Maybe it was fate, but Spain and Italy seemed destined to close out the European Championship in Sunday's final in Kiev.

There seems to be no reason to doubt Spain's march toward greatness will not end in glory at Euro 2012.

Italy vs. Germany and Spain vs. Portugal are brimming with history, rivalry and revenge. These are intriguing penultimate matches that suddenly have made a Spain-Germany final not so certain, after all

For Jonathan de Guzman, the Netherlands' exit from Euro 2012 isn't such a strange development at what has been, simply, a crazy tournament.

All eight spots in the knockout round of Euro 2012 are up for grabs. Which teams are poised to move on based on their play thus far?

Gambles marked Spain and Italy's 1-1 draw at Euro 2012 on Sunday. But it seems as if Italy emerged stronger from the Group C opener.