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Fans prepare for crucial Group B match
Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 by SNTV

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Portuguese and Dutch fans were gathering in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Sunday ahead of their team's crucial final Group B match at Euro 2012.

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Portuguese and Dutch fans gathered in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Sunday, ahead of their crucial final Group B match at Euro 2012

The Netherlands have to win if they are to have any chance of making it to the quarter-finals, having lost both of their previous Group B matches

Portugal meanwhile sit in second place on three points, and both sets of supporters were in high spirits ahead of the match.

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Carlos Brun, Portuguese fan:

"I think we'll win the game. It will be close game. Holland is a very good team. They are going to be going all out which will actually help us a bit so we can play a bit on the counter attack and I think we will do well today and hopefully on to the quarter-finals."

SOUNDBITE (Dutch) Eohn, Dutch fan:

"We'll win 3-0. First goal will give Huntelaar and second Persie and third Robben. It will be super for us."

Germany play Denmark in the other Group B match - with all four teams still able to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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