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Fernando Torres double shoots downs Republic of Ireland
Posted Friday, June 15, 2012 by The Sun

Fernando Torres double shoots downs Republic of Ireland
TORR BLIMEY ... Fernando Torres rifles in the opener for Spain against Republic of Ireland

FERNANDO TORRES was hailed for playing the ‘perfect’ game as Spain dumped Ireland out of Euro 2012 last night.

he Chelsea striker’s stunning double sent the Irish crashing to their heaviest defeat in 41 years.

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque raved: “We wanted to rely on Fernando’s quickness.

“He knows how to find space, he knows how to score and he did it very well. It was a perfect match.”

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni said: “Something has changed from our qualifying campaign. Fear and tension has meant we have made mistakes we didn’t in the qualifiers.

“We can see the weight on the players’ shoulders. I’m very sad.”

Keeper Shay Given, 36, revealed he could be ready to quit international football. He said: “I’ll make my decision in the next few weeks.”

 

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    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

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    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia