# Italy Captain Cannavaro to Miss Euro 2008

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**Created:** [June 3, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-captain-cannavaro-to-miss-euro-2008/451600 "2008-06-03T08:05:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-captain-cannavaro-to-miss-euro-2008/451600/1 "2008-06-03T08:05:46Z")

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[Bad news](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aBWQ8Y0kHkk4) for the Azzurri, but an interesting development. Patrick Vieira is doubtful for France as well, according to the article.

Current odds on Paddy Power:

Tournament winner: Germany 4-1, Spain 11-2, Italy 13-2. (Holland, who I’ll be supporting, ranks seventh at 14-1 after Portugal, France and Croatia.)

Top goalscorer: Torres 8-1, Klose/Ronaldo 10-1.

Name the finalists: Germany-Spain, 8-1; Germany-Italy, 10-1; Germany-France, 12-1. (Fourth choice is Germany-Holland at 14-1.)

Group C betting: Italy 13-8, France 15-8, Holland 5-2, Romania 9-1.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-captain-cannavaro-to-miss-euro-2008/451600/2 "2008-06-03T08:59:36Z")

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Interesting numbers. And damn I feel sorry for Cannavaro ☹

But I really can´t see Spain getting to the finals - if only for the “EC/WC-Curse”.