England 1-1 France

A Determined England defence held France for a 1-1 draw

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Denmark 2-3 Portugal

Pepe headed the Seleccao into the lead from a corner, before Helder Postiga put them further in control with a confident finish from close range. But, Bendtner, on his 50th appearance for Denmark nodded one back for his side four minutes before half-time before completing the recovery with another header nine minutes from the end. The action was not over, however, as Silvestre Varela had the last laugh, grabbing the winner with a sublime effort in the 87th minute to put Portugal level on three points with the Danes, and take the race for a quarter-final...

Poland 1-1 Russia

The co-hosts had some excellent chances in the first-half but found themselves 1-0 down at the break. Alan Dzagoev netted his third goal of the tournament when he diverted Andrey Arshavin's precise free-kick beyond Przemyslaw Tyton.                    The goal gave the Russian's confidence but they were dragged back by Blaszczykowski's magic after a lethal counterattack from the Poles sent the home fans into ecstasy. Russia showed greater composure early on with Arshavin continuing his fine form....

Greece 1-2 Czech Republic

Michal Bilek's men hit the Galanolefki with a first-half double through Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar, and it looked as though the Narodak had done enough to emerge winners.                                   After the break, however, a howler from Petr Cech allowed Theofanis Gekas to claw one back and set up a tense finish. But the Czechs hung on and claimed an important victory in their quest for a place in the quarter-finals. The game got off to the worst possible...

Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden

Oleg Blokhin’s men dominated possession early on but Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Sweden the lead shortly after the break, scoring from close range while Ukraine had a player down injured. But two goals in seven minutes from Shevchenko turned his side's fortunes around and gave them a win in their first ever European Championship finals to top the group. It was a cagey start synonymous with many of the opening fixtures, and no real chances were fashioned in the opening 15 minutes.                    ...

Monday, June 11, 2012

France 1-1 England

France and England opened their Euro 2012 campaigns with a cagey 1-1 draw at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk.                                 Laurent Blanc's team controlled much of the first Group D fixture of the tournament but Joleon Lescott headed England into the lead after 30 minutes.Les Bleus were level before half-time thanks to Samir Nasri's 39th minute strike but...

Ireland 1-3 Croatia

Croatia took charge of Group C with a comfortable 3-1 victory as Ireland's usually reliable defence crumbled in their first game of Euro 2012 in Poznan. Mario Mandzukic got the Balkan side off to a great start with an early goal but Sean St Ledger restored parity midway through the first half. Ireland then began to take a back seat in the match and they were punished with two more goals courtesy of Nikica Jelavic and Mandzukic either side of the...

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Spain 1-1 Italy

                                                                                              Italy produced a brilliant effort to hold the world champions for a 1-1 draw. Spain started of without a striker , promoting...

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Germany 1-0 Portugal

                                             Mario Gomez's late header ensured Germany made a winning start to Euro 2012 after Portugal had threatened to frustrate Joachim Loew's side in Lviv.                                          ...

Netherlands 0-1 Denmark

                                     "This wasnt the day for Orange"                             Netherlands suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark at Metalist Stadium on Saturday to start their Euro 2012 campaign in dreadful fashion. Despite fashioning a slew of chances almost straight...

Preview : Germany vs Portugal

                                                  CLASH OF THE TITANS                                                                       ...

Friday, June 8, 2012

Russia 4-1 Czech Republic

 Alan Dzagoev scored twice as Russia swept to a convincing victory over the Czech Republic in Wroclaw and leave his nation atop Group A after the opening games in the section.                                               Dick Advocaat had reiterated his belief that Russia are contenders to win the tournament in his pre-match press...

Poland 1-1 Greece

Euro Cup begins in style and Greece almost ruined the Host's night :)                                                 Poland and Greece played out a thrilling 1-1 draw that included two red cards and a penalty in the opening game of Euro 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw.              ...

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Euro Cup 2012

The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012.                                                It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007....