Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Sunday as defender Lars Bender scored his first international goal to seal their 2-1 win over Denmark which put the Danes out.

After Portugal's

Greece on Saturday pulled off a shock 1-0 win to advance to the Euro 2012 knockout stages at the expense of opponents Russia while the Czech Republic beat Poland by the same score to win Group A and d

France on Friday dashed Ukraine's hopes of a surprise second straight win in Group D and possible qualification for Euro 2012's knock-out phase, as they beat the tournament co-hosts 2-0 in rain-soaked

England remained on course for a place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2012 after coming from behind to send Sweden crashing out of the tournament with a 3-2 victory here Friday.

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Defending champions Spain are on course for the Euro 2012 quarterfinals after their 4-0 thrashing of Ireland on Thursday put them top of Group C with the Irish bowing out.

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Cristiano Ronaldo should write a cheque — if he hasn’t already done so — to his teammate Silvestre Varela for saving his face in Euro 2012.

Even if the amount is a fraction of Ronaldo’s annual wages

While Eden Hazard, Shinji Kagawa and Xherdan Shaqiri are exciting prospects for Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich respectively, none of them are on display in the now.

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Portugal beat Denmark 3-2 in a thrilling Euro 2012 Group B clash here on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals.

A stunning goal by substitute Silvestre Varela three minute

Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland on Wednesday as Mario Gomez scored twice, while the Dutch are heading for a first-round exit.

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Mario Mandzukic's third goal of Euro 2012 saw Croatia come from behind to draw 1-1 with Italy in their Group C match here on Thursday.

Andrea Pirlo had given the Italians the lead in the first-half