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UEFA Euro 2012

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This article is about the sporting event. For the video game based on this event, see UEFA Euro 2012 (video game).

UEFA Euro 2012

Mistrzostwa Europy w piłce nożnej 2012 (Polish) Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012 (Ukrainian)
UEFA Euro 2012 official logo
Tournament details
Host countries	Poland  Ukraine
Dates	8 June – 1 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
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Countdown to opening of championships (Lviv, Ukraine)

Goats - symbol of Poznan occasionally dressed in Euro2012 flags

The following cities will host 16 football teams (marked by orange):

The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007.^[1]
The final tournament features sixteen nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil.^[2]