At the European football championship: The Netherlands and Italy have qualified for the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands beat Romania 2-0 with goals by Jan Klaas Huntelaar and Robin van Persie. In Tuesday's second match Italy knocked France out of the tournament with a 2-0 win taking second place behind the Netherlands in Group C. Andrea Pirlo converted a penalty in the 25th minute after French defender Eric Abidal was penalised for a foul and sent off. The second Italian goal Uefa rules out Group C shoot-out ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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