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Euro 2008 |
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-- Congratulations to European champions SPAIN --
June 29th: Spain are European champions after defeating Germany in Vienna to the score of a 1-0 and come away with their second all-time European championship.
June 25th: Spain crushed recent world-beaters Russia in Vienna to book a spot in the final against Germany, 3-0.
June 24th: Germany defeat Turkey in Basel in a thrilling semi-final 3-2 to book their place in the final.
June 22nd: Spain vanquished Italy on penalty kicks after playing to a scoreless draw in Vienna, they will play Russia in the semi-finals, who they defeated 4-1 in the first round.
June 21st: Basel saw Russia stun the high flying Dutch in extra time 3-1, in spite of giving up a late lead in regular time.
June 20th: Turkey made it two stunners in a row with a last minute comeback followed by a winning penalty shootout over Croatia in Vienna, setting up a semi-final showdown with Germany.
June 19th: Portugal and Germany kicked off the quarter-finals in Basel with an exciting match that ended in a 3-2 victory for the Germans.
June 18th: Needing only a draw to proceed to the quarter-finals, Sweden were dismantled by a motivated Russian team by the score of 2-0 in Innsbruck. Meanwhile a meaningless match between Spain and Greece ended in a 2-1 victory for the Spaniards in Salzburg, thus cementing their place as group winners.
June 17th: World champions Italy defeat France 2-0 in Zurich, and get much needed cooperation from a Dutch team with nothing to gain by beating Romania 2-0 in Berne, thus propeling Italy into the Quarter-finals where they will face Spain.
June 16th: Germany knock out Austria with a 1-0 victory in Vienna to book their place in the quarter-finals setting up a confrontation with Portugal. Meanwhile Croatia ended all hopes for Poland with a 1-0 win in Klagenfurt to make it 3 wins in 3 matches to set up a matchup with Turkey.
June 15th: Turkey made a stunning comeback to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, booking their place in the quarter-finals at the expense of the Czech Republic with a 3-2 victory in Geneva. Meanwhile, co-hosts Switzerland saved their honor with an emphatic 2-0 win over group winners Portugal in Basel.
June 14th: The defending champions Greece have been eliminated after two matches, falling to Russia 1-0 in Salzburg. Meanwhile Spain clinched the top place in group D with a last minute win over Sweden in Innsbruck.
June 13th: At least one of the World Cup finalists will not progress past the group stage. The Netherlands stunned France 4-1 in Berne thus winning the group outright, while Romania have put themselves in a very favorable position by snatching yet another draw against a titan, holding Italy to 1-1 in Zurich. A positive result for Romania against Holland will put them through regardless of how the much anticipated France v Italy match finishes, though even a draw and even a defeat could permutate to a spot in the quarter-finals.
June 12th: Croatia booked their place in the quarter-finals with a surprising win over Germany, while hosts Austria and Poland played to a 1-1 draw thus keeping both alive. Both teams will need to win their last match and count on the other not winning or ending up with a better goal difference.
June 11th: Switzerland suffered a heart-breaking last minute 2-1 defeat at the hands of Turkey, thus eliminating the hosts. Meanwhile Portugal clinched their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic, setting up a decisive match between the Czechs and the Turks for a place in the quarter-finals.
June 10th: Spain opened up in style with a 4-1 win over Russia while defending champs Greece were beaten 2-0 by Sweden. Every team has now played at least one match!
June 9th: France slumped to a 0-0 draw against Romania in Zurich, while world champions Italy were humiliated by the Netherlands 3-0 in Berne.
June 8th: Both hosts have now lost their opening matches as Austria lost to Croata 1-0 in Vienna, while pre-tournament favorites Germany opened in style with a 2-0 win over Poland in Klagenfurt.
June 7th: Co-hosts Switzerland suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Czech Republic in the opening match of the 2008 European Championship in Basel, while fellow group A team Portugal got off to a strong start with a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Geneva.
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Winner |
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| Portugal - 2 | | | |
| Basel Jun 19 | Germany - 3 | | |
| Germany - 3 | | |
| Basel Jun 25 | Germany - 0 | | |
| Croatia - 1 (1) | | | |
| Vienna Jun 20 | Turkey - 2 | | |
| Turkey - 1 (3) | | | |
| | Vienna Jun 29 | Spain | |
| The Netherlands - 1 | | | |
| Basel Jun 21 | Russia - 0 | | |
| Russia - 3 | | |
| Vienna Jun 26 | Spain - 1 | | |
| Spain - 0 (4) | | | |
| Vienna Jun 22 | Spain - 1 | | |
| Italy - 0 (2) | | | |
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| Jun 07 | Switzerland | 0 | - | 1 | Czech R. |
| Jun 07 | Portugal | 2 | - | 0 | Turkey |
| Jun 11 | Czech R. | 1 | - | 3 | Portugal |
| Jun 11 | Switzerland | 1 | - | 2 | Turkey |
| Jun 15 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 0 | Portugal |
| Jun 15 | Turkey | 3 | - | 2 | Czech R. |
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| Jun 08 | Austria | 0 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| Jun 08 | Germany | 2 | - | 0 | Poland |
| Jun 12 | Croatia | 2 | - | 1 | Germany |
| Jun 12 | Austria | 1 | - | 1 | Poland |
| Jun 16 | Poland | 0 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| Jun 16 | Austria | 0 | - | 1 | Germany |
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| Jun 09 | Romania | 0 | - | 0 | France |
| Jun 09 | Netherlands | 3 | - | 0 | Italy |
| Jun 13 | Italy | 1 | - | 1 | Romania |
| Jun 13 | Netherlands | 4 | - | 1 | France |
| Jun 17 | Netherlands | 2 | - | 0 | Romania |
| Jun 17 | France | 0 | - | 2 | Italy |
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| Jun 10 | Spain | 4 | - | 1 | Russia |
| Jun 10 | Greece | 0 | - | 2 | Sweden |
| Jun 14 | Sweden | 1 | - | 2 | Spain |
| Jun 14 | Greece | 0 | - | 1 | Russia |
| Jun 18 | Greece | 1 | - | 2 | Spain |
| Jun 18 | Russia | 2 | - | 0 | Sweden |
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2008 Copa Libertadores |
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Fluminense are in the final after defeating last season's champions Boca Juniors in the semi-final, while LDU Quito booked their place in the final by defeating America of Mexico.
Mexico, Fluminense of Brazil, and LDU Quito of Ecuador.
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European Cups 2007-2008 |
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Manchester United are European champions for the third time, their other two
triumphs coming in 1999 and 1968. Fellow Britons Chelsea were the finalist, their first.
2007 champions AC Milan were knocked out in the round of 16 by Arsenal.
Meanwhile, the UEFA Cup was taken by the Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg at the
expense of Glasgow Rangers in the final, becoming the second Russian team to win
the UEFA Cup, the other being CSKA Moscow in 2005.
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2007-2008 Domestic European Leagues |
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Olympique Lyon have made it a stunning seven French championships in
a row, taking the 2007-2008 crown. In England, Manchester United made it
two in a row by holding off Chelsea, whom they also went on to beat in
the final of the European Champion's League. Bayern
Munich regained their winning ways after a one season hiatus from the top
in Germany, while in Belgium Standard Liege gave Anderlecht a year off from
the top. Inter Milan made it three in a row in Italy, as did FC Porto
in Portugal along with Celtic Glasgow who also made it three in Scotland.
PSV Eindhoven bested the Dutch league for the fourth consecutive season,
while Real Madrid made it two in a row over Barcelona in Spain.
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2008 African Cup of Nations |
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Egypt have retained their African championship crown, their sixth title
in the history of the tournament, the most of
any nation. Hosts Ghana fell in the semi-finals to Cameroon, who in
turn lost to Egypt in the final. Egypt Defeated powerhouse Ivory Coast
in their semi-final.
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2008 European Cup of Nations |
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The 16 teams for the 2008 European Championship are set. Joining hosts Austria and
Switzerland will be World Champions Italy and runners-up France, who had to fight off
an unexpected challenge by Scotland. Defending champions Greece are in along with
Turkey, while Germany and the Czech Republic cruised to qualification. England went
out its way to miss out, allowing Croatia and Russia to qualify at its expense. Therefore,
there will be no representative from the British Isles at Euro 2008. Also making it are
Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania, and The Netherlands.
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World Cup Statistics |
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Histora.org is proud to present newly compiled World Cup data
encompassing every world cup since 1930. Every match, every player,
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2007 Copa America |
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Brazil are once again the champions of South America having won the 2007
Copa America. Just as in 2004, Argentina fell short to the Brazilians in
the final. This is the eigth Copa
America championship for Brazil, to go along with their five World
Cup titles. Hosts Venezuela did well to reach the quarter finals before
bowing out to Uruguay.
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2007 Brazilian Championship |
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Sao Paulo are Brazilian champions for 2007, the fifth title
for the club and second in a row.
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2007 Argentina Apertura |
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Lanus has won the first of two seasonal tournaments in Argentina,
the Apertura. Last seasons winners were Estudiantes for the Apertura
and Boca Juniors for the Clausura
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World Cup 2006 |
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Italy are world champions after defeating France in the final on penalty kicks, the match
having ended in a 1-1 draw. This was Italy's fourth title, the other three coming in 1930,
1934, and 1982. France came close to winning their second title, but failed in the final's
shootout in spite of being the better team. Italy's path to the final saw them breeze through
their group, crushing the Czech Republic and Ghana, and drawing against the USA. Italy
then faced Australia in the round of 16, needing a dubious injury time penalty to win, then
faced surprise quarter-finalist Ukraine, and finally knocking out the home side Germany in
extra time of the semi-finals. France struggled in their group, settling for draws against
Switzerland and South Korea, and finally defeating Togo to advance. France then defeated
high-flying Spain in the round-of-16, shocked Brazil in the quarters, and got by Portugal
in the semis. Germany took third place, having knocked out Argentina in the quarter-finals.
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