England survived a 10-minute meltdown to move closer to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals when substitute Theo Walcott scored one goal and set up another to earn a thrilling 3-2 win over Sweden who were eliminated from the tournament.
Euro 2012, which nears the completion of its first week today, has already thrown up some memorable moments, and fans have been coming out in droves to support their teams.
Spain spoiled the Irish party in Gdansk when a rejuvenated Fernando Torres netted twice in a crushing 4-0 Group C victory that eliminated Giovanni Trapattoni's side from Euro 2012.
Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic struck his third goal of Euro 2012 to earn a 1-1 draw against Italy who let their opponents off the hook after taking the lead in the Group C match.
Two goals from Mario Gomez have given Germany a 2-1 victory over Netherlands in their Euro 2012 Group B match, putting them on the brink of the quarter-finals while the Dutch face a potential early exit.
Portugal substitute Silvestre Varela scored a dramatic 87th-minute winner to give his side a 3-2 win over Denmark in a pulsating Euro 2012 Group B match.
Poland's 1-1 draw with Russia will soon become a mere Euro 2012 footnote but for everyone crammed into to national stadium and millions more watching on TV it was an occasion that will live long in the memory.
Greece paid the price for a sleepy start in their 2-1 defeat by the Czech Republic in Euro 2012 Group B today and must now beat Russia to have any chance of staying in the tournament, their coach and players said.
Riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets at Polish and Russian football fans who fought bloody running battles on the streets of Warsaw today, hours before their teams were due to meet in a Euro 2012 match.
Andriy Shevchenko stole the show from Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he led co-hosts Ukraine to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Sweden in their opening Euro 2012 Group D game.
France and England battled to a 1-1 stalemate in their opening Euro 2012 Group D match after Joleon Lescott's opener for England was cancelled out by Samir Nasri.
Croatia have made a flying start to Euro 2012 after pouncing on sloppy defending to beat Ireland 3-1 in their Group C opener.
Spain's gamble of starting without a recognised striker almost backfired when the holders needed a Cesc Fabregas equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against Italy in their Euro 2012 Group C opener.
Mario Gomez thumped in a superb 72nd-minute header to give Germany a 1-0 victory over Portugal after they had been frustrated for long periods of a cagey Euro 2012 Group B match.
Denmark provided the first upset of Euro 2012 when they beat Netherlands 1-0 in Kharkiv in the opening game of Group B to leave the Dutch in a perilous position.
Euro 2012 got off to an incident-packed start with Group A favourites Russia thrashing the Czech Republic 4-1 while Greece spoiled the party for co-hosts Poland in a drawn opening match as both teams finished with 10 men.
England return to the European Championship after an eight-year absence with new manager Roy Hodgson hoping to improve on what is a woeful record in the finals for one of Europe's traditional stronger football nations.
England manager Roy Hodgson has shown a lack of respect to defender Rio Ferdinand by not calling him up for Euro 2012 following an injury to Gary Cahill, the Manchester United player's representative has said.
England has suffered a major blow before the start of Euro 2012 with experienced midfielder Frank Lampard ruled out of next month's tournament with a thigh injury.
On the eve of Euro 2012, Sean Flaherty gives five reasons why he has learned to love Germany.
