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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Quaterfinal fixtures and overview of EURO 2012


Euro 2012 has reached the knock-out round. It was great to watch the qualifier round with many ups and downs, matched and unmatched predictions, rise and falls of teams.Now its time to watch the real games.Lets overview the matches of Quarter-finals:

The first match is Czech vs Portugal on 21st June. Czech, being the Gr-A winner is determined to take on Portugal and repeat the history Euro'96 when Czech beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinal while Portugal is looking for the vengeance. The game will be more likely Ronaldo vs Petr Cech.


The second match of Germany vs Greece will be played on 22nd June. Germany is more enthusiastic and is the only team to win all three matches of qualifiers while Greece is also in form and has beaten Russia to spot on the knock-out. This is the chance to turn history for both teams as they have not got win against each other in the Euro and only finished in draws.


The defending champion and World Cup winner Spain will face France on 23rd June. Spain is on its way to defend the title and make history and is also one of favorite team in the tournament while France also is not a weaker one.Spain has not won match against France in the Euro but France has defeated Spain once but this time French players have to try harder to win as Spanish players are in excellent form.


The final match is between Italy and England on 24th June. Both teams are equally likely to win the match. English players also being in good form back off in the important tournaments while Italy are also on the same verge but may be this time they will  have keep up their fans spirit and show some good football.