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Croatia prepare for Spain clash
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2012 by SNTV

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Croatia's European Championship squad was put through it's paces at the team's base camp in Warka, Poland on Saturday (June 16th).

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With two days to go until a Euro 2012 meeting with Spain, Croatia were back in training on Saturday afternoon. 

Slaven Bilic's side currently sit second in the Group C standings - and a win over the reigning European champions would guarantee their place in the quarter-finals. 

A draw with a scoreline of 2-2 or greater would also suffice, although Italy must defeat the Republic of Ireland - who have already been knocked out of the competition - to have any chance of advancing following draws in their first two games. 

Mario Mandzukic has been Croatia's main source of goals in this tournament, scoring twice in the 3-1 win over Ireland and then grabbing the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Italy. 

The 'Blazers' reached the last eight at Euro 2008, before going out to Turkey in heart-breaking fashion. 

Monday's (June 18th) match between Croatia and Spain will be played at the Arena Gdansk in Poland.

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    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