Germany U21 vs England U21 Highlights : European U21 Championship

Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21s were humbled in their European Championship final in Malmo on a familiar evening that featured a goalkeeping error and a ruthless German victory.

Mesut Ozil’s long-range free-kick embarrassed stand-in goalkeeper Scott Loach but England were already trailing at that stage to Gonzalo Castro’s opening blow at Swedbank Stadion.

Sandro Wagner then scored two late goals to continue Pearce’s jinx against Germany, after losing to them twice as a player in major tournaments.

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United States vs Brazil Highlights: Confederations Cup Final

Clint Dempsey sobbed as the Americans walked up to get their second-place medals, unable to hide the pain and the disappointment of not holding onto the lead and winning a final in which they were so close.

The euphoria of knocking off Spain last week disappeared on Sunday in the Confederations Cup final when Brazil unleashed its “Beautiful Game.”

After dominating the five-time World Cup champions in the first half, the Americans were left powerless as Brazil scored three goals in the final 45 minutes to rally for a 3-2 win.

Luis Fabiano scored twice for Brazil, and Lucio added the decisive third in the 84th minute to give Brazil its second straight Confederations Cup title and third overall. The American men fell short in their first final of a FIFA tournament,however the experience was invaluable.

Almost sure to qualify for next year’s World Cup, also in South Africa, the Americans certainly saw the benefits of playing this game. What hurt them most was the way they lost it.

As the Brazilians gathered in a circle and jumped up and down in celebration, the Americans remained on the field, watching in silence. Many climbed up to get their medals with their heads bowed, and there were less smiles in sight.

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Spain vs South Africa Highlights: Confederations Cup

Xabi Alonso’s superb free-kick in extra-time enabled Spain to see off the plucky challenge of South Africa and clinch third place in the Confederations Cup.

European champions Spain, whose 35-match unbeaten run came to a shocking end against the United States in the semi-finals, seemed to be lethargic for much of the encounter and appeared to be heading for another defeat when Katlego Mphela put Bafana Bafana ahead after 73 minutes. But two goals in the last three minutes from substitute Daniel Guiza turned the match around only for Mphela to send the game into extra-time with a blistering free-kick.

Spain sealed it when Liverpool midfielder Alonso curled a 107th-minute free-kick from the left into the area which eluded everyone and landed in the bottom right-hand corner.

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Italy vs Germany: U-21 Highlights

Germany will play England in the final of the European Under-21 Championship after a stunning goal by Andreas Beck earned a 1-0 win over Italy in the second semi-final in Helsingborg.

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