22 Danijel Pranjić RM 11 Darijo Srna CM 10 Niko Kovač (c) CM 14 Luka Modrić LM 19 Niko Kranjčar 61' CF 18 Ivica Olić 83' CF 21 Mladen Petrić 72' Substitutions: DF 15 Dario Knežević 61' FW 20 Igor Budan 72' MF 8 Ognjen Vukojević 83' Manager: Slaven Bilić

Germany vs Poland

2008-06-08 20:45	Germany	2 – 0	Poland	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
	Podolski  20', 72'	(Report)

GERMANY: GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 16 Philipp Lahm CB 21 Christoph Metzelder CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 2 Marcell Jansen RM 4 Clemens Fritz 56' CM 8 Torsten Frings CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) LM 20 Lukas Podolski CF 9 Mario Gómez 75' CF 11 Miroslav Klose 90+1' Substitutions: MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 64' 56' MF 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger 75' FW 22 Kevin Kurányi 90+1' Manager: Joachim Löw

POLAND: GK 1 Artur Boruc RB 13 Marcin Wasilewski CB 14 Michał Żewłakow CB 6 Jacek Bąk LB 4 Paweł Golański 75' CM 5 Dariusz Dudka CM 18 Mariusz Lewandowski 60' RW 17 Wojciech Łobodziński 65' AM 9 Maciej Żurawski (c) 46' LW 8 Jacek Krzynówek CF 7 Euzebiusz Smolarek 40' Substitutions: MF 20 Roger Guerreiro 46' MF 16 Łukasz Piszczek 65' FW 11 Marek Saganowski 75' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

Croatia vs Germany

2008-06-12 18:00	Croatia	2 – 1	Germany	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Srna  24' Olić  62'	(Report)	Podolski  79'

CROATIA: GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa RB 5 Vedran Ćorluka CB 4 Robert Kovač CB 3 Josip Šimunić 45+1' LB 22 Danijel Pranjić RM 11 Darijo Srna 27' 80' CM 10 Niko Kovač (c) CM 14 Luka Modrić 90+3' LM 7 Ivan Rakitić SS 19 Niko Kranjčar 85' CF 18 Ivica Olić 72' Substitutions: FW 21 Mladen Petrić 72' MF 16 Jerko Leko 90+2' 80' DF 15 Dario Knežević 85' Manager: Slaven Bilić

GERMANY: GK 1 Jens Lehmann 90+2' RB 16 Philipp Lahm CB 21 Christoph Metzelder CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 2 Marcell Jansen 46' RM 4 Clemens Fritz 82' CM 8 Torsten Frings CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) 75' LM 20 Lukas Podolski CF 9 Mario Gómez 66' CF 11 Miroslav Klose Substitutions: MF 19 David Odonkor 46' MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  90+2' 66' FW 22 Kevin Kurányi 82' Manager: Joachim Löw

Austria vs Poland

2008-06-12 20:45	Austria	1 – 1	Poland	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Vastić  90+3' (pen.)	(Report)	Guerreiro  30'

AUSTRIA: GK 21 Jürgen Macho RB 14 György Garics CB 15 Sebastian Prödl 72' CB 3 Martin Stranzl LB 4 Emanuel Pogatetz DM 6 René Aufhauser 74' RM 8 Christoph Leitgeb CM 10 Andreas Ivanschitz (c) 64' LM 11 Ümit Korkmaz 56' CF 20 Martin Harnik CF 9 Roland Linz 64' Substitutions: MF 7 Ivica Vastić 64' FW 18 Roman Kienast 64' MF 19 Jürgen Säumel 74' Manager: Josef Hickersberger

POLAND: GK 1 Artur Boruc RB 13 Marcin Wasilewski 58' CB 2 Mariusz Jop 46' CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c) 90+3' LB 14 Michał Żewłakow RM 5 Dariusz Dudka CM 18 Mariusz Lewandowski LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek 61' AM 20 Roger Guerreiro 85' CF 11 Marek Saganowski 83' CF 7 Euzebiusz Smolarek Substitutions: DF 4 Paweł Golański 46' MF 17 Wojciech Łobodziński 83' MF 19 Rafał Murawski 85' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

Poland vs Croatia

2008-06-16 20:45	Poland	0 – 1	Croatia	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
		(Report)	Klasnić  53'

POLAND: GK 1 Artur Boruc RB 13 Marcin Wasilewski CB 14 Michał Żewłakow (c) CB 5 Dariusz Dudka LB 3 Jakub Wawrzyniak DM 19 Rafał Murawski DM 18 Mariusz Lewandowski 38' 46' RM 17 Wojciech Łobodziński 55' CM 20 Roger Guerreiro LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek CF 11 Marek Saganowski 69' Substitutions: DF 23 Adam Kokoszka 46' FW 7 Euzebiusz Smolarek 55' FW 21 Tomasz Zahorski 84' 69' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

CROATIA: GK 23 Vedran Runje RB 2 Dario Šimić (c) CB 6 Hrvoje Vejić 45' CB 15 Dario Knežević 27' LB 22 Danijel Pranjić RM 16 Jerko Leko CM 8 Ognjen Vukojević 85' CM 13 Nikola Pokrivač LM 7 Ivan Rakitić CF 17 Ivan Klasnić 74' CF 21 Mladen Petrić 75' Substitutions: DF 5 Vedran Ćorluka 27' FW 9 Nikola Kalinić 74' MF 19 Niko Kranjčar 75' Manager: Slaven Bilić

Austria vs Germany

2008-06-16 20:45	Austria	0 – 1	Germany	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
		(Report)	Ballack  49'

AUSTRIA: GK 21 Jürgen Macho RB 14 György Garics CB 3 Martin Stranzl 13' CB 17 Martin Hiden 55' LB 4 Emanuel Pogatetz DM 6 René Aufhauser 63' CM 10 Andreas Ivanschitz (c) 48' LM 5 Christian Fuchs RW 20 Martin Harnik 67' LW 11 Ümit Korkmaz CF 22 Erwin Hoffer 31' Substitutions: MF 8 Christoph Leitgeb 55' MF 19 Jürgen Säumel 63' FW 18 Roman Kienast 67' Manager: Josef Hickersberger[note 1]

GERMANY: GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 3 Arne Friedrich CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB 21 Christoph Metzelder LB 16 Philipp Lahm RM 4 Clemens Fritz 90+3' CM 8 Torsten Frings CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) LM 20 Lukas Podolski 83' CF 9 Mario Gómez 60' CF 11 Miroslav Klose Substitutions: MF 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger 60' FW 10 Oliver Neuville 83' MF 18 Tim Borowski 90+3' Manager: Joachim Löw[note 1]

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