Uefa Euro 2012 Group A
Group A of UEFA Euro 2012 was played from 8 to 16 June 2012.
The pool was made up of co-host Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and Russia. The top two finishing teams, Czech Republic and Greece, progressed to the quarter-finals, while Russia and Poland were eliminated from the tournament.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings November 2011 | FIFA Rankings June 2012 |
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| A1 |  Poland | 1 | Co-host | 18 April 2007 | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) | 28 | 62 |
| A2 |  Greece | 3 | Group F winner | 11 October 2011 | 4th | 2008 | Winners (2004) | 8 | 15 |
| A3 |  Russia | 2 | Group B winner | 11 October 2011 | 10th | 2008 | Winners (1960) | 6 | 13 |
| A4 |  Czech Republic | 4 | Play-off winner | 15 November 2011 | 8th | 2008 | Winners (1976) | 13 | 27 |
Notes
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
In the quarter-finals,
- The winner of Group A, Czech Republic, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Portugal.
- The runner-up of Group A, Greece, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Germany.
Matches
Poland vs Greece
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Russia vs Czech Republic
| Russia | 4–1 | Czech Republic |
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Greece vs Czech Republic
| Greece | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Poland vs Russia
| Poland | 1–1 | Russia |
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Czech Republic vs Poland
| Czech Republic | 1–0 | Poland |
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Greece vs Russia
| Greece | 1–0 | Russia |
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| Greece | Russia |
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