Friendly Matches: Feb. 29
Italy 0-1 USA
Germany 1-2 France
England 2-3 Holland (or Netherlands)
Germany 1-2 France
England 2-3 Holland (or Netherlands)
UEFA euro 2012: Poland and Ukraine
The UEFA EURO 2012 is the biggest international soccer event happening at this time. It is not quite the World Cup but is still a great competition for European international teams (only for European teams). The UEFA European Championship is one of the world's biggest sporting events. The final tournament of the 14th UEFA European Football Championship will be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8 June to 1 July 2012.
Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent's top talent since its inception as the UEFA European Nations Cup in 1960.
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Soccer at the Olympics
Soccer at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams are allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
504soccer player are expected to compete for two sets of gold medals.
For these games, the men will compete in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Soccer preliminaries will actually commence two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on July 27. The draw for the tournament will take place on April 24, 2012.
504soccer player are expected to compete for two sets of gold medals.
For these games, the men will compete in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Soccer preliminaries will actually commence two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on July 27. The draw for the tournament will take place on April 24, 2012.
World Cup qualifications
Currently, international teams are competing for a spot in the 2014 World Cup, taking place in Brazil.