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What happens when technology and the naked eye contradict each other, as was the case in the second ODI?

Danyal Rasool01-Nov-2020Haider Ali’s debut ODI innings was going well until it was cut short by what, according to replays, would appear to be a TV umpiring error.The dismissal was a point of interest in an otherwise routine game with little drama. Pakistan got on top early in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, never relinquishing control, and running down a small target on a good batting surface with consummate ease. But the decision that ended Haider’s innings on 29 – and the process that led to it – raised several questions.In the 22nd over, with Pakistan sitting pretty on 137 for 2, requiring 70 more for a series-sealing triumph, Haider tried to lap Sean Williams to fine leg. He missed, and the ball hit his pads. On-field umpire Aleem Dar had little hesitation in raising the finger.The batsman immediately reviewed and front-on slow-motion replays appeared to show the path of the ball deviating after it went past Haider’s bat, onto the pads – apparently off Haider’s gloves. Third umpire Ahsan Raza requested UltraEdge, though the technology showed no obvious spike at the moment slow-motion replays appeared to show a deflection.After lengthy and repeated side-by-side replays, Raza finally decided to go with UltraEdge, ruling that Haider must not have hit it. HawkEye went on to show the ball hitting the stumps, which meant the on-field decision of lbw had to stand. Haider was sent on his way, shaking his head.Though the technology is not thought to have failed, DRS playing condition 3.3.7 states that if it does “for whatever reason, the third umpire shall advise the on-field umpire of this fact but still provide any relevant factual information that may be ascertained from the available television replays and other technology”. The preceding conditions say that “if despite the available technology, the third umpire is unable to decide with a high degree of confidence whether the original on-field decision should be changed, then he/she shall report that the replays are ‘inconclusive’, and that the on-field decision shall stand”.That wasn’t the only awkward moment for the third umpire in what turned out to be a tricky afternoon. When Mohammad Rizwan was beaten and bowled by a Sikandar Raza delivery, the on-field umpires referred the matter to the TV umpire, just to confirm that Zimbabwe’s wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor hadn’t knocked the bails off with his gloves. He hadn’t – conclusively – and while Raza appeared to make his mind up quickly, it was the “not out” sign that flashed on the big screen, much to everyone’s bemusement. After a short delay, the right call was made, and Rizwan was on his way.

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Nem mesmo o mais fanático torcedor do Corinthians imaginaria que o time bateria o Ceará por 3 a 1, na tarde deste domingo, com direito a um golaço de Renato Augusto, logo em sua reestreia após quase seis anos. Isso realmente aconteceu, na Neo Química Arena, pela 16ª rodada do Brasileirão-2021. Adson também brilhou com dois gols e Rick descontou para a equipe cearense.

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Timão domina o primeiro tempo e conta com brilho de Adson

A primeira etapa começou como se esperava, ou seja, com um jogo equilibrado, em que as duas equipes levaram pouco perigo. Nos primeiros 15 minutos, foi o Ceará que chegou com duas finalizações: uma de Cléber e outra de Mendoza. A partir dali, porém, o domínio foi do Corinthians, que abriu o placar aos 16 minutos, quando Jô tabelou com Roni pela esquerda, e o volante cruzou para Adson finalizar e balançar a rede sem chances para Richard.

Enquanto isso, a equipe cearense não conseguiu desenvolver seu jogo, tanto pela falta de criatividade quanto pela marcação encaixada do Timão. Isso deu espaço para os donos da casa seguirem buscando ampliar o resultado e conseguiram aos 29 minutos, novamente com Adson, que aproveitou belo cruzamento de Fábio Santos e cabeceou para fazer 2 a 0 na partida.

O Ceará buscou uma reação com Lima, que quase diminuiu o placar, mas o meia mandou a bola para fora. Pouco depois, quem quase marcou mais um foi Adson, que recebeu ótimo passe de Fagner, driblou o goleiro Richard, mas ficou sem ângulo para finalizar e errou o alvo. O Vozão ainda tentou o gol de honra com Cléber, no entanto o jogo foi para o intervalo com o 2 a 0 no marcador.

Renato Augusto reestreia, marca um golaço e Timão confirma vitória

Na volta do vestiário, o Corinthians voltou com o mesmo time, enquanto o Ceará teve uma alteração: Rick no lugar de Jorginho. A mexida surtiu efeito, e os visitantes passaram a dominar a partida nos primeiros 15 minutos de jogo. Tanto é que em uma cobrança de escanteio Luiz Otávio obrigou Cássio a fazer grande defesa, mas Cléber não conseguiu aproveitar o rebote do goleiro.

Acuado, o Timão resolveu mexer e Sylvinho colocou Renato Augusto no lugar de Roni. Não demorou muito para a equipe retomar o domínio do jogo, nem mesmo para que o meio-campista pudesse mostrar seu cartão de visitas, na reestreia, após quase seis anos, com um golaço encobrindo o goleiro e marcando 3 a 0 no placar, dando tranquilidade na partida. No lance seguinte, Rick, do Vozão, marcou um pelo gol para diminuir a vantagem corintiana.

Depois da sequência de gols, um para cada lado, o ritmo da partida caiu demais e nenhum dos times conseguiu levar perigo ao gol do goleiro adversário. Com isso, melhor para o Timão, que já tinha vantagem no placar e conseguiu manter o 3 a 1 no marcador para voltar a vencer em casa após quatro jogos de jejum e quase dois meses sem comemorar na Arena.

E agora?

Com a vitória, o Corinthians sobe para a oitava posição na tabela com 21 pontos e enfrenta o Athletico-PR, no próximo domingo, fora de casa, pela 17ª rodada do Brasileirão. Já o Ceará fica no sétimo lugar com 23 pontos e vai enfrentar o Flamengo, no Castelão, também no próximo domingo.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CORINTHIANS 3 X 1 CEARÁ
Local: Neo Química Arena, São Paulo (SP)
Data-Hora: 15/8/2021 – 16h
Árbitro: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Fifa/PR)
Assistentes: Bruno Boschilia (Fifa/PR) e Rafael Trombeta (PR)
VAR: Rafael Traci (Fifa/SC)
Público/renda: Portões Fechados
Cartões amarelos: Fábio Santos (COR) Jael (CEA)
Cartões vermelhos: –
Gols: Adson (16’/1ºT) (1-0), Adson (29’/1ºT) (2-0), Renato Augusto (22’/2ºT) (3-0), Rick (24’/2ºT) (3-1)

CORINTHIANS: Cássio; Fagner, João Victor, Gil e Fábio Santos; Gabriel, Roni (Renato Augusto, aos 17’/2ºT) e Giuliano (Xavier, aos 30’/2ºT); Gustavo Mosquito (Marquinhos, aos 30’/2ºT), Adson (Mateus Vital, aos 24’/2ºT) e Jô. Técnico: Sylvinho.

CEARÁ: Richard; Buiú, Messias, Luiz Otávio e Bruno Pacheco; Fernando Sobral e Marlon (Pedro Naressi, aos 17’/2ºT); Jorginho (Rick, no intervalo), Lima (Erick, aos 29’/2ºT) e Mendoza (Airton, aos 29’/2ºT); Cléber (Jael, aos 17’/2ºT). Técnico: Guto Ferreira.

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Além da presença do recém-contratado Renato Augusto, o Corinthians teve outras novidades do treino desta segunda-feira (2).

Os meias Ruan Oliveira e Mantuan, que se recuperam de graves lesões no joelho desde julho e outubro do ano passado, respectivamente, treinaram com bola normalmente. Eles já estavam em transição e agora estão mais perto de voltarem a ficar disponíveis no Timão.

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Além da dupla, seis jogadores do time sub-23 corintiano completaram a atividade desta manhã, são eles: o zagueiro Léo Paraíso, os laterais Luan e Willian, os volantes Emerson e Winicius, e o atacante Matheus Melo.

Fora dos relacionados nas duas últimas partidas, por causa de uma lesão na região posterior da coxa direita, o meia Gabriel Pereira não treinou com bola, mas fez um trabalho em campo, supervisionado pela equipe de fisioterapia.

Sem compromisso neste meio de semana, o elenco corintiano ganha folga nesta terça-feira (3). Na quarta-feira (4), os atletas iniciam a preparação para encarar o Santos, no domingo (8), às 16h, pela 15ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, na Vila Belmiro.

Emi Martinez has been told that his “weird” behaviour is preventing a deserved standing among the top three keepers in world football being taken up.

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• Famed for penalty-saving record
• World Cup & Copa America winner
• Has become master of mind games

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  The Aston Villa and Argentina shot-stopper has shown with his performances for club and country that he should be part of that conversation. He landed the prestigious Yashin Trophy in 2023 and FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper award after helping the Albiceleste to World Cup glory at Qatar 2022.

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  Martinez has also formed part of two triumphant Copa America squads, while helping Villa to a top-four finish in the Premier League and Champions League qualification. A reputation has been earned as one the best penalty-saving goalkeepers around, but the 32-year-old’s antagonistic antics can occasionally lead to less positive headlines being made.

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  Former Villa defender Richard Dunne – speaking in association with online bingo site, – has told GOAL when asked if Martinez is the kind of character that you want in a No.1: “You just want them to be really good! The rest of it, the antics that he gets up to, is probably taking away from how good he is as a goalkeeper. If people didn’t have the other stuff to talk about, he would probably be more talked about as being up there in the top two or three goalkeepers in the world – because he is fantastic.

  “The one thing you always want from goalkeepers is, can they make big saves and can they make them at important moments? He’s proved that he can. He’s been huge for his country and fantastic for Aston Villa. Personally I wouldn’t want them being a bit weird, I would like them to be calm and someone you can rely on and trust, but on the pitch he has been fantastic and you can’t knock him.”

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  Dunne added on Martinez mastering mind games, which are now part of football and a way of winning by any means possible: “You wonder how impactful it is, whether he needs to do it or whether it just motivates him to get that little bit extra, thinking ‘I’ve done this to this guy so I’d better save this or I’ll look a bit stupid’. Whatever he does, he makes saves that you don’t expect and he saves penalties, winning shootouts on his own at times.

  “He’s such a big fella as well, he’s so imposing, that I’m sure he is intimidating to players coming up against him. It’s one of those things – if it works for you, keep doing it. It’s working for him, whatever he’s doing, so he just has to keep going with this style of play.”

Wolves could be set to finally address their longstanding striker issues this summer, after making an enquiry about a goalscoring phenom.

O'Neil misses out on Broja

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has done an excellent job in keeping his side well out of a relegation battle this season, steering them into the calm waters of Premier League midtable. But injuries have been a consistent problem, to the extent that young striker Leon Chiwome was promoted from the PL2 to start twice for O'Neil's side.

Wolves under Gary O'Neil Goals scored per game 1.51 Goals conceded per game 1.6 Win percentage 40% Points per game 1.37 O'Neil called for a striker to be signed in the January transfer window, but financial fair play issues meant that they couldn't get a deal over the line, with Chelsea attacker Armando Broja the man that they had set their sights on.‌“Finances are an issue. I was speaking to Chelsea about Armando Broja for a lot of the day.‌ We couldn’t afford to do it financially," O'Neil explained.“We weren’t able to go to the places others were. And that’s the position. It’s the position the club said they were in when they spoke to me. I was hopeful that clearing some wages would enable me to act. It turns out that wages weren’t a problem, the fees were."Eventually Broja moved to Fulham, where he has been starved of game time, and it has since emerged that Chelsea are looking to sell him this summer. But, having demanded a massive £50m for him in January, their stance is unlikely to have softened much and he would still be an expensive addition. Now, Wolves may have found a man available for much less. Wolves enquire for goalscoring machine

That comes in the shape of Union Saint-Gilloise striker Mohamed Amoura, who has been scoring goals for fun in Belgium's top flight this season. So far, the Algerian marksman has managed 23 goals and seven assists across all competitions, which includes 18 goals in the Pro League.

As per L'Equipe, Wolves are one of the clubs to have enquired about potentially signing him this summer, and he is set to be available for around 20m euros (£17m), which would make him a far cheaper option than a return for Broja, especially given his wages only amount to £5k-a-week currently. Club chief appears to admit Wolves are trying to sign "interesting" winger

He’s keen to keep hold of the Wolves target.

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Teammate Alessio Castro-Montes spoke in glowing terms about the goalscoring phenom, dubbing him "a monster in front of goal".

“He is really super fast, but his biggest advantage is his efficiency. He really is a monster in front of goal, even though he doesn’t even get that many playing minutes. In a match like today you can see his impact.”

The Old Gold would likely have to fight off significant competition for his signature, with Tottenham and Arsenal having both been linked with a move, while Liverpool are also thought to be keen.

But, should they do so, his arrival would ease the attacking woes that O'Neil has suffered this season, and set them up for a potential push for European football next year.

فاز هاني أبوريدة، برئاسة اتحاد الكرة المصري، بالتزكية بعد غلق باب الترشح في انتخابات الجبلاية منذ قليل.

وأغلق باب الترشح لانتخابات اتحاد الكرة، في تمام الرابعة مساء اليوم السبت، بعد انتهاء فترة الترشح والتي بدأت يوم الأحد 10 نوفمبر وفقًا للائحة.

طالع..قائمة هاني أبوريدة تنفي التصريحات المنسوبة لـ محاميها قبل انتخابات اتحاد الكرة

ولم يتقدم أي أحد بخلاف قائمة هاني أبوريدة، للترشح في انتخابات الجبلاية لتفوز القائمة بالتزكية.

وأصبح أبو ريدة رئيسًا لاتحاد الكرة، حيث من المنتظر أن يتسلم مهمة إدارة الاتحاد يوم 10 ديسمبر المقبل. مجلس إدارة اتحاد الكرة الجديد

وتضم القائمة كل من :

– هاني أبو ريدة رئيسًا

– خالد الدرندلي على منصب النائب

– العضوية (أحمد حلمي الشريف ومحمد الشربيني ووليد عبد الجواد ومصطفى أبو زهرة وطارق أبو العينين ومحمد أبو حسين وإيناس مظهر).

– المرشحون الاحتياطيون (أشرف محمد موسى حسن وجمس حنا وجرجس جاد الرب وهيام محمد محمد بركة).

West Indies’ tour of India ended the way it began: denied by the bat of Virat Kohli after they had put in a fight despite losing the toss. Only, the master of chases fell with 30 runs still required and it was left to Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur to calm India’s nerves and they did that in style.India were chasing 316 because of a stunning counterattack by Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard that lifted them from 144 for 4 in the 32nd over, but it was still a relatively easy chase on a ground that India had to fight hard to defend 381 in its last ODI. The chase became difficult despite fifties from the openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul because once the partnership broke, West Indies kept finding a way to keep taking wickets, bringing India’s dodgy lower order into the picture. Except they couldn’t go past Kohli, who didn’t make the kind of mistakes his team-mates did.As it had become apparent towards the end of the first innings, the little grip in the pitch that had tied the West Indies batsmen down had now given way to skiddy evening conditions. Sharma and Rahul had got India off to a fluent start with a 122-run stand in 21.2 overs. The dew had begun to play its part. Then Sharma fell driving Jason Holder on the up, Rahul got surprised by extra bounce from Alzarri Joseph, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant played slightly casual shots to Delhi Capitals team-mate Keemo Paul, and Sheldon Cottrell came back to clean Kedar Jadhav up.Virat Kohli drives through the off side•BCCI

India were 228 for 5, needed 88 off 67, which should be straightforward on most Indian evenings, but Kohli’s mannerisms told a different story. When Iyer and Pant fell, he turned away and put his head down, visibly disappointed with the junior partners. He asked Jadhav to stand in front of the stumps because Cottrell was unlikely to bring a ball back in for the lbw. Cottrell somehow snuck one back in through the gate. Kohli didn’t have West Indies fielders chirping him this time, but he was pumped up just as he was in the chase in the first T20 international.Now was the time for Jadeja, back in the limited-overs set-up because of the batting depth he provides, to repay all the faith. This was the beginning of a partnership between India’s last recognised pair. Kohli was so excited he was probably taking runs that were not on. One such occasion brought West Indies a freakish opportunity, a chance that perhaps wouldn’t even have existed for other teams. Jadeja defended one just off the pitch, Kohli called him for what has become a regulation single these days, but Cottrell, the bowler, unleashed a right footer that surprised everyone and would have sent Kohli back had it not missed by inches.Had Kohli been run out then, India would have needed 73 with four bowlers and Jadeja standing. That West Indies needed such extraordinary efforts to even have a chance against Kohli spoke of the mastery of the charged-up batsman. In the next few overs, Kohli and Jadeja calmly steered India towards safety, getting boundaries without taking risks.Kieron Pollard whips one into the leg side•BCCI

The pivotal moment was the gamble with Khary Pierre, who didn’t need to bowl in the last 10 as the fifth bowler’s quota had been exhausted. Pollard, though, offered him to Jadeja in the 43rd over. Jadeja refused to take the bait, took just one run off the first two balls, but Kohli dissected Pierre’s non-turners with precision. Boundaries through a late-cut and a flick through midwicket brought him the fours to bring the task down to 53 off seven overs.At the start of the 47th over, India needed 30, and Kohli exactly half of those for a century, but he chased a wide length ball and ended up playing on. This was only the fourth time he had been dismissed after the 45th over of a chase. This was only the first time in the last five years that he had crossed 80 in a chase and not converted it into a hundred. The crowd at Barabati Stadium didn’t know these stats, but they knew India had left it for their unfancied bowlers to get 30 runs. There was a loud hush around the stadium.Thakur, though, came out batting in a positive manner. He drove the first ball he faced on the up and got four through extra cover. With 22 required off the last three overs, West Indies went to Cottrell’s last over. He began with a wide, bowled another bouncer too high, and when he got the bouncer right, Thakur obliged with a top edge on the hook. However, he had swung hard enough for the edge to sail over the fence. He followed it up with a flamboyant Ajit Agarkar-like bat swing to a full ball to beat long-on and all but kill the game. Jadeja remained unbeaten on 39 off 31.Nicholas Pooran plays the pull•BCCI

Having come so close, West Indies might have some questions of the approach taken by Evin Lewis at the start of the innings when they were put in. They would have known they would need every single run if they were to perform the improbable task of denying India in a home chase with dew around. Lewis, though, faced 50 balls for 21 runs, his first shot in anger bringing his downfall. In Lewis’ defence, this was probably the time when the ball was not coming onto the bat.Kohli wasn’t satisfied with the wicket of Lewis. Even though Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav were keeping the batsmen quiet, he went to his quicks in the middle overs. The return of Mohammed Shami brought the wicket of West Indies’ anchor man Shai Hope. Debutant Navdeep Saini, who was driven first ball for a four, came back to get rid of Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase with pace.At that time, it seemed India were looking at a facile chase, but Pooran and Pollard had other ideas. Pollard hit seven sixes in his 51-ball 74, and Pooran batted beautifully to end up with 89 off 64. Thanks to them, West Indies added 105 in the last eight overs, leaving India stunned and frustrated. Kohli’s displeasure was apparent then, but he ended up with a smile of satisfaction.

South Africa eight down at the close and trailing by 54 runs as England battle with the ball

The Report by Matt Roller04-Jan-2020The narrative surrounding England’s first two World Test Championship series has been dominated by the Smiths: Steven ground them into the dirt with his runs in the Ashes, and Graeme’s appointment as director of cricket appears to have sparked new life into South Africa.And as Dean Elgar piled on the runs with Rassie van der Dussen – who had begun to seem almost invincible, such was his ability to survive despite offering regular chances – Joe Root could have been forgiven thinking that, as far as his side was concerned, this joke wasn’t funny anymore.But the thorn was soon out of his side, as South Africa went nowhere fast. Perhaps weighed down by the pressure of prolonged dry spells from England’s change bowlers, Elgar, Quinton de Kock and van der Dussen all gave their wickets away in the day’s final hour to squander their side’s advantage, before James Anderson struck twice with the new ball to leave South Africa eight down at the close.Instead, still trailing by 54 runs and facing the prospect of batting last on a wicket that has proved more helpful to seamers than many had predicted, South Africa face a tough ask to get what they want this time.England’s attempts during the morning to frustrate South Africa with a significant last-wicket partnership lasted only 17 balls, as Anderson steered a back-of-a-length ball to van der Dussen at slip to give Kagiso Rabada his third wicket, leaving Ollie Pope on a battling, unbeaten 61.While they were profligate with the new ball at Centurion, Stuart Broad and Anderson started impressively at Newlands. Pieter Malan’s maiden Test innings was a stern challenge of his technique, and it ended quickly: after Elgar had edged the final ball of Anderson’s fourth over just short of Root at slip, Malan was drawn into fending a length ball to the same man in the same position, this time offering a simple chance.Broad struck again in his next over, dismissing Zubayr Hamza for the third time this series thanks to a superb diving catch by Ben Stokes at second slip, and when Faf du Plessis jabbed a length ball from Anderson into the cordon it left South Africa in trouble at 40 for 3.Dom Bess, the Somerset offspinner, nearly had a wicket with his first ball in an overseas Test, as he drew Elgar into a lofted drive that only narrowly evaded the grasp of the diving Pope at short extra cover, and Anderson looked to have trapped van der Dussen lbw early on in his innings, but he was saved on review thanks to a thick inside edge.But as Elgar and van der Dussen began to frustrate England, the tourists proved to be their own worst enemies. Van der Dussen gloved a brutal delivery behind only to be saved by the revelation that Broad had overstepped. In fact, Broad and Stokes overstepped 12 times between them in the afternoon session despite the scorecard recording a very different story.Van der Dussen had yet another life on 43, with Stokes dropping a tough chance at second slip to his right, and their pair soon had the highest partnership of the series and a hundred stand as Elgar nudged, pulled and tickled his way towards a third Newlands century.But as the runs began to dry up, Elgar suffered a brain-fade. On 88, he decided to aim a fullish ball outside the off stump from Bess into the stands, and instead only succeeded in mowing it straight in the air; Root, running back from mid-off, took the catch, and England had an important breakthrough.Much as the wicket came as a surprise given Elgar had grown in confidence and control through his innings, England had worked steadily and with real focus to remove him, like a tick from a cat’s ear. The 10.4 overs after the tea interval had cost only 16 runs, and the visiting attack had been parsimonious throughout, with the seamers operating from the Wynberg End while Bess tied things down from the other; as the brakes were put on, South Africa struggled to rein their attacking instincts in.De Kock was keen to go from the outset, but after a couple of boundaries skied an offcutter from Sam Curran up and into the safe hands of Anderson at mid-off, and when van der Dussen gave Stokes another chance at second slip while trying to run the same bowler down to third man, England had mirrored South Africa in taking two wickets just before the new ball was due.Anderson then struck with the new ball, getting Dwaine Pretorius to edge twice to Stokes at second slip. First, he put down a catch for the second time in the day, low down in front of him, but three balls later gobbled up a much harder chance to leave the hosts seven down and claim his fourth catch of the innings. And when the ball spooned up to Dom Sibley in the slips off Keshav Maharaj’s pad via the inside edge, England’s ascendancy was confirmed.

Spain are one of Europe’s strongest sides, and are now perennial tournament favourites following decades in the international wilderness.

It was at the European Championship that they truly announced themselves as a global powerhouse, with their triumph in 2008 ending 44 years of underachievement, while their success at Euro 2024 marked their fourth continental crown.

But how does their record stand overall? Here is a list of every European Championship campaign for La Roja, with a detailed look at the tournaments they qualified for.

Year

Stage reached

1960

Failed to qualify

1964

Winners

1968

Failed to qualify

1972

Failed to qualify

1976

Failed to qualify

1980

Group stage

1984

Runners-up

1988

Group stage

1992

Failed to qualify

1996

Quarter-finals

2000

Quarter-finals

2004

Group stage

2008

Winners

2012

Winners

2016

Round of 16

2020

Semi-finals

2024

Winners

Euro 1964 Spain win first major honour on home soil

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Semi-final

Hungary

W 2-1 (aet)

Pereda, Amancio / Bene

Final

Soviet Union

W 2-1

Pereda, Marcelino / Khusainov

Then known as the European Nations’ Cup, the tournament was a shadow of the beast we know and love today. The final tournament featured just four teams, with nations having to navigate through three two-legged ties to qualify for the finals.

Spain saw off Romania, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to book their place in the final four, and were selected as hosts to take on Denmark, Hungary and the Soviet Union – the reigning European champions.

La Roja needed extra time to defeat Hungary, while a late header from Real Zaragoza’s Marcelino secured the title against the Soviet Union in the final. It would be a while until Spain experienced such highs again…

Euro 1980 First Euros outside of Spain ends in disappointment

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Italy

D 0-0

None

Group stage

Belgium

L 1-2

Quini / Gerets, Cools

Group stage

England

L 1-2

Dani (p) / Brooking, Woodcock

The only time Spain had failed to win a game at a major tournament, Euro 1980 was a massive disappointment. Having not qualified for the Euros since their triumph in ’64, they squeezed past Yugoslavia in qualifying thanks to a win over Cyprus.

Unfortunately, Spain – featuring future manager Vicente del Bosque – were beaten by Belgium and England in the group stages as they were sent packing with a whimper. Defeat in the second match against Belgium meant their game against England was a dead rubber – as only the group winners advanced to the final, with the runners-up heading into a third-place play-off.

All in all, a rather forgettable campaign for the Spaniards.

Euro 1984 Spain improve but lose final to hosts France

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Romania

D 1-1

Carrasco (p) / Boloni

Group stage

Portugal

D 1-1

Santillana / Sousa

Group stage

West Germany

W 1-0

Maceda

Semi-final

Denmark

D 1-1 (5-4 on pens)

Maceda / Lerby

Final

France

L 0-2

Platini, Bellone

Now we’re talking. Two years after hosting the World Cup, Spain qualified for successive European Championships for the first time. Once again consisting of eight teams, there weren’t too many games involved in this tournament.

The format had been changed from the previous version, with the top two in each group now advancing to the semi-finals. Spain would top their group on goals scored in the end, beating European champions West Germany with a last-minute winner from Antonio Maceda to go through.

Maceda scored once more in the semis as Spain beat Denmark on penalties. Unfortunately, this competition was all about hosts France and Michel Platini – where his nine tournament goals (including one in the final) saw Spain fall at the final hurdle.

Euro 1988 La Roja exit tough group in West Germany

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Denmark

W 3-2

Michel, Butragueno, Gordillo / Laudrup, Povlsen

Group stage

Italy

L 0-1

Vialli

Group stage

West Germany

L 0-2

Voller (2)

Spain suffered group stage heartache once again as they fell in a tricky-looking group containing Italy, as well as World Cup finalists and hosts, West Germany.

They beat Denmark in their first match, but that was as good as it got, with goals from Gianluca Vialli and Rudi Voller inflicting back-to-back defeats against Italy and West Germany respectively. Both teams would then lose in the semi-finals.

Luis de la Fuente’s current side will be hoping for better as they return for the first Euros staged solely on German soil since then.

Euro 1996 Three Lions deny Spain semi-final spot

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Bulgaria

D 1-1

Alfonso / Stoichkov (p)

Group stage

France

D 1-1

Caminero / Djorkaeff

Group stage

Romania

W 2-1

Manjarin, Amor / Raducioiu

Quarter-final

England

D 0-0 (2-4 on pens)

None

While Euro 1992 ended early after a disastrous qualifying campaign, Spain returned in 1996 – and have appeared in every European Championship since.

1996’s tournament in England was more like the format we are familiar with; four groups of four, with the top two qualifying. There was also three points for a win for the first time at the Euros, as well as the absence of the backpass rule.

Spain needed a late winner against Romania to sneak through the group, where they met England in the quarter-finals. They then suffered the ignominy of becoming the first side to lose a penalty shootout against the Three Lions, following a tense 0-0 draw and the subsequent golden goal extra-time period.

Remarkably, defeat on penalties meant Spain had gone through the entire qualifying process and the final tournament without losing, yet came away empty-handed.

Euro 2000 Spain fall flat once more despite crazy group conclusion

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Norway

L 0-1

Iversen

Group stage

Slovenia

W 2-1

Raul, Etxeberria / Zahovic

Group stage

FR Yugoslavia

W 4-3

Alfonso (2), Munitis, Mendieta (p) / Milosevic, Govedarica, Komljenovic

Quarter-final

France

L 1-2

Mendieta (p) / Zidane, Djorkaeff

Spain’s knack for underachievement was common knowledge by this point, and they would once again exit the Euros at the last eight following a crazy conclusion to the group stage.

Spain needed to avoid defeat and match Norway’s result to secure their place in the quarters. But heading into stoppage time in the final group game against FR Yugoslavia, all looked lost as they trailed 3-2.

But a Gaizka Mendieta penalty and a last-gasp strike from Alfonso miraculously saw Spain top the group as the only side with two wins to their name.

However, the quarter-finals spelled out a familiar story, with eventual winners France coming out on top in the Belgian city of Bruges.

Euro 2004 Goal-shy Spain bow out early again

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Russia

W 1-0

Valeron

Group stage

Greece

D 1-1

Morientes / Charisteas

Group stage

Portugal

L 0-1

Nuno Gomes

The 2004 championships in Portugal really cemented Spain’s status as also-rans. Things started well enough with victory over Russia, but failure to beat surprise package Greece and then the tournament hosts saw Spain out on goals scored, with the Greeks netting four to the Spaniards’ two.

It was Nuno Gomes’ strike that sent Spain on the short trip home with a superb 20-yard finish into the bottom corner.

While Greece and Portugal would go on to contest the final, Spain were left licking their wounds as another star-studded side was left unable to impress on the international stage.

Euro 2008 Football finally comes home as Fernando Torres kickstarts era of dominance

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Russia

W 4-1

Villa (3), Fabregas / Pavlyuchenko

Group stage

Sweden

W 2-1

Torres, Villa / Ibrahimovic

Group stage

Greece

W 2-1

De la Red, Guiza / Charisteas

Quarter-final

Italy

D 0-0 (4-2 on pens)

None

Semi-final

Russia

W 3-0

Xavi, Guiza, Silva

Final

Germany

W 1-0

Torres

Euro 2008 is when Spain came of age at long, long last. Winning all but one match in the final tournament and getting through the knockout stages without conceding, there was little arguing that Spain were anything other than deserved winners.

Fernando Torres may have got the winning goal in the final against Germany, but it was a team full of superstars – as many as nine players got into the Team of the Tournament – as Spain began a golden era of success.

Xavi was later named as the competition’s best player, while David Villa had the honour of being La Roja’s top scorer despite missing the final through injury; he notched four for Luis Aragones’ side.

Euro 2012 Spain secure back-to-back titles in style

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Italy

D 1-1

Fabregas / Di Natale

Group stage

Republic of Ireland

W 4-0

Torres (2), Silva, Fabregas

Group stage

Croatia

W 1-0

Navas

Quarter-final

France

W 2-0

Alonso (2, 1p)

Semi-final

Portugal

D 0-0 (4-2 on pens)

None

Final

Italy

W 4-0

Silva, Alba, Torres, Mata

Although Spain entered the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine as heavy favourites, the ease at which they strolled to successive triumphs showed just how dominant they had become.

The reigning world and European champions were bidding to become the first UEFA team to win three major international tournaments on the trot, and after an opening 1-1 draw against Italy, went on to proceed through the rest of the competition without conceding.

While they needed penalties to see off Portugal in the semis, they followed that with one of the most one-sided finals in Euros history, hammering Italy in their rematch in Kyiv.

Euro 2016 Italy get their revenge as Spain knocked out for first time in 12 years

Round

Opponent

Result

Goalscorers

Group stage

Czech Republic

W 1-0

Pique

Group stage

Turkey

W 3-0

Morata (2), Nolito

Group stage

Croatia

L 1-2

Morata / Nikola Kalinic, Perisic

Round of 16

Italy

L 0-2

Chiellini, Pelle

The golden generation may have passed, but Spain were still one of the favourites as they went for a Euros hat-trick in 2016.

A dismal World Cup showing in Brazil two years prior showed they were no longer invincible, and La Roja ended up relinquishing top spot in their final group game after losing to Croatia, which led to them meeting Italy in the last 16.

Goals from Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle sent them packing and saw the Azzurri avenge their defeat from the previous tournament, ending Spain’s 12-year grip on the Henri Delaunay trophy in the process.

After a rocky start to life in England, Rasmus Hojlund has emerged as a key performer in the Premier League for Manchester United this season.

The 21-year-old marksman has plundered an incredible seven goals and two assists in his last six appearances in the top-flight, after a return of zero goals in his first 14 outings in the division.

United snapped the Denmark international up from Serie A side Atalanta for a reported fee of £72m last summer. That came after the forward racked up nine goals and two assists in 32 league games for the Italian outfit during the 2022/23 campaign.

The Red Devils could now repeat the blinder they appear to have played with Hojlund by returning to the Serie A to sign another number nine this summer.

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According to Tuttosport, the Premier League giants sent scouts to the Italian top-flight last weekend to watch an impressive young striker in action. The report claims that United sent an 'emissary' to watch Bologna star Joshua Zirkzee play against Atalanta away from home, a game in which he scored from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win.

Tuttosport add that fellow English side Arsenal sent their own scouts to watch the Dutch attacker play earlier this season, as both clubs could face competition from each other in a possible summer swoop for his services.

It also states that Bologna value the 22-year-old dynamo at around €60m (£51m). However, it remains to be seen whether or not United or the Gunners are prepared to meet that valuation.

Bayern Munich, who are due 50% of any profit made by Bologna, also have an option to buy him back for €40m (£34m) but the report claims that Zirkzee does not seem to be interested in a return to the German giants.

Joshua Zirkzee's Serie A stats

Like Hojlund last season, the young striker has caught the eye with his impressive performances at the top end of the pitch in the Serie A this term. The former Bayern starlet has showcased his quality as both a scorer and a creator of goals from a centre-forward position, as evidenced by the stats in the table below.

Appearances

26

Expected Goals

8.10

Goals

10

Big chances created

9

Assists

3

Zirkzee has outperformed his xG by almost two goals, which suggests that the forward is effective in front of goal, whilst his teammates have let him down with three goals scored from the nine 'big chances' that he has created.

The right-footed attacker's creativity, as a number nine, has been particularly impressive. He currently ranks within the top 22% of Serie A forwards for Expected Assisted Goals (0.14) per 90, and the top 25% for shot-creating actions (3.14) per 90.

These statistics show that the Bologna star, who was hailed as "unpredictable" by analyst Ben Mattinson, excels as a creator for his teammates as he produced high-quality opportunities for his fellow attackers at an excellent rate.

Coupled with his aforementioned qualities as a finisher, Zirkzee's form in Italy suggests that he could be a superb addition to Erik ten Hag's squad and as Hojlund 2.0, given the whiz could be another fantastic young striker option signed from the Serie A.