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Some international rivalries transcend football and Croatia versus Serbia tonight in Zagreb certainly achieved that. Check out these pictures that sum up the nature of this match. The two countries who less than 20 years ago were at war with each other were playing for more than World Cup qualification, they were playing for nationalistic…
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C after Day 11
Jun 18, 2012, 8:25 PM EDT
Spain’s dalliance with third place drops their group stage grade, while Italy got everything they wanted out of Group C’s mini-tournament.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Team of the day, memories from Group C’s closing round
Jun 18, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
On a day that tested our attention span, Spain and Italy advanced from Group C into the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.
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Modric temptation, Iniesta rising, and Spain-Croatia: Monday’s Euro 2012 A-Side
Jun 18, 2012, 12:27 AM EDT
Spain picked apart a slow Ireland on Thursday. Against a Croatia central defense that has struggled all tournament, the defending champions may be in for another lopsided result.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C after Day 7
Jun 14, 2012, 10:32 PM EDT
Spain made their case to be considered tournament favorites, a case that rests on the shoulders of Fernando Torres.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Group C’s second round memories, team of the day, and lessons
Jun 14, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT
The tournament’s most lopsided matchup played out as expected while Italy’s second draw leaves them needing in third place after two rounds.
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A game of two halves ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving Croatia on top of Group C and temporarily taking the Italians’ destiny out of their own hands.
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As it happened: Spain eliminate Ireland; Italy pushed to third
Jun 14, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT
Italy and Croatia play Group C’s pivot game while defending champions Spain take on underdog Ireland in Thursday’s Euro 2012 action.
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Bonnie and Clyde, tactical Comic Con, and Italy-Croatia: Thursday’s Euro 2012 A-Side
Jun 14, 2012, 2:23 AM EDT
Italy has never defeated Croatia, but given the break the new Azzurri has made with its history, the past means even less than usual.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C, after Day 3
Jun 10, 2012, 8:22 PM EDT
Save the questions about Spain for later. For one day, let’s pause and give Italy credit. How far can the Azzurri go, if they can replicate Sunday’s performance?
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Taking inventory of Group C’s opening round
Jun 10, 2012, 6:50 PM EDT
Spain should look at their Italy result as a polite wake up call, while the theme of problems in central defense continued into Group C’s first day.
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Croatia put on a Russia-esque display of attacking prowess, putting up three goals in less than 50 minutes to take their opening round game with Ireland.
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As it happened, Euro 2012: Spain held by Italy; Croatia’s attack impresses
Jun 10, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT
Spain’s quest for a third-straight major title starts against Italy, while Ireland and Croatia try to position themselves to take the group’s second quarterfinal spot from the Italians.
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Champions, titans, and … some other game: Sunday’s Euro 2012 playlist
Jun 10, 2012, 2:28 AM EDT
Spain’s title defense starts here against the four-time world champions. There is, however, a second game on Sunday.
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Today we examine the foursome of Group C; Can Croatian playmaker Luka Modric re-discover the spicy form that sent him soaring in world soccer during the breakthrough 2008 European Championship?
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