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00:00He's scored a lot of goals and he's caught a lot of quality goals.
00:03He'll be interested to see whether he plays up alongside Vieira
00:05or whether he drops into that hole where Badger normally plays.
00:08But certainly, you know, he's a super talent.
00:11I still think we're waiting to a certain extent for his breakthrough at his level.
00:17Well, we shall see.
00:19Italy, though, cannot afford to take things easy, as we said this afternoon.
00:23Should Austria win, then they will qualify.
00:27They are on two points, as are Chile.
00:30And both Chile and Austria have the same goals difference, which is zero.
00:35And we will, of course, keep you up to date with what is happening
00:38in that game between Chile and Cameroon as the afternoon progresses.
00:43Now, this is FIFA, the number 15 for Austria.
00:52Moriero to Di Biagio.
00:56And really, it's turned into a very industrial-looking Italian midfield.
01:01Yeah, it has.
01:01I think, you know, even going into the World Cup,
01:04they were well aware that they were lacking a world-class midfield player
01:06who could dominate their games.
01:07And we've seen that already.
01:09You know, even against 10-men Cameroon,
01:11it was extremely difficult for the Italians to get on top and dominate the game.
01:14And, you know, I think that's down to their lack of real class in midfield.
01:20Well, it's possible what you're saying is try and get it forward to him as quick as possible.
01:23And let's play from there.
01:25Now, this is Kostek-Buta.
01:29Del Piero.
01:31Firesinger at his arm on him, but he's lost him.
01:32This is Del Piero in the area.
01:34Del Piero, there's three there, surely offside.
01:38Just as we said, he hasn't got the pace.
01:40He does that.
01:41Great little bit of skill.
01:42Slightly disappointed that Finn isn't here.
01:43But, well, there's definitely at least one elite side and it's enough side.
01:49Again.
01:51He's looked quite effective down that flank, isn't he, Romero, when he's got forward.
01:55There's a couple of occasions when he's been in lots of space there.
01:59That is possibly the way for Austria to get a little bit of success.
02:02He's coming down there left.
02:04But, you know, so far, there's been no service.
02:06Oh, his poster!
02:09And, well, whenever he's near the ball, there's always a chance.
02:14And the first real opportunity for him.
02:16Just look at him, he brought that down really well.
02:20We expect that from Tony Poster.
02:22I mean, his career has been nothing but all about goals.
02:26He's scored a lot of goals wherever he's been.
02:27And, you know, he's now playing with Cologne in Germany.
02:31He's scored a bundle of goals with him as well.
02:34That is what...
02:36As that comes in, Poster again.
02:39The centre of attention.
02:41And this time...
02:45Bergami does just enough by standing there to assist the diversion of the ball.
02:56But Italy are finding it difficult to find a way through this really packed midfield.
03:02Del Piero is in no space whatsoever that that was a great attempt on goal, though, by Moriero.
03:15That's the best chance of the game so far.
03:23There was a great build-up.
03:24They went down, down and left.
03:26I think it was...
03:30It was Pesotto's ball.
03:32Pesotto, yeah, I think he caught in...
03:33Caught inside.
03:34I think they avoided it.
03:35When they do eventually lose it, they're not going to get caught out of position.
03:38That's why, you know, the wing-backs are hard.
03:40Nobody's really prepared to run forward without the ball.
03:44But they've got to take some chances sometime because they need a victory here this afternoon.
03:49As I think a victory will do at this stage.
03:51It will not.
03:52But now, is he going to keep it in play?
03:55That does really well to do so.
03:57Now, danger on here.
03:58That's a great turn by Mastige.
04:00Oh, Poulster's missed it.
04:02How did he miss that?
04:05And away come the Italians.
04:06This is Vieri.
04:08Can he make them pay?
04:09Del Piero tries to create some space.
04:11And Vieri was looking for that, wasn't he?
04:14Yeah, I think he was looking for that.
04:16It's difficult in the situation.
04:17I've had to be a defender where you're meant to go.
04:19Vieri just nuts it past him and ran straight into the defender.
04:22But going back to Austria's chance,
04:24it was a great bit of skill on a byline by Vastis.
04:28And, you know, possibly the one man who wanted to have the ball,
04:31Tony Poulster, just didn't make enough of it.
04:42Well,
04:45second thoughts when we see that again.
04:47He just barged his way in the middle.
04:49But
04:50are they going to
04:53have nightmares about that missed opportunity now
04:55from the free kick.
04:56This is Del Piero's going to whip one in there
04:58and
04:59you see him do it so often for Juventus.
05:02But Vieri had to
05:04go very low indeed.
05:07It's a great free kick but what a difficult position for the goalkeeper
05:10because as soon as, or even before Del Piero's hit it,
05:13they've gone back into the defender inside the six-yard box
05:15and it must be a nightmare for the goalkeeper.
05:17This moment there from Vettelburg, just look at this.
05:20This is just a couple of moments ago
05:22and Paolo Maldini
05:23did enough.
05:26Austria will be certainly
05:28the happier of the two teams.
05:30Happy themselves because they've managed to contain
05:33a pretty potent attack.
05:37But
05:38they've got to create something.
05:39It's not good enough.
05:40They may as well lose the game
05:42because drawing is absolutely no good to them.
05:45And as the half ends,
05:460-0
05:46and certainly not two rounds of applause around the Stade de France.
05:50It's been physical
05:51that Austria will be the happier.
05:53I think Austria will be extremely happy.
05:55You know, as you're right,
05:55you said
05:55they go in at 0-0.
05:57They're still,
05:57they're still very much in it.
05:59You know,
06:00the longer it stays at 0-0,
06:01they'll be happy.
06:02And I think so will the Italians
06:03because if it finishes 0-0,
06:06Chile wins 1-0,
06:07Italy win the group.
06:08But Austria
06:09needs great things.
06:10Welcome back then
06:11from me, Tim Capel
06:13and Jan Mulby
06:14to the Stade de France
06:15for this final game
06:17in Group B.
06:18The half-time score,
06:19Italy 0-0,
06:20Austria 0-0.
06:22And the half-time score
06:24in the other match in Group B,
06:25Chile 1-0,
06:26the Cameroon 0-0.
06:28And that means that
06:29if the scores remain the same,
06:32at the end of the next 45 minutes
06:33then Chile and Italy
06:35will qualify.
06:36Austria have to now
06:38win this game.
06:41Austria certainly have to do something
06:43in the second half
06:44to try and improve things.
06:45I think they'll carry on the way.
06:46Things are possible
06:47for another 15 or 20 minutes
06:49and then they must change
06:50whether that involves
06:51substitutes or not.
06:52But they have to be more adventurous.
06:56Well, we shall see.
06:58That is Pesotto.
07:00This is Del Piero
07:01trying to feed Pesotto again
07:02and there's an offside flag.
07:05Just a little too quickly
07:07out the track there, Pesotto.
07:08Half goes on there.
07:09Yeah, and the likelihood
07:10that we're going to see
07:10Andy Aresolk should increase.
07:13Now, that's a good ball.
07:16And again, it was a good challenge
07:17but Del Piero's still there.
07:18But just look at the number
07:19of white shirts
07:20that just swarm around him.
07:22Three in that instance.
07:25I was just saying about Aresolk
07:26the longer it goes on like this.
07:28We must see him sooner
07:29I should imagine.
07:30Surely, I mean,
07:30sometimes you can introduce
07:31these players too late.
07:32Now, there's a chance here
07:33and that took a deflection
07:35off Bergami from Vastić
07:39and Paliuka
07:43had to get down to save.
07:46Well, it was going wide
07:47but still
07:48yeah, I just think
07:49he's saving that ball
07:50from going out
07:51for the corner kick.
07:52But, you know,
07:53going back to Hertha
07:53let's hope he gets introduced
07:54rather sooner
07:56than later
07:57because we've seen
07:58it last night
07:58with Mike alone
07:58you can't introduce
07:59players too late
08:00and he's certainly a player
08:02you know,
08:02he's a dead ball specialist
08:03but also from open play
08:05he could probably
08:06cause a
08:07well, a few problems
08:08for the Italians.
08:09Oh, Schottel going
08:10in there.
08:11This is the cross
08:12from Vastić
08:13at the other end
08:13but Schottel is already booked
08:15remember along with
08:17Vastić
08:18and he's got to be careful
08:20for Schottel
08:23there's Konsol
08:26sent off during the qualifying round
08:29against Estonia
08:31after 82 minutes
08:38are we going to see
08:39something in Medellin?
08:40Are we going to see
08:41something spectacular?
08:44There's Delvieri
08:45that's a good ball
08:45and that's the opening goal
08:47for Italy
08:49and that looks like
08:50the end of that
08:51Christian Vieri
08:55that is the one thing
08:56they've got Vieri
08:57if they get quality deliveries
08:59into the penalty area
09:00he'll be in the end of things
09:01that is the first time
09:02in some nearly 50 minutes
09:04that we've seen Vieri
09:05but he needs one chance
09:06he puts him to the back
09:07of the net
09:07and that's his fourth
09:08of the World Cup already
09:10he's a lethal striker
09:11that boy
09:13Christian Vieri then
09:16looks like
09:17barring miracles
09:18and I know
09:19we've got most
09:19of the second half to go
09:20but the chances
09:22that Austria
09:22are going to score
09:23two goals
09:24are remote
09:25to nothing at all
09:26and Polster
09:27has come back
09:27to try and follow
09:28his man there
09:29but didn't track
09:31the run of Vieri
09:32and he's such
09:33a powerful presence
09:34inside that six yard area
09:37and like he said
09:38the only chance
09:39he's had
09:39but a good delivery
09:40there from Del Piero
09:42it was a great
09:42but we know
09:43we can do that
09:43Del Piero
09:44and it was whipped
09:45into the six yard box
09:46you know
09:47and again
09:47for Consoli
09:48it was extremely difficult
09:49with players
09:49from both teams
09:50bearing in on him
09:51but
09:52this is what the game
09:53needed
09:54because now the Austrians
09:55you know
09:55again whether they're
09:56substitutes or not
09:57they just have to
09:58throw caution to the rim
09:59they have to attack
10:00they have to score
10:01two goals
10:02well
10:02there were so many
10:03white shirts in there
10:07nobody followed
10:08it was Feitenberg
10:09who was
10:09looked to be
10:10the nearest to
10:11Christian Vieri
10:13he said it
10:15managed to learn
10:16how to control
10:16his volatile temper
10:18obviously
10:18not well enough
10:19so
10:20Chile won
10:21the Cameroon
10:220
10:22there down
10:23the Cameroons
10:24to 10 men
10:24it's 1-0
10:25to Italy here
10:27and they're coming
10:28forward
10:28this is a clear chance
10:29and a great save
10:30the whistle had gone
10:31though
10:32the whistle had gone
10:33before Moriero
10:35had sent that header in
10:37it was a well worked
10:38free kick
10:38again we're talking
10:39about the quality
10:39here for Maldini
10:41it can only be for the foul
10:42because there's no one
10:43offside there
10:43and it's a greyhead
10:44and a good stop
10:46what the referee's seen
10:47I'm not choosing
10:48you can see the entire
10:50Scotland against Morocco
10:51match afterwards
10:54and Scotland will be
10:55looking to win
10:56and if they do
10:57they could set up
10:58a rather interesting tie
10:59against the Italians
11:00here
11:01now this game
11:03though still has
11:03mileage left in it
11:04and Vastige is there
11:05and down he goes
11:09and well
11:11in my book
11:12it's a penalty
11:12Tim
11:13that is definitely
11:14a penalty
11:14I'm not too sure
11:15whether he was
11:16offside before he
11:17actually got to the ball
11:18but I think that
11:19is a penalty
11:20but Paul's just clip
11:21over the top
11:22Vastige in
11:23there's Maldini
11:28well on closer
11:29inspect
11:29well
11:30he lent in
11:31with his shoulder
11:32didn't he
11:32I think it depends
11:33on what angle
11:33you see it from
11:36yeah I think a lot
11:36of the Austrian
11:37attacking players
11:38been down the left
11:39but whenever they
11:39come over here
11:40he's done ever so well
11:41and at least the
11:42Austrians now
11:42are committing
11:43more men forward
11:43they're taking chances
11:45they've had two
11:46half chances
11:46in the last couple
11:47of minutes
11:47and this is
11:48what they need
11:49to do more
11:49this could be
11:50another one
11:51and it was kept
11:52in again
11:52it's set up
11:53nicely
11:53and Paliuca
11:56as that man
11:57again
11:57Reinmeier
11:58was forward
12:02this is good
12:02defending
12:03but that was
12:04a lovely layoff
12:05though by
12:06Tony Poster
12:07who was in between
12:08Bergami
12:09just watching
12:10just look at the
12:11eyes focus
12:12on the ball
12:12I think it's actually
12:13Costa Costa
12:15comes flying across
12:16and that's a great
12:17challenge
12:17but a great layoff
12:25Vashti's going
12:25from left to right
12:26looking for the ball
12:27Haas is in there
12:32chance for a long
12:33range effort
12:33perhaps
12:33that's going to go
12:34behind for a quarter
12:43Roberto Baggio is about
12:44to make an appearance
12:56Alex Kornet
12:57now surely the equaliser
12:59and what a good save
13:01by Paliuca
13:02reacted really quickly
13:05to that situation
13:06just look at the time
13:10unbelievable the amount
13:11of time that
13:12Vettel had on the ball
13:14there
13:15look at this
13:16that's a good chance
13:17he would be disappointed
13:18without
13:19Andy Herzog is at last
13:21on the field of play
13:24in fact
13:25there you go
13:26Haskell obviously
13:27agreed with our
13:28summing up there
13:28and Herzog is on
13:31Vettel
13:39and the arms
13:40go up for a corner
13:43and you've got to give a little bit of credit to the Oscars
13:45you know they're only a moderate team
13:47that's a big qualified
13:49out the same
13:49defender of Paolo Maldini
13:51who's without setting the world alive
13:52he's been very steady
13:53he's been there whenever they needed him
13:55and he's defending very well
13:56well he's had a nightmare of a season
13:58Paolo Maldini with AC Milan
14:00in fact it's been a nightmare
14:01a couple of seasons for them
14:03as they've really fallen for grace
14:05three on three here for Italy
14:08is this going to be number two
14:09it is
14:10oh no
14:12unbelievable miss
14:13I thought Baggio was just going to touch the ball in
14:15and Moriero
14:17well I find that amazing
14:18that he's gone for a shot here
14:20when there's
14:21well there's two men in the middle
14:22just waiting to tap it into an open goal
14:24and Moriero
14:25decides to shoot him
14:26and he doesn't quite hit it right
14:28I think we'll see it here
14:29in slow motion
14:30he doesn't get a good connection
14:31of the two
14:32I think he was caught on two miles
14:34as he shoots across
14:35and in the end
14:36it didn't end up to be anything
14:39coming up to the last five minutes
14:41this is Moriero
14:44still Moriero
14:46onside
14:46consoles out
14:47again saves Austria
14:52he's gone well
14:53he's you know again
14:54he spots a danger
14:54early on
14:55he comes out
14:55quite comfortable
14:57when Austria gets it away again
14:58well no blame to
15:00Nzagi
15:01and
15:01DiBiaggio
15:02is going
15:03to go into the referee's
15:05notebook
15:06I think it's DiBiaggio
15:07he's waving the card out
15:09not Paolo Maldini
15:11I think he's quite happy
15:12Del Piero
15:13you know he's had 70 minutes
15:14under his belt
15:15he had one or two problems
15:16towards the back end of the season
15:18and this was
15:19this was his first start since
15:20and I think he knows
15:22that Maldini prefers him
15:23to bad you win
15:24when they're both fit
15:25and I think he's convinced
15:27that one day
15:27to play the first game
15:28and logout stays
15:29he'll be back in the starting line
15:30up
15:33down goes Moriero
15:34under the
15:38lightest challenge
15:39on felt
15:39that's a nice dummy
15:41now
15:41onside
15:42no flag
15:43this has got to be number two
15:44and it is
15:45all very easy
15:47Roberto Baggio
15:48gets another
15:51and say what you like
15:52about the qualities
15:53of Del Piero
15:55but
15:55it's Baggio
15:56that's producing for Italy
15:58in this tournament
15:58his second goal
15:59he's got an assist
16:01it doesn't matter
16:02how easy they are
16:03he was there
16:04in the right position
16:05from Provider
16:06Eastern Poacher
16:08number two
16:09twice here
16:10because he plays
16:10the little ball in here
16:11for Insagi
16:12and Insagi does well here
16:14he takes a touch
16:14he looks up
16:15he sees Baggio
16:16this is an easy goal
16:17he's never ever going to miss them
16:18but it was only a matter of time
16:20before Italy made it 2-0
16:21because since Austria committed men forward
16:23there's been so much room
16:24for the Italians
16:25and they are very good
16:26on the counter attack
16:27and this now ensures them
16:29they go through
16:29the knockout stages
16:30they've won the group
16:31quite comfortably
16:31and they will improve
16:33as the tournament goes on
16:38well that's what he loves to do
16:40he says
16:41that's where he loves to play
16:42just behind the strikers
16:43runs into the penalty area
16:45great tell me
16:46just look at it
16:47the joy on the face
16:48of Roberto Baggio
16:51I think where he feels
16:52he belongs
16:52in the
16:55but I think it's easier
16:56for Del Piero
16:57and Baggio
16:57to play with Insagi
16:58which is a lot more movement
16:59out of Insagi
17:00than there is a Christian Vieri
17:02and they have to live
17:03now Austria might get one back
17:04good save
17:05and now
17:06what has the referee done
17:09I think he's done
17:10what he had to do
17:10that's the penalty
17:12Italy are making it difficult
17:13for themselves
17:14and Pal Jukic is right up there
17:17and look at it
17:18it's Rheinmeier
17:19and Haas is in there
17:21but they had to come to him
17:23because we're in the 91st minute
17:24and I think it's only right
17:26that the Austrians get the game
17:28the clock appears
17:31and Austria are about to
17:33score a goal
17:36well provided Pal Jukic
17:37doesn't bring off a save
17:38that is
17:39and it's down to Andy Hetzog
17:40and he does
17:42he brings it now
17:43there's an interesting
17:44scenario here
17:48what you're trying to suggest
17:49now Tim
17:49is that Austria
17:50is going to score
17:51two goals
17:52in India
17:52instead of the normal one
17:54well it's just something
17:55you start thinking about
17:56this is one of these
17:57nightmare situations
17:59where goals for
18:00goals against
18:01lots
18:01everything gets thrown
18:02into the melting bomb
18:03but the likelihood is
18:06one minute
18:07and
18:07now the final score
18:10Chile 1
18:11Cameroon 1
18:15if Austria can score another goal
18:17and make it 2-2
18:19then they will go through
18:22because they have scored more goals
18:25because the goal difference will be zero of both
18:27so they've got seconds left
18:30but Italy could make it three
18:31oh what a fantastic effort
18:33and it's just wide by Inzaghi
18:37and it's end to end
18:38and finally it's exploded into life
18:40but what a run by Roberto Baggio
18:45round everybody
18:46they're just too tired
18:47they can hardly keep their legs
18:49and stand up
18:50Consul does again really well
18:52but Baggio
18:55in a really generous mood
18:57I mean
18:57to play here
18:58to play his zagging in
18:59I think the moment he came on
19:01was right
19:01you know
19:02because the Austrians
19:02they're an old team
19:03and they were tired
19:04by the time he came on
19:05they pushed men forward
19:06there was plenty of room
19:07but he certainly played well
19:08and maybe Maldini's going to have a rethink
19:10maybe he feels that
19:12you know
19:12Baggio can be the better bet
19:13than what Del Piero is
19:15well certainly in terms of
19:16full referees
19:17his play on
19:17everybody's going to go forward now
19:19surely for one last attempt
19:21Haesong's ball through the middle
19:24and there to cover at the back
19:26is Bergami
19:29kept in play by Costa Curta
19:32Moriero
19:32it's got caught with him
19:34Austria have possession of the ball
19:36back again
19:36that's a nice touch by Reinmayer
19:38they need it into the six yard area
19:40Haas was there
19:41but it's cleared
19:43and that is it
19:44the final whistle is gone
19:46it's Italy
19:48and it's Chile
19:50who've qualified from Group B
19:53the game exploding into life
19:55here in the Stade de France
19:56in the final few minutes
19:59but overall
20:00Italy were rarely troubled
20:02in this game
20:03and Austria
20:06were never likely really
20:08to cause an upset
20:09to cause an upset
20:09from that
20:09it's not a bad thing
20:09but it's still
20:09but it's still
20:09that's the second one
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