Honduras any good?
The team itself is absolute garbage
But for a team playing there for the first time, there's not a tougher place in the world to play.
Honduras any good?
They're going through a cycle of poor overall talent...who are the best players now with Robben retiring? Depay?i feel very bad about Netherlands did"nt make it to world cup!!. Runners up in WC 2010 and third in WC 2014.
It's all based on Fifa Rankings which are flawed. If you avoid playing friendlies and do well in meaningful games you can boost your rankings (i.e. Poland & Switzerland).
Although Poland has dramatically improved since the last World Cup. They have beaten and tied Germany in meaningful competition since then and took Portugal to Penalties at Euro 2016 and have beaten up on lesser teams.
I'm really worried for Italy. They played like total crap during the qualifiers and just don't have faith in Ventura to make the proper adjustments for the playoffs. I think it's going to be a huge struggle for them to beat any of the 4 unseeded teams. I guess if I had to pick which one I'd want them to face it would probably have to be Greece.. but even then I'd still be worried.
I'm really worried for Italy. They played like total crap during the qualifiers and just don't have faith in Ventura to make the proper adjustments for the playoffs. I think it's going to be a huge struggle for them to beat any of the 4 unseeded teams. I guess if I had to pick which one I'd want them to face it would probably have to be Greece.. but even then I'd still be worried.
Molto bene!
Do Italians actually believe this was a fix or are they just joking?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jun/18/euro-2012-sweden-denmark-2-2
I believe they did the "biscotto"
Anyone who saw Denmark vs Sweden in 2004 would know that game was not a fix. Furthermore, it is never Italys own fault when they are eliminated. It is always the opponent, the referee or other surroundings as spectators or the wildlife around stadium. The entertainment value however is always such fun....