Just three teams remain in the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, which continues on Thursday afternoon. Both Germany and Italy will meet up on Thursday for the right to play Spain for a European championship. The UEFA Euro 2012 semifinal matchup Germany vs. Italy start time is set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday and it will be televised nationally on ESPN. Currently the odds have Germany as a pretty comfortable favorite to reach the Euro Finals.
The 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 semifinals odds between Germany and Italy have the Germans at -250 on the moneyline. Both teams were considered to be favorites for the tournament and one of them will earn the right to play for that championship. Spain took out Portugal in penalty kicks on Wednesday night and now will take on the winner of this game.
Germany won Group B by winning all three of their games while Italy squeezed into the knockout stage by taking two draws and one overall victory. The Germans have logged nine goals total in their games, beating Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark by a single goal in Pool play before beating up on Greece 4-2 in the first game of the knockout stage. Mario Gomez has been an animal in this tournament, leading the Germans in goals during the tournament.
The Germans are the only team that hasn't lost at all in the EURO 2012, nor had a draw.
Italy played to draws in the opening two games with Spain and Croatia. After a 2-0 win over Ireland to secure a spot in the knockout stage, the Italians beat England in penalty kicks and advanced to this point in the tournament. The Italians have had many guys score as Mario Balotelli, Antonio Di Natale, Antonio Cassano and Andrea Pirlo have all logged goals.
This is going to be a classic game between two great teams and rivals. The Germans have been able to dominate their play in each of the games played and we expect that to continue today. The Italians are pretty good defensively, but the Germans are a completely different animal. We are taking the Germans outright in this contest.
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