REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
And the UEFA EURO 2012™ champion is…Germany! Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:EA) today declared Germany the winner of UEFA EURO 2012™ through
a tournament simulation using the market-leading gameplay engine
that drives EA
SPORTS™ UEFA EURO 2012™ on the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and
entertainment system and PC. EA SPORTS™ was able to simulate the 2012
UEFA European Football Championship and test all 16 teams under the same
conditions they will face in the weeks ahead. It was determined that
Germany will defeat Netherlands 2-1 at Olympic Stadium in Kyiv on July 1
to win The Henri Delaunay Trophy.
The final itself saw the Germans fall behind 1-0 after Robin van Persie
struck home a left-footed rocket from just outside the box in the 24th
minute. Van Persie finished as the tournament's top goal scorer with
five goals. However, the Dutch lead did not last long as Mesut Özil
leveled the score 12 minutes later, setting the stage for the golden
goal from Mario Gómez, his fourth of the tournament. Gómez went high
into the air between two Dutch defenders on a corner kick by Bastian
Schweinsteiger to knock home the winner in the 78th minute,
delivering Germany its fourth UEFA EURO championship.
Fans around the globe will compare these results to the real-world
tournament as it unfolds beginning June 8. EA SPORTS has predicted that
the Germans will win all three group stage matches, and maintain their
form throughout the knockout phase, but it took a Miroslav Klose goal in
extra time to propel the Germans past Italy 1-0 in the semi-final.
Germany's path to the Final included a 3-2 victory over Netherlands in
the group stage and a 3-1 victory over Poland in the quarter-final.
Netherlands finished second behind Germany in the Group Stage after wins
over Portugal and Denmark. Their road to the final included a 2-0
victory over Russia in the quarter-finals and a thrilling 3-1 semi-final
victory over defending champion and pre-tournament favourite, Spain. In
the semi-final match, Arjen Robben and David Villa traded first half
goals before Van Persie put the Dutch ahead in the 64th minute. Spain
had several efforts on goal in the final third of the match but couldn't
capitalize on its chances as they pushed all players forward in an
attempt to draw even, eventually conceding a counter-attack goal in the
86th minute from striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
England had its heart broken in the quarter-finals. After an absorbing
2-2 draw with Spain, England went out 4-3 on penalty kicks. The fifth
English shooter, striker Andy Carroll, was stopped when keeper Iker
Casillas guessed correctly, diving to his right to get a hand on the
hard low shot that propelled Spain into the semi-finals. Wayne Rooney,
Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard all notched goals for England in the
penalty shootout while Carroll and Jermain Defoe were stopped. Spain
goals came from David Silva, Xabi Alonso, Andrés Iniesta, and Fernando
Llorente.
Italy, after finishing second behind Spain in Group C with a 1-1-1
record, got a goal in the 77th minute from striker Mario Balotelli to
defeat Group D winner France, 2-1, in their quarter-final match. Italy
scored just four goals in the tournament and couldn't generate any
offence in its semi-final match against the Germans, finally succumbing
1-0 in extra time. The French suffered their only loss in the tournament
to Italy, after drawing 2-2 with England and posting 2-0 wins over
Ukraine and Sweden in the Group Stage.
EA SPORTS has a proven track record of correctly predicting winners
using its game engines across all of its simulation sports franchises.
EA SPORTS correctly predicted Chelsea would defeat Liverpool 2-1 to
capture this year's FA Cup and Spain would win the 2010 FIFA World Cup
in South Africa™. The Madden NFL franchise has correctly
predicted seven of the past nine Super Bowl champions.
EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012, the officially licensed videogame of
UEFA EURO 2012™, is available now to purchase as a digital
expansion pack on EA SPORTS FIFA 12. It is rated "E" for
Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI in Europe. Visit http://www.ea.com/uk/football/euro12
for more information about the game features. Screenshots can be
downloaded at http://info.ea.com.
EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012™ results:
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Group Stage
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Poland
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1
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0
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Greece
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Group A
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Russia
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2
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1
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Czech Republic
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Group A
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Netherlands
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3
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1
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Denmark
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Group B
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Germany
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2
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1
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Portugal
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Group B
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Spain
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1
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0
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Italy
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Group C
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Republic of Ireland
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1
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1
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Croatia
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Group C
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France
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2
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2
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England
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Group D
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Ukraine
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2
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Sweden
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Group D
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Greece
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2
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Czech Republic
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Group A
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Poland
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1
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1
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Russia
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Group A
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Denmark
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1
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4
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Portugal
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Group B
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Netherlands
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2
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3
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Germany
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Group B
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Italy
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1
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0
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Croatia
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Group C
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Spain
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2
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0
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Republic of Ireland
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Group C
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Ukraine
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0
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2
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France
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Group D
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Sweden
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1
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2
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England
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Group D
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Greece
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1
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4
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Russia
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Group A
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Czech Republic
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2
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2
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Poland
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Group A
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Portugal
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2
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3
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Netherlands
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Group B
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Denmark
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1
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2
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Germany
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Group B
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Croatia
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1
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3
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Spain
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Group C
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Italy
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1
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1
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Republic of Ireland
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Group C
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Sweden
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0
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2
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France
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Group D
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England
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3
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1
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Ukraine
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Group D
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Group A
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W
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D
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L
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F - A
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Pts
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Russia
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2
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1
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0
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7-3
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7
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Poland
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1
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2
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0
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4-3
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5
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Czech Republic
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1
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1
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1
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5-4
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4
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Greece
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0
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0
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3
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1-7
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0
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Group B
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W
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D
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L
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F - A
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Pts
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Germany
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3
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0
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0
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7-4
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9
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Netherlands
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2
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0
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1
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8-6
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6
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Portugal
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1
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0
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2
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7-6
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3
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Denmark
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0
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0
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3
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3-9
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0
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Group C
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W
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D
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L
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F - A
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Pts
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Spain
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3
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0
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0
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6-1
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9
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Italy
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1
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1
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1
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2-2
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4
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Republic of Ireland
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0
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2
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1
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2-4
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2
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Croatia
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0
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1
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2
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2-5
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1
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Group D
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W
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D
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L
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F - A
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Pts
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France
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2
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1
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0
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6-2
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7
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England
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2
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1
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0
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7-4
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7
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Sweden
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1
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0
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2
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3-4
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3
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Ukraine
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0
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0
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3
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1-7
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0
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Quarter-finals
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Score
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Goal Scorers
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Russia
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0
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2
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Netherlands
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van Persie; Huntelaar
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Germany
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3
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1
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Poland
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Gómez, Gómez, Schweinsteiger; Lewandowski
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Spain
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2
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2
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(4-3)
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England
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Llorente, Piqué; Rooney, Lampard
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France
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1
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2
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Italy
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Benzema; Pirlo, Balotelli
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Semi-finals
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Score
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Goal Scorers
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Netherlands
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3
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1
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Spain
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Robben, van Persie, Huntelaar; Silva
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Germany
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1
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0
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Italy
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Klose
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Final
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Score
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Goal Scorers
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Netherlands
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1
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2
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Germany
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van Persie; Özil, Gómez
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