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<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> vs. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region>
Tuesday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ESPN<o></o>
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You would think that if <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> were facing each other that something would be on the line in Euro 2008. That may not be the case though as the two soccer powers meet on Tuesday. Both teams have played poorly in Euro 2008 and now must win and hope that <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> loses to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Netherlands</st1lace></st1:country-region> on Tuesday. If <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> loses then the winner of <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> vs. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> would move on to the quarterfinals. If <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Romania</st1lace></st1:country-region> wins then the match means nothing. "Nobody would have thought that Italy-France would be a last-ditch match," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said. "Before the Soccer Betting European Championship, this was supposed to be the biggest match of the group." <o></o>
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> is a -145 favorite with a total of 2.5 under (-135) at SBG Global.<o></o>
Three-way line – <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> +115, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> +165, Draw +290<o></o>
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Group C has been dominated by the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> who routed <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> in their opening two games. The <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> has six points; <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> has two points while <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> have one each. "The winner can still hope (to qualify). It's not a nothing match," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> coach Raymond Domenech added. "We knew this group would be complicated. The status of World Cup champion or World Cup finalist does not automatically give you a ticket for the quarterfinals of the European Championship." <o></o>
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<st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> have played some great matches recently including the 2006 World Cup Final when <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> beat <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> on penalties. That was the match where Zinedine Zidane was ejected for head butting Marco Materazzi in extra time. The two teams met twice in qualifying this year as <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> won 3-1 at home while the teams played to a scoreless draw in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region>. "When <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> plays <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region>, you can't ignore all the history," Buffon said. "I think this game will be like a final - or at least something similar." <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> will not know if their game means anything in advance because the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> game versus the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Netherlands</st1lace></st1:country-region> begins at the same time. Both teams will be watching the scoreboard though. "If <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> wins, our match won't count for much," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> striker Thierry Henry said. "But we have to put ourselves in the best position possible and then we'll see." It is possible that the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> will play a number of reserves like <st1:country-region w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region> did in their meaningless match against <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Switzerland</st1lace></st1:country-region>. "I won't blame them, I won't judge them," Domenech said. "They did what they had to do (to qualify). If we were in the same position, I would not want them asking questions about our team." <o></o>
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ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> vs. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> Tuesday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ESPN<o
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> </o>You would think that if <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> were facing each other that something would be on the line in Euro 2008. That may not be the case though as the two soccer powers meet on Tuesday. Both teams have played poorly in Euro 2008 and now must win and hope that <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> loses to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Netherlands</st1lace></st1:country-region> on Tuesday. If <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> loses then the winner of <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> vs. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> would move on to the quarterfinals. If <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Romania</st1lace></st1:country-region> wins then the match means nothing. "Nobody would have thought that Italy-France would be a last-ditch match," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said. "Before the Soccer Betting European Championship, this was supposed to be the biggest match of the group." <o></o><o
> </o><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> is a -145 favorite with a total of 2.5 under (-135) at SBG Global.<o></o>Three-way line – <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> +115, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> +165, Draw +290<o></o><o
> </o>Group C has been dominated by the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> who routed <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> in their opening two games. The <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> has six points; <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> has two points while <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> have one each. "The winner can still hope (to qualify). It's not a nothing match," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> coach Raymond Domenech added. "We knew this group would be complicated. The status of World Cup champion or World Cup finalist does not automatically give you a ticket for the quarterfinals of the European Championship." <o></o><o
> </o><st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> have played some great matches recently including the 2006 World Cup Final when <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> beat <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> on penalties. That was the match where Zinedine Zidane was ejected for head butting Marco Materazzi in extra time. The two teams met twice in qualifying this year as <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> won 3-1 at home while the teams played to a scoreless draw in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region>. "When <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> plays <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region>, you can't ignore all the history," Buffon said. "I think this game will be like a final - or at least something similar." <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> will not know if their game means anything in advance because the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> game versus the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Netherlands</st1lace></st1:country-region> begins at the same time. Both teams will be watching the scoreboard though. "If <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region> wins, our match won't count for much," <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">France</st1lace></st1:country-region> striker Thierry Henry said. "But we have to put ourselves in the best position possible and then we'll see." It is possible that the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> will play a number of reserves like <st1:country-region w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region> did in their meaningless match against <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Switzerland</st1lace></st1:country-region>. "I won't blame them, I won't judge them," Domenech said. "They did what they had to do (to qualify). If we were in the same position, I would not want them asking questions about our team." <o></o>Receive up to 135% in Total Bonuses from SBG Global!<o
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