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Originally Posted by troutman
They SHOULD roll over. They have nothing to gain by winning. They can eliminate ITA and FRA (the World Cup finalists) without lifting a finger.
Didn't work for the Colts in the NFL though. The karma came back to bite them. The curse of the Cleveland Browns.
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And it helped the Giants, who played the Patsies tough in the last game when there was nothing on the line and rode that momentum all the way to the Super Bowl!
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I can already here the Italian conspiracy theorists going nuts.
Even if the Dutch fielded a proper side and Romania won, the Italians would still cry. The Dutch have more pride then to let someone win. Sure, they're gonna sit some key players, but they have every right to do so and they're not gonna do it to spite the French or Italians.
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I don't think the Italians would cry this time because they're more mad at their own team and coach. I have an Italian friend and he just given up saying how badly the team is managed. They really had a gripe in 2004 though. Two Scandinavian teams drawing exactly 2-2 so they both get in? That was really fishy.
Italian teams in Champions League have rolled over before so it's not unusual.
So far we've seen Portugal rollover and Croatia get 9 points. I'm curious to see what the Dutch and Spanish do.