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    Quick Quiz for Finals Day

    1) Out of the 16 teams at Euro 2012, which are the only two not to have appeared in a play-off, since UEFA & FIFA started using them for Euros and World Cups in 1995?

    2) Italy have reached their third European Championship final. Excluding penalty shootouts, who scored their first ever European Championship semi-final goal?

    3) Spain have reached their third major tournament* final in a row. Excluding penalty shootouts, who was the last player to score against them in the knockout stage of a major tournament?

    *I'm not including the confederations cup as a major tournament, before anyone points out they didn't make the 2009 final.

    #2
    Quick Quiz for Finals Day

    3 is Zidane in the 2006 World Cup.

    I think 2 is actually Balotelli. Italy won it in 68 but got through their goalless semi on a coin toss. There was no semis in 1980. They were beaten to nil easily by the Soviets in 1988 and of course in 2000 they beat the Dutch on penalties after that epic scoreless draw. Unless I am missing one?

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      #3
      Quick Quiz for Finals Day

      Both correct.

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        #4
        Quick Quiz for Finals Day

        Well I presume 1) is Spain & Italy then

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          #5
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          Italy played Russia in the playoffs for France '98, I think.

          Is it Spain and Poland?

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            #6
            Quick Quiz for Finals Day

            Spain beat Slovakia to make the 2006 World Cup, and Norway to make Euro 2004.

            Poland is right, though.

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              #7
              Quick Quiz for Finals Day

              Germany?

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                #8
                Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                Germany were in the playoffs for the 2002 World Cup (after the 5-1 and Beckham's free kick)

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                  #9
                  Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                  Sweden?

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                    #10
                    Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                    Ukraine?

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                      #11
                      Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                      Rogin Chorzow wrote: Sweden?
                      Correct.

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                        #12
                        Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                        With Spain winning this tournament there are now 12 players with two European Championship winning medals.

                        Before it started there was just the one. Who was he?

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                          #13
                          Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                          My first thought was Breitner but I checked and he didn't play in 1980. I now know the answer but I'll leave others to guess.

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                            #14
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                            Bonhof?

                            Has to be a '72/'80 West German, but I can't really remember him playing in either tournament.

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                              #15
                              Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                              I was going to say Lothar Matthäus, but he didn't play in Euro 96, which seems mad. Especially as it's the first tournament I have clear memories of, and I could've sworn he had done.

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                                #16
                                Quick Quiz for Finals Day

                                Rainer Bonhof yes. He had a Llorente contribution in 1972 but still got a medal for it.

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