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Originally Posted by Locke
I dont see any team throwing any games, especially not the Dutch. If the Dutch win today they're through, so they might rest key players for that match against Romania, but even that would depend on whether another result will move them from top of the group to runners up and their quarterfinal game is affected.
At the end of the day this is a big tournament and teams put their foot on the gas and keep it there.
Besides, the Dutch arent as well versed in match fixing, they dont have the experience or the expertise, I guess they could ask the Italians and Portuguese for some pointers.  |
HA are you serious? Maybe not throw the game really obviously but the I can guarantee the Dutch will not be playing all their starters and may try quite a bit less than normal.
There was a thread a while back where someone mentioned examples of soccer nations intentionally tieing games to prevent other teams from advancing.