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UEFA Euro 2012, Group D – England, France, Sweden, Ukraine: schedule, venues, and national team data

UEFA Euro 2012 Group D matches -

11 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3
Match 7 – France v. England, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine.

11 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 8 – Ukraine v. Sweden, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine.

15 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3
Match 16 – Ukraine v. France, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine.
15 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 15 – Sweden v. England, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine.

19 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 23 – England v. Ukraine, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine.

19 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 24 – Sweden v. France, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Group D venues (in Kyiv, Ukraine and in Donetsk, Ukraine) -

Photos of the host-cities in the illustrations below from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv [note: there are lots of other photos of the eight host cities in the tournament, in the 8 galleries at this link].

Kyiv –
Kyiv, Ukraine. Capital of Ukraine.
Founded 5th century (as a commercial center on the trade route from Scandanavia to Constantinople).
Kyiv city population 2,797,000; metro area population 3.6 million {2010 figures}.
Olimpiysky National Sports Complex. Opened 1923, expanded in 1966, and 1978; last renovated in 2011. Capacity 70,050. 5 matches in Euros 2012 will be played here: 3 Group D matches, a Quarter-finals match, and the Final (on 1 July, 2012).

Photo of Kyiv from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of Olimpiysky National Sports Complex from nsc-olimpiyskiy.com.ua.

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Donetsk -
Donetsk, Ukraine.
Founded 1869 (by Welsh industrialist John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines).
Donetsk city population 979,000; metro area population 2.0 million {2011 figures}.
Donbass Arena. Opened 2009. Capacity 52,598. 5 matches in UEFA Euros 2012 will be played here: 3 Group D matches, a Quarter-finals, and a Semi-finals match.

Photo of Donetsk from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of Donbass arena by Elparadiso19 at en.wikipedia.org/Donbass Arena.
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Notes on nations’ data…
The GDP numbers and nation-rankings are from the CIA World Factbook, via this page at en.wikipedia.org, ‘List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita‘. Excerpt from that page’s intro…’GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution.’

Population numbers and nation’s-population-rankings are from this list at en.wikipedia.org ‘List of countries by population‘. As paragraph 2 there says, ‘Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is not available, figures are based on the 2012 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.’

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Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘UEFA Euro 2012‘.

Base map of Europe from commons.wikimedia.org/File:BlankMap-Europe-v4.png .

Photos of jerseys from worldsoccershop.com.
Thanks to worldsoccershop.com/shop-by-league-uefa-euro-2012 for the photos of the jerseys on the map page.
Map of overseas possessions of France by Manchot sanguinaire at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Outre-mer_eo.png .

UEFA Euro 2012, Group B – Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal: schedule, venues, and national team data

UEFA Euro 2012 Group C matches -

10 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2
Match 5 – Spain v. Italy, PGE Arena, Gdańsk, Poland.

10 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 6 – Ireland v. Croatia, Municipal Stadium, Poznań, Poland.

14 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2
Match 13 – Italy v. Croatia, Municipal Stadium, Poznań, Poland.

14 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 14 – Spain v. Ireland, PGE Arena, Gdańsk, Poland.

18 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 21 – Croatia v. Spain, PGE Arena, Gdańsk, Poland.

18 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 22 – Italy v. Ireland, Municipal Stadium, Poznań, Poland.

Group C venues (in Gdańsk, Poland and in Poznań, Poland) -

Photos of the host-cities in the illustrations below from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Gdansk [note: there are lots of other photos of the eight host cities in the tournament, in the 8 galleries at this link].

Gdańsk –
Gdańsk, Poland.
Founded 997 (when a stronghold was built there, which was connected with Baltic Sea trade routes).
Gdansk city population 455,000; metro area population 1.0 million {2009 figures}.
PGE Arena. Opened 2011. Capacity 43,615. 4 matches in UEFA Euros 2012 will be played here: 3 Group C matches, and a Quarter-final match (note: the Quarterfinal match to be played in Gdańsk does not involve Group C teams – it will be between the winner of Group B and the runner-up of Grouip A).

Photo of Gdansk from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of PGE Arena Gdańsk by Piotr Krajewski at http://www.a-pk.pl/ and at flickr.com, here.

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Poznań -
Poznan, Poland.
Founded 9th century (as stronghold; then from the 10th to 11th century, it was the capital of Weikopolska, or Old Poland).
Poznan city population 455,000; metro area population 1.0 million {2009 figures}.
City Stadium (Poznań). Opened 1980, last renovated in 2010. Capacity 41,609. 3 matches in UEFA Euros 2012 will be played here: 3 Group C matches.

Photo of Poznań from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of City Stadium (Poznań) from aerofoto-kaczmarczyk.com via imageshack.us.

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Notes on nations’ data…
The GDP numbers and nation-rankings are from the CIA World Factbook, via this page at en.wikipedia.org, ‘List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita‘. Excerpt from that page’s intro…’GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution.’

Population numbers and nation’s-population-rankings are from this list at en.wikipedia.org ‘List of countries by population‘. As paragraph 2 there says, ‘Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is not available, figures are based on the 2012 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.’

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Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘UEFA Euro 2012‘.

Base map of Europe from commons.wikimedia.org/File:BlankMap-Europe-v4.png .

Photos of jerseys from worldsoccershop.com.
Thanks to worldsoccershop.com/shop-by-league-uefa-euro-2012 for the photos of the jerseys on the map page.

UEFA Euro 2012, Group B – Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal: schedule, venues, and national team data

UEFA Euro 2012 (en.wikipedia.org).
UEFA Euro 2012 [official website) (uefa.com).

UEFA Euro 2012 Group B matches -

9 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3
Match 3 - Netherlands v. Denmark, Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv.

9 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 4 - Germany v. Portugal, Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

13 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3
Match 11 - Denmark v. Portugal, Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

13 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 12 - Netherlands v. Germany, Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

17 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 19 - Portugal v. Netherlands, Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

17 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3
Match 20 - Denmark v. Germany Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

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Group B venues (in Kharkiv, Ukraine and in Lviv, Ukraine) -

Photos of the host-cities in the illustrations below from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Lviv [note: there are lots of other photos of the eight host cities in the tournament, in the 8 galleries at this link].

Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Founded 1654.
Kharkiv city population 1,449,000; metro area population 1.7 million {2010 figures}.
Metalist Stadium. Opened 1926, last renovated in 2009. Capacity 38,500. 3 matches in UEFA Euro 2012 will be played here: 3 Group B matches.

Photo of Kharkiv from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of Metalist Stadium by Getty Images via uefa.com.

Lviv, Ukraine.
Founded 1256 in Red Ruthernia (medieval name for Eastern Galicia or western Ukraine).
Lviv city population 760,000; metro area population 1.4 million {2010 figures}.
Arena Lviv. Opened 2011. Capacity 34,915. 3 matches in UEFA Euro 2012 will be played here: 3 Group B matches.

Photo of Lviv from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of Arena Lviv from repetylo.org.ua via skyscrapercity.com/thread, Lviv Arena.
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Notes on nations’ data…
The GDP numbers and nation-rankings are from the CIA World Factbook, via this page at en.wikipedia.org, ‘List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita‘. Excerpt from that page’s intro…’GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution.’

Population numbers and nation’s-population-rankings are from this list at en.wikipedia.org ‘List of countries by population‘. As paragraph 2 there says, ‘Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is not available, figures are based on the 2012 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.’

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Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘UEFA Euro 2012‘.
Base map of Europe from commons.wikimedia.org/File:BlankMap-Europe-v4.png .
Photos of jerseys from worldsoccershop.com.
Kit illustrarions from the national teams’ pages at en.wikipedia.org, list of qualified teams here.
Thanks to worldsoccershop.com/shop-by-league-uefa-euro-2012 for the photo of the jerseys on the map page.

UEFA Euro 2012, Group A – Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Russia: schedule, venues, and national team data

UEFA Euro 2012 (en.wikipedia.org).
UEFA Euro 2012 [official website) (uefa.com).

UEFA Euro 2012 Group A matches -

8 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2
Match 1 - Poland v. Greece, National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland.

8 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 2 - Russia v. Czech Republic, Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland.

12 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2
Match 9 - Greece v. Czech Republic, Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland.

12 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 10 - Poland v. Russia, National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland.

16 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 17 - Czech Republic v. Poland, Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland.

16 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2
Match 18 - Greece v. Russia, National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland.

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Group A venues (in Warsaw, Poland and in Wrocław, Poland) -

Photos of the host-cities in the illustrations below from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Warsaw [note: there are lots of other photos and info of the eight host cities in the tournament, in the 8 galleries at this link].

Warsaw, Poland -
Capital of Poland.
Founded 12th century.
Warsaw city population 1,716,000; metro area population 2.6 million {2009 figures}.
National Stadium, Warsaw. Opened 2012. Capacity 58,145. 5 matches in UEFA Euro 2012 will be played here: 3 Group A matches, a Quarter-finals match, and a Semi-finals match.

Photo of Warsaw from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of National Stadium (Warsaw) by Vincent A. at flickr.com, here; and at the following, stadiumporn.com/national-stadium-warsaw-poland/.

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Wrocław, Poland -
Founded 10th century (historic capital of Silesia).
Wrocław city population 632,000; metro area population 1.0 million {2009 figures}.
Municipal Stadium (aka Stadion Miejski, Wrocław). Opened 2011. Capacity 42,771. 3 matches in UEFA Euro 2012 will be played here: 3 Group A matches.

Photo of Wrocław from http://ukraine2012.gov.ua/en/citys/Kyiv/.
Photo of Stadion Miejski by Łukasz Czyżykowski at en.wikipedia.org/Stadion Wroclaw.

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Notes on nations’ data…
The GDP numbers and nation-rankings are from the CIA World Factbook, via this page at en.wikipedia.org, ‘List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita‘. Excerpt from that page’s intro…’GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution.’

Population numbers and nation’s-population-rankings are from this list at en.wikipedia.org ‘List of countries by population‘. As paragraph 2 there says, ‘Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is not available, figures are based on the 2012 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.’

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Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘UEFA Euro 2012‘.

Base map of Europe from commons.wikimedia.org/File:BlankMap-Europe-v4.png .

Photos of jerseys from worldsoccershop.com.
Photo of Poland jersey from primosoccerjerseys.com.

Kit illustrarions from the national teams’ pages at en.wikipedia.org, list of qualified teams here.

Thanks to primosoccerjerseys.com/poland-national-team-home-soccer-jersey-shirt-kit-2012-13/ for the photo of the Poland home 2012-13 jersey.

Thanks to worldsoccershop.com/shop-by-league-uefa-euro-2012 for the photo of most of the jerseys on the map page.