Last Week's Best: The Top Five Games (6/9-6/15)

The “Group of Death” remains wide open heading into the third and final game, as only the Netherlands have guaranteed themselves a spot in the quarter-finals.

The upstart Romanians may actually now find themselves slight favorites to go through, especially if they face a Dutch side that lacks several of its key players, as the Oranje have clinched the group and have nothing to play for.

2. Soccer, Euro 2008: Turkey 3, Czech Republic 2 (6/15).

Both nations entered this final game of Group A with all to play for, a quarter-final berth on the line. Neither would disappoint.

The slightly favored Czechs were in control for much of the game, leading 2-0 past the 70th minute thanks to strikes from the legendary Jan Koller and Jaroslav Pasil.

But, despite their poor early play, the Turks were not ready to throw in the towel yet, and a goal from young midfielder Arda Turan halved the deficit in the 75th minute.

Then, in the game’s waning minutes, the Turks snatched the game from their opponent’s grasp.

Or perhaps it was handed to them.

The unlikely goat was Czech goalkeeper Peter Cech, who uncharacteristically dropped a cross in the 86th minute, enabling Nihat Kahveci to easily slot home the game-tying goal. For Cech, widely considered one of the best keepers in the world, it was an unconscionable error, one not at all befitting his lofty status.

When Nihat struck again two minutes later, taking advantage of a quick break against dreadful defending, the Czech side that had looked so dominant in the first half were suddenly out.

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