The Football - Facts Italy and Croatia

The Football - Italy and Croatia will face in the second match of Group C Euro 2012 on Thursday (14/6) evening. Here are some interesting facts ahead of the meeting the two teams at Municipal Stadium, Wroklaw, Poland.

Italy

- A draw with Spain in the first game break three-game losing streak that obtained in previous games.

- Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, are unbeaten in competitive matches internationally. Note: it took eight victories and three draws.

- Antonio Di Natale scored against Spain was his first goal for Italy since the last time bust nets Slovakia in World Cup 2010. When that Italy lost 2-3.

- If a yellow card, Christian Maggio, Giorgio Chiellini, Mario Balotelli, and Leonardo Bonucci, will be out in the third game.

- Game is a game of counter Spain Emanuele Giaccherini debut in the Italian national team uniform. While Fabio Borini and Alessandro Diamanti awaiting his first caps in competitive matches.

- On 4 November 2011, Antonio Cassano was convicted sidelined until the end of last season after undergoing heart surgery. But he recovered and is back in action in early April 2012.


Croatia

- The opening goal against Croatia scored Ireland's goal Mario Mandzukic is the sixth fastest in the history of the European Cup. At that time the game has been running for two minutes 38 seconds.

- Mandzukic Croatia also became the second player who can score two goals in a Euro game, Davor Suker after.

- Coach Slaven Bilic always win in four games in Group finals in a row.

- Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar Croatian players threatened to be absent in the third game if the back gets a yellow card.

- Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic and Ivan Kelava, and defender Jurica Buljat are three players in the squad for Croatia, which until now has not made his competitive debut.

- Ivica Olic (torn hamstring) and Ivo Ilicevic (calf) suffered an injury before the tournament begins. Both positions were replaced by Nikola Kalinic and Sime Vrsaljko.

- Dejan Lovren had dropped for failing to recover in time from injury to the Achilles tendon. Previously, the name Dejan Lovren into the squad Slaven Bilic.

The Football - England No More Good from Sweden

The Football - Judging from the history and achievements of the team, the UK is clearly more superior than Sweden. But in today's modern football era, The Three Lions have the same level as assessed by rival Scandinavian origin.

England was 43 years old never beat Sweden in a competitive match or trial. The last time England won was in 1968 at Wembley with a score of 3-1.

England later that in fact is one of the giants could never beat Sweden in the last 12 meetings, with five defeats and seven draws.

Incidentally the two will meet again on Matchday 2 Group D European Championship, Saturday (06/16/2012) pm dawn tomorrow.

Thus the two teams meeting later in the Olympic Stadium Kiev is not David vs. Goliath duel, as seen from the above statistics the UK and Sweden is actually balanced.

Britain's may always claim they are a great team, but then reality has always performed poorly in every tournament that followed them. Such was the least valuation Swedish midfielder Anders Svensson.

"I think maybe you think a little better than that semustinya - but we're a little better than you think," said Svensson as reported Soccernet.

"Sebvenarnya, you have big names and great players. You (UK) is a great team, but I do not think I like about the Swedish team and never will be. We are a great team and level with England of long ago," he continued.

Sweden lost 1-2 in the first game of the Ukraine would need a win to keep chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Britain was just the same even though the results obtained money a little better the 1-1 draw with France.

"The result against Ukraine has put pressure on Sweden. I think we have to win the fight for the British counter can keep going. Win or eliminated. There are still two games remaining determination," he concluded.