Euro 2012 daily update: Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Heart key to England draw, anticipation mounts as Holland prepare to take on Germany and Suker’s Euro 96 goal remembered.

Hearts may not be enough for England - Parker

England midfielder Scott Parker has praised England’s commitment and heart after they recorded a 1 - 1 draw with France in their opening group match of Euro 2012 but doubts that it alone will be enough to win a major tournament.

Poland given lifeline

Poland stopped Russia from becoming the first team to make it through the group stages of Euro 2012 after they recorded a 1 - 1 draw last night which also keeps the Poles in with a chance of making it through to the next stage.

Russian hooligans back England

Media reports in Poland suggest Russian fans turned up to watch England take on France wearing England shirts informing spectators that they were there because they respected English hooliganism and would be on hand to “help out” should there be any trouble.

Rooney England’s ace card - Hodgson

Wayne Rooney will give England the crucial edge they have been missing in the final third of the field when the striker returns from suspension to face the Ukraine next Tuesday.

TODAY’S MATCH SCHEDULE

Denmark v Portugal, Lviv

ITV 1 - kick-off 5pm

Netherlands v Germany , Khaarkiv

BBC1 - kick-off 7.45pm

ONE TO WATCH - Kevin Strootman

PSV Eindhoven’s midfielder Strootman has been a rumoured target for Manchester United, who are still trying to fill a Roy Keane-sized hole in midfield - 22-year-old Strootman may yet be that man, though he doesn’t quite yet have the tigerish tackling (to put it mildly) of the Irishman.

EURO FACTS

Co-hosts Ukraine are the only nation making their debut at this European Championship.

MEMORABLE GOAL OF EUROS PAST

Davor Suker - Euro 96

With Denmark 2 - 0 down and heading for a group stage exit, keeper Peter Schmeichel charged upfield to assist in the attack on the Croatia goal.

Denmark were caught in possession though and Croatia, spotting Schmeichel off his line, saw a chance to kill off the game.

A long ball upfield found Suker who took it down immaculately and advanced towards goal.

Schmeichel was caught in two minds and instead of retreating for the safety of his line advanced towards Suker.

But Suker then sent an audacious lob over the keeper and into the net, and rubber-stamp his side’s progression to the last eight.

LATEST ODDS

TOURNAMENT WINNERS

Spain 3/1

Germany 3/1

France 8/1

TOP GOALSCORER

A Dzagoev 10/3

M Gomez 7/1

K Benzema 14/1

Odds from paddypower.com