Participating teams:
The finals will feature sixteen national teams, as has been the format since 1996. Some European football associations were in favour of expanding the tournament to 24 teams, although the number of UEFA members had hardly increased since the last tournament extension in 1996 (53 in April 2006 compared to 48 for Euro 1996).[33] In April 2007, UEFA's Executive Committee formally decided against an expansion for 2012. Country has qualified Country has failed to qualify Country is not a UEFA member Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008, with England and Denmark, who participated in 2004, returning after missing the 2008 edition. The Republic of Ireland return after an absence of 24 years, making only their second appearance at a European finals. Hosts Ukraine, make their debut as an independent nation, having previously participated as part of the Soviet Union.

The Olympic National Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine. The studium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. Purposely built to host the Olympic games the complex features several other sports facilities as well as a football pitch. It is expected to host the final of the Euro 2012.