06-23-2004, 12:59 AM
Well... I paid the $20 today for Italy v. Bulgaria (in the US, only on pay-per-view). Italy really needed to come out harder in the beginning, and they didn't start playing hard enough until the last 30 minutes.
I think I heard though, still the first team ever with 5 points to not qualify for the next round.
Denmark - 5
Sweden - 5
Italy - 5
Bulgaria - 0
and the 2-2 tie from Sweden Denmark, which was apparently the magic score to eliminate Italy, happened, and I guess the Italian conspiracy theorists will come out.
When Italy scored in stoppage time... Euphoria to horror, from thinking they are through to finding out the Denmark / Sweden game ended in a tie, and they are out.
I think I heard though, still the first team ever with 5 points to not qualify for the next round.
Denmark - 5
Sweden - 5
Italy - 5
Bulgaria - 0
and the 2-2 tie from Sweden Denmark, which was apparently the magic score to eliminate Italy, happened, and I guess the Italian conspiracy theorists will come out.
When Italy scored in stoppage time... Euphoria to horror, from thinking they are through to finding out the Denmark / Sweden game ended in a tie, and they are out.