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Germany's Lukas Podolski (R) and Mesut Oezil react during their Euro 2012 Group B soccer match against Denmark at the New Lviv stadium in Lviv, June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:14:38 PM
Ronaldo second goal

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:14:46 PM
Ronaldo!

by ece-istanbul 6/17/2012 8:14:58 PM
Portugal on their way through, Dutch going home with no points at the moment. 2-1

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:15:27 PM
EPL top scorer and Bundesliga top scorer going home with 0 points?

by ece-istanbul 6/17/2012 8:16:54 PM
Danes won't like that. What were you all saying last week? Ronaldo's rubbish? Pish posh

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:17:15 PM
@Reuters Sports playing against a half-hearted defence to be fair. Like he does in La Liga every week bar the odd barcelona match or Valencia effort.

by Scandi knave 6/17/2012 8:17:57 PM
But again he had all the time in the world to pick his spot. Those in the know said before this tournament that Dutch defence was their weakness. Yet apart from Willems it is same as when reaching World Cup final...

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:18:21 PM
Having seen all the teams in the group live - no doubt that the past two sides going through as it stands.

by Simon Evans via twitter 6/17/2012 8:18:58 PM
Bender scores for Germany

by Karolos 6/17/2012 8:21:26 PM
thanks defcon, page had frozen, fixed now. Dutch just hit the woodwork but it is all too late for Van Marwijk, who incidentally seems to be staying on as KNVB said early exit would not affect job.

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:25:01 PM
Supporters celebrate after Germany scored against Denmark during their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match, at the Fan Mile in Berlin, June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:28:35 PM
Huntelaar and Van Persie just went close, Nani just went off. All winding down here and Portugal are going to enjoy themselves. Czechs would rather have faced Danes surely

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:29:38 PM
Germans are going to face Greece in the last eight, that will be interesting given what is going on in the economic world...

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:30:35 PM
Ronaldo hits the post, so close to hat-trick. What a personal comeback

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:31:29 PM
happy fathers day

by mike 6/17/2012 8:32:34 PM
Bye bye Denmark, very workmanlike win by Germans

by @ReutersLvivEuro 6/17/2012 8:33:31 PM
Van Bommel wont be happy with father in law Van Marwijk for leaving him out again! All to no avail, who would have thought Dutch would lose all three games after World Cup show?

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:34:35 PM
Portugal bench ready for pitch invasion...

by Simon Evans via twitter 6/17/2012 8:35:05 PM
Portugal through after 2-1 win

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:35:41 PM
so Germans v Greece and Czechs v Portugal in the first two quarter-finals

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:37:09 PM
No boos or jeers from Dutch fans....in fact some very kind and generous applause as their team leave field.

by Simon Evans via twitter 6/17/2012 8:38:06 PM
Probably the best individual performance of the tournament so far that from Ronaldo tonight.

by Simon Evans via twitter 6/17/2012 8:40:20 PM
Denmark's goalkeeper Andersen reacts as Germany's Bender celebrate scoring goal during their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match at New Lviv stadium in Lviv

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:40:52 PM
Well in the end no complicated maths needed. Let's hope the same is true tomorrow night but if Spain-Croatia finishes 2-2, the Italians will be hopping mad...

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:46:36 PM
Denmark's Daniel Agger reacts after their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match against Germany at the New Lviv stadium in Lviv June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:51:39 PM
Germany's Podolski, who scored on 100th cap, said: "The most important thing is that we won. it was a tough match against a strong Denmark team and fortunately we got the second goal and won it.
"It was something special for me that I got a goal in the 100th match and shot it with my right foot too.
We had three matches and three wins and now we'll prepare for Greece."

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:53:59 PM
not the most insightful interview you will ever hear but Germany will be only side through with 9 points...ominous I hear you whisper

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:55:01 PM
Well, you can peak too early. Just ask the Russians and Danes. Dutch never peaked at all

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 8:55:32 PM
@sgevans I bet the Dutch players are not quite as forgiving of each other in the dressing room right now!

by itfc75 via twitter 6/17/2012 8:57:34 PM
Netherlands coach Van Marwijk: "I have signed for 2016 ... I have just lost a third game of the tournament, all types of questions are OK but not about my future right now."

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 9:06:35 PM
Photo of the night has to be this one coming up

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 9:08:21 PM
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates in front of Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder after winning the Group B Euro 2012 soccer match at Metalist stadium in Kharkiv, June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Yves Herman

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 9:11:11 PM
I think we'll be seeing that snap in quite a few papers tomorrow. We'll bid you goodnight. Spain, Italy, Croatia could stay in or go out tomorrow. It's 2 from 3. Join us

by Reuters Sports 6/17/2012 9:12:58 PM
Its 2.35am in Kharkiv, just finished work, & pretty sure I know what I'm gonna dream about: Cristiano Ronaldo's brilliance! Goodnight !

by footballmc via twitter 6/17/2012 11:40:24 PM
@footballmc Well said Mike makes a change form some of the sneering anti Ronaldo media in the UK

by JulianKingsley via twitter 6/17/2012 11:42:58 PM
We have sounds, we have water, we have Cristiano Ronaldo to talk about .. @sgevans @tariqpanja and I setting off on Long Road to Donetsk!

by footballmc via twitter 6/18/2012 7:19:37 AM
KRAKOW Rtr Monday gloom lifts Piano notes tumble Poland put on Ritz for Portugal plus This great city has football heart if ovlookd by Uefa

by timcollings via twitter 6/18/2012 7:25:24 AM
@sgevans Danny Fullbrook RIP

by TonyDchorleycc via twitter 6/18/2012 8:28:43 AM
It's boiling hot in Poland today, let's see what the weather will be like later on in Poznan and Gdansk. Meanwhile the Ukrainian weather people say there will be no more big storms like in the Ukraine-France match

by Reuters Sports 6/18/2012 10:08:51 AM
This is what its all about.. @sgevans and yours truly at a viillage trading post in east Ukraine yfrog.com

by footballmc via twitter 6/18/2012 11:16:19 AM
@footballmc @sgevans Don't jump, Mike!

by dukemedia_uk via twitter 6/18/2012 11:17:22 AM
So farewell #Lviv after a great trip. Good #soccer, welcoming historic city, great food. An assignment to remember

by soccerLjungg via twitter 6/18/2012 11:20:56 AM
Just hears

by footballmc via twitter 6/18/2012 11:33:02 AM
@footballmc @sgevans Is that what Simon means when he says he's working on the other side of the pond, then?

by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 6/18/2012 11:33:54 AM

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