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UEFA appoints worldwide licensing representative". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2010. Most of the pitches have been good but Spain were so incensed by the playing surface in Gdansk that they considered lodging a formal complaint. Cesc Fábregas said it was "lamentable" to have to play on such a slow surface. Andrés Iniesta added that it was "incredibly dry" and that to see the pitch in such a condition "was a disaster". Strong words from the Spaniards but, funnily enough, the Italians seemed quite happy with the same pitch in that 1-1 draw.

UEFA signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Warner Brothers Consumer Products to help promote the tournament. [111] The agreement involved licensing to third parties for a variety of other merchandising items. Full-time report Croatia-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 18 June 2012. Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008. England and Denmark made their return to the Euro after missing out on 2008, while Republic of Ireland returned after a twenty-four-year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. One of the co-hosts, Ukraine, made their debut as an independent nation (before 1992 Ukraine participated as part of the Soviet Union). With the exception of Serbia – according to UEFA's ranking at the end of the qualifying stage – Europe's sixteen highest-ranked teams all qualified for the tournament. The Czech Republic became the first team to win a European Championship group with a negative goal difference Mirror, 19 Jun 2012: Pants-gate latest: Bookies agree to pay Bendtner's €100k UEFA fine for dropping his shorts. Retrieved 20 August 2012

They averaged 60.03% possession per fixture, again more than any other side in the competition (again the Republic of Ireland were lowest, with 39.52%). Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 June 2012. Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012 . Retrieved 12 June 2012. The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. [20] [21] The hour-long ceremony was hosted by Olha Freimut and Piotr Sobczyński, television presenters from the two host countries. a b "Euro finals draw seedings unveiled". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2011.

In the draw procedure, one team from each pot was drawn into each of the four groups. The draw also determined which place in the group teams in pots 2–4 would take (e.g. A2, A3 or A4) to create the match schedule. With Poland were automatically assigned in advance to A1, and Ukraine to D1, Pot 1 only had two teams as Spain and the Netherlands were to be drawn into position one in either group B or C. The balls were drawn by four former players who had each been part of European Championship winning teams: Horst Hrubesch, Marco van Basten, Peter Schmeichel and Zinedine Zidane. Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012 . Retrieved 23 June 2012. There will be at least 60,000 fans at Wembley for Sunday's showcase final, although there are reports a full crowd of 90,000 external-link could watch the match. UEFA Euro 2012 Logo – Revamped and Revealed!! | Logo Design By". Logoguru.co.uk. 19 January 2010 . Retrieved 14 June 2012.Ukrsotsbank PJSC becomes national sponsor". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2011 . Retrieved 27 July 2011. I remember my first World Cup in 1990 - I was nine and crying in the semi-final when we lost to Germany," he added.