One other factor for today’s game is yellow cards.
Toni, Zambrotta and Gattuso all picked up cards against the Dutch.
A card today against the Romanians and they’ll be out for the match against the French.
Unlike in previous tournaments cards accumulated in group play will carry over to the quarter finals.
So earning a second yellow card against the French means the player will miss the quarter final game.
Given Toni and Zambrotta are virtually automatic selections, discipline will be an important consideration.
