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 2012 qualifying play-offs from the outset that the draw for the play-offs would be seeded. The four runners-up with the best positions in the UEFA team coefficient ranking system were therefore seeded. Each nation's coefficient was generated by calculating: <section begin=Seeding /> The seedings were as follows: <section end=Seeding /> <section begin=Matches /> "Croatia won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012." "Republic of Ireland won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012." "Czech Republic won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012." "Portugal won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 2012." UEFA Euro 2012