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Second Round
GROUP A
Greece 1-2 Czech Republic
Poland 1-1 Russia
25 goals scored in 10 matches (2.5 per match) with two shutouts.
GROUP A STANDINGS
4, 1-0-1, Russia
3, 1-1-0, Czech Republic
2, 0-0-2, Poland
1, 0-1-1, Greece
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6/12/12
<a href="http://www.socceramerica.com/article/47005/euro-2012-tv-ratings-continue-to-grow-on-espn.html">Euro 2012 TV ratings continue to grow on ESPN</a>
Paul Kennedy, Soccer America
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There seems to be not stopping the growth of the U.S. viewership for international soccer.
After the first three days of Euro 2012, four group games on ESPN drew higher ratings than those for any first-round game four years earlier.
Sunday's Spain-Italy game, which kicked off at noon ET, drew a 1.7 rating, higher than the 1.6 rating for the Detroit-Cincinnati baseball game on ESPN.
Three other games drew higher ratings than the 0.9 rating that was the best rating at Euro 2008 for a group match: Germany-Portugal (1.3), Netherlands-Denmark (1.2) and Ireland-Croatia (1.2).
To put soccer in perspective on the American sports scene, here a few other ratings over the weekend:
-- Game 7 of the Miami-Boston NBA series drew a 9.1 rating, the highest ever for an NBA game on cable TV;
-- Game 5 of the NHL's Stanley Cup final between Los Angeles and Detroit on NBC drew a 2.6 rating.
...but OUR national team is playing tonight in this little thing called the World Cup and it'll cost you $30 to watch. I know Guatemala is a little off the beaten path but c'mon American TV networks, shame on you. 
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Second Round
GROUP B
Portugal 3-2 Denmark
Germany 2-1 Netherlands
33 goals scored in 12 matches (2.75 per match) with two shutouts.
STANDINGS
6, 2-0-0, Germany
3, 1-1-0, Denmark
3, 1-1-0, Portugal
0, 0-2-0, Netherlands
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Should be 2 good matches today....Italy vs. Croatia at noon followed by Spain vs. Ireland at 2:45. Croatia looked really strong in hammering Ireland. Because of the hammering, Ireland can't afford another loss, so they should be all blood and thunder. Here are a couple previews: Italy vs. Croatia PreviewSpain vs. Ireland Preview
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Second Round
GROUP C
Croatia 1-1 Italy
Ireland 0-4 Spain
39 goals scored in 14 matches (2.79 per match) with three shutouts.
STANDINGS
4, 1-0-1, Spain
4, 1-0-1, Croatia
2, 0-0-2, Italy
0, 0-2-0, Ireland
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Guess Spain woke up....what a mauling they put on the Irish.
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Second Round
GROUP D
France 2-0 Ukraine
England 3-2 Sweden
46 goals scored in 16 matches (2.88 per match) with four shutouts.
STANDINGS
4, 1-0-1, England
4, 1-0-1, France
3, 1-1-0, Ukraine
0, 0-2-0, Sweden
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Third Round
GROUP A
Greece 1-0 Russia
Czech Republic 1-0 Poland
#1 Czech Republic
#2 Greece
GROUP B
Portugal 2-1 Netherlands
Denmark 1-2 Germany
#1 Germany
#2 Portugal
QUARTERFINALS
Czech Republic vs. Portugal
Germany vs. Greece
54 goals scored in 20 matches (2.7 goals per match) with six shutouts.
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TV RATINGS
Continued Strong Ratings for UEFA EURO
Through eight matches, ESPN’s English-language presentation of the event is averaging 978,000 households and 1.260,000 viewers -- up 172% and 183%, respectively, versus the first eight games of the UEFA EURO 2008 (360,000 households and 446,000 viewers in '08). Wednesday’s Group B games also produced strong overnight ratings, according to Nielsen. The Netherlands-Germany afternoon match posted a 1.2 overnight rating, while the earlier Denmark-Portugal game posted a 0.9 overnight.
The top 10 metered markets through the first 10 matches include: New York (1.9), Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (1.8), Los Angeles (1.3), Providence (1.3), Jacksonville (1.3), Washington, DC (1.2), Richmond, VA (1.2), Atlanta (1.2), Greensboro-High Point, NC (1.2) and Austin, TX (1.1).
ESPN Deportes has also delivered strong ratings for UEFA EURO 2012, averaging a 3.0 Hispanic household coverage rating (+58% from 2008) with 157,000 Hispanic households (+131% from 2008) through the first eight matches.
ESPN Digital Platforms
Through the first six days of EURO 2012, ESPNFC.com globally logged over 970,000 average daily visitors, 24.2 million total page views and more than 93.6 million total minutes (source: Adobe/Omniture). Compared to ESPNsoccernet.com during the same time period for EURO 2008, the site is up 38%, 43% and 244%, respectively. The site also reached as high as 1.1 million unique visitors on Wednesday, June 13.
Wednesday’s Netherlands vs. Germany match on ESPN3 and WatchESPN across computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox was the highest performing match so far in the tournament, logging 395,000 unique viewers, 17.3 million minutes and an average minute audience of 115,283 to both English and Spanish language feeds. Additionally, Denmark vs. Portugal pulled in a strong audience with 318,000 unique viewers, 13.8 million minutes and an average minute audience of 101,654. Through twelve matches in the tournament, EURO 2012 on ESPN3 and WatchESPN on computers alone have logged 1 million unique viewers that generated 116.4 million minutes.
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Wow! I just saw Alexi Lalas ask a question and listen to the answer.
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