
Substitute Jesus Navas scored a late winner as Spain beat Croatia 1-0 to finish top of Group C and knockout Slaven Bilic's unfortunate men out of Euro 2012.Mario Mandzukic and Ivan Rakitic both had earlier chances to break the deadlock and Croatia kept pushing deep into injury-time as they sought the equaliser that could still have sent them through.Resolute in defence an... Full Story »
Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli fired Italy into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 after a tense 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.The AC Milan striker headed home from Andrea Pirlo's 35th-minute corner before substitute Balotelli added a second at the death to finally kill off Ireland's brave resistance.Spain's 1-0 win over Croatia in Gdansk meant the reignin... Full Story »
Ashley Cole: Set to make his 21st appearance at a major international tournamentRoy Hodgson has lavished praise on Ashley Cole as the full-back prepares to make a record 21st tournament appearance for England on Tuesday.The Chelsea defender will break the record held jointly by Peter Shilton and David Beckham if, as expected, he features against Ukraine in the Donbas... Full Story »
Miguel Veloso: The midfielder praises Portuguese defendingPortugal midfielder Miguel Veloso hailed his side's display as they overcame Holland to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2012.The Dutch were outplayed for large spells and a double from captain Cristiano Ronaldo inspired the Portuguese to a 2-1 victory, sending the 2010 World Cup finalists out of th... Full Story »Hot News
| 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 |