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Match schedule confirmed for WOMEN'S EURO

Thursday, December 11, 2008 by Paul Saffer

UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ will kick off with Ukraine against the Netherlands on Sunday 23 August, before hosts Finland get their campaign under way against Denmark in Helsinki later that day.

The Olympic Stadium in Helsinki will host Finland's opening game and the final
The Olympic Stadium in Helsinki will host Finland's opening game and the final ©SPL-FBF

UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™hosts Finland will kick off their campaign against Denmark at Helsinki's Olympic Stadium on Sunday 23 August.

Opening fixtures
The Scandinavian rivals will also meet Ukraine and Netherlands in Group A, with all four teams playing on the opening day of the finals – the match schedule having been confirmed by UEFA today. Group B gets under way the following day, with Iceland tackling France and Germany squaring off against Norway in a repeat of the 2005 final. Group C then takes centre stage on 25 August as Sweden face Russia and England take on Italy. The hosts will play all of their group games at the Olympic Stadium while the capital's other venue, the Helsinki Football Stadium, opens its doors for the first time on 26 August for Ukraine versus Denmark.

Knockout phase
Group games continue until 31 August, when the top two in each pool and the two best third-placed nations progress to the quarter-finals on 3 and 4 September. The semi-finals follow on 6 and 7 September, before the competition concludes three days later at the Olympic Stadium.

UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ schedule
All times are local CET+1 hour
DateGroup/StageMatchVenueKick-off
Sun 23 AugAUKR v NED
Turku Stadium14.45
Sun 23 AugAFIN v DEN
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki19.30
Mon 24 AugBGER v NOR
Tampere Stadium17.00
Mon 24 AugBISL v FRA
Tampere Stadium20.00
Tue 25 AugCENG v ITA
Lahti Stadium17.30
Tue 25 AugCSWE v RUS
Turku Stadium20.00
Wed 26 AugAUKR v DEN
Helsinki Football Stadium17.30
Wed 26 AugANED v FIN
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki20.00
Thu 27 AugBISL v NOR
Lahti Stadium20.00
Thu 27 AugBFRA v GER
Tampere Stadium17.30
Fri 28 AugCITA v SWE
Turku Stadium17.30
Fri 28 AugCENG v RUS
Helsinki Football Stadium20.00
Sat 29 AugAFIN v UKR
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki17.30
Sat 29 AugADEN v NED
Lahti Stadium17.30
Sun 30 AugBNOR v FRAHelsinki Football Stadium16.00
Sun 30 AugBGER v ISL
Tampere Stadium16.00
Mon 31 AugCRUS v ITA
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki19.00
Mon 31 AugCSWE v ENG
Turku Stadium19.00
Thu 3 SepQuarter-final 11A v 3B/CTurku Stadium16.00
Thu 3 SepQuarter-final 42A v 2BTampere Stadium20.00
Fri 4 SepQuarter-final 21B v 2CLahti Stadium16.00
Fri 4 SepQuarter-final 31C v 3A/BHelsinki Football Stadium20.00
Sun 6 SepSemi-final 1QF1 v QF4Tampere Stadium
19.00
Mon 7 SepSemi-final 2QF2 v QF3Helsinki Football Stadium19.00
Thu 10 SepFinalSF1 v SF2Olympic Stadium, Helsinki19.00

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