![]() ![]() Greece, the UEFA Euro 2004 champions, recorded. Spain was also the first team since Germany in 1996, to win undefeated. The winners were Spain, defeating Germany 1-0. ![]() It was hosted by Austria and Switzerland during June 7 and June 29, 2008. None, before the Bremen forward had capped their recovery with a goal at a EURO. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (or the Euro 2008) was the 13th UEFA European Championships. Ivan Klasnić Not many people are up and running within 15 months of undergoing two kidney transplants.Rüştü Reçber Instantly recognisable with his piratic hair and strips of eye black, Rüştü was 35 at EURO 2008 and providing experienced back-up for Volkan Demirel, who duly picked up a two-game ban.Semih Şentürk For so long a second-string striker for Fenerbahçe, Semih found the form of his life in 2007/08 to become the Turkish Süper Lig's top marksman with 17 goals.Next up was a talented Croatia side who beat England in qualifying and whose own progress through a group containing Germany was serene: three games, three wins, no fuss. Two goals from Nihat Kahveci sent them through. Arda Turan gave them a sniff and, as jaws dropped among the watching public, the Crescent Stars rose. Needing to win, Turkey trailed 2-0 with 15 minutes left. ![]() Their final group game against the Czech Republic was a case in point. Time and again Fatih Terim’s side looked dead and buried only for them to emerge, alive and well, from the metaphorical (and occasionally meteorological) shower. Has there been a more dramatic ending Watch this UEFA EURO 2008 epic on and judge for yourselves. Last-gasp hero Nihat Kahveci on dramatic Turkey winĮven the most desperate of soap opera writers would have baulked at some of Turkey’s improbable plotlines in Austria and Switzerland. ![]()
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