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brilliant fan turnout this tournament - maybe only the Ukraine lowish in numbers
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always good to see fullish stadia
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this looks like the 1970 world cup final from a distance in HD
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Larrson not putting a shift in and keeps leaving Flroenzi open on the left
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Odds for Italy are very long now.
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i quite like Sweden here to nab a 1-0
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FILTH,COULDVE FCKN KILLED HIM
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I wouldn't complain.
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these two played each other in the 2000 and 2004 finals
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Italy 1 win ,1 Draw
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getting past Buffon will be a job in itself
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Traded my way into taking roughly 4/6 about Italy. Sharp mind, me.
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I like that Italy are not dominating this game. A bit of ambition from Sweden gives Italy a better chance of breaking the deadlock. Italy not looking great at present.
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lack of Swedish/italian totty from the cameramen
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hopefully another 0-0
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"this looks like the 1970 world cup final from a distance in HD"
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More Clod, than Clodoaldo
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the market knew.
How bad does this make Belgium. |
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can't see a goal in this
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kinda feel 0-0 should be evens right now lol
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Italy will win when odd is over 4.5
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both teams know a draw is good enough
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just switched on, is it another borefest?
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Dodge -it should be
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this is football these days..they should play with ten men
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Italy have the oldest side in the tournament, I believe. They'd do well to win this game, so they can relax in the third and final group game. I don't think they believe Sweden are a stronger side than Ireland, so they might as well get the job done today. Fancy them to nick it in the last 20 minutes of the game. Sweden aren't creating anything from open play, relying too much on the big lump up front to come up with something.
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This is rubbish. Pretty much like every game this tournament. Not a single one would you close to rewatch unless you were Irish.
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These days even poor sides are organized far better defensively, this means that the attacking flair needs to progress to compensate...this is not happening so we get games like these.
Aside from Spain in recent years we've seen this gradually creep in, you still see the top stars shine at club level but rarely do you see it at national level. |
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Sweden know they stand a good chance against Belgium so a draw enough - certainly enough for Italy .
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I listened to the world football phone in podcast a few weeks back and its being discussed in south America...players cover so much more ground etc..I love my football but it is getting a bit stale if u add all the diving and lack of the game flowing
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Turgid stuff.
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we will see rule changes over time , although there is much to be admired with defending ,but not everyones cup of tea i must admit
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i think the refs have been told to try and keep it flowing but there is so many ways to kill a game...it just doesnt flow like it used too and everyones too scared of losing or making mistakes
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there can still be good defending in a game where 4 goals per game is seen as average, this is just turgid stuff...
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i reckon 1 goal............probably italy.
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get on the three 1-0 wins today italy croatia and spain
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The format hasn't helped at all, there's almost zero reason to take an chances.
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