Published: Wednesday, 14th November, 2007 14:35
Scotland AND Italy can qualify!
By Ale Nardini
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What a finale to this competition !! But this begs the question, who to choose? Phew, it’s like being torn between two lovers.....
Things don’t come easy for Scotland, despite a 2-0 defeat to Georgia, they can still qualify, only now it’s the current World Cup champions standing in their way.
We all know that suffering and celebration go hand in hand as a Scotland supporter, no more so than when they face Italy on November 17th, possibly their biggest game in a generation.
Frightening to think every year since 1998 Scotland have failed to qualify for a major football tournament, I mean there are kids starting secondary school too young to remember.
This time round, thanks to an electrifying campaign, Scotland can still do it. Unlike many other teams left in contention (England included) their fate is firmly in their own hands. Beat Italy and they’re through, sounds simple enough. And win they must for a draw (assuming Italy beat the Faroes) will see the Azzurri go through.
So for both teams it’s down to the wire, this game is the hottest ticket in town and I’m sure scores of us will be cashing in favours to be there!
I am actually more confident for Scotland this time round, as we all know, they tend to perform better against the bigger teams. In addition, history tells us that the Italians have never recorded a win in Scotland.
Then again.... Italy’s triumph at the World Cup final against France last year is still fresh in the memory. Scotland, I fear, will need to summon the sprit of Hannibal (who crossed the Alps with his army and elephants to conquer Rome), and the rest of the A Team to defeat the Italians.
However, there is still a slim chance that both Scotland and Italy could go through if they draw, assuming France slip up against the Ukraine (but that’s a big if).
The Euro 2008 championships will certainly be poorer for not having the Tartan Army, but surely the World Champions should be there too?
So who will I support? By Eck, that’s some dilemma.
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