( CNN ) -- Spain 's footballing dominance continues as the country 's under-21 team emulated their senior counterparts by winning the European Championship title on Saturday . With Spain having also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup , and top club side Barcelona claiming the 2011 UEFA Champions League , it gives the Iberian nation a full collection of major crowns . Ander Herrera and Thiago Alcantara were on target as the U21s defeated Switzerland 2-0 in the final in Denmark to give Spain a third triumph in the two-yearly age-group tournament -- and first since 1998 . Midfielder Herrera headed the opening goal four minutes before halftime in Aarhus as he stole in at the near post to connect with a cross by left-back Didac Vila . It was the Athletic Bilbao player 's second goal of the tournament , having also scored in the 1-1 group-stage draw with England . It was the first the Swiss had conceded , having marched into the final for the first time with four successive victories . Thiago , part of Barcelona 's double-winning squad last season , sealed Spain 's victory with a moment of genius as he caught goalkeeper Yann Sommer off his line with a 40-meter free-kick . Meanwhile , Belarus qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time after beating the Czech Republic 1-0 in Saturday 's third-place playoff match in Aalborg . Defender Yegor Filipenko volleyed an 88th-minute winner to earn entry to London 2012 after the Czechs had Lukas Vacha sent off with 15 minutes to play for a second yellow card . Belarus had lost 3-1 to Spain in the semifinals , while Switzerland won 1-0 against the Czechs in a match that also went to extra-time .
Spain 's junior team beat Switzerland 2 - 0 in the Championship final . It was Spain 's third title at the two - yearly event and first since 1998 . The team also won the 2008 senior championship and the 2010 Junior World . Belarus beat Czech Republic 1 - 0 in third - place playoff to qualify for 2012 Olympics .