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UEFA confirms 4 Ukraine cities for Euro 2012 Final in Kyiv LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainLeaguesBundesliga 1English Premier League France Ligue 1 Liga Espana Major League Soccer Serie A Standings Bundesliga 1English Premier League France Ligue 1 Liga Espana Major League Soccer Serie A Schedules ScheduleStandings Toronto FC Soccer on TSNDaily LineeotText SizeFour Ukraine cities will host games at the 2012 European Championship with Kyiv staging the tournament final UEFA announced Friday after backing off from a threat to scrap planned matches in the cohost countryDelays in building stadiums and infrastructure had raised doubts about whether all of Ukraines proposed venues would be ready for Euro 2012 which it is to cohost with neighbour PolandBut UEFAs executive committee said guarantees from the Ukrainian government technical reports on the progress of work and consultations with the host associations led it to go ahead with plans for group games in three cities Donetsk Kharkiv and Lviv and the final at the capitals 77000capacity venueEven so European footballs governing body said it would continue to closely monitor the state of infrastructure and operational preparations in UkraineThe UEFA Executive Committee specifically noted that there is still a huge amount of work that must be undertaken by all host cities and the government of Ukraine to guarantee the full and proper implementation of the tournament requirements for Euro 2012 matches it said in a statement after a twoday meeting in Portugals Madeira IslandsUEFA president Michel Platini has stood by Ukraine since it was awarded cohosting rights in April 2007 before the global financial crisisLast May Platini approved the Polish cities of Warsaw Gdansk Poznan and Wroclaw as venues but only Kyiv of the four proposed Ukrainian citiesUEFA extended the deadline for Donetsk Kharkiv and Lviv and withheld a promise that Kyivs reconstructed Olympic Stadium would host the finalSince then Ukraine has completed the 41000seat Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv and the Donbass Arena in DonetskKyivs arena and the Lemberg Stadium in Lviv are still under constructionlog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoopennywise86December 12 2009 453AMCmon Ukraine you know how massive this is for your country! Make it happen your people deserve it report this commentlog in1 (Photo Laurence GriffithsGetty Images)Share ThisSwedish SurpriseThe NHL on TSN Panel hands out its midseason awards and its choice for MVP might surprise you...