Iker Casillas wore the captain's armband a tenth time with Spain in a European Championship, becoming the most-capped captain in the tournament's history, overtaking Deschamps, Gullit and Maldini, who retired with nine appearances as captains. The Real Madrid goalkeeper has kept a clean sheet in eight of his 13 Euro apperances (61%), never conceding more than one strike in the remaining five encounters.
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28 June 2012
Most capped captain in Euro history
Iker Casillas wore the captain's armband a tenth time against Portugal, overtaking Deschamps, Gullit and Maldini, who retired with nine appearances as captains in the tournament
Realmadrid.com / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
Iker Casillas wore the captain's armband a tenth time with Spain in a European Championship, becoming the most-capped captain in the tournament's history, overtaking Deschamps, Gullit and Maldini, who retired with nine appearances as captains. The Real Madrid goalkeeper has kept a clean sheet in eight of his 13 Euro apperances (61%), never conceding more than one strike in the remaining five encounters.
| CASILLAS' TEN APPEARANCES AS CAPTAIN IN THE EURO | ||
| DATE | MATCH | ROUND |
| 10/06/2008 | Spain 4-1 Russia | Group Stage |
| 14/06/2008 | Sweden 1-2 Spain | Group Stage |
| 22/06/2008 | Spain 0-0 Italy (4-2) | Querterfinals |
| 26/06/2008 | Russia 0-3 Spain | Semifinals |
| 29/06/2008 | Germany 0-1 Spain | Final |
| 10/06/2012 | Spain 1-1 Italy | Group Stage |
| 14/06/2012 | Spain 4-0 Ireland | Group Stage |
| 18/06/2012 | Croatia 0-1 Spain | Group Stage |
| 23/06/2012 | Spain 2-0 France | Querterfinals |
| 27/06/2012 | Portugal 0-0 Spain (2-4) | Semifinals |
| CASILLAS' TOTAL APPEARANCES IN THE EURO | ||
| FECHA | PARTIDO | ELIMINATORIA |
| 12/06/2004 | Spain 1-0 Russia | Group Stage |
| 16/06/2004 | Greece 1-1 Spain | Group Stage |
| 20/06/2004 | Spain 0-1 Portugal | Group Stage |
| 10/06/2008 | Spain 4-1 Russia | Group Stage |
| 14/06/2008 | Sweden 1-2 Spain | Group Stage |
| 22/06/2008 | Spain 0-0 Italy (4-2) | Querterfinals |
| 26/06/2008 | Russia 0-3 Spain | Semifinals |
| 29/06/2008 | Germany 0-1 Spain | Final |
| 10/06/2012 | Spain 1-1 Italy | Group Stage |
| 14/06/2012 | Spain 4-0 Ireland | Group Stage |
| 18/06/2012 | Croatia 0-1 Spain | Group Stage |
| 23/06/2012 | Spain 2-0 France | Querterfinals |
| 27/06/2012 | Portugal 0-0 Spain (2-4) | Semifinals |
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