Spain Euro 2012: Predicting the Match Against Italy

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History

Spain won the UEFA Euro tournament in 1964 and 2008. Spain defeated the Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1964.

Spain defeated Germany in the year 2008 for the second time in the UEFA Euro Championship. Spain also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup after defeating the Netherlands.

Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup. Spain made 35 appearances in the UEFA Euro tournament, with Iker Casillas appearing 14 times.

The greatest victory was against Malta in 1983. The greatest defeat was by Romania in 1987.

What can transpire?

Iker Casillas would be the goalkeeper taking into account his ability to block attempts by opponents to score. According to ESPN Soccernet, Casillas had 84 saves and 14 clean sheets within 37 matches during the 2012-2012 La Liga BBVA Season.

We will see Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres in the matches. Everything depends on how the squad is organized and what formation will be chosen.