SPAIN Casillas Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Alba Xavi, Busquets, Alonso Silva, Fabregas, Iniesta ITALY Buffon Abate, Barzagli, Chiellini, Balzaretti Marchisio, Pirlo, De Rossi Montolivo Balotelli, Cassano Spain boss Vicente del Bosque is expected to have a fully-fit squad for the Euro 2012 final showdown...
ENGLAND Hart Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Young Rooney, Welbeck ITALY Buffon Abate, Barzagli, Bonucci, Balzaretti De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio Montolivo Balotelli, Cassano England are on a high after two consecutive wins to emerge top of Group D and Wayne Rooney will lead the...
GERMANY Neuer Boateng, Hummels, Badstuber, Lahm Khedira, Schweinsteiger Muller, Ozil, Podolski Gomez GREECE Sifakis To’sidis, Pa’poulos, K Pa’poulos, Tzavelas Katsouranis, Maniatis Salpingidis, Fotakis, Samaras Gekas Germany have no fitness concerns ahead of their quarter-final clash...
France come into their Euro 2012 opener on an unbeaten run which stretches back to 2010. Yet there is a muted confidence about the team following the disastrous World Cup showing in South Africa two years’ ago. There the French went out at the group stage, picking up one point and scoring just one...
Tournament co-hosts Ukraine have their backs against the wall as they attempt to snatch one of two qualifying tickets for the quarter-finals. This will be anything but easy, and having just three games at their disposal to determine who passes the test and who does not, Ukraine will need all three points...
Ireland’s last major tournament appearance was ten years ago when they participated in the 2002 World Cup, ironically exiting at the hands of Spain, their group opponents at Euro 2012. The Irish build-up has been dominated by claims from within the squad that veteran Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni’s...
European and world champions, Spain are definitely one of the sides tipped to win the 14th UEFA European Championship. In Group C of the final stage alongside Italy, the Republic of Ireland and Croatia, Vicente del Bosque’s men are a strong bet to make it through the quarter-finals. But with David...
When Germany kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in Lviv, they will be considered one of the favourites to lift the trophy. This is not an unfamiliar place for the Germans to be, having won the tournament three times before. However, the side will be among the favourites not only on the premise that they...
Holland suffered the first slump of Bert van Marwijk’s era since the coach’s appointment in 2008, with four defeats out of seven games. Most of them (against Germany, Bayern Munich and Bulgaria) however were meaningless friendlies, meaning criticism really failed to land at the Oranje’s door. “The...
GERMANY Neuer Boateng, Mertesacker, Badstuber, Lahm Khedira, Schweinsteiger Muller, Ozil, Podolski Klose PORTUGAL Rui Patricio Pereira, Pepe, Alves, Coentrao Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo Germany are expected to have a fully-fit squad for Saturday’s encounter with Portugal in...
NETHERLANDS Stekelenburg Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Bouma, Willems De Jong, Van Bommel Robben, Sneijder, Afellay Van Persie DENMARK Andersen Jacobsen, Kjaer, Agger, S Poulsen Zimling, Kvist Rommedahl, Eriksen, Krohn-Dehli Bendtner Netherlands defender Joris Mathijsen is unlikely to recover from his hamstring...
Euro 2012’s Group D is an intriguing mix which could throw up a surprise. Co-hosts Ukraine will hope that home backing can send them through, while England enter the tournament under a new manager in Roy Hodgson. France want to make up for a disastrous 2010 World Cup, and Sweden have enough talent...
Always a tricky opponent for Europe’s bigger names, Ukraine represent something of an unknown quantity. This is not a stellar team, but it is one with fight and with home advantage; the question is how far that will take them. The Eastern Europeans are hampered by apparent discord in the dressing...
Sweden come into Euro 2012 as underdogs to progress from a tough Group D. But they will take confidence from the fact that England arrive on the back of a winter of discontent, whilst France may be hampered by uncertainty over the future of Blanc. They were impressive qualifiers too, taking the automatic...
Memories still linger from the most disastrous of World Cup campaigns for France, when they were embarrassingly sent home in disgrace after scoring just once and earning just one point in the group stage. In came Laurent Blanc, confirmed prior to the tournament as the successor to the pilloried Raymond...
England are probably the team whose preparation has been least ideal ahead of Euro 2012. The resignation of Fabio Capello earlier this year after furore caused by stripping John Terry of the captain’s armband created instability at a crucial moment. And Roy Hodgson was confirmed as the man to replace...
While some may feel that the drama only really begins at major tournaments in the knockout rounds, it is impossible to look at Euro 2012’s Group C and not see the potential for special moments. After all, Spain and Italy account for the silverware at the past three major tournaments (2006, 2008 and...
In 1992, Denmark shocked the whole of Europe by winning the European Championship despite having just two weeks to prepare for the tournament. The Danes were allowed to compete after Yugoslavia, who finished above the country in the qualifying round, were banned due to civil war in the Balkans. Since...
Group A looks to be a group in which all the participants will feel they have a good chance of qualifying for the latter stages of Euro 2012. Co-hosts Poland feel confident with home backing, while the Czech Republic and Russia are experienced competitors. Meanwhile, Greece sprung a shock and won the...
DENMARK Sorensen Jacobson, Kjaer, Agger, Poulsen Zimling, Kvist Rommedahl, Eriksen, Krohn-Dehli Bendtner BRAZIL Jefferson Danilo, T. Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo Sandro, Romulo Lucas Moura, Oscar L. Damiao, Hulk Denmark’s Morten Olsen closed his squad for Euro 2012 with the inclusions of Nicklas...
