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Euro 2012 – Spain for History, Italy for Surprise
Although saying that Italy will win Euro 2012 as we head into the Final on Sunday wouldn’t be such a risky statement to make, saying they would win it before the tournament started sounded insane. For Spain, it’s been down this road, to this moment, for about five years, looking to make history.
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Euro 2012 – Spain vs Portugal Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to be the fifth kicker for Portugal, the hero. Instead, he didn’t even get a chance to shoot, as Cesc Fabregas scored Spain’s fifth penalty and sent them to their second consecutive Euro final after a rather dull 0-0 Semifinal.
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Where to Watch Spain vs Portugal Live
The Iberian Semi Final won’t be available for everyone who want to watch it, so to see Spain take on Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo on your computer or someone else’s, here are a few places that might make it easier for you to tune in to the first Euro 2012 Semi Final.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Trash Talking Before Portugal vs Spain
Without Jose Mourinho in the front, Cristiano Ronaldo feels it’s his obligation to step up and be his team’s premier trash talker and media motivator. About what? About the Spanish complaints that fatigue and lack of rest compared with Portugal players will hurt them in the Semifinal.
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Euro 2012 – Spain vs France Summary
With a 4-6-0 or a 4-5-1, Spain are simply very close to impossible to beat. France barely got any opportunities to threaten Casillas’ goal or even get a long stretch of possession. Spain didn’t play no fantasy soccer, but when you midfield unit is built upon the best in the world, there’s hardly a chance of beating them unless you play a perfect game.
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Where to Watch Spain vs France Live
Probably the biggest match of the quarterfinals, with the biggest potential of giving us high quality football from both parties, as Spain take on France in what might not be as close of a game as the names suggest, but still should be quite a spectacle, even if you can only watch it on the internet instead of a TV, for whatever reason you may have.
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Don’t Crown Fernando Torres & Spain So Soon
We’ve been in this situation before – Fernando Torres scores a couple of goals and suddenly all of the bad things that have happened to Fernando Torres over the last couple of years are forgotten. A brace in Spain’s 4-0 win over Ireland still doesn’t mean Torres is back among the best strikers in the world.
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Why Spain Should Start Fernando Torres Against Ireland
Vicente Del Bosque isn’t planning on bowing down to the public pressure and change anything from the lineup he had start for Spain’s 1-1 draw with Italy. Fernando Torres may not have scored in the 16 minutes he had on the field, but he deserves to start in Spain’s next match against Ireland.
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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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Euro 2012 – Four Favorites and Predictions
For me, there are four nations in the Euro 2012 that can win it – Spain, Germany, France and The Netherlands. Other than that? It would be a huge surprise to see someone else lift the trophy, althouh miracles do happen once in a while – Just look at Denmark in 1992 and Greece in 2004. But according to that calculation, we need four more years for a shocker.