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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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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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Tom Croft Comes Out the Hero of Le Crunch (France vs England)
England, for the first time in their Six Nations history, won three away matches, leaving themselves a small chance to still win the 2012 championship after a dramatic and hard earned 24-22 win over France in Paris, doing what the Irish couldn’t manage a week earlier – Hold on to a well deserved lead, just by enough.