I dont think it was fixed. It was indeed weird that it ended 2-2 because it will provoke the media and Italy fans but I dont think it was fixed. The game reached a 2-1 situation and the other team obviously wanted a goal because they didnt want to be out.
I was expecting this situation (tense game by Italy, a goal in the 94th minute) but with the other game ending 2-1.
What pissed me off was that penalty against Cassano that WAS a penalty and the referee didnt call it. If he awarded a penalty to bulgaria that was kind of dubious, why didnt he give one to the Italians?
At least the Italians tried and did their job, that was to win the game, but they were already in a very dangerous situation. It was quite sad to see Cassano be all happy when he scored a goal and two seconds later he was told that they were going home anyways. That must have sucked because he really had the will to keep going in the tournament and scoring much more.
I really liked to cheer for the Italian NT and to cheer for people like Gattuso, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Panucci, etc. who are often rivals and I dont like to see them winning. I saw a different part of them and even started to like Gattuso a bit. Hopefully in Germany 2006 Italy goes far and in 2005 an italian team (JUVENTUS) wins the Champions League