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Balotelli dedicates double to adoptive mum as Italy star savours best night of his life
Posted Friday, June 29, 2012 by Dailymail

Balotelli dedicates double to adoptive mum as Italy star savours best night of his life
Painful viewing: Joachim Low, Hans-Dieter Flick and Andreas Kopke look uneasy on the German bench

Despite reaching the past four for the fourth tournament running, they are still to end their wait for a trophy, which stretches back to Euro 96.

Although they were expected to provide a much stiffer test than England, in fact, it was easier for Italy, who ended Germany's 15-match winning streak in competitive matches.

'We've had two great years,' said Low. 'The team has really developed well. We won 15 games in a row but lost today against an incredibly strong Italian side, with a strong axis and two great strikers.

'There's no reason to doubt ourselves. Our team was the youngest team here. Even though there's disappointment today, we played a wonderful tournament and I am sure we will be able to cope with this defeat.'

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    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