Fixtures

June 14: Group C - Sweden v Bulgaria (1945)

June 20: Group A - Spain v Portugal (1945)

June 23: Group D - Germany v Czech Republic (1945)

June 25: Quarter-Final (1945)

June 30: Semi-Final (1945)

Sporting Lisbon's new home was built next door to the site of the old Estadio Jose Alvalade, a concrete bowl constructed in 1956.

The impressive structure fulfils the Viscount of Alvalade's dream that "this club will be as big as the biggest in Europe."