Match schedule confirmed for WOMEN'S EURO
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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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.
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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.
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