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Spain 2 France 0: Alonso double fires champions into semi-final showdown with Portugal as ranting Nasri sums up terrible night for the French
Posted Sunday, June 24, 2012 by Dailymail

Spain 2 France 0: Alonso double fires champions into semi-final showdown with Portugal as ranting Nasri sums up terrible night for the French
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French fingers pointed at Chelsea’s Florent Malouda, who allowed Alonso to run into the penalty area unimpeded, while Liverpool fans must have cursed the day Rafa Benitez sold their Spanish hero to Madrid in 2009.

Spain’s tiki-taka passing never hit the absolute heights but it did not matter as France rarely got the ball to danger men Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema.

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Standings
    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