June 18, 2012
MATCH 21 - ARENA GDANSK
Croatia
Spain
Croatia
Spain
MATCH 22 - POZNAN MUNICIPAL STADIUM
Italy
Ireland
Italy
Ireland
Spain became the first team to ever win three back-to-back international tournaments as they defended the European Championship with a 4-0 win over Italy • Read • Gallery • Brewin: Peerless Spain • Best XI
PA PhotosCesare Prandelli says Italy 'must have the courage to change' if they are to continue their recent progress and become tournament winners again.
• Read • Gotta: Lessons learnedSpain, Italy, Portugal and Germany players dominate UEFA’s squad of Euro 2012, with Andres Iniesta declared the player of the tournament
• Read • Phil Ball: Triple crown
We watched a pivotal point in football history during the Euro 2012 final because of two reasons - Eduardo Alvarez explains
It has been a wonderful journey for Cesare Prandelli's men, restoring pride in Italy, writes Sumeet Paul
Richard Jolly on how the fluid Spain formation drowned Italy's diamond in the final
Dan Mason, James Dall, Andy Brassell, James Horncastle and John Brewin wonder whether Spain are redrawing the footballing map
Read all the opinion from each nation at Euro 2012 from our dedicated blog team
Phil Ball applauds the achievements of history-makers Spain after they swept aside Italy in the Euro 2012 final
Roberto Gotta portrays the mood in Italy after their painful defeat to Spain in the Euro 2012 final