you are right, apologies

had forgotten they do the head-to-head thing ahead of goal difference.

Presumably what is actually gonna happen is the Dutch will follow the Croatian and Portuguese examples, play a second-string, and the Romanians will get a result.

At which point the Italians, having got a point or more, will moan and bleat about a conspiracy for the next two years.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 17th 2008 at 09:36:20

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ha ha. May have been covered yesterday, but I hadn't realised (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 08:44:02
- Or for 2nd / 3rd... (n/m) (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 08:45:44
  - well indeed. but there would be rather more drama in that case (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 08:50:35
    - don't think there can be one for 2nd/3rd (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:12:20
      - No. France and Italy have both scored 1 and conceded 4. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 09:21:00
        
        that doesn't matter (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:28:31
        
        The tiebreaker will be goal difference, because they'll have all drawn. (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 09:36:59
        
        you are right, apologies (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 09:36:20
        
        See, the way that reads to me is that 7.08 applies ahead of 7.07. (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 09:40:51
        
        Although the 2nd half of 7.08 kicks in cos Romania are in the mix too. (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 09:42:57
        
        doesn't have to be that high-scoring, 1-1 will do for Italy (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:46:01
        
        This is the group of death - 1-1 IS high scoring ! (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 09:49:07
        
        ...apart from Holland, of course. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 09:49:47
        
        bottom half of this sets out all the permutations (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 09:44:53
        
        (as mr carra says, any score draw sees Italy through if Romania lose (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 17, 09:46:49
        
        look at the last sentence of 7-08 (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:42:36
        
        yep, that's what I suspect will happen (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:40:02
        
        Here's the link as posted by Steve in Holland yesterday (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 17, 09:35:40
    - absolutely correct. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 17, 08:58:57

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