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Confronting the economic crisis in the Balkans: An Analysis.
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Confronting the economic crisis in the Balkans: An Analysis.
Spain won only their second major tournament on June 29, beating Germany in the Euro 2008 final in Vienna 1:0, Fernando Torres' solitary strike in the first half proving enough to separate the two teams. Long considered international football's biggest underachievers, Spain finally broke their duck 24 years after last appearing in a final, the 13th edition of the European championship proving lucky for them. Spain went into the tournament with the most talented squad and played the most consistent football in Austria and Switzerland, deservedly winning the trophy.
Spain and Russia will meet in the second semi-final of the European football championship on June 26 in Vienna in a repeat of the group match that Spain won confidently 4:1. In that game, Spain made good use of the pace of their two forwards - Valencia's David Villa and Liverpool's Fernando Torres - to repeatedly catch Russian defenders out of position. But it will face a very different team this time around, one that has been revitalised by the return from suspension of Andrei Arshavin.
This was the stage for Cristiano Ronaldo to rebuff his critics that have him pegged down as a big-game bottler, but in the Germany vs Portugal European football championship quarterfinal, it was the opposite number seven that shined. Bastian Schweinsteiger, back from a one-match suspension because of the red card he received in the dying minutes of the group stages match with Croatia, stole the show from his more illustrious opponent, inspiring Germany to a 3:2 win and a place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals.
Italy knew they could not afford to take on Germany in a penalty contest. In FIFA World Cups, German efficiency does not permit failure from 12 metres - they have come out on top in every penalty showdown they've contested, while Italy have known only suffering: three defeats in three. So if the `Azzurri' were going to march on to Berlin on July 9, they had to do the business before the 120 minutes