Euro 2012 Schedule: Start Times, Live Stream and TV Info for Day 1 Action

Euro 2012 begins on Friday, and it’s easily one of the most exciting tournaments outside of the World Cup.

There is going to be plenty of action and a lot of intrigue as the top international squads from the continent gather in Ukraine and Poland to determine which country is superior at football.

We’ll see traditional powerhouses and favorites—such as Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, England, France and Italy—go against upstarts and hopeful contenders—teams like Denmark, Croatia, Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

Spain is the defending 2008 Euro Cup champions and is also coming off an impressive World Cup victory in 2010. They are easily the most dominant team in the world, but could be ripe for an upset once they get into the knockout rounds.

Let’s take a look at the full group phase schedule for Euro 2012, which includes all games being available for live stream on ESPN 3.

Full 2012 European Championship Start Times, Live Stream and Schedule

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