UEFA Euro 2012 two consecutive European Championships, and also three straight major tournaments (Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012). Spain had already gained entry to the 2013 Confederations Cup by winning the 2010 World Cup, so runners-up Italy qualified instead. As at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, both 2012 host nations were eliminated in the group stage. The hosting of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia–Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland–Ukraine, and Turkey. In November 2005, after an initial consideration of the bid data by UEFA, both the Greek and Turkish bids were eliminated from the
UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off. The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage. <section begin=bracket /><section end=bracket /> <section begin=qf1 /><section end=qf1 /> <section begin=qf2 /><section end=qf2 /> <section begin=qf3 /><section end=qf3 /> <section begin=qf4 /><section end=qf4 /> <section begin=sf1 /><section end=sf1 /> <section begin=sf2 /><section end=sf2 /> 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