The final, in verse

The mysterious and rhyming punster Ray Skyrme -- Sarky Ryme, maybe, according to emailer AlanDM -- is back, and with a tip for the final that offers a yang to my yin. He's going with Les Bleus. At least I think he is. Take it away, Sarky! I mean, Ray-Ray:

ITA v FRA

Caesar’s legions must now invade Gaul,
To hold Vercingétorix in thrall.
If his shrewd Roman plan
Fails to capture his man,
Julius Caesar himself may well fall.

But this war won’t be easy to wage,
Gaul’s commander not easy to cage.
Daubed with red, white, and blue,
Screaming “Vive Zizou!”
Gaul’s defenders will quell Rome’s rampage.

Comments

[Confused]

Rules. Hypothetical. Full time nil - nil. Two extra 15's, nil nil. For the final of course 3-0 makes it mathematically impossible for team A to win. Do they continue shooting to put it in the books? Is it possible to win 5 - 0 on penalty kicks only? Do the goals for and against factor in during tournament play?

Thanks in advance
Glenn

[cy]

Of course Glenn.
Okay, if it's even after 90 minutes there is no golden-goal rule, so they play 30 minutes of extra time.
If they're still even after the extra time, they go to penalties. And no, they don't go to five kicks unless they have to. Let's say it's 0-0 aet (after extra time) and team A scores on its first three spot kicks, and team B misses its first three. It would be over there and go into the books as:
0-0 aet (Team A wins 3-0 on penalties). In terms of goals for and against, only the 0-0 would count in the books.
Claro?
Oh, and if they're still even after five penalty kicks? Sudden death penalties, of course.

Ciao.