The knockout stage 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 Kyiv, won by Spain.
[2][3] Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed to make it out of the group stage; at Euro 2000, co-host Belgium were eliminated at the group stage, and at Euro 2008, co-hosts Austria and Switzerland also failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
As with every tournament 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.
Man of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[4] Assistant referees:[6] Michael Mullarkey (England) Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Fourth official: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Additional assistant referees: Martin Atkinson (England) Mark Clattenburg (England) Reserve assistant referee: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden) Man of the Match: Mesut Özil (Germany)[7] Assistant referees:[9] Primož Arhar (Slovenia) Matej Žunič (Slovenia) Fourth official: Stéphane Lannoy (France) Additional assistant referees: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Matej Jug (Slovenia) Reserve assistant referee: Frédéric Cano (France) Man of the Match: Xabi Alonso (Spain)[10] Assistant referees:[12] Renato Faverani (Italy) Andrea Stefani (Italy) Fourth official: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Additional assistant referees: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Alasdair Ross (Scotland) Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[15] Assistant referees:[16] Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Fourth official: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Additional assistant referees: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Duarte Gomes (Portugal) Reserve assistant referee: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Man of the Match: Sergio Ramos (Spain)[17] Assistant referees:[19] Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Additional assistant referees: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey) Reserve assistant referee: Matej Žunič (Slovenia) Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[20] Assistant referees:[22] Frédéric Cano (France) Michaël Annonier (France) Fourth official: Howard Webb (England) Additional assistant referees: Fredy Fautrel (France) Ruddy Buquet (France) Reserve assistant referee: Michael Mullarkey (England) Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[25] Assistant referees:[26] Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Fourth official: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Additional assistant referees: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Duarte Gomes (Portugal) Reserve assistant referee: Bahattin Duran (Turkey)