Group B - 12 June 2008 - Klagenfurt - Wörthersee
Olić kick-starts Croatian celebrations
by Graham Wood from Wörthersee Stadion

Croatia sealed their place in the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2008™ as goals from Darijo Srna and Ivica Olić earned a famous win against Germany that took Slaven Bilić's side three points clear at the top of Group B.

Famous win
With both teams having won their first game on Sunday each knew victory in Klagenfurt would all but secure a ticket to the last eight, and it was Croatia who struck first midway through the first half thanks to the determination of Srna. The points looked safe when Olić tapped in just past the hour, yet Lukas Podolski set up a tense finale with his third goal of the tournament eleven minutes from time. Croatia, whose only previous success against the Mannschaft had come in the quarter-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup – a match in which Bilić played – held on with Germany losing Bastian Schweinsteiger to a late red card. Joachim Löw's men were left needing a point from Monday's meeting with Austria to continue in the tournament.

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Team statistics

Croatia Germany
2Goals scored1
4Yellow card2
0Red card1
8Shots on goal4
3Shots wide3
16Fouls committed16
7Corners7
1Offsides3
25' 28''Ball. Poss. (time)32' 48''
43%Ball. Poss. (%)57%

Group B

TeamsPld+/-Pts
CroatiaCroatia 339
GermanyGermany 326
AustriaAustria 3-21
PolandPoland 3-31
Key:
Pld
Matches played
+/-
Goal difference
Pts
Points
Last updated: 30/07/2008 14:26 CET

Other matches

Croatia

08/06/2008 - Austria1 - 0
16/06/2008 - Poland1 - 0
20/06/2008 - Turkey1 - 1*

Germany

08/06/2008 - Poland2 - 0
16/06/2008 - Austria1 - 0
19/06/2008 - Portugal3 - 2
25/06/2008 - Turkey3 - 2
29/06/2008 - Spain0 - 1

Other match of the day

Austria - Poland1 - 1