UEFA EURO 2008 was, even by the harshest and most demanding of standards, a huge success. During the course of a tournament that saw a welcome return to open, attacking football as Spain ended a 44-year wait for silverware, a total of 77 goals were scored in 31 matches, an average of around 2.50 goals per game.Spain’s success underlined the quality of the work carried out at the country’s training academies. Essentially made up of young players, the team has grown up together and now laid down a marker for the next FIFA World Cup finals. Marcos Senna, Xavi and their midfield cohorts form a technically gifted unit that produces simple, one-touch football based on inspiration rather than perspiration, a formula that allowed the Spanish to go unbeaten throughout the tournament. In doing so La Furia Roja extended their unbeaten run to 22 matches and booked a place at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009..
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