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Originally Posted by victor meldrew
Its typical of the governing bodies of football, these two sides should never have been in the same group in the first place because of the history between the two countries.
The sad thing is both countries are being charge by UFA, when they themselves are the culpable party.
God forbid that one day football will be run by people who care about the game rather than the money.
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If UEFA were to keep countries apart based upon historical ethnic enmity, as you suggest, then Serbia would also have to be in separate groups from Croatia, Bosnia, and a fair few others as well. Turkey would presumably be kept apart from Greece and Cyprus, and Greece would also be kept apart from Macedonia. Russia would never play Georgia or Ukraine, either.
How far would you like UEFA to go back to search for problems? Would Germany play in a group of one?
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