Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has suffered the pain of a quarter-final penalty shootout defeat and he admitted that being on the winning side against Italy on Sunday was more a question of luck than judgement.
Germany played for banned coach Joachim Loew in a 3-2 win over Portugal in a thrilling Euro 2008 quarter-final on Thursday, said match-winner Bastian Schweinsteiger.
UEFA decided on Wednesday to ban Germany coach Joachim Loew from the touchline for Thursday's Euro 2008 quarter-final against Portugal, prompting an angry reaction from German officials.
Michael Ballack struck a thunderbolt free kick to send an unconvincing Germany through to the Euro 2008 quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over co-hosts Austria on Monday.
France's Euro 2008 squad are missing Zinedine Zidane, playmaker Franck Ribery and goalkeeper Gregory Coupet said on Sunday.
Fearless Croatia pulled off a memorable 2-1 win over Group B favourites Germany on Thursday to move to the brink of a place in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo lived up to expectations he could be the player to dominate Euro 2008 with his match-winning performance in Portugal's 3-1 victory over Czech Republic on Wednesday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first international goal for more than two and a half years to send Sweden on the way to a 2-0 Euro 2008 victory over champions Greece on Tuesday.
Polish-born forward Lukas Podolski admitted he was suffering from divided loyalties after his goals sealed a 2-0 win that sank Poland and launched the German's Euro 2008 campaign.
Brazilian-born central defender Pepe, capped for the first time seven months ago, expressed his joy over scoring his first goal for Portugal at Euro 2008 on Saturday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo could complete a remarkable treble of winners' medals by leading Portugal to victory in Euro 2008 this month.
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