Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, jun. 27 2012 12:44
Joint favourites Germany face England's conquerors Italy in the second semi-final of Euro 2012 on Thursday night, with Löw’s side having been heavily backed since the tournament began having won all of their games so far. In comparison, Italy have only actually won once in normal time of ...
Euro 2012 Focus: Portugal vs Spain
by Alistair Tweedale
at martes, jun. 26 2012 14:37
The first semi-final at Euro 2012 pits the reigning European and World champions, Spain, against archrivals Portugal (Match Preview). Cristiano Ronaldo has lit up the competition recently, with the rest of his team largely relying on his talents, while Spain have made it this far without being consi...
Euro 2012 Focus: Quarter-Final Best XI
by Martin Laurence
at lunes, jun. 25 2012 12:58
Drawing ever closer to its conclusion, Euro 2012 has been whittled down to the last 4 teams after the quarter-finals went to plan for the Portuguese, Germans, Spaniards and Italians. The four matches threw up very few surprises, with all the favourites progressing and the England-Italy match unsurpr...
Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards
by Martin Laurence
at jueves, jun. 21 2012 15:03
With the first of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals to kick-off later tonight we thought we'd take the opportunity, having named our team of the group stages yesterday, to share a stats pack of player leaderboards over the first three matches.We start with shots at goal, where a certain Cristiano Ronaldo...
Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Group Stages
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, jun. 20 2012 12:06
With the group stages now over and the quarter-finalists known, this day break from football gives us a perfect chance to analyse the best players at the tournament so far. Here we will give you a rundown of our best XI over the three group matches according to WhoScored ratings and explain just why...
Euro 2012 Focus: Surprise Packages
by Martin Laurence
at martes, jun. 19 2012 17:29
Euro 2012 has been a pleasant surprise thus far, with not all of those who were tipped to star at the tournament stealing the limelight. Up until the game with the Netherlands Cristiano Ronaldo had under-performed by his standards and Robin van Persie, along with the entire Dutch squad, hasn't had i...
Euro 2012 Focus: Netherlands vs Germany
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, jun. 13 2012 14:49
Tonight's massive game between the Netherlands and Germany hardly needed extra intensity but given the fact that the latter could dump Holland out of the tournament prematurely, it should be a real thriller. There is certainly no love lost between the two great European footballing nations and while...
Euro 2012: Fixture One WhoScored XI & Stats
by Martin Laurence
at martes, jun. 12 2012 13:14
So, the first round of Euro 2012 group fixtures have come and gone in a flash, with a number of sides and individuals in decidedly higher spirits than others. Three players have already put their names in the running for the Golden Boot with opening game braces and the likes of Denmark and Russia im...
Euro 2012 Focus: Golden Boot Contenders
by Martin Laurence
at viernes, jun. 8 2012 16:30
It's finally upon us. Euro 2012 kicks off this evening and we, at WhoScored, cannot wait. For all you betting types out there, we thought we'd share a few of our pointers for the tournament's Golden Boot, using stats from the previous season to back up our recommendations.We have selected 5 players ...
Euro 2012 Focus: Key Battles in the Opening Fixtures
by Alistair Tweedale
at jueves, jun. 7 2012 16:03
The first round of group matches at Euro 2012 have thrown up a number of great prospective games and some intriguing key battles within those matches. While it is still unclear exactly who will start and what role they might play, there are some players who are all but guaranteed to face off in the ...