France, Spain, Germany and Turkey have all qualified for the semi-finals at the European Championships following the conclusion of the group stage yesterday.
 
France and Spain made it through group 1 with 7 and 5 points respectively, leaving Greece and Russia to fight it out for 5th to 8th place.  
 
In group 5 Germany was the surprise package, topping the group with 7 points, with Turkey only two points behind in second place. England had a poor event and had to settle for third place on 3 pints, while hosts Italy came fourth on one point.
 
Today is a rest day for players, referees and organisers alike, but tomorrow’s semi-finals promise some scintillating action, pitting France against Turkey and Spain against Germany.
 
Full results from group stage:  
 
Match day 1 – Saturday 15th June
 
Group 1
France 2 – Greece 1
Spain 1 – Russia 0
 
Group 2
Italy 0 – Germany 1
England 0 – Turkey 1
 
Match day 2 – Sunday 16th June
 
Group 1
Spain 1 – Greece 1
France 2 – Russia 1
 
Group 2
Italy 0 – Turkey 0
England 1 – Germany 2
 
Match day 3 – Monday 17th June
 
Group 1
France 0 – Spain 0
Russia 0 – Greece 1
 
Group 2
Turkey 2 – Germany 2
Italy 1 – England 3

The championships have received wide press coverage and have featured on a number of web sites, printed press and television channels, including on the UEFA home page:

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/socialresponsibility/charity/news/newsid=1964008.html