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Kyiv plays host to the European Football Championship final game at 9:45 p.m. on July 1. Hundreds of thousands of supporters will pack Olympic Stadium and Khreshchatyk Street to watch the sides battle for the Henri Delaunay Trophy.

 

Jubilant Spanish fans react to their team’s 4-2 victory on June 28 victory in Donetsk’s Donbass Arena.

Spain is one win away from claiming three straight major tournaments. The Spanish route to Kyiv hasn’t been smooth. And critics claim their style of play is boring, but La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) won’t care if they emerge victorious from their date with destiny.

Spanish players after Cesc Fabregas scores the decisive penalty goal in the team’s 4-2 victory over Portugal on June 28 in Donetsk.

Italy, the big underdogs against Germany, dominated their match against the favored team and won 2-1. Now the Italians, winners of four World Cup championships, have a chance to win their first European Football Championship since 1968.

Italy’s Mario Balotelli, left, kicks the ball past Germany’s Holger Badstuber during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match against Germany in Warsaw on June 28. Balotelli scored both goals in Italy’s win.