Group C closed today and it is Holland and Italy. The two World Cup finalists will not move on hand and hand this time as the power of Holland was too much for both teams.
Italy: defeated France 2-0 today as they will be moving on as the runners up from Group C. They will be facing Spain in the knockout round-Quarter Final. This will be a good match.
Holland: ended the hopes of Romania as they are the true spoilers of Group C, first with a tie against France, then with the same result against Italy. I have a new found respect for the whole lineup aside from the afore posted Chivu and Mutu. Holland will face either Sweden or Russia who go head to head tomorrow to round off the Group D.
What’s ahead: Tomorrow Spain will take on Greece who are set to finish in last place of Group D if they do not pull off a win tomorrow against first place Spain. Spain will finish in first tomorrow even if they lose. They have defeated both Russia and Sweden making it impossible for them to lose the top spot by points.
Russia or Sweden: Based on previous games, Sweden has the advantage over Russia. Sweden only lost 2-1 as Russia lost 4-1. However, the amount of goals scored does not really give any team the edge. Russian Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev is a guy that I really like, however he and his squad are still relatively young. They will be together for many Euros and World Cups to come. I will watch this game to just see a good match and I leave no prediction for tomorrow.
