Germany booked their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2008 by seeing off a below-par Portugal side in Basel.
Bastian Schweinsteiger sidefooted in the first and his free-kick created the second for the head of Miroslav Klose.
Spain made it three wins out of three at Euro 2008 as Greece bowed out of the tournament with defeat in Salzburg.
Defending champions Greece took the lead when Angelos Charisteas headed home a Giorgios Karagounis free-kick.
Spain levelled when Ruben De la Red thundered a shot in off the underside of the crossbar.
English referee Howard Webb will not be kept on by Uefa for the knockout stages of Euro 2008.
Webb courted controversy in his opening game in charge after awarding co-hosts Austria a late penalty which allowed them to draw 1-1 against Poland.
Real Madrid have confirmed they are waiting for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to reveal his intentions over where his future lies.
The Premier League champions want to keep the Portugal captain, whose contract at Old Trafford runs to 2012.
But the 23-year-old will not decide on his future until after Euro 2008.
Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash with coach Guus Hiddink’s native country the Netherlands in the last eight of Euro 2008.
Andrei Arshavin, playing his first game of the tournament after suspension, inspired a superb attacking display.
Croatian defender Dario Knezevic is out of the rest of Euro 2008 after injuring knee ligaments, the national coach Slaven Billic announced on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old, who plays for relegated Serie A side , was injured during Croatia’s 1-0 win over Poland on Monday after colliding with his team-mate and goalkeeper Vedran Runje.
World champions Italy beat old foes France 2-0 here on Tuesday to go through to the Euro 2008 quarter-finals as Group C runners up with a helping hand from Holland whilst their rivals and 2006 World Cup finalists exited.
Ten-man Turkey made the greatest of escapes to book their Euro 2008 quarter-final berth as they came from 2-0 down to stun the Czech Republic 3-2 here on Sunday and take their place in the quarter-finals.
On the page or on the pitch any encounter between France and Italy generates sauna-like temperatures, even more so with the kind of stakes riding on this latest installment of their rivalry.
Given the old foes’ history there’s a delicious drama attached to Tuesday’s clash in Zurich where one will have the honour of delivering the coup de grace that knocks the other out of Euro 2008.
Germany captain Michael Ballack said his side had to overcome their nerves to beat Austria and book a last-eight tie with Portugal at Euro 2008.
Ballack’s thunderbolt from a free-kick proved enough for the Germans, who should have taken the lead early in the match through striker Mario Gomez.
