The Netherlands sailed through the group stage with three wins and nine goals in Berne, while Russia, having lost their opener 4-1 to Spain, needed a last-day 2-0 defeat of Sweden to reach the last eight.
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“There is no ‘but’,” says Slaven Bilić, adamant that his Croatia team will confound doubters and maintain their excellent forward momentum in Friday’s UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-final showdown with Turkey.
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Van Basten, a UEFA European Championship winner in 1988, is bidding to become the first man to clinch the title as player and coach and could not have enjoyed a better start against the world champions.
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Italy enter their second Group C fixture against Romania aiming to revive their UEFA EURO 2008 ambitions after making the worst possible start. The 3-0 defeat the world champions suffered against the Netherlands was their heaviest in 25 years and their worst ever in a UEFA European Championship finals.
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Austria will seek to avoid an unwanted slice of history when they take on Poland in a Group B fixture where both sides risk potential early elimination from UEFA EURO 2008™.
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After both teams won their opening game on Sunday – Croatia defeating Austria and Germany overcoming Poland – a victory for either could potentially secure them early progress to the quarter-finals.
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Between 7 and 29 June 2008, all football fans will surely have a new part-time job, that is watching Europe’s toughest sixteen football teams, “fighting” in Austria and Switzerland for EURO 2008’s trophy. EURO 2008 is great and having full tickets in order to watch all the games would be a dream come true for anyone of us. Unfortunately, getting the tickets is not very easy, but this doesn’t mean that only the ones who got tickets will enjoy the popular soccer fest! Watching EURO 2008 live on TV or on PC is also full of excitement.
Taking into account the tournament’s fame, acquiring the broadcasting rights of EURO 2008 has obviously been one of the most coveted targets among all TV channels from all over the world, including sports channels. Through television, football fans worldwide can enjoy the excitement of EURO 2008.
So, the fight among TV channels was a tough one, but a number of channels have eventually acquired the Broadcasting Rights of Euro Cup 2008 and will now telecast the matches live. This way, thousands and thousands of people will be able to watch live the popular European tournament.
Austria - ORF
Switzerland - SRG
Germany - ARD / ZDF
Bosnia and Herzegovina - BHT
Norway - TV2 / Telenor
Bulgaria - Diema
Croatia - HRT
Czech Republic - TV Prima
Denmark - TV2
Belarus - ONT
India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal - ESPN Star Sports
Slovenia - TV3
Estonia - ETV
Azerbaijan - Lider TV
Armenia - C1
France - TF1 / M6
Kazakhstan - Khabar
Georgia - Rustavi 2
Albania - Top Channel / DigitAlb Premium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Greece - ERT
Hungary - MTV / Sport 1
Italy - RAI
Turkey - ATV / Digitürk
Latvia - LTV7
Netherlands - NOS
Ireland - RTÉ / UTV
Finland - YLE
Portugal - TVI / Sport TV
Iceland - RÚV
Romania - TVR
Serbia - RTS
Poland - Polsat
Sweden - TV4 / Canal+
Afghanistan - Sport’s Channel
Arab World, Middle East, and North Africa - Al Jazeera Sports
United States and Canada - OMNI Television/ESPN
Ecuador - Canal 1 / Gamavision
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Sport / AD Sport
United Kingdom - BBC / ITV
Hong Kong - now TV of PCCW
Iran - Channel 3
Brazil - TV Record / Sportv
Mexico - TV Azteca / Televisa
New Zealand - SKY Television
South Korea - MBC / KBS
UEFA relied on a popular network of companies, Sportfive Group, for marketing and selling rights of broadcasting Euro Cup 2008. As Sportfive Group applied market-to-market strategy of selling the broadcasting rights, only a few television channels across the globe have been able to acquire the telecasting rights.
Anyway, despite this marketing war, the most important thing is that you can watch EURO 2008 on TV or on your PC, depending on your preferences of possibilities.
Switzerland and Turkey are playing for their UEFA EURO 2008™ lives at St. Jakob-Park on Wednesday and both must do so without their inspirational captains.
Kuhn is well aware that, unless the Czech Republic beat Portugal in the earlier game in Geneva, a second loss would curtail Switzerland’s campaign
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Czech Republic coach Karel Brückner admits his side will have to raise their game if they are to tame Portugal when the Group A pacesetters come face to face at the Stade de Genève on Wednesday.
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is also likely to pick the same lineup as his charges attempt to move clear at the top of Group A with a win.
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The International Broadcast Centre, simply known as IBC, was officially opened in Vienna on 3 June.
The opening of this center marks an important step in the history of football broadcasting, as UEFA will produce the television signal for EURO 2008 for the first time in the history of this popular tournament. UEFA will be able to do this through UEFA Media Technologies SA, its 100% owned subsidiary.
With the occasion of the official opening of the International Broadcast Centre in Vienna, Michel Platini, UEFA President, switched on the TV video feeds from all the Austrian and Swiss venues in the Centre’s Master Control Room, which represents “the hub” of all video and audio signals coming and going through fibre and satellite from venues and other important sites.
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Tags: Euro 2008 News, International Broadcast Centre, TV Broadcasting, UEFA Media Technologies
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