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The whole issue with the Netherlands being able to 'choose' their semifinal opponent has already been remarked on by many commentators, and I have to agree with the majority sentiment in saying that the way the European Championship is set-up has many flaws, none greater than this one. Instead of having Groups A and B play each other immediately in the next round, as well as Groups C and D, they should cross the groups up, so that the first round does not have potential semifinal match-ups, which is plain ridiculous. Imagine if Germany were to beat Portugal in the quarterfinals, and the Czech Republic were to beat whoever they face in their quarterfinal, we would have a rematch of Germany and the Czech Republic again in the semifinal.
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