Uefa Euro 2008 Group B

All six of the group's matches were played at venues in Austria, in Vienna and Klagenfurt. The group was made up of four central European nations; co-hosts Austria, as well as Croatia, Germany and Poland. Austria and Poland were appearing in a European Championship finals for the first time.

Croatia became the first team from the group to qualify for the quarter-finals after following up a 1–0 victory against Austria in their first match with a 2–1 win over Germany. This, in conjunction with Austria's 1–1 draw with Poland, meant that Croatia finish top of Group B. The second quarter-final berth was decided by the group's final matches, with Germany defeating Austria through a Michael Ballack free kick, making the result of the Poland vs. Croatia match irrelevant. Had Germany lost, Poland could still have qualified with a win over Croatia. However, a goal from Ivan Klasnić won the game for Croatia, making the Croatians the first team to gain maximum points in the group stage.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings		FIFA Rankings June 2008
Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	November 2007	May 2008	FIFA Rankings June 2008
B1	Austria	1	Co-host	12 December 2002	1st	—	Debut	27	29	92
B2	Croatia	2	Group E winner	17 November 2007	3rd	2004	Quarter-finals (1996)	2	11	15
B3	Germany	3	Group D runner-up	13 October 2007	10th	2004	Winners (1972, 1980, 1996)	7	4	5
B4	Poland	4	Group A winner	17 November 2007	1st	—	Debut	12	13	28