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International: Spain qualifies for Euro under-21
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Editor at Thursday, 16 October 2008
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With a 3-1 victory after extra time against Switzerland, Spain qualified on Tuesday for the European under-21 championship next summer.
Barcelona central defender Gerard Piqué (21) and Barcelona forward Bojan (18) played the whole match.
Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets (20) entered in the 76th minute and got booked. Barcelona wing attacker Pedro (21) got injured during training last week (read more here).
Israel was eliminated yesterday after a 1-3 loss against Italy. Barcelona Atlètic wing attacker Gai Assulin (17) played the whole game.
The draw for the final tournament takes place on Wednesday 3 December at the Svenska Mässan exhibition centre in Gothenburg.
Qualified nations for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship:
Belarus
England
Finland
Germany
Italy
Serbia
Spain
Sweden