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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
Eyes on the prize: Xavi is hoping to win a second European Championship with Spain

If Xavi is a member of the winning team, he will have one World Cup, two European Championships, three European Cups, six La Liga titles and two Spanish Cups.

The team that started against Portugal in the semi-final boasted 59 major club trophies and 16 international trophies, and that, remember, does not include Fernando Torres, who was on the bench.

Pirlo has been wonderful. On Thursday night in Warsaw Peter Schmeichel described his performance against the Germans as 'art'. But five Spanish players - Xavi, Xabi Alonso,
Sergio Busquets,  Iniesta and Sergio Ramos - have exceeded the 320 passes the 33-year-old has so far completed.

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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