QUARTER FINAL SQUADS

The real knockout battle begins from today in UEFA Euro cup 2008. Top eight football squads in the tournament will play in the quarter final matchs. Portugal and Turkey from Group A , Croatia and Germany from Group B, Holland and Italy from Group C , Russia and Spain from Group D are the qualifiers for the Quarter final birth.

In the First quarter final match Group A topper Portugal will meet Group B runner up Germany on 19th friday at St Jakob-Park Basle,SUI. In the second quarter final Group B top scorer Croatia will meet Group A runner up Turkey on 20th saterday at Ernst Happel Stadium Vienna, Austria,AT.

In the Third quarter final match Group C top scorer Holland will meet Group D runner up Russia on 21st sunday at St Jakob-Park Basle,SUI. In the last quarter final Group D top scorer Spain will meet Group C runner up Italy on 22nd Monday at Ernst Happel Stadium Vienna,Austria,AT.

The UEFA General Secretary praised the main protagonists – the players and coaches – for the way that they have approached UEFA EURO 2008™ so far, with just three red cards in the 24 games. "UEFA is heavily promoting the motto of 'respect'; in high-level competition the stakes are high, but the players have a good respect for each other, for the game and for the referees," he said. "You're always going to get individual incidents, but I think we've noticed that this tournament is marked by a much better attitude all round.