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Spain 4 Italy 0: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata the heroes as La Roja create history in Kiev
Posted Monday, July 02, 2012 by Dailymail

Spain 4 Italy 0: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata the heroes as La Roja create history in Kiev

Spain 4 Italy 0: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata the heroes as La Roja create history in Kiev

But there are simple reasons for this: David Villa’s loss to injury and the loss of form that leaves the Spain manager thinking Torres is better coming off the bench.

Fabregas was terrific as it turns out, as were the two real architects of this victory: Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta. The two finest players ever to have come out of Spain, they produced three mind- blowingly good passes to create the opportunities for Silva, Alba and Torres, with a delivery every bit as brilliant coming from Sergio  Busquets for the fourth.

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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