Group C - Italy or France?!
After match day 2 in Group C at EURO 2008 we have The Netherlands on the first place with 6 points, Romania on 2nd place with 2 points and in the end of this group with 1 point Italy and France.
Who will stay and who will go home from Euro 2008: Italy or France?
To qualify forward, any of the above team have to win the game, that is why Italy vs France in Group C will be a real final at this tournament. Who will lost this game will go home. In my opinion, the winner from this match with 4 points will go forward.
Why I do not count Romania?!
I don’t think they have chances to beat The Netherlands team. They have a very good defense, which we can see it against France and Italy. But if Romania wants to go forward they have to win, and at EURO 2008 tournament they don’t show this part. OK they will attack, but the opponent is The Netherlands who already scored 7 goals in this tournament most of them in counter-attack. The Romania team will have to create spaces in defense, but France and Italy have both lost with this strategy.
Will The Netherlands play with the 2nd team?!
And what if the 2nd team is almost as good as the first one? This could be a very good opportunity to prove that those players deserve a place in the first team.
A draw in Romania - The Netherlands?!
It is not a good advice for Romania to play for a draw. Because Italy and France will play perhaps for the best of their game in this tournament and they want to win. This two teams in a draw means that both will go home and that it is why will be a real game. They will not want to know the results from Romania - The Netherlands because one team must win, and after that they will not want to hear that Romania won against The Netherlands.
In this situation the winner between France or Italy will go forward.
EURO 2008 Group C standing
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Comments
Two important people from the defense Goian and Radoi will miss from Romania team.
The Netherlands is not the team which Romania beat in qualification.
Romania could win against The Netherlands, but in my opinion the chances are very small, that is why I did not mention this team.
Should have been 3 - 1 to italy with a header from luca toni was dissallowd which wasn’t offside and pannuci’s goal and italy should of had a penalty in the dieing minutes of the game!Stupid referee!
Yes, The Netherlands open the door for Romania and ask them to score a goal, but amazing they did not succeed, and did not try.
They defend in a time when they had to score, and this they did the same in my opinion against France and Italy.
For the beauty of football I am happy that Romania is not in quarters.
Romania beat and drew with The Netherlands in the qualifying stages, and won their group. How can you be so sure that Romania will not upset the odds again, sure, The Netherlands are playing some unbelievable football, but the beauty of football is that the ball is round, and can roll in anyway, including a Romania win.