The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008 was the 13th UEFA European Championship a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008. The tournament was won by Spain who defeated Germany 1–0 in the final. Spain were only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself matching France's achievement from 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated.