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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
24/06/2012 by Dailymail
France departed the European Championship finals with a whimper on the pitch and a foul-mouthed blast from Samir Nasri after a game in which they rarely challenged the might of Spain.Xabi Alonso celebrated his 100th cap with both goals to keep La Roja on course for footballing immortality — and it was all too much for Nasri, Manchester City’s title-winning midfielder who cam... Full Story »
Spain go through with easy France win
24/06/2012 by ESPNSTAR.com
Xabi Alonso celebrated his 100th international cap with both goals as Spain saw off France 2-0 to set up an Iberian derby against Portugal in the semi-finals of Euro 2012.Alonso's rare headed goal put Spain in control after 19 minutes and the former Liverpool midfielder wrapped up the victory with a last-minute penalty.France were distinctly off colour all night and barel... Full Story »
Scolari hopes Portugal can go one better than 2004
24/06/2012 by YAHOO Sport
Portugal stand on the threshold of making it to their first major final since their only one to date - Euro 2004 - with "just" France or Spain standing in their way at Euro 2012 after the Seleccao made it to the semi-finals.And to a large degree they are harking back to an era opened up by Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning coach Felipe Scolari, who between 2003 and 2008 turne... Full Story »
Line-up leaking Germany mole has Loew fuming
24/06/2012 by YAHOO Sport
Germany coach Joachim Loew is said to be fuming after a "mole" in the German camp again leaked their starting line-up at Euro 2012.Loew sprung a surprise for Friday's quarter-final by dropping Mario Gomez, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller for the Germans' 4-2 quarter-final win over Greece at Arena Gdasnk, but the news was reported earlier that afternoon."I can't say exactl... Full Story »
Greeks exit Euro 2012 with pride intact
24/06/2012 by YAHOO Sport
GDANSK, Poland (AP) Greece exits the European Championship with pride if not a title.''We fought as much as we could,'' said Greece striker Dimitris Salpigidis, who set up Georgios Samaras' tying goal before scoring a late penalty kick. ''I hope the Greeks got some encouragement from watching us fight.''The 2004 champions reached the quarterfinals, losing 4-2 to Germany o... Full Story »
Germany chancellor Angela Merkel makes merry as Greek deficit grows
23/06/2012 by The Telegraph
For a few delirious moments the underdog wagged its tail, unfurled its flag and danced with its chest bared. When Celtic’s Giorgios Samaras equalised here it seemed as if romance was to have its night, Gdansk might just be witness to one big fat Greek party after all.In one corner of the ground, those Greek supporters who had ventured from Athens, Thessalonika and, accordin... Full Story »
M'Vila bullish ahead of Spain clash
23/06/2012 by Goal.com
The French enforcer has said that his side are ready to beat the world and European champions but need to improve on their performances so far after losing to SwedenFrance midfielder Yann M'Vila has come out fighting ahead of their quarter-final clash again Spain on Saturday.Despite acknowledging that the reigning world and European Champions were favourites, the 21-year-ol... Full Story »
Ashley Cole wants to complete 'unfinished business' with England
23/06/2012 by Supersport.com
Ashley Cole believes he has "unfinished business" with England and is optimistic about his country’s chances of winning Euro 2012.The Chelsea full-back, who will win his 98th cap against Italy on Sunday, has won the FA Cup and Champions League already this season and he is now hoping to make it a third trophy this year with England."It is unfinished business," Cole told BB... Full Story »
Messi: I want Spain to win Euro 2012
23/06/2012 by Goal.com
Lionel Messi has stated that he would love to see Xavi, Andres Iniesta and the rest of his Barcelona team-mates once more crowned champions of Europe, as he throws his support behind Spain's bid to win Euro 2012. The reigning champions qualified top of Group C and unbeaten, following up a tight draw against Italy with wins over Croatia and Ireland. Spain now prepare for ... Full Story »
England defender Johnson: There were never any problems between me and Hodgson
23/06/2012 by Goal.com
The Liverpool right-back has put past issues with the Three Lions boss behind him, and says that the England camp has 'always' been confident of successEngland defender Glen Johnson has said that he is happy to be playing under Roy Hodgson in the national team set-up, despite the pair not always having seen eye-to-eye during the manager's time at Liverpool.The 64-year-ol... Full Story »
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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