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England 1 Sweden 0: Rodwell and Jones do Capello proud as Young Lions break 43-year jinx
Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Dailymail

England 1 Sweden 0: Rodwell and Jones do Capello proud as Young Lions break 43-year jinx
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But this experimental England side were doing well here, and should have doubled their advantage when Jones nicked the ball from a defender and went clear in the 41st minute.

Bursting forward from just inside Sweden’s half, the teenager did everything right until it came to the finish, pushing his effort just wide with the outside of his right boot. What a pity. It would have been some goal.

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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