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Holland's hopes of advancing to the Euro 2012 knockout stages have suffered a potentially fatal blow, after a 2-1 loss to Germany.

Portugal edged closer to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after a hard-fought win against Denmark in Lviv.

Roy Hodgson has taken just six weeks to realise the limitations of this England team

Not much, apart from pure rivalry, comes to mind when one thinks about football matches contested between Holland and Germany. It is after all one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of European football. However, ahead of this 12th fixture for the 2012 Euros, both sides will be planning a very different approach due to the contrasting results in their respective opening game.

Portugal know that there is no margin for further errors in the 'group of death' and a loss to Denmark would eliminate them from the tournament with a game to spare.

Brazilian forward Hulk's Agent claims that Chelsea are not the only team after the 25 year old signature in the forthcoming transfer season this summer.

Princess Letizia showed off her glam quotient at the Group C Euro 2012 soccer match between Spain and Italy held in Gdansk on Sunday.

After a big night celebrating and lamenting the Group of Death results, Holland made the solemn trip back to Krakow for training on Sunday, and it was obvious in their body language just how badly they wanted to make up for what had happened on Saturday night.

It might be the Group of Death, but not many football fans were expecting the outcomes that took place on Saturday night for Holland, Denmark, Germany and Portugal.

The MSCI Asia Pacific index, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and China's Shanghai Composite index all witnessed rises.

The Spanish prime minister projected the bank bailout as a step towards fixing the ailing economy, while speaking to reporters in Madrid.

Robin van Persie has had a wildly successful season for Arsenal, and despite having scored 36 goals for the Gunners over the past season, the striker was unable to repeat his top performances for Holland last night as they went down 1-0 to Denmark.

Eurozone finance ministers agree to lend up to €100bn to clean up Spain's banking sector burdened by bad debts and property bubble burst.

Mario Gomez's late header gave Germany all three points against Portugal and sent them joint-top of Group B alongside Denmark, who defeated Holland.

Euro 2012 Holland v Denmark: Live Stream, Where to Watch Online, Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

Euro 2012: Germany v Portugal, Live Stream, Where to Watch Online; Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

Spain's banking sector intransigence has left it with two stark choices as the clock ticks closer to midnight

After the popularity of psychic powers of Paul the Octopus, who was widely known for predicting the results during the 2010 World Cup - many animals have lined up to predict the winners of Euro 2012 soccer championships.

As Euro 2012 kicks off, it's not just the games but the looks of the players that will keep football fans glued to the screens. IBTimes UK looks at the world's sexiest footballers.

Euro 2012: Poland v Greece, Live Stream, Where to Watch Online; Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

With the European Championship starting on Friday, IBTimes UK felt it the ideal time to make some predictions ahead of the finals in Poland and Ukraine.