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definite offside Nistelrooy himself knew he was offside.
I guess any team in the world is going to miss a defender of Cannavaro's class.
It was just good to see a game between two teams playing football in the right way and at such a high standard.
The Dutch second and third are two of the great all time international goals... the first one especially. From a clearance off the line to a goal in 19 seconds and virtually all one touch football - simply magnificent and unanswerable.
Del Pierro made a difference for Italy in the second half and I think they arent out of it - France vs Italy game is now a must win for both teams - because you have to assume Holland will beat Romania.
But I dont see Italy were decimated. Van Der Sar pulled off a couple of great saves and van Bronkhurst cleared off the line - Italy did product chances and the expected defensive frailty's were on show a little bit, but Italy also looked vulnerable at times. The Dutch simply executed a bit better, and produced two very special goals.
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