The Road to the Euro 2008 Championship Match

Well… It’s here… The match that everyone who’s been following this wonderful tournament has been waiting for… the match for all the marbles… the match that separates the winners, from those soon forgot in the years to come… Germany versus Spain for the 2008 European Championship.

The two teams involved in this championship final took two very different paths to reach here. Germany (a member of group B) played its first game to a 2-0 victory against the Poles. Its second game was the one that was supposed to determine what the German’s were made of. They were favorite (along with Croatia) to advance through their group. The other group’s favorite however came up victorious with a 2-1 victory over the Germans. The third game would be decisive for the Germans. They were facing the tournament co-hosts, Austria. The Germans would have to play, in Austria, in front of an away crowd, and would have to win. The game itself featured the worst officiating of the tournament…{cont}

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