The Italians suffered from a so-called ‘gentlemen’s draw’ between Sweden and Denmark at this stage of Euro 2004 — also 2-2 — and Gianluigi Buffon said that if it happened again on Monday between Croatia and Spain ‘the whole world would laugh’.

Italian football is not in a great position when it comes to pointing fingers on match-fixing.

But they will meet the Irish here on Monday knowing they could win and that might still not be enough.

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