UEFA Euro 2012 two consecutive European Championships, and also three straight major tournaments (Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012). Spain had already gained entry to the 2013 Confederations Cup by winning the 2010 World Cup, so runners-up Italy qualified instead. As at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, both 2012 host nations were eliminated in the group stage. The hosting of the event was initially contested by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia–Hungary, Greece, Italy, Poland–Ukraine, and Turkey. In November 2005, after an initial consideration of the bid data by UEFA, both the Greek and Turkish bids were eliminated from the
2012 Copa Sudamericana Finals which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game. </div> The second leg was abandoned after 45 minutes by the referee, as the Tigre players refused to come back to play the rest of the match after Tigre claimed of security problems at halftime. Therefore, São Paulo were declared as the champion. 2012 Copa Sudamericana Finals The 2012 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana, the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary