{"id":7781,"date":"2012-06-24T05:33:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T05:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7781"},"modified":"2012-06-24T05:33:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T05:33:33","slug":"euro-2012-spain-defeat-france-to-reach-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7781","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2012: Spain defeat France to reach semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/football\/alonso.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Euro 2012: Spain defeat France to reach semis\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Donetsk<\/strong>: Two goals from Xabi Alonso handed reigning champions Spain a 2-0 Euro 2012 quarterfinal victory over France Saturday, setting up a semifinal against Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso celebrated his 100th appearance for Spain with a goal on 18 minutes, popping up unmarked at the back post to head Jordi Alba&#8217;s cross into the corner.<\/p>\n<p>He sealed in with an injury-time penalty after substitute Pedro Rodriguez was felled in the box late on by Anthony Reveillere.<\/p>\n<p>For a game packed with stars neither side produced much flair, the French coming closest with a Mathieu Debuchy header in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniards, retaining their tag as favourites to take a third-successive Euro title, remain in Donetsk for Wednesday&#8217;s semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>France, the three-time champions, are eliminated from a competition in which they had hopes of far greater success. <strong>(IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/football\/alonso.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Euro 2012: Spain defeat France to reach semis\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; 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