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Spain's final frontier... holders can become most successful team in football's rich history
Posted Saturday, June 30, 2012 by Dailymail

Spain's final frontier... holders can become most successful team in football's rich history
Champions: Spain are looking to become the first team to win a third successive major tournament

For the Spanish, tomorrow night represents an opportunity to make history; to become arguably the most successful group of players we have seen. Certainly the most successful group of European players.

A Spanish team built on the foundations of a brilliant Barcelona side but sprinkled with quality and genius from Real Madrid and Manchester City.

No European team have ever won three major tournaments in a row, and one glance at the  personal records of Xavi and Iniesta, in particular, makes for truly extraordinary reading.

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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