• Aragonés gets it right for overdue win

  The talent was arguably always there for Spain to lift a major trophy but certain key differences meant Luis Aragonés's shimmering squad took the EURO by storm.

• 'World's best' bring Madrid to standstill

  Spain's UEFA EURO 2008? winners received a heroes' welcome from tens of thousands of supporters as they brought the Henri Delaunay cup back home to Madrid.

• Berlin welcome picks up fallen heroes

  UEFA EURO 2008? runners-up Germany were welcomed home by more than 300,000 supporters at a colourful ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

• Xavi emerges as EURO's top man

  Spain midfielder Xavi Hernández has been named as the Castrol Player of the Tournament for UEFA EURO 2008? after his stirring displays in the Alpine nations.

• Spain dominate Team of the Tournament

  The UEFA Technical Team has named its UEFA EURO 2008? Team of the Tournament, with no fewer than nine Spanish players being selected for the final 23.

• The A-Z of UEFA EURO 2008?

  euro2008.com casts its mind back over the past month: from Arshavin to Zidane via kidney transplants, great Turkish comebacks and naked walks in the park.

• UEFA EURO 2008? in quotes

  euro2008.com tells the story of three and a half wonderful weeks in Austria and Switzerland in the words of the players and coaches who lived the ride.

• UEFA praises the friendly finals

  UEFA has reiterated its satisfaction that UEFA EURO 2008? has been such a positive tournament on and off the field with the success of the Respect campaign.
  

• What Europe's papers said

  Olés rang out across Europe as the UEFA European Championship win by Spain met with universal acclaim among the sports editors of the other finalist nations.

• The return of the Turniermannschaft

  The pre-tournament favourites, Germany did indeed reach the UEFA EURO 2008? final, but did so in a style more redolent of past pomp than recent achievement.

Match times are British Summer Time (BST)

Quarter-finals
2008-06-19
19:45 Portugal v Germany
St. Jakob-Park, Basel

2008-06-20
19:45 Croatia v Turkey
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

2008-06-21
19:45 Netherlands v Russia
St. Jakob-Park, Basel

2008-06-22
19:45 Spain v Italy
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Fixtures maybe subject to change

Semi-finals
2008-06-25
19:45 Germany v Turkey St. Jakob-Park, Basel

2008-06-26
19:45 Russia v Spain Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Final
2008-06-29
19:45 Winner of Semi-final 1 v Winner of Semi-final 2 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

The winner of Euro 2008 will represent UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, unless Italy wins the tournament, in which case the runner-up will be entered, as Italy is already entered as the winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

• Torres fires Spain to Euro 2008 glory

  Spain win Euro 2008 to claim their first title in 44 years after a 1-0 win over Germany in Vienna thanks to a Fernando Torres goal.

• Madrid revels in Spanish triumph

  Euro 2008 champions Spain arrive home to a heroes' welcome from about one million fans in Madrid.

• Spain win thrills Torres

  Match-winner Fernando Torres says Spain deserved to win Euro 2008 because they "played the best football".

• Aragones named Fenerbahce coach

  Spain's Euro 2008-winning coach Luis Aragones becomes the new coach of Turkish club Fenerbahce.

• Euro winner Torres hails Benitez

  Spain striker Fernando Torres says Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez played a crucial role in inspiring his form at Euro 2008.

• Spain top rankings after Euro win

  Spain head Fifa's world rankings for the first time after triumphing at Euro 2008 in style.

• Xavi awarded Euro 2008 accolade

  Spain midfielder Xavi is named the best player of Euro 2008.

• Torres - the making of a legend

  Fernando Torres' ex-youth coach on his rise to the top

• Low admits Spain deserved victory

  Germany coach Joachim Low heaps praise on Spain after they beat his side 1-0 in the Euro 2008 final.

• BBC pundits on Euro 2008 final

  Hansen, Shearer and O'Neill pay tribute to Luis Aragones' side

History of Fixtures

The knockout stage is different from that of past tournaments. Teams in groups A and B will be separated from teams in groups C and D until the final. The reason for the format change is to equalize the rest periods during the knockout stage. Also, in another major change, for the first time in a European Championship, only two venues (St. Jakob-Park, Basel and Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) will be used for the seven matches in the knockout stage of the tournament.

First Round

Saturday 7th June 2008
17:00 Switzerland v Czech Rep. 19:45 Portugal v Turkey

Sunday 8th June 2008
17:00 Austria v Croatia 19:45 Germany v Poland

Monday 9th June 2008
17:00 Romania v France 19:45 Netherlands v Italy

Tuesday 10th June 2008
17:00 Spain v Russia 19:45 Greece v Sweden

Wednesday 11th June 2008
17:00 Czech Rep. v Portugal 19:45 Switzerland v Turkey

Thursday 12th June 2008
17:00 Croatia v Germany 19:45 Austria v Poland

Friday 13th June 2008
17:00 Italy v Romania 19:45 Netherlands v France

Saturday 14th June 2008
17:00 Sweden v Spain 19:45 Greece v Russia

Sunday 15th June 2008
19:45 Switzerland v Portugal 19:45 Turkey v Czech Rep.

Monday 16th June 2008
19:45 Poland v Croatia 19:45 Austria v Germany

Tuesday 17th June 2008
19:45 Netherlands v Romania 19:45 France v Italy

Wednesday 18th June 2008
19:45 Russia v Sweden 19:45 Greece v Spain