See a slideshow of images of the u-21 European Championships in Sweden. The tournament was won 4-0 by Germany against England in the final. Bet with Bet 365

UEFA u21 Championship, Sweden 2009 Sweden 3-1 Serbia , Malmo, 19,820 Italy 2-1 Belarus , Helsingborg, 3,014 Sweden and Italy advanced to the semi-finals tonight leaving Belarus and Serbia to pack their bags. The hosts downed Serbia 3-1 in front of almost 20,000 fans in Malmo, the championship's biggest crowd yet, with tournament top gunner Marcus Berg scoring twice in the first quarter of an hour to lift his goal tally to five. Serbian skipper Gojko Kacar pulled one back after 26 minutes before Ola Toivonen scored Sweden's third just short of the half hour. A fiery evening saw the referee brandish ten yellow cards and send off two Serbs, Nikola Petkovic and Nenad Tomovic.

Gothenburg: Finland v Spain Halmstad: England v Germany The second semi-finalist will be decided today, with England already through to the knock-out stages. After a two-day hiatus to coincide with Sweden's national midsummer holiday, the football begins again in earnest. Stuart Pearce's men face Germany in Halmstad, scene of their opening win over Finland, with nothing but pride and no injuries or bookings to play for. A draw will be enough for the Germans to qualify, but a defeat may just let in Spain, who tackle the eliminated Finns in Gothenburg. Spain trail the Germans by three points and four goals at start of play.

UEFA U21 Championship: Sweden v Belarus Malmo - After England took the initiative with a 2-1 win over Finland last night and Spain and Germany tussled to a 0-0 finish, it is up to the host nation to stamp their authority on Group A. Sweden kick off shortly against a Belarus side missing only their manager - coach Yuri Kurnenin is suspended after being given his marching orders in the second leg of their play-off victory over Turkey back in October.

UEFA U21 Championship: Sweden v Belarus Malmo - After England took the initiative with a 2-1 win over Finland last night and Spain and Germany tussled to a 0-0 finish, it is up to the host nation to stamp their authority on Group A. Sweden kick off shortly against a Belarus side missing only their manager - coach Yuri Kurnenin is suspended after being given his marching orders in the second leg of their play-off victory over Turkey back in October.

UEFA u21 Championship FT Sweden 5:1 Belarus Malmo - The hosts announced themselves in style with a 5-1 mauling of Belarus in Malmo. In a tournament of mostly up and coming footballers, Sweden boast some heavy armoury in the form of their forward pair of Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen, two aces honed in Holland's Eredivisie.

UEFA u21 Championship FT Sweden 5:1 Belarus Malmo - The hosts announced themselves in style with a 5-1 mauling of Belarus in Malmo. In a tournament of mostly up and coming footballers, Sweden boast some heavy armoury in the form of their forward pair of Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen, two aces honed in Holland's Eredivisie.

EURO 2008: Spain 2:1 Sweden Stadion Tivoli NEU, Innsbruck. Att: 30,772 Torres 15', Ibrahimovic 34', Villa 90' David Villa, the hat-trick hero for Spain against Russia, roused himself to net an injury time winner send Spain through to the quarter final in Vienna on the 22nd of June. The last-gasp strike from the Valencia marksman was harsh on a well-drilled Swedish eleven who had matched the previously dazzling Spaniards and done more than enough to have earned a point. Fernando Torres had given Spain the lead in the 15th minute, wrong-footing Andreas Isaksson with his flick, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled Sweden level eleven minutes before the break with some typically muscular forward play. For the first ten minutes, there was little to choose between the sides, although Spain were a touch the more incisive. Twice Fernando Torres ghosted past the right back Mikael Nilsson in the box, but failed to deliver a final pass. In the 15th minute Spain snatched the lead when Sweden failed to clear a corner adequately. The ball fell to Xavi Fernandes 20 yards from goal and the Barcelona playmaker stroked the ball into the melee for Fernando Torres to stretch and direct the ball past Andreas Isaksson. Yet only seconds later the Swedes spurned a chance to draw level when Johan Elmander hit the side netting after being put through by Henrik Larsson. Sweden's dynamic duo up front were finding space hard to come by but a morsel of endeavour by Zlatan Ibrahimovic played Larsson through in the 22nd minute, only for the former Celtic star to chip over the bar. 25th Carlos Puyol was oddly replaced by Raul Albiol. Puyol didn't look injured or happy, so it may well have been punishment by coach Luis Aragones for him missing a soft backpass a few minutes earlier. A minute later a Swedish set piece from the right wing found Ibrahimovic but his close range short was blocked by Sergio Ramos. In the 34th Sweden were level. Daniel Andersson picked out an overlapping Fredrik Stoor on the right wing. Stoor controlled perfectly before whipping in a cross to the heart of the box. Larsson leaped but the ball fell to Ibrahimovic at the far post. After keeping his footing, the Inter striker out-muscled Ramos and turned the ball into the far corner, past a helpless Iker Casillas. David Villa the hat-trick hero against Russia, was missing in action, alth ough he did pull a reflex save out of Isaksson in the 38th when Olof Mellberg's headed clearance fell at his boots. But for the closing minutes of the half it was the Swedes who had the wind in their sails while the turbo-charged Spain of a few days ago was stuck in first gear. The half ended finely poised with the much-fancied Spain having experienced an uncomfortable 45 minutes from their underrated Scandinavian adversaries. If the Swedes were edging this game, perhaps it was down to the clim actic conditions. With snow still visible on the highest peaks around us, a cool breeze blew through the stadium, making it decidedly jacket weather in mid-summer. Just short of the hour mark, Aragones had seen enough yellow possession and replaced Xavi & Andres Iniesta with Cesc Fabregas and Santi Cazorla. In the 63rd Spain at last started weaving their magic and a crazy sequence which saw David Silva's shot saved, Villa round Isaksson and pass back before Torres' sidefoot was cleared almost off the line. Five minutes later Senna decided to move up from defensive midfield and drew a diving tip away by Isaksson from 20 yards out. By the 70th minute mark the Spanish were in control territorially, Sweden opting to stay firm and wait for the breaks. For all the Iberian possession, Sweden looked just as likely to score on the counter. The yellow jerseys had formed a solid block at the back, which looked difficult to breach. With eleven minutes left, Sweden made a rare foray upfield and almost scored. Petter Hansson found space down the left and drilled the ball across an unguared goal. A younger Henrik Larsson might have stretched out to connect, but the ball rolled past him. After Ibrahimovic's injury-forced halftime exit, Swedish coach Lars Lagerback withdrew Johan Elmander in the 79th and a tired Henrik Larsson seven minutes later. The game looked certain to end level. Two powerful teams had slugged it out but neither looked eager to change their 4-1-3-2 formations to throw men forward in search of a winner. But then Spain, having kept for so long to their keep the ball philosophy, discovered the joys of Wimbledon in the final two minutes. First, a long punt by Marcos Senna in the 89th was knocked down by Villa, allowing Torres to fire off a shot which Isaksson threw himself low to save. Then with the clock deep into the three added minutes, left back Ricardo Capdevila launched it long towards the edge of the Swedish box. Villa collected it, forced himself past the dithering Hansson and finished in the corner past a flailing Isaksson to hand Spain the spoils. While Spain advance to Vienna to play the second team in Group C, Sweden must get a result against Russia in their final game to ensure their progress. (c) Sean O'Conor & Soccerphile Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer News Soccer betting tips Soccer Books & DVDs Tags Soccer News soccer football J-League K-League

Fans finally did it. Feyenoord kicked out of the UEFA Cup The notorious Feyenoord ultras have finally dealt a fatal blow to the club they supposedly love. UEFA has banned the Dutch club from the UEFA Cup because of violent incidents caused by Feyenoord fans in Nancy. The raging supporters even forced the referee to stop the game for several minutes. Even though Feyenoord were to be just fined and have their stadium closed for two years, the UEFA's Appeal Committee decided to increase the sentence. Twice the UEFA Cup winners and once European champions, Feyenoord have become one of the biggest clubs to suffer the ignominy of UEFA suspension, Real Madrid, Milan, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split having also been punished in this way because of their fans' conduct.