SPAIN, the world and European champions, have the chance to become the first national team to win a hat trick of tournaments after they overcame Portugal on penalties.
The decisive kick, Spain's fifth, was executed perfectly by Cesc Fabregas, the Barcelona midfielder guiding the ball low and to the left, where it struck the base of the post and rolled behind the line into the opposite side netting. With that, the Spain of Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta became only the second team in history to reach three successive finals.
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