UEFA Euro 2012 Group B facts for kids

Group B of the UEFA Euro 2012 began on June 9, 2012 and ended on June 17, 2012. The group had the teams of Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Portugal. Germany and Portugal went to the quarter-finals. The group was named the "Group of death," because the teams were in the top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings at the start of the games.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	3
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	2	5	–3	0

Games

Netherlands vs Denmark

9 June 2012 19:00	Netherlands	0 – 1	Denmark	Metalist Stadium Attendance: 35,923
		Report	Krohn-Dehli  24'

Germany vs Portugal

9 June 2012 21:45	Germany	1 – 0	Portugal	Arena Lviv Attendance: 32,990
	Mario Gómez  72'	Report

Denmark vs Portugal

13 June 2012 19:00	Denmark	2 – 3	Portugal	Arena Lviv Attendance: 31,840
	Bendtner  41', 80'	Report	Pepe  24' Postiga  36' Varela  87'

Netherlands vs Germany

13 June 2012 21:45	Netherlands	1 – 2	Germany	Metalist Stadium Attendance: 37,750
	Van Persie  73'	Report	Gómez  24', 38'

Portugal vs Netherlands

17 June 2012 21:45	Portugal	2 – 1	Netherlands	Metalist Stadium Attendance: 37,445
	Ronaldo  28', 74'	Report	Van der Vaart  11'

Denmark vs Germany

17 June 2012 21:45	Denmark	1 – 2	Germany	Arena Lviv Attendance: 32,990
	Krohn-Dehli  24'	Report	Podolski  19' Bender  80'

Statistics

Top scorer

• Mario Gómez (3 goals)