EURO 2012

… far was the second place achieved in a debut performance in 1996.

In the qualifying group the Czechs won only thirteen points which allowed them for finishing second behind Spain, which won all of their meetings. The Czechs played in the playoffs with Montenegro beating them twice 2-0 and 1-0. The goals scored in the qualifying games were scored by Tomas Necid, Vaclav Kadlec, Jaroslav Plasil, Milan Baros and Jan Rezek. This suggests that in the representation of the Czech there is no player…

…biggest success was a bronze medal in 1968. In their five-team qualifying group they quite easily took the first place against Montenegro with five wins and three draws. The English like the French, lost the last few big events.

The resignation of… occur only in the last group match. This is the punishment for a brutal foul in the final qualifying match against Montenegro. In the defensive, the core person is John Terry.

The biggest problem, as usual, the English may have with positioning…

Wayne Rooney will be able to play in England’s Euro 2012 game against Ukraine after having his ban cut from three to two matches.

The 26-year-old Manchester United star was shown a red card in the qualifier against Montenegro after kicking out at Miodrag Dzudovic and was later handed a three-game ban.
Rooney will sit out England’s first two group games against France and Sweden at Euro 2012, a tournament Fabio Capello’s team are 10/1 with bet365 to win while Spain are 12/5 to retain the …

… three group games unless an appeal succeeds in having the ban reduced, with England 10/1 with bet365 to be crowned European champions for the first time.
The Manchester United ace was handed the punishment for kicking out at Miodrag Dzudovic during the 2-2 draw in Montenegro which sealed England’s passage to the finals.
A repentant Rooney said: “Obviously it’s devastating for me, but it’s something that’s my own fault, so I can’t really complain.
“It was stupid by me – I regretted it as soon…

… was named as a substitute for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool as Ferguson believed the former Everton star was not in the right frame of mind after being handed a three-match suspension by UEFA following his red card in England’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.
United are currently third in Group C after drawing their first two matches – against Benfica and FC Basel – but are 7/1 to win Tuesday’s match 2-1.
Nemanja Vidic is set to play for the first time in more than two months so …

… fortune, as SPI rates Ireland a 73.6 percent favorite to reach its second European Championship, first since 1988.

Czech Republic vs. Montenegro

The Czechs have split their two previous playoffs, advancing past Norway to the 2006 World Cup but falling to Belgium in 2002 World Cup playoffs. Montenegro is in its first playoff, seeking its first berth at Euros. These countries have never met, and SPI considers Czech Republic a…

England are now 10/1 with bet365 to win Euro 2012 after star striker Wayne Rooney was handed a three-match suspension by UEFA.

Rooney has been punished heavily for being sent off in the 2-2 draw in Montenegro which clinched England’s place at next summer’s finals in Poland and Ukraine.
The Manchester United ace will miss all three of England’s group games unless an appeal is successful, leaving England head coach Fabio Capello with a major dilemma over whether to name Rooney in his 23-man …

… 2012, have been seeded for next month’s two-legged play-offs.

UEFA will make the draw for the play-offs on Thursday when Giovanni Trapattoni’s men are 14/5 to be paired with Turkey.
Kevin Doyle will miss the first leg after being sent off against Armenia on Tuesday when Ireland booked their place in the play-offs with a 2-1 victory in Dublin.
They could also play Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro or Estonia in a two-legged tie. Portugal, Croatia and the Czech Republic have also been seeded.

Fabio Capello says Wayne Rooney will not start in any of England’s friendlies ahead of the 2012 European Championships.

Rooney will be suspended for at least the first game of the finals in Poland and Ukraine after being red carded against Montenegro on Friday night. The length of the ban will be determined by UEFA, who are due to meet on Thursday, and their decision will depend on the content of referee Wolfgang Stark’s report.
England coach Capello, whose side are 9/1 with bet365 to win the…

England travel to Podgorica knowing a point against Montenegro on Friday night will be enough to secure a place at next year’s European … gain the draw they need, head to the Balkans holding a six-point advantage over Montenegro, who end their Group G campaign against Switzerland next Tuesday.
Wins in their final … warned not to underestimate the Brave Falcons, having been held to a goalless draw by Montenegro at Wembley last October.
Striker Dejan Damjanovic told The Sun: “At Wembley they didn’…