Spain 1 - 0 Germany

Spain 1 - 0 Germany





German boss Joachim Low will have to work his magic as half-time arrives with his team trailing the Spanish by a single goal

Spain's captain Iker Casillas is never really threatened in the Spanish goal as the Germans desperately search for an equaliser


Senna goes agonisingly close to doubling Spain's lead 10 minutes from time but he fails to connect with Santi Cazorla's cross



The final whistle sparks wild celebrations amongst Spanish players and heartbreak for Ballack and his German team-mates

Spain's players and coaching staff celebrate winning their first trophy for 44 years with a superb display of attacking football in Vienna



Schweinsteiger sums up the feelings of Germany's players and fans as elated Spaniards savour victory on the balmy Vienna evening

Casillas lifts the Euro 2008 trophy and in doing so ends Spain's lengthy wait for international silverware

The rest of the team share in their captain's delight as the Spanish party gets into full swing across the globe

Germany 0-1 Spain

Germany 0-1 Spain



Spain's Marcos Senna and Carlos Marchena shadow midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger as the Germans dominate the opening minutes

Germany's Michael Ballack threatens the Spanish defence and shows no signs of the calf injury that threatened his appearance in the final

Spain respond to the early German dominance as Jens Lehmann is called into action to save a deflected Andres Iniesta effort

Spanish defender Sergio Ramos heads the ball clear under pressure from Ballack during the entertaining encounter


Spanish striker Fernando Torres is unlucky not to open the scoring as his towering header beats Lehmann but comes back off the post

Spain's period of dominance is rewarded as Torres beats the German defence before superbly dinking the ball beyond Lehmann

The Spanish striker celebrates after scoring his second goal of the tournament in the 33rd minute to give Spain a crucial lead

The Spanish capital erupts after witnessing the Torres goal on giant screens in the fan zone in Madrid's Plaza de Colon

Germany 3-2 Turkey Pics

Germany are stunned as Jens Lehmann fails to prevent Ugur Boral's effort crossing the line as Turkey take the lead in the 22nd minute
Germany soon respond to Turkey's goal as Bastian Schweinsteiger superbly sweeps the ball past Rustu Recber five minutes later
Germany lead as Rustu Recber misses his punch and is beaten to the ball by Miroslav Klose who heads home in the 79th minute
The thriller continues as Turkey restore parity with Semih Senturk poking the ball home at the near post in the 86th minute

Germany win it as Lahm exchanges passes with Thomas Hitzlsperger before firing superbly past Rustu in the 90th minute

Netherlands 1-3 Russia

The Russians start as underdogs but have already shown in the tournament that they are a team to be reckoned with
Van der Sar also produces a fine save to deny Andrei Arshavin as the Russians continue to dominate
Russia go ahead when Pavlyuchenko gets in front of Joris Mathijsen to nudge home Sergei Semak's 56th-minute cross
And Russia are left to rue those misses when Van Nistelrooy stoops to head in an equaliser with four minutes of normal time remaining
But there is no escape for the Dutch when Arshavin crosses from the left for Dmitri Torbinski to put Russia back in front

Spain 0-0 Italy (4-2 pens)

Spain line up with Liverpool's Fernando Torres, but without club-mates Arbeloa, Alonso, Reina or Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas
Villa of Spain has the first meaningful strike of the game but his free kick is well held by Italian captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
The match itself is the only thing that subdues Italian and Spanish fans watching on the big screen outside the Vienna Rathaus
Spain have lost three previous shoot-outs on 22 June but Villa drills home the first penalty, sending Buffon the wrong way
Spain celebrate their first major tournament win against Italy for 88 years with keeper-captain Iker Casillas the hero of the shoot-out

Croatia 1-1 Turkey (1-3 pens)

Turkish defender Hakan Kadir Balta heads the ball clear ahead of Niko Kranjcar during a lively opening to the quarter-final
Croatia create the best chance so far but Ivica Olic thumps Luka Modric's cross against the crossbar when it seemed easier to score
The 90 minutes end in deadlock and both sides require 30 minutes of extra-time before the prospect of penalties looms
In a remarkable climax Semih Senturk smashes the ball into the Croatian net to force penalties with the last kick of the match
Croatia miss two penalties and Rustu saves the last to earn Turkey an incredible 3-1 penalty win on an extraordinary night in Vienna

Germany 3-2 Portugal

Germany break the deadlock as Lukas Podolski sets up Bastian Schweinsteiger who slides the ball home at the near post
Germany double their lead in the 26th minute as Miroslav Klose loses his marker before heading home from Schweinsteiger's cross
Scolari and Portugal are lifted as Nuno Gomes fires the ball home in the 40th minute after Lehmann saves Ronaldo's effort
Germany extend their lead with what could be the decisive goal as Ballack beats Paulo Ferriera to head home in the 62nd minute
Helder Postiga heads in Nani's cross from the left in the 87th minute as Portugal set up a tense climax to the thrilling contest

Russia 2-0 Sweden Pics

Russia 2-0 Sweden: Thousands of Swedes descend on the Tivoli Neu stadium in Innsbruck for the vital clash against Russia
Swedish defender Mikael Nilsson is pressurised by Russia's Alexander Anyukov as the crucial encounter gets under way
Russian pressure results in a deserved lead as Roman Pavluchenko fires home from Aleksandr Anyukov's pass in the 24th minute
Andrei Arshavin slots home a superb second for the Russians after latching on to Yuri Zhirkov's cross from the left in the 50th minute
Arshavin's goal is just reward for a fine personal and team performance as Russia head for a quarter-final clash with Holland

Greece 1-2 Spain Pics

Greece 1-2 Spain: Spanish fans gather in the centre of Salzburg ahead of their final Group D clash against Greece
Angelos Charisteas is challenged by Spain's Juanito Gutierrez during a turgid opening at the Wals-Siezenheim Stadium
Angelos Charisteas heads in from Giorgos Karagounis free-kick as Greece stun the Spanish with the opening goal in the 42nd minute
Spain's Ruben de la Red levels the match as he smashes in an unstoppable volley that Antonis Nikopolidis is unable to stop
Daniel Guiza heads in Sergio Garcia's cross to seal a late win for Spain who will now face Italy in the quarter-finals