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Germany 1 Italy 2: Magic Mario makes his mark as Azzurri extend tournament hoodoo
Posted Friday, June 29, 2012 by Dailymail

Germany 1 Italy 2: Magic Mario makes his mark as Azzurri extend tournament hoodoo
Hands up: Neuer was uncharacteristically slow, letting Balotelli's header past

They managed a consolation penalty, converted by Mesut Ozil after Federico Balzaretti handled in added time, but got no nearer to stopping Andrea Pirlo than England did. The 33-year-old was once again magnificent. In presenting him with the man-of-the-match award, Peter Schmeichel described his display as ‘the performance of the competition’.

Joachim Low asked Toni Kroos to put some pressure on Pirlo and his efforts in doing that clearly dulled the attacking threat that has been so central to Germany’s approach.

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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