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EURO 2008 In, 2008 many fans anticipated the oncoming tournament known as Euro Cup, hosted in Switzerland and Austria. They knew it would be action packed and surprising. But no one expected this much. Many favored teams have fallen such as France and Italy. But many underdogs have risen to the challenge. Holland is still undefeated and have beaten champs France and Italy. Also Croatia, probably the smallest country in Euro, has risen to the challenge and defeated favorite Germany. Many fans around the world are either rejoicing, or weeping. But, none of us know what to expect.
UEFA HISTORY UEFA or The Union of European Football Associations is the controlling body of European football. they are the organizers of national and club competitions, hence the UEFA before Euro 2008. Euro cup was started by the first UEFA General Secretary Henry Delaunay. Now, the European Cup had been born. But not many teams were willing to enter the tournament but after it started gaining popularity teams started joining.
1960 Winner: USSR Runner-up: Yugoslavia 1964 Winner: Spain Runner-up: USSR 1968 Winner: Italy Runner-up: Yugoslavia 1972 Winner: Germany Runner-up: USSR 1976 Winner: Czechoslovakia Runner-up: Germany 1980 Winner: Germany Runner-up: Belgium 1984 Winner: France Runner-up: Spain 1988 Winner: Netherlands Runner-up: USSR 1992 Winner: Denmark Runner-up: Germany 1996 Winner: Germany Runner-up: Czech Republic 2000 Winner: France Runner-up: Italy 2004 Winner: Greece Runner-up: Portugal 2008- |
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