Romania and France made the first draw and goalless match. A very secure way of playing assured on either side that the opposing team would not score.
Romanian lineup:
1. Lobont, 3. Rat, 15. Goian, 4. Tamas, 2. Contra, 5. Chivu, 6. Radoi, 11. Cocis, 10. Mutu, 21. D. Niculae, 16. Nicolita
Substitutes: 12. Popa, 23. Stancioiu, [...]
Germany wins 3 points in group B by scoring twice against Poland, first through Podolski in the 20th minute and then again him in the 72nd minute.
German lineup:
1. Lehmann, 2. Jansen, 21. Metzelder, 17. Mertesacker, 16. Lahm, 20. Podolski, 13. Ballack, 8. Frings, 4. Fritz, 9. Gómez, 11. Klose
Substitutes: 12. Enke, 3. A. Friedrich, 15. [...]
The third game brought the first penalty shot and so Croatia scored through Modric in the 4th minute to lead throughout the whole game by 1 goal and win 3 points against Austria.
Austrian lineup:
21. Macho, 2. Standfest, 15. Prödl, 4. Pogatetz, 12. Gercaliu, 10. Ivanschitz, 3. Stranzl, 6. Aufhauser, 19. Säumel, 9. Linz, 20. Harnik
Substitutes: [...]
The second match and the second result displays a quite normal course of the championship. Portugal dominated the game, but stroked only in the 61st minute through Pepe and in the 92nd through Raul Meireles ending the first game in victory, not like in 2004 when they lost the first game with Greece. Through [...]
Finally it has begun and the first match brought the first goal: Sverkoš (Czech Republic) scores after the Swiss defense fails to manage the ball in the 71st minute. This match confirmed the statistics which showed that the organizing team usually looses the first match, Switzerland following this way Portugal which lost in 2004 against [...]
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