World Cup 2010 Is Settled, Euro 2012 Is Upon Us

As the Spanish were crowned World Cup winners in Soweto, the curtain fell on the very first FIFA World Cup to be staged in Africa. European sides completed a 1-2-3 with Spain beating Netherlands in the final and Germany getting third place after a 3-2 triumph against Uruguay.

This only backs up the case that European football is the most powerful around the world and that the European Championships are a outstanding tournament. Qualifying matches for the Euro 2012 finals begins in Sept and despite finishing third, Germany will, no doubt be one of the favourites to win Euro 2012. Their more youthful team produced some amazing football all the way through the World Cup Tournament with Thomas Muller getting the Golden Boot with 5 goals and three assists. Along with many other young stars like Ozil, Boateng and Kediera, Germany will be certainly one of the ones to beat.

As present World and European champions, Spain is certainly another really difficult competitor. The majority of their players will still be young enough in 2012 to deliver solid opposition and they will be keen to defend their title.For once Holland managed to leave their personal egos behind at the FIFA World Cup and due to this fact, the boys in Orange reached their 3rd World Cup final beating plenty of peoples favourite, Brazil, en route. With more clinical shooting from Robben, Netherlands could possibly have won the competition instead of Spain and they will look to keep going in the same vein for the duration of Euro 2012.

The typically powerful nations of France, England and Italy all failed miserably in South Africa and thus, the curtain will unquestionably come down on a number of of the older footballers careers. England have many impressive young footballers to deliver to the international stage and if they can imitate the Germans, there will be considerable hopes amongst the English supporters.

The Euro 2012 host nations of Poland and Ukraine will both experience vast support but in the long run, they in all probability achieve not have the quality to seriously challenge for the title.