By Staff Reporter (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Jun 07, 2012 07:02 PM EDT

The Euro Cup 2012, officially known as the 'UEFA Euro 2012', begins tomorrow Friday, June 8 and will continue on until its final game on July 1st.

The inaugural game between Poland and Greece will take place in Warsaw's National Stadium (Poland) and will start at 6:00 p.m. local time (CET), 12 p.m. ET in the U.S.

Sixteen countries making up four groups will dispute the highly contested European championship which in its 14th edition will take place in two host countries: Poland and Ukraine.

The Euro Cup is conceived as the greatest football tournament after the World Cup, and in this occasion, Spain, favorite to defend its 2008 title and currently ranked number one in the world, may have to go up against strong teams such as Germany (ranked 3rd overall), the Netherlands (ranked 4th), England (ranked 6th), Portugal (ranked 10th), or other rivals such as France or Croatia throughout the tournament.

The complete list of countries participating is as follows:

Group A
 Poland
 Greece
 Russia
 Czech Republic

Group B
 Netherlands
 Denmark
 Germany
 Portugal

Group C
 Spain
 Italy
 Republic of Ireland
 Croatia

Group D
 Ukraine
 Sweden
 England
 France

In the tournament's first game, UEFA's 'fan predictor' tallies the prediction of fans all over the world. So far, 63 percent believe Poland will pull a win against Greece, 14 percent believe otherwise. 

The official schedule of the tournament is as follow (Games in the U.S. viewable in ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes):

Friday, June 8
Poland vs. Greece (Group A): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Russia vs. Czech Republic (Group A): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Saturday, June 9
Netherlands vs. Denmark (Group B): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Germany vs. Portugal (Group B): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Sunday, June 10
Spain vs. Italy (Group C): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Ireland vs. Croatia (Group C): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Monday, June 11
France vs. England (Group D): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Ukraine vs. Sweden (Group D): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Tuesday, June 12
Greece vs. Czech Republic (Group A): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Poland vs. Russia (Group A): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Wednesday, June 13
Denmark vs. Portugal (Group B): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Netherlands vs. Germany (Group B): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Thursday, June 14
Italy vs. Croatia (Group C): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Spain vs. Ireland (Group C): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Friday, June 15
Ukraine vs. France (Group D): 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Sweden vs. England (Group D): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Saturday, June 16
Greece vs. Russia (Group A): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Czech Republic vs. Poland (Group A): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Sunday, June 17
Portugal vs. Netherlands (Group B): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Denmark vs. Germany (Group B): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Monday, June 18
Croatia vs. Spain (Group C): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Italy vs. Ireland (Group C): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Tuesday, June 19
England vs. Ukraine (Group D): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Sweden vs. France (Group D): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Thursday, June 21
Quarterfinals No. 1: Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up (Quarterfinal No. 1): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Friday, June 22
Quarterfinals No. 2: Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up (Quarterfinal No. 2): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Saturday, June 23
Quarterfinals No. 3: Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up (Quarterfinal No. 3): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Sunday, June 24
Quarterfinals No. 4: Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up (Quarterfinal No. 4): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Wednesday, June 27
Semifinals No. 1: Quarterfinal No. 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal No. 3 winner (Semifinal No. 1): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Thursday, June 28
Semifinals No. 2: Quarterfinal No. 2 winner vs. Quarterfinal No. 4 winner (Semifinal No. 2): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

Sunday, July 1
Finals: Semifinals No. 1 winner vs. Semifinal No. 2 winner (Championship Match): 2:45 p.m. ET on ESPN

 

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