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Spain‚ Italy advance into Euro 2012 quarterfinals
Added At: 2012-06-19 7:29 AM
Last Updated At: 2012-06-19 7:29 AM
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Spain's Jesus Navas, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Croatia and Spain in Gdansk, Poland, Monday, June 18, 2012
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WARSAW: Spain and Italy confirmed their heavyweight reputations at the European Championship on Monday, advancing to the quarterfinals after winning their final group matches.
Defending champion Spain sealed top spot in Group C with a late goal to beat Croatia 1-0. Croatia's football association faces a UEFA charge on Tuesday over its fans' racist abuse of Italy forward Mario Balotelli last week.
Balotelli came off the bench to score Italy's second goal in a 2-0 victory against Ireland, lifting the Azzurri above Croatia in the standings.
Earlier, UEFA President Michel Platini said he was "not happy" with Croatia fans at Euro 2012.
Meanwhile, UEFA punished Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner for revealing a sponsor's name on his underpants.
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