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Germany train at their base near Gdansk
Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2012 by SNTV

Intro:

Germany get back to training at Euro 2012 after the players were given a rest day.

The team is through to the quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Denmark on Sunday.

Script:

Germany's players return to the training pitch at Euro 2012.

Some getting in their exercise early by turning up on bike.

Manager Joachim Loew letting the team have a day off following their 2-1 win over Denmark on Sunday.

Lukas Podolski and Lars Bender scoring the goals to ensure Germany finish top of Group B with a 100 per cent record from their three matches.

Ominously it's the first time the Germans have ever done so at the Euros.

Bender was one of three players who didn't take part in training, along with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mesut Ozil.

Later at a press conference Joachim Loew revealed that Schweinsteiger had a slight ankle problem.

Luckily he still has some time to recover.

Germany's next match is not until Friday.

They face Greece in the quarter-finals in 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