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Germany 0-1 Spain
Torres
ends Spain's long wait for glory |
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 Spain
became European champions for the second time after Fernando
Torres's first-half goal in Vienna proved enough to defeat
Germany in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™. |
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Russia 0-3 Spain
Clinical
Spain set up Germany final date |
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 Second-half
goals from Xavi Hernández, Daniel Güiza and David Silva sent
Spain through to a UEFA EURO 2008™ final meeting with
Germany as Luis Aragonés's men proved too strong for Russia
in Vienna.
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Germany 3-2 Turkey
Germany strike late to seal final place |
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 A
90th-minute strike from Philipp Lahm sent Germany into the
UEFA EURO 2008™ final and ended the march of a brave Turkey
side who were unable to summon one last dramatic equaliser. |
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Croatia 1-1 Turkey (aet, Turkey win 3-1 on pens)
Turkey triumph in Vienna shoot-out |
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 Turkey
made it through to their first UEFA European Championship
semi-final at Croatia's expense after a thrilling match in
Vienna was decided on penalties after the two sides had
swapped goals in the final moments of extra time. |
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Portugal 2-3 Germany
Portugal no match for German power show |
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 Germany
progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA European
Championship for the first time since 1996 as goals from
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack
secured a 3-2 victory over Portugal in Basel. |
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Russia 2-0 Sweden
Arshavin stars as Russia oust Sweden |
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 Less than a week after the draw
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup fourth round Asian qualifiers
(June 27) here in the Malaysian capital, all eyes will turn
to the magnificent Aspire Dome in Doha for the official draw
of the AFC Asian Cup 2011™ final qualification round. |
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France 0-2 Italy
France sunk as Italy grab lifeline |
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 World
champions Italy qualified for the UEFA EURO 2008™
quarter-finals in impressive fashion on Tuesday as they
defeated France 2-0 at the Letzigrund Stadion and Romania
lost by the same scoreline to the Netherlands. |
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Poland 0-1 Croatia
Klasnić completes Croatian clean sweep |
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 Croatia
rested a host of players yet still proved too strong for
Poland as they won 1-0 in Klagenfurt to finish on maximum
points in Group B and confirm their opponents' early exit. |
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Czech 2 – 3 Turkey
Czechs floored by Turkey turnaround |
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 Two
late Nihat Kahveci strikes booked ten-man Turkey a place in
the quarter-finals of EURO 2008 in an exhilarating climax to
their Group A match against Czech Republic in Geneva. |
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Netherlands 4-1 France
Dominant Dutch progress in style |
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 The
Netherlands secured their place in the UEFA EURO 2008™
quarter-finals with a game to spare after producing another
devastating display against France in Berne, with Dirk Kuyt,
Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder all
scoring in a memorable win. |
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Croatia 2 – 1
Germany
Croatia storm into last eight |
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 Croatia
sealed their place in the quarter-finals of EURO 2008 as
goals from Darijo Srna and Ivica Olic earned a famous win
against Germany that took Slaven Bilic's side three points
clear at the top of Group B. |
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Spain 4-1 Russia
Villa stars as Spain signal their intent |
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 A
scintillating hat-trick from David Villa gave Spain a
clear-cut 4-1 victory over Russia in their first outing at
UEFA EURO 2008™ and confirmed the immense power of the
Valencia CF striker's partnership with Fernando Torres. |
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Slick
Dutch stun world champions |
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 The
Netherlands ended a 30-year wait for a victory over Italy in
emphatic fashion as they began their Group C campaign with a
rousing 3-0 win over the world champions in Berne. |
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Germany 2-0 Poland
Podolski double gets Germany going |
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 An
emotional Lukas Podolski struck in either half to give
Germany an ideal start to their UEFA EURO 2008 Group B
campaign with victory against debutants Poland in
Klagenfurt.
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