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Spain 4 Italy 0: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata the heroes as La Roja create history in Kiev
Posted Monday, July 02, 2012 by Dailymail

Spain 4 Italy 0: Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata the heroes as La Roja create history in Kiev
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Silva’s goal, scored in the 14th minute, was just brilliant though. The ball from Iniesta was exquisite, as was the delivery from Fabregas — it took great skill and pace to burst past Giorgio  Chiellini — and the header from Silva; a marvellous aerial finish from the diminutive Manchester City winger.

Italy did react, with Casillas having to come to Spain’s rescue more than once. But Prandelli’s side were struggling to deal with the speed and fluency of the Spanish, the sight of Pirlo throwing himself into a challenge to deny Iniesta a shot telling its own story.

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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