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Group E: Italy vs Rep Ireland - (22/6/16) KO 8pm, ITV1/HD |
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Group E: Italy vs Rep Ireland - (22/6/16) KO 8pm, ITV1/HD
The game will also be broadcast online at ITV Hub and on BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.
13 previous meetings between the two. Italy have 8 wins, Ireland 2. Italy are now unbeaten in 12 competitive games under Antonio Conte and have only lost 2 of their 23 games at the group stages of the Euros. They have also kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches. Ireland have yet to make it past the group stages of the Euros and are winless in their last 7 matches at the Finals. They have never scored more than 1 goal in a European Championship match. |
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Republic of Ireland have it all to play for, with Italy facing Spain in the next round I wonder if Conte will rest players to avoid injuries.
I can see ROI winning this one. |
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Might be a strange game if Italy play the result tactically and try to lose by more than 2 goals and if Belgium win they'll be top with Italy avoiding Spain. Lots of ifs though.
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Italy have the group won whatever they do as they go by the head-to-head between sides before goal difference.
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Italy have the group won whatever they do as they go by the head-to-head between sides before goal difference.
Can see ROI winning as well then with Italy already top with nothing left to play for until the knockout stages. |
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Italy have guaranteed qualification as group winners. The Republic of Ireland must win to go through as a best third side. |
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Might be a strange game if Italy play the result tactically and try to lose by more than 2 goals and if Belgium win they'll be top with Italy avoiding Spain. Lots of ifs though.
Ireland having to go for it means they are ripe for being picked off comfortable Italian win |
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It's head to head results so Italy are playing Spain .
Ireland having to go for it means they are ripe for being picked off comfortable Italian win |
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The line-ups:
Italy: Sirigu; Barzagli, Bonucci, Ogbonna; Bernardeschi, Sturaro, Motta, Florenzi, De Sciglio; Zaza, Immobile. Rep Ireland: Randolph; Coleman, Duffy, Keogh, Ward; Hendrick, McClean, McCarthy, Brady; Murphy; Long. |
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Forza Azzurri
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8 changes for italy!! ...could be a chance for ireland.
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An awful lot of people besides the Irish and the Swedes and Belgians will be on tenterhooks this evening.
The Turks will be as they will miss out on the final best third slot if (I think) either Sweden or Ireland win. The Welsh and Northern Irish fans will be too because if Sweden or Ireland edge out Turkey for that final spot, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in the last 16 - but if they don't, it'll be France v Northern Ireland and Wales v Turkey. |
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An awful lot of people besides the Irish and the Swedes and Belgians will be on tenterhooks this evening.
The Turks will be as they will miss out on the final best third slot if (I think) either Sweden or Ireland win. The Welsh and Northern Irish fans will be too because if Sweden or Ireland edge out Turkey for that final spot, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in the last 16 - but if they don't, it'll be France v Northern Ireland and Wales v Turkey. |
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Can't see these matches being exciting as the 5pm kick-offs. Ireland are pretty drab and Italy only do what they need to do.
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God damn it where were you earlier when we needed you for this sort if thing??!!
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Not in front of my TV where I should have been, let me put it that way.
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Roy Keane really is a cock.
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The line-ups:
Italy: Sirigu; Barzagli, Bonucci, Ogbonna; Bernardeschi, Sturaro, Motta, Florenzi, De Sciglio; Zaza, Immobile. Rep Ireland: Randolph; Coleman, Duffy, Keogh, Ward; Hendrick, McClean, McCarthy, Brady; Murphy; Long. |
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I predict a draw. And the ITV commentators saying how amazing the Ireland fans are about 50 billion times.
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That's a very big and physical looking Irish side
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Singalong this is great anthem
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Come on, how many of you hum along to the Italian national anthem?
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Come on, how many of you hum along to the Italian national anthem?
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Harry Kane showing more movement in this headphones ad than he has all tournament
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The Italians are so passionate when they sing their anthem
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