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World champions Italy on Tuesday, June 17, scraped into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals after beating 10-man France 2-0 in a Group C game in Zurich. The Dutch meanwhile crushed Romanian dreams.
Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi scored for Italy.
The Azzurri needed help from group winners the Netherlands, who beat Romania in Berne by the same score, even though they played with a second-string side.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie were the goal scorers for the Oranjes.
In Zurich, two-time champions France rushed from one disaster to the next as inspirational midfielder Franck Ribery was carried off with a suspected broken leg in the seventh minute.
In the 25th minute, French defender Eric Abidal was sent off for a tackle in the area on Luca Toni, and Pirlo made no mistake from the resulting spot kick.
There was no coming back for the French, and De Rossi's 62nd-minute goal, which deflected off French captain Thierry Henry, made no difference as the French had been all but counted out at that stage already.
Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi scored for Italy.
The Azzurri needed help from group winners the Netherlands, who beat Romania in Berne by the same score, even though they played with a second-string side.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie were the goal scorers for the Oranjes.
In Zurich, two-time champions France rushed from one disaster to the next as inspirational midfielder Franck Ribery was carried off with a suspected broken leg in the seventh minute.
In the 25th minute, French defender Eric Abidal was sent off for a tackle in the area on Luca Toni, and Pirlo made no mistake from the resulting spot kick.
There was no coming back for the French, and De Rossi's 62nd-minute goal, which deflected off French captain Thierry Henry, made no difference as the French had been all but counted out at that stage already.
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