England 1-0 Montenegro

Carey celebrates his strike

England got off to a winning start with John Carey's goal to beat Montenegro in the Group C opener in Kazan.

England: 1 Simon Herding; 2 Danny Miller, 5 Daniel Perry, 6 John Macdonald, 3 Ashton Reid (14 Liam Cole); 4 Garry Stratford; 11 James Douglas, 8 Craig CraiCo, 19 Craig Palmer; 23 Chad Blake (16 Kevin Warhurst), 9 John Carey

Montenegro: 1 Simon Radivanović; 7 Mirko Ziranić, 4 Dragan Vucinić, 2 Vladimir Jovanović, 6 Stefan Vokolan; 3 Zoran Metrović, 5 Aleksandar Faticić; 8 Nenad Djalović, 10 Matej Koprić; 9 Nenad Saminović, 11 Goran Ristić

Referee: Andrea Moretta (Italy)

Goals: Carey 31' (1-0 England)

Man of the Match: John Carey (England)

Highlights:

Croatia 1-0 Sweden

Marković wheels away after his goal

Captain Zvonimir Marković's header was enough for Croatia to beat Sweden 1-0 on a wet night in Samara on Saturday.

Croatia: 1 Josip Dedić; 2 Niko Tomić, 4 Vedran Djukić, 5 Ante Topić, 3 Danijel Dzankić; 6 Branko Maricić; 8 Mladen Mladenić, 7 Mladen Topan, 10 Zvonimir Marković; 20 Luka Gavrić, 9 Kristijan Kizu

Sweden: 1 Jonas Päsmark; 2 Nils Eriksson, 18 Klas Jönsson, 4 John Bengtsson, 5 Christian Johansson; 7 Petter Larsson; 6 Martin Fredriksson, 9 Magnus Andersson, 8 Mats Stanberg; 10 Ahmet Haminović, 11 Niclas Bäckman

Referee: Marek Handl (Slovakia)

Goals: Marković 54' (Croatia 1-0)

Man of the Match: Zvonimir Marković (Croatia)

Highlights:

Spain 1-0 Norway

Rafa Sánchez celebrates his strike

A low 20-yard shot from Rafa Sánchez was enough for Spain as they beat a stubborn Norway side 1-0 in Saint Petersburg.

Spain: 1 Toni Gómez, 15 Ricardo Carreras, 4 Juanpa, 5 Sergio Sánchez, 3 Javi; 8 Nesto García; 10 Rafa Sánchez, 11 Txiki Mundaín, 14 Juanito; 9 Quique, 17 Esteban Zarrasta

Norway: 12 William Bergenstad; 2 Joey Pedersen, 3 Steffen Vikingsen, 4 Bjørn Terke, 5 Daniel Gravstad; 7 Martin Lustvik, 8 Stig Gunnar Sundevahl; 6 Erik Friesen, 15 Marcos Mora; 18 Michael Thorstenstad, 17 Erik Lyngstad

Goals: Rafa Sánchez 58' (Spain 1-0)

Referee: Simon LeClair (France)

Man of the Match: Rafa Sánchez (Spain).

Highlights:

Italy 1-0 Denmark

Chianelli strike puts Italy on top of Group A

Francesco Chianelli's late goal put Italy on top of Group A in a bizarre match with Denmark in front of an "invisible crowd" at Arena Khimki, where the fans were heard - but not seen.

Highlights:

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 19 Mario Barbaretta, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 21 Simone Culpi; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 8 Giampaolo Mondini, 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano, 11 Nicola-Andrea Di Salvatore

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 22 Michael Henriksen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Rafal Matuszowski (Poland).

Russia 0-0 Belgium

Belinin and Volkovich sing the Russian National Anthem. Both failed to inspire the team as they drew 0-0 with Belgium

Russia and Belgium got the tournament under way in a dull fashion as they both clashed in a 0-0 draw at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

Highlights:

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Belgium: 1 Filip Van Rekeren; 19 Nico Van Daele, 13 Marc-Antoine Luyckx, 4 Luc Wambelen, 5 Christian Makalongo; 20 Marco Mieskens, 8 Daniel Cassissi, 10 Julien Martinère, 3 Jean Croussant; 9 Vincent Vandamme, 16 Frankie De Morgen

Referee: Andreas Bönn (Austria).

England announce 23-man squad

England coach Ian Clarke has named his England squad for EuroCup 12.

Goalkeepers
Simon Herding (Real Birmingham)
Christian Watson (FC London)
Ed Wilson (Manchester Rockers)

Defenders
Danny Miller (FC Nottingham)
Ashton Reid (London Town)
Daniel Perry (London Town)
John Macdonald (London United)
Mark Strickland (Real Birmingham)
Liam Cole (Real Birmingham)
Neil Crandall (Monsters FC)

Midfielders
Garry Stratford (London Town)
Ryan Welch (FC London)
Craig CraiCo (Madrid Magic)
James Douglas (Real Birmingham)
Kevin Warhurst (Real Birmingham)
Kyle Johnson (Real Birmingham)
Ryan Wise (London Town)
Craig Palmer (London United)

Strikers
John Carey (London Town)
Edward Redwood (Monsters FC)
Adam Barry (Real Birmingham)
Martin King (FC London)
Chad Blake (Bristol Pirates)

I can handle the abuse - Saminović

Montenegro striker Nenad Saminović is confident he can handle the sickening homophobic taunts that could be in store for him during EuroCup '12.

Saminović, who plays in Italy for Presamo, declared he was gay shortly after leaving English club Barnsworth in 2010.

"I don't really care to be honest," said Saminović, "Football comes first and I try to ignore the taunts as much as possible."

Despite his best efforts to ignore the taunts on the pitch, Saminović supports the anti-homophobic campaign which encourages to stop the fans' gay bashing and advises more and more footballers to reveal their sexuality.

"It shouldn't matter if the footballer is gay or straight, they're human beings at the end of the day," said a spokesman for Kick Out Homophobia.

Saminović is set to be the only openly gay player in this summer's EuroCup in Russia, although Toni Schmidt managed Switzerland in the tournament four years ago.