Euro 2012 Draw Pots Confirmed
The Euro 2012 group stages are shaping up to be one of the most competitive yet, after the pots for December’s draw were determined. A number of top nations find themselves in line to go head-to-head, with hosts Poland and Ukraine pushing Germany and Italy out of the top seeded pot. World and European champions [...]
Charlie Adam has said that Scotland should not have been in the position of having to beat Spain to make the Euro 2012 play-offs. A 3-1 defeat in Alicante ended slim hopes of progressing to the play-offs but dropped points earlier in the campaign meant that a win was the only way to guarantee second [...]
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Scotland’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign ended in failure, with defeat to Spain in Alicante. David Silva put the home side ahead after 6 minutes before scoring a second on the stroke of half-time. The Manchester City midfielder then set up a third for David Villa eight minutes after the restart. A David Goodwillie penalty in [...]
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Can Scotland do it? Will Scotland do it? If they do, who will they play in the play-offs? There are many ifs and maybes as the Scots face group winners Spain looking for a sequence of results that will leave them ahead of the Czech Republic, who take on Lithuania, as runners-up in Euro 2012 [...]
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Scotland coach Craig Levein has named an unchanged side to face Spain in their crucial Euro 2012 Group I qualifier in Alicante. It means striker Kenny Miller has failed to recover sufficiently from a groin injury to start the match. Craig Mackail-Smith, who had himself picked up a back injury, has recovered to remain up [...]
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Darren Fletcher has said that Scotland’s players will not stop believing they can make the Euro 2012 playoffs but acknowledged that even a creditable draw in Spain might not be enough. The national team go into the match in Alicante in second place in Group I but Czech Republic lie just one point behind and [...]
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Kenny Miller’s groin injury has failed to improve over the weekend and the striker remains a doubt for Scotland’s crucial Euro 2012 qualifier in Spain. The injury forced him out of Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Liechtenstein. Fellow striker Craig Mackail-Smith and midfielders Barry Bannan and Darren Fletcher also face fitness tests. Spain will rest keeper Iker Casillas, while [...]
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Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has backed under-pressure striker Fernando Torres ahead of the final Euro 2012 Group I qualifier against Scotland. Del Bosque is poised to rotate his players having already topped the group then beaten Czech Republic on Friday. “I saw Fernando in good form with a lot of energy and enthusiasm,” said [...]
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CRAIG Brown today urged the Scotland players to seize their chance to record the greatest result in the country’s history. Aberdeen FC boss Brown managed the Scots to famous away victories over Germany and England during his 70 matches in charge of the national side. But he reckons beating Spain in tomorrow night’s Euro 2012 clash [...]
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Scotland defender Christophe Berra claims the pressure is all on the Czech Republic ahead of Tuesday’s final round of Euro 2012 Group I qualifying matches. Craig Levein’s men are one point ahead of their fellow play-off contenders ahead of their match against Spain, while Michal Bilek’s team travel to Kaunas to take on Lithuania. Scotland [...]
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