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Croatia 0-1 Spain – Match Recap – Euro 2012 – 18 June 2012
Spain won Group C despite a sub-par performance in a 1-0 victory over Croatia. It was a typical match where Spain dominated possession but Croatia did well to stay compact defensively and prevent too many chances. A high scoring draw would have seen both teams advance while Italy would have been knocked out on a ...
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Croatia v Spain – Match Preview – Euro 2012 – 18 June 2012
Spain looks to book their spot in the quarterfinals as they face Croatia in the last round of Euro 2012 Group C fixtures. The match will take place at the Arena Gdansk in Gdansk, Poland with kickoff scheduled for 20:45 local time. Croatia manager Slaven Bilic “A [high-scoring] draw doesn’t enter into our minds, that ...
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Spain 4-0 Ireland – Match Recap – Euro 2012 – 14 June 2012
Spain dominated the Irish in a very convincing and comfortable 4-0 victory. The biggest positive for Spain will be Fernando Torres scoring two goals and appearing to slowly finding his form of a few seasons ago when he was considered an elite striker. Torres started things off quickly with a fourth minute goal and had ...
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Spain v Ireland – Match Preview – Euro 2012 – 14 June 2012
The Republic of Ireland are major underdogs as they face Spain in round 2 of the group stage. The match will take place at the Arena Gdansk in Gdansk, Poland with kickoff scheduled for 20:45 local time. Spain manager Vicente del Bosque “I am worried about every aspect of our opponents. Ireland have more than ...
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Spain 1-1 Italy – Match Recap – Euro 2012 – 10 June 2012
Spain and Italy, the two favorites in Group C, played to a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Euro 2012 group stage. It was a match with not many great chances early but turned into a very entertaining second half. While it ended in a draw, both teams had some other decent chances in the second ...
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Spain v Italy – Match Preview – Euro 2012 – 10 June 2012
Defending Euro champions begin the 2012 tournament with a group stage match against Italy. The match will take place at the Arena Gdansk in Gdansk, Poland with kickoff scheduled for 18:00 local time. Spain manager Vicente del Bosque “In a group of four teams the first game is fundamental. We want to start well but ...
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Spain v South Korea – Match Preview – Friendly – 30 May 2012
Spain plays their penultimate warm-up to the Euros with a friendly against South Korea. The match will take place at Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 PM USA Eastern time. Spain player Fernando Torres “Physically I feel very good and fresh because I haven’t had the drain of so many ...
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Spanish 23-man squad for 2012 UEFA Euro tournament
Below is the Spanish squad for the upcoming 2012 UEFA European Championships. The list is dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid players. Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Pepe Reina (Liverpool) Defenders: Jordi Alba (Valencia), Raul Albiol, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos (all Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) Midfielders: Xavi, ...
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Spain 2-0 Serbia – Match Recap – Friendly – 26 May 2012
Spain cruised to a comfortable win over Serbia in a friendly on Saturday, May 26, 2012. With the Copa del Rey final on Friday, Spain were without any players from Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. Despite not being at full strength, Barcelona would get second half goals from Adrian (64th minute) and Santi Cazorla (75th minute) ...
