Spain advance to the quarterfinals after a resilient and defensive Greece conceded an injury time goal care of David Villa.
With 15 minutes ticking on the clock, David Silva coolly crossed the ball to Fernando Torres, whose first touch sent it crashing into the goal. 19 minutes later, Sweden responded, when Frederick Stoor's cross met Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the area. The latter controlled the ball before lashing it goalwards and scoring his 2nd goal in 2 appearances.
The second half was more offensive, with various shots going into both keepers hands. THe deadlock wasn't broken until the 92nd, when David Villa caught a through ball, a few seconds before a penalty decision was cancelled. Villa slotted the ball into the net, and secured Spain a spot in the last 8.
Meanwhile, the journey ends for the Czechs, when they were sent crashing out of the tournament by the Turks.
Jan Koller sent the Czechs ahead on the 34th minute, thumping a header past Volkan Demirel. Jaroslav Plasil looked to put the game away after turning in Libor Sionko's cross, but it wasn't meant to be.
Arda Turan sent a low shot past Petr Cech, and three minutes before time, Nihat Kahveci capitalized on a goalkeeping error to equalize the game. With a penalty shootout breathing past the players necks, Nihat yet again swept through the defenders and scored the winning goal. Volkan was sent off for shoving Jan Koller, but all was too late. 3-2 for the Turks.
While the Portuguese lost their game (while topping their group), Switzerland bowed out gracefully, with a 2-0 victory over this years favorites. Hakan Yakin scored the brace for the hosts, who dropped out of the running a few days ago.
With another upset, the Russians kill off the current champion Greece's hopes of retaining the title. Konstantin Zyryanov scored, sending the team to a deciding game against Sweden.
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