UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, won by Spain 4–0 against Italy. After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which are to be played from 21 to 24 June 2012. Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed
UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals The UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. They were contested by the eight group winners of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24/25 April and 22 May 1976. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament. <section begin=Matches /> The eight matches took