Tag: Spain vs Italy

  • Where to Watch Spain vs Italy Live

    Where to Watch Spain vs Italy Live

    The second semifinal of the 2013 Confederations Cup is a clash between two European rivals with quite a few recent meetings between them, as Spain and Italy take on each other to see who joins Brazil in the final, and if you don’t have where to watch the match, we’re here to help.

  • 2013 Confederations Cup – Spain vs Italy Semifinal Predictions

    2013 Confederations Cup – Spain vs Italy Semifinal Predictions

    It’s become quite common for Italy and Spain to meet in international tournaments of late, with the current world number one usually coming out with their hand on top. As before, they enter their 2013 Confederations Cup semifinal clash as clear favorites to advance.

  • 2013 U-21 Euro Final – Spain vs Italy Predictions

    2013 U-21 Euro Final – Spain vs Italy Predictions

    Just like a year ago, Spain and Italy reach the final of the European football championship, only this time these are the U-21 sides, although the balance of power and styles when compared to the senior sides aren’t all that different.

  • Iker Casillas Asks Referee to End Match at Euro 2012 Final

    Respect for the rival, respect for Italy. Iker Casillas has drawn enough praise during his long and incredibly successful career, but the closing moments of the Euro 2012 final, with Spain already leading 4-0 and the referee adding needless injury time minutes, might have been his finest moments in the terms of sportsmanship, asking the ref to blow the whistle out of respect for their rivals.

  • Best Photos of the Euro 2012 Final

    Spain walked all over Italy in the Euro 2012 final, like no one has ever before. The first team to win back to back Euros, the first team to win three major titles in a row. Their first ever win over Italy in a competitive match, the first team ever to score 4 goals in a Euro final. A grand performance, shrouded by the marks of history in the making.

  • Euro 2012 Final – Spain vs Italy Summary

    No one was really surprised that Spain beat Italy in the final of Euro 2012, but no one expected for the Spanish players, especially Xavi, Iniesta and David Silva to produce their finest performance of the tournament, leading the team to a devastating 4-0 win and a record third consecutive major international title, leaving the Italians stunned and crushed.

  • Euro 2012 Final – Spain vs Italy Predictions

    Since their first meeting in Euro 2012, it looks like Spain and Italy have gone in opposite paths regarding their tactical self-assurance and love affair with critics and fans, which still leaves Spain as the favorites to win the final and claim their third consecutive major title, but no one’s really sure that Italy are real underdogs anymore.

  • 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.

  • Euro 2012 – Final Predictions

    It happens every 8 years, as it seems, that two teams that have already met in the Group Stage meet again in the final for the Euro. Spain, without really impressing anyone on their way to the final (for a second straight time) and Italy, with a very impressive knockout stage performance so far, are meeting again in the Euro 2012 final.

  • 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.