2012年欧洲杯决赛阶段B组的第二轮展开一场焦点大战，由荷兰队与德国队进行“火星撞地球”般的巅峰对决，由于荷兰队首战出人意料地不敌丹麦，因此本场比赛他们不容有失。比赛中德国队中场大将厄齐尔击中了立柱，而饱受质疑的中锋戈麦斯则打入两球，荷兰队只是由范佩西打入一球，最终德国队2-1击败荷兰队，这样一来德国队晋级前景一片光明，而荷兰队要想出线，则需要在下一场比赛中大比分战胜葡萄牙，同时还要指望德国队击败丹麦。

Two superb first-half goals by red-hot striker Mario Gomez earned Germany a 2-1 victory over a disappointing Netherlands in the Euro 2012’s Group B. The win put Germany in sight of the quarter-finals.
Gomez produced a neat turn and shot after a clever Bastian Schwein-steiger pass in the 24th minute and, fed by the same player, fired in a fierce second after the 38th minute. The Dutch, beaten 1-0 by Denmark in their opener, were poor for long spells but hit back with a superb 20-metre shot by forward Robin van Persie in the 73rd minute.
Germany tops the standings with six points but are still not yet sure of qualifying ahead of their final game against Denmark. Portugal and Denmark have three points each after Portugal’s 3-2 victory over the Danes earlier on Wednesday. The Netherlands have no points but could still qualify.