Greece substitute Dimitris Salpingidis scored a second-half equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw with Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland in a pulsating opening match on Friday in which the Greeks missed a penalty and both sides finished with 10 men.
Workers abseil as they attach a huge placard displaying the Euro 2012 trophy as they decorate a building near the Olympic stadium in central Kiev June 6, 2012.
season without injuries may never happen in the whimsical career of Arjen Robben, yet despite all the setbacks he remains the most lethal threat in the Dutch team.
A vendor holds the Euro 2012 mascots Slavek (L) and Slavko in a souvenir shop in downtown Kiev June 6, 2012.
With a quarter-back's eye for the killer pass and a sniper's instinct when in sight of goal, England skipper Steven Gerrard is respected as one of Europe's most complete midfielder players.
France's national soccer team midfielder Franck Ribery is seen in a sauna at the team's training center in Kircha, on the eve of the Euro 2012 football championships opening match.
Funtik, a psychic pig, is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland.
Traning session of the Euro 2012
A worker makes the final touches on flags at the city stadium in Wroclaw, June 7, 2012, on the eve of the Euro 2012 soccer match between Russia and Czech Republic.
Girls dressed in colours of the Ukrainian national flag perform during the opening ceremony of the Euro 2012 fan zone in Kharkiv, some 480 km (300 miles) east of Kiev, June 7, 2012.
Ukraine's players have recovered from a mysterious stomach bug and hope to surprise Sweden when the pair meet in their Euro 2012 opener on Monday, coach Oleh Blokhin said.
Spain shook off the tag of inveterate also-ran to triumph at Euro 2008 and winning a first World Cup two years later secured its undisputed status as the team to beat in international soccer.
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