Lead one of the more than 50 European national teams included in the game in honor and fame at the European Championships 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Choose your favorite team and take them through qualifiers to the finals and experience all the pressure, excitement and drama that football at national team level offers.

In the new game mode Captain for your country, you can put on the national team jersey, lace up your shoes and go out on the field. Fight your way through eight status levels to earn the captaincy and then lead your national team to important victories against difficult opponents. Go online in Fight between nations where you represent your country against opponents from all over the world and get individual points and team points where the total sum determines which is the best gaming nation. Try to win real knockout victories to get as many points as possible and then see yourself and your country advance in the table. Take on the challenge and feel the pressure as you enter the final game and measure your strengths against players from around the world.

UEFA EURO 2008 captures the feeling during the journey from qualifiers to the playoffs where the forces of the weather and the condition of the pitch affect the game. Real-time ratings for the players based on their performance and a thrilling penalty shootout mode make it all so exciting and realistic that it feels like you are down on the pitch. Experience the kick of making the goal that sends your country on to the next round and then choose how you celebrate with the games new interactive goal gestures.