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Balotelli given Under-21 run-out

Mario Balotelli scores twice in a surprise outing for Manchester City's Under-21 as they beat Blackburn in a friendly.

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Italy Squad

Goalkeepers

Marchetti
Agazzi
Sirigu
Buffon

Defenders

Barzagli
Ogbonna
Chiellini
Antonelli
Astori
Ranocchia
Bonucci
De Sciglio

Midfielders

De Rossi
Diamanti
Cerci
Montolivo
Aquilani
Poli
Giovinco
Marchisio
Abate
Candreva
Maggio
Pirlo
El Shaarawy
Bonaventura

Forwards

Osvaldo
Gilardino
Sau
Giaccherini
Balotelli

UEFA Euro 2012

8th June - 1st July 2012

Finished:	Runners-Up
Top Scorer:	Mario Balotelli (3)
Overall winner:	Spain

Results

Sun 1 July 2012 - Euro 2012 Final

Spain 4 - 0 Italy FT

Thu 28 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Semi-Final

Germany 1 - 2 Italy FT

Sun 24 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Quarter-Final

England 0 - 0 Italy FT
Italy win 4-2 on penalties

Mon 18 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group C

Italy 2 - 0 R. of Ireland FT

Thu 14 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group C

Italy 1 - 1 Croatia FT

Sun 10 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group C

Spain 1 - 1 Italy FT

Latest Football

Tue 26 Mar 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Malta 0 - 2 Italy FT

Thu 21 Mar 2013 - International Friendlies

Italy 2 - 2 Brazil FT

Fri 7 Jun 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Czech Rep. v Italy 19:45

World Cup Qualifying - European

Group A

World Cup Qualifying - European Group A summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Belgium	6	10	16
No movement 2	Croatia	6	7	16
No movement 3	Serbia	6	1	7
No movement 4	Wales	6	-8	6
No movement 5	Macedonia	6	-4	4
No movement 6	Scotland	6	-6	2

Group B

World Cup Qualifying - European Group B summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Italy	5	8	13
No movement 2	Bulgaria	6	7	10
Moving up 3	Czech Rep.	5	2	8
Moving down 4	Denmark	5	1	6
No movement 5	Armenia	4	-5	3
No movement 6	Malta	5	-13	0

Group C

World Cup Qualifying - European Group C summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Germany	6	15	16
Moving up 2	Austria	5	9	8
Moving down 3	Sweden	4	3	8
No movement 4	R. of Ireland	5	-1	8
No movement 5	Kazakhstan	6	-13	1
No movement 6	Faroe Islands	4	-13	0

Group D

World Cup Qualifying - European Group D summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Netherlands	6	18	18
No movement 2	Hungary	6	5	11
No movement 3	Romania	6	0	10
No movement 4	Turkey	6	0	7
No movement 5	Estonia	6	-6	6
No movement 6	Andorra	6	-17	0

Group E

World Cup Qualifying - European Group E summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Switzerland	5	6	11
No movement 2	Iceland	5	1	9
No movement 3	Albania	5	1	9
No movement 4	Norway	5	0	7
Moving up 5	Cyprus	5	-4	4
Moving down 6	Slovenia	5	-4	3

Group F

World Cup Qualifying - European Group F summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Russia	4	8	12
No movement 2	Israel	6	7	11
No movement 3	Portugal	6	5	11
No movement 4	Northern Ireland	5	-4	3
No movement 5	Azerbaijan	6	-6	3
No movement 6	Luxembourg	5	-10	2

Group G

World Cup Qualifying - European Group G summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Bosnia-H	5	15	13
No movement 2	Greece	5	2	10
No movement 3	Slovakia	5	2	8
No movement 4	Lithuania	5	-3	5
No movement 5	Latvia	5	-3	4
No movement 6	Liechtenstein	5	-13	1

Group H

World Cup Qualifying - European Group H summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Montenegro	6	11	14
No movement 2	England	6	18	12
No movement 3	Poland	5	5	8
No movement 4	Ukraine	5	2	8
No movement 5	Moldova	6	-7	4
No movement 6	San Marino	6	-29	0

Group I

World Cup Qualifying - European Group I summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

Moving up 1	Spain	5	6	11
Moving down 2	France	5	4	10
No movement 3	Georgia	5	-4	4
No movement 4	Belarus	4	-5	3
No movement 5	Finland	3	-1	2

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