Norway 0 England 1: Young hits winner but it's back to the future for Roy's Three Lions
Posted Sunday, May 27, 2012 by Dailymail
All smiles: Young celebrates with captain Gerrard after giving England the lead
Hodgson's team, of course, was far from his first XI. Joe Hart was rested, Steven Gerrard only played a half and Gary Cahill, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard are yet to join the squad - as is Wayne Rooney, though he is suspended for the opening two Euro 2012 games.
Nevertheless, there were some conclusions to be drawn. For one, there will be no stampede to the bookmakers to get late money on England as shock contenders for Euro 2012: a quarter-final is the likely extent of their capabilities.
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| Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
| Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |