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Euro 2012 – Day 4 Summary (France vs England, Ukraine vs Sweden)
Andriy Shevchenko was undoubtedly the hero of the last day of Euro 2012 first round of matches, scoring twice in the Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Sweden, putting them at the top of Group D. England defended well enough against France to secure a 1-1 draw, giving Roy Hodgson a decent start against a much better opponent.
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Roy Hodgson Makes it Through the Group D Opener (France vs England)
England weren’t as bad as some thought they would be; France weren’t as good as the friendly matches suggested. Joleon Lescott opened the scoring, Samir Nasri quickly equalized on the other side. Aside from the Manchester City players grabbing the goals, it was mostly the heat that took over the opening match in Group D.
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Karim Benzema – No Manchester United in the Near Future
The first thing on Karim Benzema’s mind right now is having a good Euro with France, which begins with facing a shaky looking England team. But that’s not the only English thing on his mind, revealing he has been courted for quite some time by Manchester United.
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Euro 2012 – Day 4 Predictions (France – England, Ukraine – Sweden)
The ‘final’ day of the first round brings us another big match of Europe’s old-firm, with the suddenly talented and confident France facing England in Group D, reaching this tournament without a shred of expectation or belief behind them. Sweden feel pretty good about themselves because of Zlatan, hoping it’ll start showing in the opener against the co-hosts of the Ukraine.
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Euro 2012 – Day 3 Summary (Spain vs Italy, Ireland vs Croatia)
Italy, as always, were too tough of a nugget for Spain to beat, displaying a strong defense that was good enough to draw with the usual elegant passing of the Spanish midfield (1-1). The later match provided a bit more goals due to the quality differences between Croatia and Ireland, as Mario Mandzukic became the second brace scorer in Euro 2012.
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Fernando Torres Still Can’t Score (Spain vs Italy)
It’s hard playing football, not matter how talented your midfielders are, without a natural striker. But maybe Fernando Torres shouldn’t be Spain’s striker, missing two huge opportunities late in the match, as Italy held the European champions to a 1-1 draw in the Group C opener.
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Lionel Messi Scores His Greatest Argentina Goal Ever
While Cristiano Ronaldo was busy getting frustrated against Germany, Lionel Messi brought out his full arsenal of goals and tricks to lead Argentina in their 4-3 win over Brazil. Just a friendly, but nothing between these two nations is just an exhibition.
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Euro 2012 – Day 3 Predictions (Spain – Italy, Ireland – Croatia)
After seeing the first upset of the tournament yesterday, Spain hope not to be the next tournament favorites to drop point on their opening match. It’s funny treating Italy as such underdogs, but that’s their situation. Ireland and Croatia will close the day in Group C, in one of the toughest matches to predict in Euro 2012.
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Euro 2012 – Day 2 Summary (Netherlands – Denmark, Germany – Portugal)
Mario Gomez was the hero for Germany as they managed to pull through a very tough and physical fixture with Portugal, coming away as the 1-0 winners, while Denmark joined them as the surprise leaders in group B with Michael Krohn-Delhi delivering a stunning goal to beat the Netherlands 1-0. Joachim Low disgusted everyone by eating what he picked from his nose.
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Michael Krohn-Dehli Stuns the Group of Death (Netherlands vs Denmark)
Despite taking 29 shots on goal and getting 11 corner kicks, the Netherlands failed to find a way through the Danish defense and the safe hands of Stpehan Andersen. Michael Krohn-Dehli was the only player to score a goal, as Denmark stunned the Dutch with a shocking 1-0 win to open up Group B, the group of death.