Champion

After a 7-5 final, the 2008 European Champions are...

Czech Republic

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The Final

Spain vs. Czech Republic

Two nations battle it out for the European Championship. They met in Group B of the Finals, and meet again for the title.

Spain romped through qualifying group H. After being drawn into the first spot of Group B, Spain finished second with 11 points. The Spanish then upset England in a close quarterfinal match before rolling past Sweden in the semis.

Spain is represented by two actresses, Penelope Cruz and Paz Vega.

The Czech Republic won qualifying group F. After being drawn into the second spot in Group B, the Czechs cruised to victory with 20 points. After crushing Switzerland in the quarterfinals, the Czechs rolled past Italy and into the final.

The Czech Republic is represented by two models, Karolina Kurkova and Petra Nemcova.








Voting closes June 29 at 11:59 pm. See the winner on June 30.

Semifinal Results

Czech Republic 8
Italy 3

Spain 9
Sweden 2

Semifinals

Spain vs. Sweden

Penelope Cruz, Paz Vega

Malin Akerman, Alexandra Burman

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Karolina Kurkova, Petra Nemcova

Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Hessler

Semifinals voting ends June 26. The Final begins June 27. See you then.

Quarterfinals Results

Spain 6 - 5 England

Sweden 9 - 2 Ukraine

Czech Republic 9 - 2 Switzerland

Italy 7 - 4 Russia

Quarterfinals

England vs. Spain

Keeley Hazell, Keira Knightley

Penelope Cruz, Paz Vega



Ukraine vs. Sweden

Milla Jovovich, Olga Kurylenko

Malin Akerman, Alexandra Burman

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland

Karolina Kurkova, Petra Nemcova

Michelle Hunziker, Julie Ordon

Italy vs. Russia

Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Hessler

Vlada Roslyakova, Maria Sharapova

Voting closes 11:59 PM, June 23. Check back for the semifinals on June 24.

Group Stage Results

Group A

England 4 2 14
Switzerland 3 4 13
France 3 2 11
Poland 0 1 1

Group B

Czech Rep. 6 2 20
Spain 2 5 11
Netherlands 2 2 8
Denmark 0 0 0

Group C

Ukraine 5 2 17
Russia 3 3 12
Germany 2 2 8
Finland 0 2 2

Group D
Italy 5 2 17
Sweden 2 5 11
Israel 3 1 10
Romania 0 1 1

Finals - Group D

Israel

Natalie Portman, Bar Rafaeli

Italy

Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Hessler

Romania

Catrinel Menghia, Alina Vacariu

Sweden

Malin Akerman, Alexandra Burman

Please vote for your first choice (worth 3 points) and your second choice (worth 1 point) below.

Finals - Group C

Finland

Anna Shemeikka Easteden, Kiira Korpi

Germany

Heidi Klum, Diane Kruger

Russia

Vlada Roslyakova, Maria Sharapova

Ukraine

Milla Jovovich, Olga Kurylenko

Please vote for your first choice (worth 3 points) and your second choice (worth 1 point) below.

Finals - Group B

Czech Republic

Karolina Kurkova, Petra Nemcova

Denmark

Inez Bjorg David, Rie Rasmussen

Netherlands

Famke Janssen, Doutzen Kroes

Spain

Penelope Cruz, Paz Vega

Please vote for your first choice (worth 3 points) and your second choice (worth 1 point) below.

Finals - Group A

England

Keeley Hazell, Keira Knightley

France

Laetitia Casta, Eva Green

Poland

Joanna Krupa, Magdalena Wrobel

Switzerland

Michelle Hunziker, Julie Ordon

Please vote for your first choice (worth 3 points) and your second choice (worth 1 point) below.

Seeding, Draw

Each country was ranked according to a formula. The top four were placed in Pot 1, fifth-eighth in Pot 2, etc.

Pot 1: England, Spain, Israel, Germany
Pot 2: Czech Rep., France, Ukraine, Italy
Pot 3: Russia, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden
Pot 4: Denmark, Switzerland, Romania, Finland

The countries were drawn into groups.

Spain: B1
Israel: D1
England: A1
Germany: C1

Italy: D2
France: A2
Ukraine: C2
Czech Rep.: B2

Sweden: D3
Poland: A3
Russia: C3
Netherlands: B3

Finland: C4
Denmark: B4
Switzerland: A4
Romania: D4

Qualifiers Results

Group A
England 11
Ukraine 8
Belgium 4
Latvia 1

Group B
Sweden 10
Switzerland 8
Austria 5
Slovakia 4
Bulgaria 1

Group C
France 11
Romania 7
Ireland 6
Estonia 3
Montenegro 2
Moldova 1

Group D
Germany 10
Poland 8
Hungary 4
Norway 3
Macedonia 1

Group E
Italy 12
Netherlands 9
Wales 5
Turkey 2

Group F
Czech Rep. 12
Finland 7
Scotland 6
Portugal 2
Luxembourg 1

Group G
Israel 11
Russia 9
Serbia 4
Greece 2

Group H
Spain 13
Denmark 8
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4
Croatia 2
Georgia 1