██ AFC - Asian Football Confederation in Asia and Australia
██ CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football in Africa
██ CONCACAF - Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football in North America and Central America
██ CONMEBOL - Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol in South America
██ OFC - Oceania Football Confederation in Oceania
██ UEFA - Union of European Football Associations in Europe
The organization of the event was initially contested for by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia/Hungary (joint bid), Greece, Italy, Poland/Ukraine (joint bid), and Turkey.
On November 8, 2005, UEFA’s Executive Committee whittled the candidates down to a short list of three:[12]
Italy (11 Committee member votes)
Croatia/Hungary (9 votes)
Poland/Ukraine (7 votes)
Turkey (6 votes, eliminated)
Greece (2 votes, eliminated)Powered by UEFA Euro 2012