SPAIN LEADS CURRENT EURO 2012 STATISTICS

SPAIN will meet FRANCE in one of the upcoming quarter-finals after the latter lost 2 - 0 to Sweden & finished second on the Group D table. Spain has never won France in an official match ( Yes in Friendly Internationals) which is an interesting statistic.



Spain Euro 2012

Staying with statistics, found these numbers on the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM current performances to date in this

EURO 2012 | CROATIA 0 - SPAIN 1 | SPAIN TOP SPOT OF GROUP C

SPAIN has finished on top of  Group C after narrowly defeating CROATIA 0 - 1 in a result that in itself eliminates Croatia & allows Italy through on second spot after the Italians won 2 - 0 Ireland.The SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM will now play with the second placed of Group D that will be settled tomorrow & that could be either France or England.



Spain Football Team photo


The above photo is the

SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM | 5 PLAYERS ON YELLOW CARDS

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM plays another important match tomorrow against CROATIA in the last Group C match. A win will give Spain top spot & a draw will also qualify them, however a loss could be a disaster. This last scenario is a real possibility as the Croatian National team has shown already that they do have the potential to go a long way in this tournament, Spain should however get

SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM | STEADY AS SHE GOES - PLEASE

It is amazing how perspectives & attitudes can change in days. The SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM was under a dark cloud after drawing 1-1 against Italy in their Group C opener & harshly criticised ( myself included ) for the strategic "experiment" of a "false forward" by Coach Del Bosque.

After the Spanish Football Teams second Group match against Ireland & with a  4- 0 victory, SPAIN returns as odds on 

SPAIN 4 IRELAND 0 | EURO 2012 GROUP C RESULT

The magic word is WIN. With a final 4 - 0 result & victory over IRELAND the SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM washed clear from everyones mind the "cold" start against Italy last Sunday. Now the defending European Champions sit on top of Group C along with Croatia with shared points & they are scheduled to meet next Monday.The Spanish Coach Del Bosque decided to skip "experiments" this time & started with a

EURO 2012 | SPAIN - IRELAND | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UP

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM is back in action tonight with its second EURO 2012 Group C match against the Republic of Ireland. Important game as a win will help settle the defending European Champions after starting "cold" ( & lucky some add ) with a 1 - 1 draw against Italy last Sunday. Also the Spanish National Coach Vicente Del Bosque received a barrage of criticism for his starting 11 against

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | THE FALSE FORWARD IDEA

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque is being "hit" from all sides with harsh criticism from fans, followers, insiders, media & every Spanish Tom, Dick & Harry who watched the Italy Group C opener & has an opinion. The man is obviously on the defensive today & attempting to rationalise the reason he decided to leave the Spanish starting 11 without a true forward, a Number

EURO 2012 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO AGAINST ITALY

For all the Spanish Football Sports readers & visitors here is the team photo of the SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM starting 11 today in the Euro 2012 Group C opener against Italy that finished in a 1 -1 draw. 



Spain 11 vs Italy Euro 2012


Spanish National Football Team:-top left-right: Casillas, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Busquets & Pique
bottom left-right: Silva, Iniesta, Cesc, Xavi, Arbeloa & Alba

EURO 2012 | SPAIN 1 ITALY 1 GROUP C | EXPERIMENT FAILURE

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM & the defending European Champions began its attempt to make Football History ( winning Euro-World Cup - Euro) against ITALY in the opener of Group C. The final result was a 1 - 1 draw that will taste bitter for Spain as they had chances to win towards the end & nearly get the "calming" 3 points. 



Cesc - De Rossi


Looking now with hindsight ( very easy I know ) the

EURO 2012 | SPAIN STARTING 11 LINE-UP AGAINST ITALY

Neither Fernando Torres, Negredo or Llorente has been finally designated the SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM main forward position. That task has been given to CESC FABRAGAS who will play as a "false forward" much as with FC Barcelona under Guardiola.
Spanish Football Team selector Del Bosque has let known the starting 11 against ITALY in the EURO 2012 Group C opener & the announcement of Cesc has caught

EURO 2012 | POSSIBLE SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM STARTING LINEUP

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM begins this afternoon their defence of its European Nations Cup title won back in 2008 against an historically awkward ITALY in their EURO 2012 Group C game. The Spaniards are not "buying" the apparent Italian Camp issues of game fixing & are going into this game with respect & caution.As the case will all Football competitions that has  Group phases the first victory is

EURO 2012 | SPAIN - GROUP C TEAMS

Spanish Sports daily "Sport" has made up these very interesting info-diagrams based on the teams that share Group C in which the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM finds itself for this EURO 2012.The European Nations Championship kicks-off on Friday & Spain has its first Group match against the always difficult Italy. The below diagrams give some facts in Spanish, but easily figured out if you don't 

PRE EURO 2012 WARM-UP RESULT | SPAIN 1 CHINA 0

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL Team concluded its last warm-up phase of International games before travelling to Poland & to their base-camp to prepare for their first Group C match against Italy next Sunday in the EURO 2012 competition. SPAIN managed to win tonight in Seville a sticky CHINA 1 - 0 with a goal that came towards the end of the match after several failed scoring attempts.



David

EURO 2012 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO - SQUAD

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM took time out today from training in Madrid for the upcoming EURO 2012 competition to take the traditional team photo ( courtesy of RFEF ) with all the players that make up the squad.



Spanish National Football Team Euro 2012


Here are all the names from top left - row by row - & to the end:
Javi Martinez, Busquets, Reina, Casillas, Valdes, Pique, Albiol, Navas, Mata,

EURO 2012 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | THREE OPTIONS UPFRONT

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has finally decided on the three Centre Fowards for the EURO 2012 competition:

ALVARO NEGREDO ( Sevilla FC)
FERNANDO TORRES ( Chelsea FC)
FERNANDO LLORENTE ( At. Bilbao)

Three players with distinct characteristics that will give the Spanish Forward-line variation, alternatives & differing options depending on the opponent, match

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM EURO 2012 SHIRT NUMBERS

The "Spanish Football Federation" has made official the team shirts with the corresponding numbers that each member of the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM will wear during the upcoming EURO 2012 tournament.




Spanish Football Team


Some novelties, like Pedro,  who takes over the number 7 of the absent David Villa, with newcomer Juanfran taking the No 5 shirt from the injuried Carles Puyol.

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | RAMOS - PIQUE "THE ODD COUPLE"

Today SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL Coach Vicente Del Bosque talked about something that is well known in Spanish Football circles. That the probable two Central Defenders, SERGIO RAMOS & GERARD PIQUE, do not get along off the field.Del Bosque said "...Pique & Ramos do have their differences, but there will not be any problems, they will have to get along".




Ramos - Pique

We do not doubt the

SPAIN 4 SOUTH KOREA 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY RESULT

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM played an International Friendly against SOUTH KOREA tonight winning 4 - 1. The match is part of the pre-Euro 2012 preparation schedule & the last for the players that will be giving way to the called up FC Barcelona & At. Bilbao players which will incorporate themselves to the "Spanish Camp" tomorrow.The starting 11 was:Reina; Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Monreal; Xabi

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM LIST | FINAL 23 PLAYERS FOR EURO 2012

SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM Coach & Selector Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his final list of 23 players that will make up the 2012 EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP squad.

The National Selector had to make some harsh & difficult decisions as he incorporated the absent FC Barcelona & Athletic Club Bilbao Internationals which obviously could only come into the squad with departures. Some of the

EURO 2012 WARM-UP | SPAIN 2 SERBIA 0

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM began its warm-up games before starting its Euro 2012 campaign with a 2 - 0 victory over SERBIA.

The Spanish starting line-up looked unfamiliar as the FC Barcelona & Athletic Bilbao players were missing due to their participation in yesterdays Spanish Cup Final. The line-up today was:
Casillas; Juanfran, Ramos, Albiol, Alba; Bruno, Xabi Alonso, Navas, Cazorla;