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Spain Celebrates Victory (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Kiev, Ukraine
Spain reasserted its lofty place in football hierarchy after hammering out a 4-0 victory over Italy in the finals of 2012 Euro Championship at Kiev Olympic Stadium.
Spain booked its second straight European championship and third consecutive major international title in swashbuckling fashion as they came up with a dominant performance against the Azzuri in the 2012 Euro Finals.
David Silva struck first in the 14th minute with a beautiful header off a cross from Andres Iniesta while Jordi Alba calmly slotted a shot pass Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to make a 2-0 Spain lead just before the end of the first half.
Trailing by 2-0 at the break, Azzurri entered the second half with a renewed commitment on defense but the Spaniards still slipped through defenders. Fernando Torres nailed his third goal of the tournament in the 84th minute and Juan Matta capped the celebration with another in the 88th minute.
But the man of the match remains the 32-year-old Xavi, who architected almost all scoring opportunities for Spain.
Italy's striker Mario Balotelli, the hero in the Azzuri's semifinal win against the Germans, was not given even a single ounce of daylight by a phalanx of Spanish defenders.
Xabi Alonso of Spain (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Andres Iniesta of Spain (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Thiago Motta of Italy and Alvaro Arbeloa of Spain (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Pedro of Spain (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
Sergio Ramos of Spain (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Italy vs Spain
Mario Balotelli of Italy (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Iker Casillas (L) of Spain stretches for the ball in front of team-mate Sergio Ramos (R) as Mario Balotelli of Italy jumps to head at goal (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Iker Casillas of Spain stretches for the ball as Mario Balotelli of Italy jumps to head at goal (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Cesc Fabregas of Spain in action against Ignazio Abate of Italy (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Italy vs Spain
Juan Mata of Spain celebrates scoring Spain's fourth goal (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Juan Mata of Spain celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
After almost a month of matches, celebrations and tears Euro 2012 is over. In the end favourites Spain lifted the trophy, making history, as they became the first team to retain the European Championship title and win three consecutive major international titles
Euro 2012 Group Stage Results
Date | Group | Team | Result | Team | Venue | Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri June 8th | A | Poland | 1 - 1 | Greece | Warsaw | 5:00pm |
Fri June 8th | A | Russia | 4 - 1 | Czech Rep | Wroclaw | 7:45pm |
Sat June 9th | B | Holland | 0 - 1 | Denmark | Kharkiv | 5:00pm |
Sat June 9th | B | Germany | 1 - 0 | Portugal | Lviv | 7:45pm |
Sun June 10th | C | Spain | 1 - 1 | Italy | Gdansk | 5:00pm |
Sun June 10th | C | Republic of Ireland | 1 - 3 | Croatia | Poznan | 7:45pm |
Mon June 11th | D | France | 1 - 1 | England | Donetsk | 5:00pm |
Mon June 11th | D | Ukraine | 2 - 1 | Sweden | Kiev | 7:45pm |
Tue June 12th | A | Greece | 1 - 2 | Czech Rep | Wroclaw | 5:00pm |
Tue June 12th | A | Poland | 1 - 1 | Russia | Warsaw | 7:45pm |
Wed June 13th | B | Denmark | 2 - 3 | Portugal | Lviv | 5:00pm |
Wed June 13th | B | Holland | 1 - 2 | Germany | Kharkiv | 7:45pm |
Thu June 14th | C | Italy | 1 - 1 | Croatia | Poznan | 5:00pm |
Thu June 14th | C | Spain | 4 - 0 | Rep of Ireland | Gdansk | 7:45pm |
Fri June 15th | D | Sweden | 2 - 3 | England | Kiev | 5:00pm |
Fri June 15th | D | Ukraine | 0 - 2 | France | Donetsk | 7:45pm |
Sat June 16th | A | Czech Rep | 1 - 0 | Poland | Wroclaw | 7:45pm |
Sat June 16th | A | Greece | 1 - 0 | Russia | Warsaw | 7:45pm |
Sun June 17th | B | Portugal | 2 - 1 | Holland | Kharkiv | 7:45pm |
Sun June 17th | B | Denmark | 1 - 2 | Germany | Lviv | 7:45pm |
Mon June 18th | C | Croatia | 0 - 1 | Spain | Gdansk | 7:45pm |
Mon June 18th | C | Italy | 2 - 0 | Ireland | Poznan | 7:45pm |
Tue June 19th | D | England | 1 - 0 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 7:45pm |
Tue June 19th | D | Sweden | 2 - 0 | France | Kiev | 7:45pm |
Euro 2012 Quarterfinal Results
Date | Group | Team | Result | Team | Venue | Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italy Advances on Penalty Kicks 4 - 2 | ||||||
Thu June 21st | QF 1 | Czech Republic | 0 - 1 | Portugal | Warsaw | 7:45pm |
Fri June 22nd | QF 2 | Germany | 4 - 2 | Greece | Gdansk | 7:45pm |
Sat June 23rd | QF 3 | Spain | 2 - 0 | France | Donetsk | 7:45pm |
Sun June 24th | QF 4 | England | 0 (2) - 0 (4) | Italy | Kiev | 7:45pm |
Euro 2012 Semifinal Results
Date | Group | Team | Result | Team | Venue | Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Advances on Penalty Kicks 4 - 2 | ||||||
Wed June 27th | SF 1 | Portugal | 0 (2) - 0 (4) | Spain | Donetsk | 7:45pm |
Thu June 28th | SF 2 | Germany | 1 - 2 | Italy | Warsaw | 7:45pm |
Euro 2012 Final Result
Date | Group | Team | Result | Team | Venue | Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday July 1st | Final | Spain | 4 - 0 | Italy | Kiev | 7:45pm |
Euro 2012 Top Stories
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Spain Tops Portugal in Penalty Shootout, Advances to Euro Final
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Spain and Portugal Ready for Euro 2012 Semi-final Battle
Italy Tops England in Penalty Shootout
Alonso Sparks Spain Past France into Semifinals
Germany Posts Record 15th Straight Win, Books Place in Euro 2012 Semis
Greece Faces Daunting Task vs Germany in Euro 2012 Quarterfinals
Ronaldo's Header Powers Portugal into Euro 2012 Semis
England and France Move On to Euro 2012 Quarterfinals
Spain And Italy Move on to Euro 2012 Quarterfinal Round
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