First, the forward — whose finishing was once compared by Spurs manager Harry Redknapp to his wife Sandra — was foiled one-on-one by goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.
Then Bent skied a chance from eight yards over the bar.
Capello admitted he was annoyed with the two Switzerland goals, the first a whipped cross from 30 yards which went straight in past Hart and the second a shot which went through the two-man wall of Theo Walcott and James Milner and was helped into the net by Hart's leg at the near post.
Blunder: Joe Hart fails to stop Tranquillo Barnetta (not in picture) scoring his and Switzerland's second goal and (below) shows his disappointment
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |