In the history of the World Championships, there is always a very strange phenomenon that the best team does not necessarily win the eventual championship, and the Netherlands and Spain have proved this historical judgment at this European Championship.

Both teams are known for their technical skills and attacking vigor, and both have a reputation as strong teams in international football, but they rarely have the embarrassment of a championship trophy to dress up for themselves.

In this European Cup, the Netherlands and Spain can be said to have the best results in the group stage, winning three games and three wins, and easily qualified, but in the end, the original technical advantage was seriously deformed by the power football, the Dutch team was cleanly eaten by the Russian team 3:1, and Spain was raped by Belgium after almost putting the championship in their pockets.

In the face of tall and upright opponents with fierce playing style, the technical advantages of the Dutch team and the Spanish team were unable to be developed, and they had to roll up the cover in advance and go home.

Originally, the Spanish team had a chance to break the football convention, and the most pleasing team had the last laugh, and the most pleasing team almost won the cup as expected, from the easy 4:1 victory over Russia in the first game of the group, to the 3:0 victory over Russia in the semi-finals, five wins in the first five games, the Spanish team won the eyebrows, which was convincing, and the final battle with the German team, the gorgeous artistic football finally fell in front of the strength and tenacity of the Belgians.

In this decisive battle, the Spanish team's attack was almost completely restrained by the Belgians, and they couldn't maintain a stable rhythm from beginning to end, in the case of the score lead, especially the number of people still had an advantage, in the face of the Belgian team's Jedi counterattack, the Spanish team's back line was in a hurry, and there was no power to fight back, Ramos, who had been acting like sleepwalking, finally made a big mistake and had to be replaced at the beginning of the second half.

After the game, the old coach Caragonés can only leave the position of Spanish coach with regret, he is about to celebrate his 70th birthday, and will definitely leave the Spanish national team coach after the European Championships, he had the opportunity to write his name into the history of Spanish football, but in the end, when the performance was about to close, Digan played a spoiler, so that his last step did not go well.

In the game against Germany, the main striker Villa was injured and could not start, and the old coach lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation, with five players in the midfield and one forward Torres.

After the start of the game, in the face of the Belgians' iron bucket formation, the Spanish team played a little bit unable to let go, completely unable to adapt to the Belgians' strong style of play, Spain's technology and speed advantages were completely unrevealed, although the Spaniards' furious attack made the Belgian defenders a little breathless, but the strong body and high-altitude advantage were able to protect the city gate, and then the performance described as a shame by many media began, and the Spaniard won a goal with the outstanding acting skills cultivated by Laying.

With the score leading and the numerical advantage, it seemed that every indication was that the time had come for Spain to reign and that no one could stop them.

But at this time, the Belgians began their counter-attack, and Digan's goal was blown, but the tenacious Belgians just refused to give up, and finally after the start of the second half, they equalized.

Degan's goal is the perfect interpretation of the combination of skill and power, Simons on the wing sent a cross, Degan headed the goal under the strict defense of the Spaniards, but he immediately counterattacked, and finally broke through the Spanish goal, and the Spanish goalkeeper Casillas could only look at the ball and sigh.

In the eyes of the outside world, the reason why Belgium defeated Spain in the final of this European Championship is that Degan and tenacity are the two reasons why the European Red Devils have the last laugh.

Belgium is the absolute core, although the number one star Degan missed three games in the group stage due to suspension, but he still won the top scorer award of this European Championship with a hat-trick against Germany, a goal against Turkey, and a brace in the final.

"It's a tough game, we have to face not only Spain, but in the game we showed how hungry we are for the win, for the title and of course there is no denying that good luck has always been with us, but more importantly, as we all know, although Belgium can be considered a strong team in world football, it is embarrassing to say that in the history of Belgian football, there has not been a single international championship in the history of Belgian football, and the only time it came closest to winning the championship was 28 years ago."

"To be able to win the championship, it made us all very excited, I think you all noticed that after winning this game, we had a lot of people crying, this game was destined to go down in history, we completed an impossible task, the score was down, we were sent off again, you can imagine how difficult it was at that time, but we didn't give up, I told my teammates 'we have no choice, since we have come to this field today, except for the victory, We don't have any other choice', I'm very happy that every single one of our players did their best, with one less person on the pitch, the other players had to come back and run more and use more energy, but the good thing we got through. ”

"Before the European Championships, no one was looking forward to us, there were some old players in the squad who left, and there were a lot of new faces, but although we were young, we didn't lack the courage to fight at all, and we were more hungry to win and prove ourselves with success."

At the post-match press conference, Antienes' voice trembled as he answered questions from reporters, and you can imagine his excitement: "I'm excited, I'm proud of my players, they're the best, I'm proud to be their coach, really! I'm very proud! We played a tough game and everything was very bad for us, but my players didn't give up, they got the better of them and they won the title. ”

The 2-1 reversal victory over Spain, Belgium reached the top of Europe for the first time in history, and the European Red Devils finally showed their sharp fangs in front of the world for the first time.

"The Red Devils crushed the matadors with their tenacity, they ended the tournament in a heart-wrenching way, and although the game was infuriating, the result was gratifying, and it was a great victory that could change the history of Belgian football."

"When the Spaniards scored, almost everyone thought we were going to wipe the tears from the corners of our eyes and leave the Euro stage, but the lads pushed the story to another way in a crazy way, we were the champions, we won the European Cup, the result was fair, the best team was awarded the trophy, it was a big gamble, Belgium won the first title in history, the whole country was overwhelmed with joy, the moment Digan lifted the trophy, It's the best reward for this group of talented players. ”

"Belgium, European champions, it sounds crazy, but it's true, the top honour was awarded to the best team in three weeks, and Degan's brace brought the first European Cup in the history of Belgian football, leaving a beautiful legend for future generations."

"The Belgian national team has become the new European champions, this team has given Calagonés a bitter parting gift, it is all over, the European Championship rewarded the best team, the prize is this well-deserved final victory, the spring of Belgian football has arrived, look at this final, we have a group of players who are eager to win and willing to give everything for it."

'Thanks to Degan, Belgium became European champions for the first time in the history of Belgian football, Belgium stood on top of Europe, Deegan was the best player of the game, with the help of his team-mates, he was unstoppable.

With the championship trophy, the Belgian team flew to Brussels Airport on a special plane the next day, and the word "champion" was specially sprayed on the outside of the special plane.

After the hatch opened, the head coach Antienes and the captain Deegan jointly held the Delaunay Cup and took the lead out of the cabin, and the other members of the Belgian team also walked out of the cabin, an open-top bus was already waiting next to the plane, and the Belgian team soldiers boarded the bus directly and went to the downtown square, and the Belgian national television landed from the special plane to the downtown square to celebrate, and carried out a live broadcast of the whole process.

As the bus made its way to the square, traffic was interrupted and fans holding Belgian flags lined the road to welcome the hero, and after an hour and a half of slow travel, the bus finally reached the central square.

Tens of thousands of fans were already waiting there, and Degan held the championship trophy high and shouted at the fans: "This trophy belongs to you too!" ”

For a time, the whole square was boiling.

Digan then thanked head coach Antienes for his outstanding contributions, and the players then threw the manager high in the air on several occasions.

Antienes was also impressed by the atmosphere: "I'm a person who doesn't get emotional, but I'm also very excited about it. ”

After Belgium failed to qualify for Euro 2004 and conservative football left the Red Devils listless, Antienes took over the reins of the Belgian team at a difficult time.

After taking office, Antienes immediately made clear the dominance of attacking tactics, but the results were not ideal, and then, Antienes recruited Dugan to join, and the Belgian national team regained its emphasis on quick counterattacks on the basis of solid defense, and Belgian football suddenly took on a new look.

Germany's regrettable failure to win the World Cup did not shake Antienes' determination to reform, and then Belgium began to emphasize the technical attacking route while renewing the generation, all of which finally came to fruition in this tournament.

It's hard to describe the joy of the Belgians now that their dreams have finally come true, with millions of fans pouring into the streets across Belgium to celebrate the Red Devils' first ascent to the top of Europe with car horns and fireworks, and the players celebrating in a way that is not only a live witness to the historic moment, but also the people who created it.

After receiving the cheers of the fans, Degan held the trophy high and shouted: "We are the European champions!" We are champions and the champions belong to the whole of Belgium. ”

As the saying goes, after Belgium won the European Championship, these internationals will also receive a huge prize of around 1 million euros each, although not all of this money comes from the Belgian Football Federation. Part of this money comes from the Belgian Football Association, because the players received 200,000 euros each from the Football Association to win the championship, and the Belgian team received 27.5 million euros from UEFA to win and win the championship, so that each player can get about 800,000 euros, and the two add up, which naturally constitutes a huge prize of millions of euros for the Belgian internationals.

The runners-up Spaniards also returned to Madrid, and although they lost the title, the matadors were still greeted by more than 100,000 fans in the Plaza de la Municipal.

After flying over Madrid, the Spanish team's special plane deliberately flew at low altitude several times in order to give the players a more realistic view of the fans waiting to welcome them.

After walking out of the airport, captain Casillas looked a little disappointed: "It's always a bit disappointing and sour to reach the final, but not to win the championship. ”

Spain's failure to win the championship is indeed regrettable, their strength has been vividly reflected in this European Cup, strong midfield control is the foundation of Spain's survival, whether it is 442 or 4141, the all-round ability of the Spanish midfielders will always make the opponent unguardable.

Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Silva, the four attacking midfielders are all able to shoot with good passes, and the fast and fluid kick makes the opponent's defense useless.

Single-back Senna is also not limited to dirty work, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he not only has a strong ability to instigate fast attacks, but can also be used as a finisher. Senna hit the post against Italy and came close to scoring the equaliser for Spain in the 80th minute in the final.

The semi-finals showed the strength of Spain's midfield, with Russia beating the formidable Dutch into a sieve, but in front of Spain, the polar bear was like a plaything played by bullfighters.

It is with the control of the midfield as a guarantee that Spain can repeatedly create killings through passes. In today's era of conservatism, Spain have proved their strength with their performances, proving that football is not a sport of running and power.

The fiasco of failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup made Calagones start the replacement of the old and the new in advance, and the veterans such as Raul, Canizares, and Salgado were purged one after another, and replaced by a group of post-80s, Casillas regarded "realizing the replacement of the old and the new as soon as possible" as the biggest reason for the team to win the championship.

The purge of the veterans not only allowed the team to further speed up the team's tactics, but also allowed Aragonés to establish a complete authority in the hearts of the players. Torres, Ramos and others have clashed with Zhisuo, but Raul's precedent is in front of him, and the thorns have surrendered to the old boss with public apologies.

Bosque will be the coach of Spain after the European Championship, and in addition to leaving him with a set of the most advanced and well-established technical and tactical play, the old man has also left countless youth treasures.

Only Puyol, Capdevilla and Senna are over 30 years old in Spain's main squad, but the position of these three means that their form will not slip anytime soon.

Marchena is 29 years old, Xavi is 28 years old, Casillas is 27 years old, Villa is 27 years old, and the core of Spain's third line is the year of play.

The other main players are younger, Iniesta and Torres are 24 years old, Ramos and Silva are 22 years old, and Cesc Fabregas is only 21 years old.

Looking at world football, the age structure of the Spanish team is the most competitive in the next three or four years, and in two years from South Africa, the matadors are expected to shake off the regret of this final and give the world a huge surprise.

Euro 2008 came to a close with Belgium winning the trophy and the best team was selected through a comprehensive evaluation of the tournament, with the new champions Belgium and the favourite Spain emerging as the biggest winners.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Spain)

Although he could only stand in the corner and watch the Belgians lift the championship trophy, Casillas's performance was definitely worthy of the captain's armband on his arm, and the penalty shootout with the world champion Italy sealed De Rossi and Di Natale penalties, ending the 88-year history of not winning against Italy in the tournament.

Defenders: Altentop (Turkey), Kompany (Belgium), Zhirkov (Russia)

The Turks should rejoice that the German-born Altentop finally chose to play for his "homeland" Turkey, and his performances as a wing-back in the first two games of the group stage were eye-catching, and then he switched to midfield due to the team's incomplete line-up, scoring a hat-trick of assists in the life-and-death battle with the Czech Republic, and even after being eliminated by Belgium, his outstanding performance still caused huge problems for the eventual champions of the European Red Devils.

As the heart of Belgium's defence, Kompany's performance in this tournament has been reassuring, especially after entering the knockout stages, when he completely muted Klose against Germany, and when Torres was silent in the final against Spain, it was not his fault for the non-existent foul, and his performance has deserved the title of the world's best central defender.

Zhirkov, who was born in left midfield, is also excellent at wing-back, compared to Lahm, the Russian's attack and defense are more balanced, especially in defense, and his breakthrough on the left is a Russian attacking weapon, look at his match against the Netherlands, scouts on the European continent must be calculating, and of course, Zhirkov's value will definitely soar after this Cup.

Defenders: Gul (Belgium), Senna (Spain), Sneijder (Netherlands), Podolski (Germany)

Gul played all of Belgium's games as the vice-captain of the Belgian team, and in the final, despite a shoulder injury, he still insisted on playing a game, which is a perfect example of the tough guy's tenacious spirit.

In Albelda's absence, Senna, the "Brazilian", became the only person in the Spanish team to take on the defensive duty. Maybe Senna is not as good as Harvey or David. Silva and others have caught the eye, but he has played a pivotal role in the team.

Sneijder, who played with an injury, was the most consistent and outstanding player in the Dutch team in this Cup, and the two wonderful goals against Italy and France were amazing, even if he was eliminated by Russia, Sneijder was also the hardest working and hardest working Dutch player.

Podolski was a bit of a high-and-low tournament, but he was still the most eye-catching and consistent player in the German team. Whether playing as a wing-back, a second striker or a winger, Podolski is conscientious.

Forwards: Villa (Spain), Arshavin (Russia), Digan (Belgium)

Missing the final due to injury, Villa eventually finished behind Digan with four goals to become the Silver Boot of the tournament, and when Spain lost the final, people were more concerned about what would have happened if Villa had been able to play.

The baby-faced killer with a "little red face" has become the protagonist of this European Cup, and Arshavin has conquered all of Europe with two games, and the whole world, especially against the Dutch team, his amazing footwork makes people compare him to Maradona.

Degan's performance does not need to be repeated too much, missing the group stage, but in the three knockout games, he scored an incredible six goals, surpassing Villa to be the top scorer of this European Cup, and also won the MVP award in the final selection.

A group of superstars who originally wanted to show off on the big stage lost to Maicheng and ended the European Cup trip with a disappointing performance.

Goalkeeper: Nikopolidis (Greece)

The defending champions were humiliated by three consecutive defeats in the group stage, and Nicopolidis, known as the Clooney of football, was not to blame. His form has been declining with age, and in the three games of the group stage, Nikopolidis rarely played brilliantly, and that rash attack was really unforgettable, and the goal conceded in the 1-0 defeat to Russia directly led to the tragedy of the defending champions failing to qualify from the group.

Defenders: Zambrotta (Italy), Abidal (France), Materazzi (Italy), Janssen (Germany)

Whether in Barcelona or Italy, Zambrotta, who was once the world's No. 1 full-back, is the team's weakness, and in the group stage against the Netherlands, all the goals conceded by the Italian team are directly related to Zambrotta. What was once world-class has now become a big hole in the Italian backline.

France's first game against Romania, Abidal had almost no assists on the left side, against the Netherlands, Domenech abandoned Abidal and chose Evra, who had more outstanding offensive ability, and in the last game, Domenech had a whim, putting Abidal in the middle, and the reckless Abidal really became Italy's "lucky general", fouled in the penalty area, red card and penalty.

With Cannavaro out injured, Materazzi was expected to be the leader of the World Champion's backline, but the personality was so vulnerable against the Netherlands that he became a spectator at the European Championships.

Janssen may be the future of the German team, but as the youngest player in two consecutive major tournaments, Janssen was clearly underwhelmed in this tournament, and in the match against Croatia, his embarrassment in front of goal and his amateur performance throughout the game almost sent the German team into the abyss, and he was unable to help the team out of adversity after coming on as a half-time substitute in the quarter-finals.

Defenders: Perrotta (Italy), Gattuso (Italy), Malouda (France)

Perrotta proved himself to be a running "laborer" rather than a master of organising, and after leaving the Roman system, Perrotta was reduced to mediocrity.

Gattuso's biggest impression at this European Championship was the bickering with Spanish coach Calagones on the sidelines, "Grandpa" said that he is not a great player should be true, the midfielder is indeed out of shape, in addition to the suspension in key battles, there was no too bright performance in the group stage.

After a disappointing season at Chelsea, Malouda's performances at the European Championship were still sluggish, and his performances were the epitome of the French team, not only losing the ability to break through, but also the accuracy of his passes, and the only impression Malouda left on the fans was mistakes, non-stop mistakes.

Forward: Mario. Gomez (Germany), Toni (Italy), Anelka (France)

This European Championship proves that the Bundesliga scorer list is poison, Silver Boot winner Gomez, although wearing the team's No. 9 shirt, but people see his very watery performance, Gomez sleepwalked most of the time in this Cup, but also completed a book of striker mistakes, tackle kicks, push shots, headers can't get it. In the life-and-death battle with Austria in the group stage, he outflanked the goal from three meters in front of the goal, and he was able to hit the ball on the head of the opposing defender in a weird way.

Winning the Golden Boot in the Bundesliga with 24 goals, Italian striker Toney's powerful firepower has fans looking forward to it, in fact? Tony played the role of the king of waste in this competition. Against the Netherlands, there is no single sword; Against Romania, the goal was blown offside; Still unable to score against France.

The French striker is like a swarm of headless flies, and Anelka is a scrap. He started his game against Romania in the first game, but did nothing except kick a good ball from a tight angle into the side-netting, and then came on as a substitute in the next two rounds. As the "precious species" with the highest cumulative transfer value, he has accumulated another record for himself with one performance after another in the European Championship, participating in 7 European Championship finals without scoring a goal, the worst in history!

The European Championship has come to an end, but Degan's journey this summer is not over, when the Kaka couple returned to Brazil with their children to continue their parenting internship, Degan walked into the training camp of the Belgian Olympic team and began his journey to prepare for the Olympic Games.

"I love the feeling of winning a title, I will do my best to win any title, the Olympics is also an important competition, Belgium has never been able to break through in this event, I hope this time, we can win the gold medal at the end!"

Of course, in addition to the piece of golden jade that attracted him, Degan wanted to go to China and see the rising China after the catastrophe.

Winning the European Championship has also doubled the morale of the Belgian Football Association, and many members of the national team who participated in the European Championship have also expressed their willingness to join after Digan expressed his willingness to represent Belgium.

Although there are still two weeks to go, the 22-man squad has been confirmed, and the goalkeepers: Bailly (Genke), Eves. Makalambbe (Hibernian), Derwent (Westrous).

Defender: Laurent. Simão (Brugge), Drur (Groningen), Kompany (Fiorentina), Mullermo (Standard Liege), Poconioli (Alkmaar), Vermaelen (Ajax), Vertonghen (Ajax).

Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini (Standard Liege), Demul (Sevilla), Haroon (Genke), Martens (AZ Alkmaar), Simayes (Club Brugge), Naeng (Piacenza), Vadis (Hamburg), Desmet (Club Brugge).

Forwards: Dembele (AZ Alkmaar), Di Smith (Sera Brugge), Milaras (Lille), Digan (Fiorentina).

As Belgium's number one star, Degan deservedly wore the captain's armband, and Degan was even more able to join, which made the head coach of the Belgian Olympic team, Desaart, also excited.

After winning the European Cup, some media have shouted "Dedigan!" Win the world", such a slogan, although the Olympic Games are international, but because of the age limit, the intensity of the competition, the level of the participating teams must not be the same as the European Cup, perhaps in Beijing, the Belgian Olympic Games really hope to compete for the golden jade.

To this, Degan responded: "In any event, we always have only one goal, which is to win the championship, and any other result is not in my consideration!" ”

The biggest problem that Digan faces if he wants to win the championship is of course not Brazil, which has never opened at the Olympics, nor China, the host country, but Barcelona, which has Messi.

Although Barcelona is empty this season, the rise of Messi has given Catalans hope for revival, and Messi is also eager to lead Argentina to defend the title in this Olympic Games.