Euro 2012 TV Coverage: Day-by-Day Listings for All Matches

Nothing can top the World Cup, but the Euro Championship comes damn close.

Sixteen of Europe's top squads get together every four years—two years in between the World Cup—and battle it out for European supremacy.

Spain, winners of the 2010 World Cup, also happen to be the defending Euro champions. France (2000) and Greece (2004) are the other countries to have won Euro since the turn of the century.

This year's competition features such world powers as FIFA-ranked No. 1 Spain, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Netherlands and No. 6 England. Rounding out the tournament are No. 8 Croatia, No. 9 Denmark, No. 10 Portugal, No. 12 Italy, No. 13 Russia, No. 14 France, No. 15 Greece, No. 17 Sweden, No. 18 Ireland, No. 27 Czech Republic and the host countries No. 52 Ukraine and No. 62 Poland.

Some of the best players in the world—Robin van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, the entire Spanish midfield, Bastian Schweinsteiger just to name a few—will all be on hand representing their respective countries (Rooney is suspended for the first two matches).

The group phase will stretch from June 8 through June 19. The knockout phase, with two teams from each group advancing, will commence the following day.

Here's a look at the entire group phase schedule complete with television information.

Date	Time (p.m. ET)	Team	v	Team	Group	Venue	TV Info
June 8	12:00	Poland	v	Greece	Group A	National Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 8	2:45	Russia	v	Czech Republic	Group A	Stadion Miejski (Wroclaw)	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 9	12:00	Netherlands	v	Denmark	Group B	Metalist Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 9	2:45	Germany	v	Portugal	Group B	Arena Lviv	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 10	12:00	Spain	v	Italy	Group C	PGE Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 10	2:45	Ireland	v	Croatia	Group C	Stadion Miejski (Poznan)	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 11	12:00	France	v	England	Group D	Donbass Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 11	2:45	Ukraine	v	Sweden	Group D	Kiev Olympic Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 12	12:00	Greece	v	Czech Republic	Group A	Stadion Miejski (Wroclaw)	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 12	2:45	Poland	v	Russia	Group A	National Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 13	12:00	Denmark	v	Portugal	Group B	Arena Lviv	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 13	2:45	Netherlands	v	Germany	Group B	Metalist Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 14	12:00	Italy	v	Croatia	Group C	Stadion Miejski (Poznan)	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 14	2:45	Spain	v	Ireland	Group C	PGE Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 15	12:00	Ukraine	v	France	Group D	Donbass Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), IInternational Coverage
June 15	2:45	Sweden	v	England	Group D	Kiev Olympic Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN Deportes (US) ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 16	2:45	Czech Republic	v	Poland	Group A	Stadion Miejski (Wroclaw)	ESPN2 (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 16	2:45	Greece	v	Russia	Group A	National Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 17	2:45	Portugal	v	Netherlands	Group B	Metalist Stadium	ESPN (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 17	2:45	Denmark	v	Germany	Group B	Arena Lviv	ESPN2 (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 18	2:45	Croatia	v	Spain	Group C	PGE Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 18	2:45	Italy	v	Ireland	Group C	Stadion Miejski (Poznan)	ESPN2 (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 19	2:45	England	v	Ukraine	Group D	Donbass Arena	ESPN (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage
June 19	2:45	Sweden	v	France	Group D	Kiev Olympic Stadium	ESPN2 (US), ESPN3 (US), International Coverage