The Netherlands ended a 30-year wait for a
victory over Italy in emphatic fashion as they began their UEFA EURO
2008 campaign with a rousing 3-0 win against the world champions.
Netherlands 3-0 Italy
(Van Nistelrooy 26, Sneijder 31, Van Bronckhorst 79)
2008 group stage, Berne
Ruud van Nistelrooy side-footed the Oranje ahead in the 26th minute, a lead doubled superbly by then Real Madrid CF colleague Wesley Sneijder soon after. Edwin van der Sar, becoming only the third player to appear in four UEFA European Championships, kept the advantage intact, leaving Giovanni van Bronckhorst to complete Italy's worst-ever EURO defeat.
Other EURO fixtures on 9 June
1996 group stage: Spain 1-1 Bulgaria
1996 group stage: Germany 2-0 Czech Republic
1996 group stage: Denmark 1-1 Portugal
2008 group stage: Romania 0-0 France
(Van Nistelrooy 26, Sneijder 31, Van Bronckhorst 79)
2008 group stage, Berne
Ruud van Nistelrooy side-footed the Oranje ahead in the 26th minute, a lead doubled superbly by then Real Madrid CF colleague Wesley Sneijder soon after. Edwin van der Sar, becoming only the third player to appear in four UEFA European Championships, kept the advantage intact, leaving Giovanni van Bronckhorst to complete Italy's worst-ever EURO defeat.
Other EURO fixtures on 9 June
1996 group stage: Spain 1-1 Bulgaria
1996 group stage: Germany 2-0 Czech Republic
1996 group stage: Denmark 1-1 Portugal
2008 group stage: Romania 0-0 France
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