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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Germany didn't play good but they played effectively. The Nationalelf only had three efforts on goal, but all of them ended up in the Turkish net, putting Germany in the final of the 2008 European Championships where they will meet either Spain or Russia.
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
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Spain completed the final four of the 2008 European Championships after they defeated Italy 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Check out the video summary of one of the worst games of the EC. Warning, it includes all three opportunities of the 120 minutes.
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
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It seems it's not such a good idea to play your B-team after winning the group. Three quarter-finals, three group winners, that have done exactly that, make exits.
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
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For three minutes it seemed that there was going to be a rematch between Germany and Croatia in the semi-final. Then - in the extra time of extra time - Santürk brought back the Turkish hopes. Anyone who's ever lived through anything similar had to know then, that Croatia was going to lose the penalty shootout. Switzerland, the Czech Republic and now Croatia. Is Germany next? We'll find out on Wednesday in the first semi-final of the Euro 2008.
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
Sebastian Schweinsteiger scored and had two assists as Germany defeated Portugal 3-2 in the first quarter-final of Euro 2008. Similarly to their defeat at the bronze medal game of the 2006 World Cup the entire Portuguese team played unmotivated with Christiano Ronaldo being the shadow of himself.
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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Two Dutch head coaches will meet in the quarter-final game between Russia and the Netherlands after the Sbornaia - led by Zenit striker Andrei Arshavin - defeated Sweden 2-0. Title defender Greece finished the tournament without a single point after they lost to Spain 2-1 in the final game of the group stage.
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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In spite of the fact that coach Marco van Basten sent the Oranje B on the pitch, Romania continued its weak performance and lost 2-0 to the Netherlands. Meanwhile in Zurich, the injury of Ribéry and the mistake of Abidal - resulting in a penalty and a red card - put a quick end to the French dreams about reaching the quarter-finals.
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack put an end to Austria's dreams of advancing to the quarter-final. Meanwhile a motivated Croatia beat Poland 1-0 in a game that was perfect for the Croatians to get ready for the battle against Turkey on Friday. Germany meets Portugal in the first of the quarter-finals on Thursday. In group C, the Netherlands promises to beat Romania tonight to give the chance for France and Italy to battle it out. Extra video of Bayern Munich players Luca Toni (Italy) and Franck Ribery (France) teasing each other.
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
When Jaroslav Plasil scored the second goal making it 2-0 for the Czech Republic, no one really thought that the Turkish side could come back in the game, as they did against Switzerland. And then there was Petr Cech. The goalkeeper with the funny hat, let the ball slip out of his hands, practically handing a goal to Villareal striker Nihat Kahveci. This apparently felt so good, that two minutes later Nihat did it again, putting the 1996 runner-up out of the competition. In the quarter-finals, Turkey will meet Croatia. One thing seems to be certain: being ahead 1-0 at half-time against the Turks isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Sunday, 15 June 2008 |
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After the 1-0 loss against the Russians title defenders Greece are out of the competition. Meanwhile a late score puts Spain on the top of the group. Check out all the goals from Saturday.
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Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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With yet another 3-goal win - this time against France - the Dutch team is already the winner of group "C" a.k.a. The Death Group. Not only that, but coach Marco Van Basten can decide whether he wants Italy or France to remain in the competition. All the oranjes have to do is lose their last game against Romania and both of the 2006 World Cup finalists would be out.
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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After the disappointing performance against Croatia and the tie between
Poland and Austria, the best the Germans can hope for - with at least a
draw against the Austrians - is a second place finish in the group. In
that case, Germany would play Portugal in the quarter-finals which
promises anything but easy.
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
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Day 5 of the Euro 2008 produced the first team to advance to the quarter-finals and the first to say goodbye to the competition. Portugal became group winners by beating the Czech Republic 3-1 and - with the late score from Arda Turan - Turkey put an end to Switzerland's dreams. In the final round the Czech Republic will play Turkey to decide which of the two teams will advance to the quarter-finals. The Czech have a slight edge as a draw in that game would mean that they are the runners up of the group.
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on of the most beautiful goals so far as Sweden beat title defenders Greece 2-0. Valencia striker David Villa scored three and was part of the fourth goal in Spains defeat of Russia. Video summary of Day 4.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
World Champions Italy suffered their worst loss in the history of the European Championships. In fact the last time the Italians lost by three goals in a major tournament was at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. In the final of the tournament Brazil defeated the squadra azzurra by 4 goals to 1. Meanwhile in the other game of the group Romania and France played a scoreless draw in perhaps the most boring game of the EC yet.
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
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Co-host Austria lost against the Croatian national team on the second day of the European Championships, while Germany finally ended a 12 year drought. The last time the Germans won a Euro game in 1996, they went on and took the title.
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 |
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Check out the goal that was worth three points for the Czech Republic as well as two goals, two posts and a crossbar from Portugal.
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Spain sits on top of Europe after beating Germany 1-0 in
Sunday's Euro 2008 final. In a game that was clearly dominated by the
Iberian side, the Spaniards showed why it is so rare that they come
away as winners from a major competition. In a game where they should
have scored six, Spain only managed to get one. As luck would have it,
the Germans were so bad, that it was enough. Unlike in 2004 when Greece
came away as winners, this time it is obvious that the best team won
the Henri Delauney cup.
Germany will meet Spain in the final of the Euro 2008 after the Iberian team beat Russia for the second time by three goals within three weeks. The curse of Hiddink doesn't seem to go away. This was the third time that a team coached by him failed to win the semi-final of a major tournament (1998 World Cup: Holland, 2002 World Cup: South Korea). The final takes place in Vienna on Sunday.
