Spain, Italy try to seal Euro 2012 places

AP, Sunday 4 Sep 2011

Spain and Italy could join already qualified Germany at next year’s European Championship by winning home matches on Tuesday as the qualifying competition approaches its business end

Italian team
Italian team poses for a team photo (Photo: AP)

Germany joined co-hosts Ukraine and Poland in Euro 2012 on Friday with an eighth straight Group A win, and Spain will also advance if the world champions beat Liechtenstein in Logrono as expected to maintain their perfect record in Group I.

Italy, which Spain replaced as world champions last year, must beat second-place Slovenia in Florence to guarantee top spot in Group C.

Netherlands are the third team to have won all their qualifying games so far but even another victory, against Finland in Helsinki, is unlikely to put them through.

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