Croatia 1 v 4 England: England Finally Get It Right In Croatia

England have enjoyed sweet revenge over the team that ended their Euro 2008 qualification hopes, beating Croatia 4-1 in Zagreb with a hat-trick from Arsenal winger Theo Walcott. The loss is Croatia’s first competitive loss at home.

With much talk about England’s poor recent performances, the squad - and Fabio Capello - had much to prove in Zagreb on Wednesday evening. Thankfully, they did so in style. Read more

Euro 2008 Final: Spain 1 v 0 Germany - Spain Win Euro 2008

A first-half goal from Liverpool’s Fernando Torres was enough to beat a defensively inept German side in Vienna. Torres struck just after the half hour mark, after muscling his way past Lahm and poking it over the advancing Lehmann.

Predictably the match started as a relatively scrappy affair, with neither team able to take the initiative. Nerves were surely playing a big part, as both Germany and Spain tried to ‘play themselves in’. Spain were seeing a lot of the ball, but were happy to play it around at the back, while the German’s were closing down quickly, and attempting to gain some early control. Read more

Euro 2008 Final: Germany v Spain Team News

30 Matches, 16 Countries, 22 Days. Euro 2008 reaches it’s climax this evening with a showcase final between pre-tournament favourites Germany and the much-fancied Spanish.

90 minutes separates Germany and Spain from becoming European Champions 2008.

Latest team news suggests that inspirational captain Michael Ballack could be Read more

Germany 3 v 2 Turkey: Germany Through To Final After Fantastic Semi-Final

Germany have beaten Turkey 3-2 in a fantastic semi-final. Turkey took the lead in the 22nd minute after some slow defending. The lead only lasted four minutes as Schweinsteiger equalised. With 3 goals scored in the last ten minutes, Turkish hearts were broken in injury time as Philipp Lahm as he smashed home the winner.

An understrength Turkey team started Read more

Germany v Turkey: Match Preview

Germany meet Turkey tonight in the first of the Euro 2008 semi-finals. Turkey face a tough task, made worse by their severely weakened team due to injuries and suspensions.

Latest reports suggest that Turkey could be without eight players for tonight’s meeting, and coach Fatih Terim has joked that he may use third-choice keeper Tolga Zengin as an outfield player. Read more

Portugal 2 v 3 Germany: Germany Through to Semi-Finals

The first quarter-final has seen Germany beat Portugal 3-2 and advance to the semi-finals.

After a near perfect group stage performance, Portugal were below par on Thursday night in Basel, and Germany finally found their feet after some unconvincing performances thus far - despite coming into the tournament as favourites. Read more

Germany Through to Quarter-Finals, and Croatia Beat Poland

Poland 0 v 1 Croatia, Austria 0 v 1 Germany

Germany have beaten Austria 1-0 to finish runners-up in Group B and will face Portugal in Basel on Thursday evening. Group winners beat Poland 1-0 in tonight’s other match.

A somewhat disappointing German performance was still enough to beat co-hosts Austria in Vienna tonight, but they will have to improve to beat the Portuguese in the quarter-finals. Read more

Croatia Upset Favourites Germany, Poland and Austria Draw

Group B has seen the first real shock result of the tournament, as favourites Germany were comprehensively beaten 2-1 - despite a late goal from Podolski. Austria and Poland  draw in Vienna after an injury time penalty is awarded to Austria. Read more

Group B Sees Germany and Croatia Win Opening Games

Day 2 of Euro 2008 has seen Croatia beat joint hosts Austria with a workman like performance while Germany brushed aside rivals Poland 2-0.

The day followed the same pattern as day 1, in such as the first match was a rather unattractive spectacle, while the more thrilling display was seen in the late evening meeting between Germany and Poland. Read more