Spain was on the verge of history. Status as tournament champions, they have now reached the final of Euro 2012 and the chance to put myself down as the first country to be able to carve a unique treble, the champion of Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro again this year.
Condition, La Roja had to be toppled Italy in the final to be staged at the Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Sunday (1/7) tomorrow. Not easy task, because Gli Azzurri would have the sting of a more deadly when not seeded and rocked the problem.
Evidence has been laid, although in different arena. The Blue won the World Cup in 1982 and 2006 domestic football when they were hit by a gambling scandal and disgrace of fixing.
Some time before the celebration was held in Poland, Ukraine, training camp was plagued La Nazionale scomessosopoli scandal that involved trapping fullback Domenico Criscito so that it actually makes the initial selection should be left.
Spain had tested the strength of Italy at the premiere party Group C, and the hassles they had contrived, even left earlier, before the score became 1-1 which eventually became the final result.
Such action to ensure the creation of two score of the series in a pair of meetings last two teams at a competitive party, with Spain before winning on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.
How the top duel tomorrow? All would have the predictions of each. However, before welcoming this great game, it helps us listen to the important figures in the history of performances recorded in the European Cup final.
0 - No team is able to maintain the Henri Delaunay trophy so far. Soviet Union (champion 1960) and West Germany (1972 champion) broke through the final as champions survive in the next issue, but must be subject of each opponent. The Soviet Union fell 2-1 by Spain in 1964 and the final surrender of Czechoslovakia Jerbar on penalties in 1976.
0 - There is not too successful players come out as winners in the final two that they played. Rainer Bonhof is a member of the West German squad that won Euro 1972 and 1980, but he never played in the tournament. There is now a stronghold of Spain in the name of Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso and Santi Cazorla that appear when defeating Germany 1-0 in the final of 2008.
13 - Total players who appeared in the final two games. They are: Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lev Yashin (USSR, 1960 champion, runner-up 1964); Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeness, Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Herbert Wimmer (West German champion 1972, runner-up 1976), Bernard Dietz (West Germany, runner-up in 1976, champions 1980), Thomas Hassler, Thomas Helmer, Jürgen Klinsmann and Matthias Sammer (Germany, runner-up 1992, champions 1996).
3 - Three teams won the European Cup and World Cup, or vice versa, respectively. West Germany won the title of Euro 1972 before it was named the world champion two years ago. France won the World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000, while Spain triumph in Euro 2008 and again to be the best in the PD 2010. But there is no team that won three titles in a row in major international tournaments. Jerbar had a chance to do that in 1976, but, as noted above, they fell on penalties from Czechoslovakia.
24 - Number of players who appeared in the European Cup final then the World Cup, or vice versa, respectively, and successfully come out the winner. They are: Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness, Gerd Müller (West Germany, Euro 1972, PD 1974), Fabien Barthez, Marcel Desailly, Bixente Lizarazu, Lilian Thuram, Didier Deschamps, Youri Djorkaeff , Patrick Vieira, Zinedine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry (France, World Cup 1998, Euro 2000), Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Joan Capdevila, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres (Spain, Euro 2008, PD 2010).
27 - If you do not count in sequence, a total of 27 players who successfully came out as winners when the final World Cup and European Cup. In addition to the above 24 names, with Italian Dino Zoff did when winning the Euro 1968 and PD 1982, while Thomas Hassler and Jurgen Klinsmann helped Germany to become the best in the World Cup 1990 and Euro 1996.
3 - Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo which includes the starting XI while Italy beat France on penalties in the 2006 World Cup final, and Daniele De Rossi down as a late substitute in the second half, could join the ranks of players at the top when down and was able to defeat Spain on the final Sunday (1/7) tomorrow.
5 - The number of final matches to be held at least until extra-time:
1960: Soviet Union 2-1 Yugoslavia (extra time)
1968: Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia (not yet enacted penalties, Italy win 2-0 in game replay)
1976: Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (5-3 pen.)
1996: Czech Republic 1-2 Germany (golden goal)
2000: France 2-1 Italy (golden goal)
1 - Final edition of 1976 between Czechoslovakia and West Germany was the first game in the history of the European Cup which was completed through a penalty shoot-out and until recently the only shootout that unfolded in the top of the party. Execution Antonín Panenka a decisive victory in Czechoslovakia at that time his chip kick that is remembered the world.
1 - The victory by a margin of coloring the most goals in the history of the delivery of the final of Euro (seven of 13 tournaments last until 2008). The last two editions bring the score 1-0 as the final result, ie, when Spain beat Germany in Austria, Switzerland, and when Greece beat hosts Portugal in the 2004 final. Five other games by one goal margins ending 2-1.
2-0 - The four teams to win the Euro final duel with a score of 2-0, namely Denmark (1992, versus Germany), Holland (1988, versus the Soviet Union), France (1984, versus Italy) and Italy (1968, versus Yugoslavia in party replay).
3-0 - Success West Germany beat the USSR 3-0 in the final of 1972 was recorded as the greatest goal difference with victory in the history of the European Cup final.
3 - Only three teams capable of winning the final game after trailing first. Interestingly, the entire team will also need extra time to ensure victory, all of which are created through a score of 2-1.
The Soviet Union won the first edition in 1960 after turning counter-Yugoslav state, while the Germans in 1996 and France in 2000 successfully established itself as the best after the first had left over each opponent, the Czech Republic and Italy. Der Panzer victory and Les Blues are determined through a golden goal. Italy in 1968 also have to pursue deficit to equalize 1-1 against Yugoslavia, but it was still no winner until the end of extra time. Gli Azzurri won 2-0 up at the party after the test.
8 - Of the eight teams that took in advantage in the first round of a European Cup final, only two failed to come out as winners. Spain (2008), Denmark (1992), Holland (1988), West Germany (1980 and 1972) and Czechoslovakia (1976) are those who lead at half-time and ultimately successful lift the trophy, while Yugoslavia has always failed to maintain excellence in the last The first two finals in which they played. On the first occasion in their 1960 edition of the 2-1 counter collapse of the Soviet Union, and eight years later they also failed to prevent Italy equalized 1-1. As mentioned above, La Nazionale duel eventually won 2-0 in the replay.
4 - The duel between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Sunday (1/7) tomorrow, will be the fourth time the two countries had met in the preliminary round fight again in the final, and all with an interval of eight years. In 1988 the Netherlands started the tournament with a 1-0 defeat of the Soviet Union, but a successful return with a score of 2-0 in the final. In 1996, Germany beat Czech Republic 2-0 in the group phase before returning to win over the same opponent by a score of 2-1 in the final match. Greece in 2004 also succeeded in overthrowing Portugal twice, namely with the score 2-1 in the preliminary round and 1-0 in the final.
36 - Of a total of 36 goals created in the history of the final, 14 of which are printed in the first half and 19 goals were born after the break. The remaining three are scored in extra time.
6 - Players Spain, Jesus Pereda, is the fastest scorer in a Euro final. This dibukukannya find the net when the Soviet Union in the 1964 edition of the top party when the game was six minutes. Counterweight to the Soviet Union's goal, which is nested Galimzian Khusainov just two minutes later, was recorded as the second fastest goal in the final. La Roja own party eventually won 2-1.
2 - Spain match against Italy in the final later the first top duel in the history of Euro where the second goalkeeper, Iker Casillas (Spain) and Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), served as team captain. Although relatively new to the European Cup, this happened much earlier in the 1934 World Cup final, at which time keeper Gianpiero Combi and František Plánička each mengapteni Italy and Czechoslovakia.
5 - There are only five players who managed to successfully perform in the finals and win the Champions League trophy and European Cup in the same year. They are Luis Suarez (1964, champions of the Champions League with FC Internazionale and the Euro with Spain), and PSV Eindhoven quartet, namely Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Barry van Aerle, and Gerald Vanenburg, who won the UCL with the club in 1988 before conquering Europe in the international arena in the same year by the Dutch.
Wim Kieft played for PSV in the final UCL 1988, but it just did not play backup status when De Oranje beat the Soviet Union in the final of Euro year. Nicolas Anelka also appears in the final UCL 2000, when Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia ground, but was taken down by France at Euro 2000 top of the party. While his club and national team Anelka at that time, Christian Karembeu, had to settle for the bench warmers in the second final in 2000.
Suarez and the quartet trace PSV over Spanish duo are likely to be followed for Chelsea, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata, when they play Italy and successful counter out a winner, although the eyes may be the relatively small chance in the tournament since Euro 2012 he had never come down .
10 - In contrast, there are ten players who play in the Champions League final and went on to become the winner but failed when he got off his country at Euro final the same year. They are: Sepp Maier, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeness and (1976, with UCL champions Bayern Munich, Euro runner-up with West Germany), and Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Costinha, Maniche, Deco, and Paulo Ferreira (2004, with FC Porto UCL champion, runner-up Euro with Portugal).
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