World Cup

[GriNGo]

Ecuador kicked Polands ass. 2-0. Costa Rica & Germany are next in line for the ass kicking. :moon:

[lysander]

trinidad and tobago all the way baby!

[JERI]

Hahahaha, good game Paraguay. :D

[asoir]

http://www.rfleming.net/diarypics/Cmonengland.jpg

Hmm.


PS. I don't know these people

[~Faust~]

Costa Rica & Germany are next in line for the ass kicking. :moon:

Haha you wish buddy! :D

[Kian]

Asoir, WHAT is that guy doing????

England came out best yesterday. Trinidad & Tabago v Sweden went how we needed it to be, a draw. So at the mo its all good. I'm not a die-hard England fan though. The past years my confidence has been almost destroyed.
But, we'll see. I think they'll do ok.

[Profil]

Asoir, WHAT is that guy doing????

England came out best yesterday. Trinidad & Tabago v Sweden went how we needed it to be, a draw. So at the mo its all good. I'm not a die-hard England fan though. The past years my confidence has been almost destroyed.
But, we'll see. I think they'll do ok.

The T/T-Sweden games was terrible, for Sweden. We needed to start with Kim Källström. Anyway, the most entertaining game that has been played was yesterday, Argentina- Ivory coast (I think that's what they are called in english).
Both teams were very good.

[~Faust~]

Yeah, the côte d'ivoire guys had some very bad luck, they were surprisingly the better team yesterday. That whole group is pretty top notch with the netherlands and serbia. No way to tell which one will make it through there.

[DannySketch]

England came out best yesterday.

psh only just mate, if we played at that level to a team that was a higher quality we would have lost SO badly, sven's giving me a headache, just cause crouch has played well the past couple of games he puts him up as a loan striker for almost the entire of the second half??!we almost completely fell apart towards the end. But still 3 points. COME ON LADS!:rendered:

[lysander]

rooney will be back soon... no more crouch. pheeww..

[Profil]

Yeah, the côte d'ivoire guys had some very bad luck, they were surprisingly the better team yesterday. That whole group is pretty top notch with the netherlands and serbia. No way to tell which one will make it through there.

I don't agree that they were the better team. Argentina had a more controlled game, better team game. Anyway, no match today I really look forward too. Brazil's first match on tuesday.

[blog]

England sucked in that second half, I was very annoyed :(, I mean Paraguay? wtf? I think the germany game was pretty good. Some brilliant goals scored in that one! I wanna see the italy and ghana game tommorrow, apparently italy has never beat them before!?

I shoulda been at the workshop if it wasn't for these damn exams, the worldcup is my only source of fulfillment (sp?), and it aint doing a good job!

[DannySketch]

rooney will be back soon... no more crouch. pheeww..

dont forget rooney was in the England team that lost in that embarressing defeat to Ireland a while back, he's a great player, but me thinks every1s resting their hopes on him a bit much

[lysander]

Oh i know yeah, its just that I feel hes more versitile than crouch.

[blog]

yup, totally agree with lysander, he'll definately bring a lot more strength to the attack!

[GriNGo]

Haha you wish buddy! :D

we'll see about that!

[Cookiedough]

Yay! Go Dutchies!:cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader:

[Fozzybar]

Well, there are only 3 teams, which convinced me yet with their performance:

Argentina
Ivory Coast
Netherlands

The other ones had serious problems, like Sweden, Portugal or England...Germany had a good result with 4:2, but they will never stand a chance with this performance against a big team...

And what the fuck did Angola yesterday? I mean they came out of the Africa Nations Cup against Nigeria, South Africa and Cameroon? Really disappointed of them, let's see how Togo and Ghana will play...I love the african football style...as seen on Ivory Coast, so powerful, fast and yet precise...

[blog]

Italy vs Ghana was the shit, just like I thought it would be. I think its the best game in the tournament so far, unlucky for Ghana though. De Rossi of Italy was being a bit of a bitch, dunno if the Italian manager's been at the ole' match fixing again lol!:D

Some nice goals by czech republic aswell!

[asoir]

Ghana are fucking sweet, they should've snagged that game...
Oh well...Czech Republic were just amazing! All these teams are kinda lowering my England spirits...But i'm hoping for at least a quarter final match.

[Fozzybar]

Italy vs Ghana was the shit, just like I thought it would be. I think its the best game in the tournament so farItaly vs Ghana was the best game yet??? Are you kidding? You didn't watch Argentina vs Ivory Coast i guess...the quality level and speed were 1-2 class above Ita vs Gha...

and btw, it seems that the US football didn't improve since 1994...

[blog]

I don't get it, everyone says they liked the Argentina game, I thought it was a good game, but well, it wasn't THAT good for me. meh, personal preference I suppose.

[peterhurman]

it was a good game tonight. ghana played better than the scoreline suggests. toni impressed me, id never seen him play before.

[EKU_11]

Australia won first evey world cup victory :cheerleader:

[Badger]

Australia won first evey world cup victory :cheerleader:

No that would be Uruguay.
-B-

EDIT: Sorry i read that wrong, what an idiot. Congrats Australia, teams looking good i gotta say.

[rodrigo!]

No that would be Uruguay.
-B-
eh? i dont get it, heh.

yeah jeeeez im glad we came back from 1-0 down since no team managed that before us, and to be honest we were attacking a fair bit with some close calls. im not sure whether their 1st goal was a result of knocking our keeper out of the way seemed a mix of both that and bad timing... but last 3 goals were great i have no idea how cahill's made it through all those legs LOL

i also really enjoyed watching argentina v ivory coast, the africans have a mad team i hope ttey can make it out of that disaster group!!

i think the czechs are strong altho the u.s team was pretty poor tbh, and after the coach made some comments about our team i was suprised that his team werent too hot.

me loves teh world game:drool:

[Rascar Capac]

and btw, it seems that the US football didn't improve since 1994...

that was embarrassing - specially after all that hype...

that first goal though - I dont think anyone can guard a 6-8 giant...I think the ground shook when he pulled his hamstring and fell

[Rudeone]

Haha did you guys see Aussie coach Guus Hiddink get all worked up after the japanese goal? he pushed some officials out of the way cause they wouldn't let him see it on the small screen, man he was pissed lol.

[DannySketch]

brazil today.....run....hide...:$

[Fozzybar]

yay, Brazil enters the stage today...everything less than 3 goals is a disappointment ;)

[rodrigo!]

Haha did you guys see Aussie coach Guus Hiddink get all worked up after the japanese goal? he pushed some officials out of the way cause they wouldn't let him see it on the small screen, man he was pissed lol.

THAT WAS AWESOME AHAHAHAHAH!!! RAWFL!

[sciboy]

O...M...G...
Don't get me started on that goal.
But then again, we kicked their asses anyway! :D

[rodrigo!]

i dunno it seemed like he still mis-timed it a fair bit to me, doesnt seem exactly right to blame them for that i think, although i guess maybe the goalie should be given benefit of the doubt when theres physical contact

[Kresh]

I'm rooting for croatia today, even though they got the shaft againts Brazil. I'm hoping for 0-0 or at least a tie. Crossing my fingers.

[DannySketch]

brazil looking a bit iffy?!?:blah: surely not!!!

[lysander]

hahaha they're looking sloppy at the back as always.


PS~Ronaldo is a fatty lolz!!!!111oneone.

[central]

i think the best team iv seen so far has gotta be holland, that was fantasy football they played against serbia, just too bad they didnt score more. but all credit to serbia they had some really fluid passin goin, but robben just totally mind-#$#$ed them, i mean he was literally unstoppable. do u guys rem the back pass from gio i think to van der saar? normally keepers wouldnt even be able to keep the ball in let alone control it, but the way van did it was absolute magic, he just seemed to float in the air as he chested the ball. the ivory coast- argen match was good to see as well, one thing i noticed about the ivory coast is that everyone just let everyone else do their thing, there wasnt any "wtf i was free, why didnt u pass it?". they didnt win but still good to see that kind of thing. holland-argentina is wat im waitin for. wow that should be good. later

[vinc]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! germany got 3 points again!!!!
1:0 against poland, damn that was a close one

[thirdeye]

Yup, soo close. 91st minute :sadcheerleader:

[blog]

haha that germany game was fucking lol!, damn what a game, germany thought they had won the world cup lol! That'll give a wake up call to that sloth called Brazil! This tournament is really turning out to be something, and rooney's match fit, come ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!1

[asoir]

http://www.sangrefria.com/real_madrid/ronaldo/ronaldo,4.jpg

Fat.

[blog]

lol :)

[Isobel]

some dutch the patriot in me is pushing me to do it:

Nederland O nederland wij zijn de kampioeeeen!

That's it
I just needed to say it
yeah...
think I'll just leave then...
yeah..

[MoP]

That Germany/Poland match really wasn't a very good one.
4 minutes of intense play at the end of 90 minutes of fairly poor football does not a great game make.

It was probably the most boring match I've watched so far... nothing really happened until the very end, and those couple of (intensely) near misses spurred Germany back into action.

I hope they plan to play better in their next game, they'll have to if they want to win.

[_Mario]

Spain were delivering an incredible game. That is how football should look like.

[DannySketch]

That Germany/Poland match really wasn't a very good one.
4 minutes of intense play at the end of 90 minutes of fairly poor football does not a great game make.

It was probably the most boring match I've watched so far... nothing really happened until the very end, and those couple of (intensely) near misses spurred Germany back into action.

I hope they plan to play better in their next game, they'll have to if they want to win.

Ha, really?i only caught the last 10 mins of it so to me it looked like the best game of the cup, aww dang thats dissapointing, ENGLAND 2MORROW!!*sniff sniff* and i smell a rooney yonder...:D

[rodrigo!]

i thought spains 3rd goal was from a dive, when the ukraine players arm came out it looked like it missed the spanish guy but he went down anyways..
the build up to the 4th goal was cool as, mad spin move and some toit passing and a sexy finish haha

[vander]

We have Fat guys (Ronaldo), we have ugly guys (Ronaldinho, Mineiro, Roberto Carlos) and we have..... 5 cups. And.... we are sleeping. :yawn:
Please, don't wakeup us.

[Fozzybar]

i think Brazil will wake up when there is a need to do so...:)

[GriNGo]

after analyzing the matches of group Ecuador-Germany, Costa Rica & Poland, I conclude that Ecuador will kick Germany's ass in Berlin the next match... VAMOS ECUADOR MI PAIS CARAJO!!!!

lol 8)

[Fozzybar]

well, a draw would make ecuador the winner of the group...so chances are good.

[~Faust~]

after analyzing the matches of group Ecuador-Germany, Costa Rica & Poland, I conclude that Ecuador will kick Germany's ass in Berlin the next match... VAMOS ECUADOR MI PAIS CARAJO!!!!

lol 8)

Germany can make every football match look like shit. It's their super-power, I recall the "grand" finale of 2002... they'll slow down the Ecuador-guys, too.

[Fozzybar]

haha :)

[_Mario]

Germany can make every football match look like shit. It's their super-power, I recall the "grand" finale of 2002... they'll slow down the Ecuador-guys, too.So true.

[Evil_Sloth]

GO YOU SOCCEROOS!!! but, sadly we are going to get owned by brazil on monday... it was good while it lasted!!

[ruzkin]

Who cares if we get owned? We won a World Cup game! That's goddamn incredible! And it shoulda been 3-0 honestly... the ref made a brave apology afterwards and admitted the Japan goal should have been disallowed.

[Denny]

I never watch football but I sure happened to see Sweden force that ball into the goal 2 minutes before match end. :P

[rodrigo!]

i dont care if we lose to brazil, its just the yellow cards im worried about, cant afford to go into croatia with any suspensions...
f*** it, we should go for the final 16, none of this "a win is good enough" attitude ha! itll come down to beating croatia, or at the very least a draw, so yeah, its definitely possible!

[MoP]

Whoa, glowing performance by Argentina tonight!
Fantastic control and posession, highlighted by individual skill and set pieces.
6 amazing goals. Great fun to watch!

[asoir]

Whoa, glowing performance by Argentina tonight!
Fantastic control and posession, highlighted by individual skill and set pieces.
6 amazing goals. Great fun to watch!
Yeah, Argentina are scary! I've got a feeling they might snag this years Cup...looking CRISP!

[Goog]

Ghana kicks ass

[blog]

lol!, I think the Italy match was the most hilarious match I've watched in my life, I think Iaquinta fell more times than he kicked the ball. I've never seen so many red cards and fouls in my whole life! What a lol of a football match!

Ghana-well fekkin played!, Argentina look like the favourites. Argentina vs Brazil, Brazil could well lose the match if they don't... figz ap lug shorrrp:P

[vinc]

to many steroids, lol
yes the italian game was cool and the "kaise" just said "football isnt chess", anyway a fair game, strange to say it but its true!
reminds me on agressive english play

[blog]

what the hell are you talkin about?

[JERI]

Scotland v Brazil at their World Cup Group game. Ronaldo goes into the Brazilian changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum.

"What's up?" he asks.
"Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know it's important but it's only Scotland. They're sh*te and we can't be bothered".

Ronaldo looks at them and says "Well, I reckon I can beat these by myself, you lads go down the pub."

So Ronaldo goes out to play Scotland by himself and the rest of the Brazilian team go off for a few jars.

After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the landlord to put the teletext on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads "Brazil 1 - Scotland 0 (Ronaldo 10minutes)". He is beating Scotland all by himself!

Anyway, a few more pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers "It must be full time now, let's see how he got on". They put the teletext on.

"Result from the Stadium "Brazil 1 (Ronaldo 10 minutes) - Scotland 1 (Angus 89 minutes)".

They can't believe it, he has single handedly got a draw against Scotland!! They rush back to the Stadium to congratulate him. They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sat with his head in his hands.

He refuses to look at them. "I've let you down, I've let you down."

"Don't be daft, you got a draw against Scotland, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very, very end!"

"No, No, I have, I've let you down... I got sent off after 12 minutes"

[MoP]

Hahaha!

[GriNGo]

we lost sniff :( but we're still in the cup! it seems england is the next in sight for a match!

[Rudeone]

hahahahahahahaha that was awesome!!!

edit: that post by Jeri I mean :p Would've liked to see Ecuador win aswell

[asoir]

*cough*http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/8960/asswhioop3ni.gif*cough*

[blog]

I feel its obligatory to follow this up with Asoirs post



:tihi: LOLZ1!!1 :tihi:

[lysander]

Cant - beat - sweden - ever... :-/

[DannySketch]

FFS!!!england is officially the MOST frustrating country to support ever GRAHHHHHHH!!!as soon as one striker gets fit the next decides to say
"ah you know what, if we are both fit we might actually play well, and come on thats just being a bit silly isn't it, hardly the british way! instead lets just have my knee magicaly pop out of place for no real reason *pop* ah there we go!"
*crawls off pitch*
GWRAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[MoP]

That was a pretty funny match. England defending was some of the worst I've seen right at the end. Horrific stuff.
Joe Cole's initial goal (rhyming!) was really great though. Magnificent shot. Shame they missed a lot of chances later on.

[GriNGo]

lol :D we'll see about that...

[gaboartpage]

this WC is awesome , cant wait for
neatherlands argentina ina couple of hours . .

Portugal vs Mexico . . . . i dunno i dunno
even if Portugal is gonna take out players
with yellow cards and use Bench guys . . i dunno

still i think if Mexico goes next round
Argentina will choose them . . to . . play . . . ouch!

so far Germany has been really solid
i like Korea energy too but not for champion

i like england .. rooney go!!! altough i didnt
saw owen ?? . . . last sweden goal . . i still
cant beleive it . . but the worst goal so far is

ITALY VS USA AUTOGOAL . . .

[nicolas]

Ecuador kicked Polands ass. 2-0. Costa Rica & Germany are next in line for the ass kicking. :moon:

yes..... Only the ass kicking got taken out on your Arse mate!!!


Germany 3 : 0 Ecuador....


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! :xpld:

[peterhurman]

england was flapping late on we could have lost 4 - 2 if sweden had took there chances. i want to be optimistic but i remember previous competitions. the media build up englands chances, we play shit and by the quarter finals its grown men crying in pubs.

i fancy argentina tonight, it should be a good game

[blog]

I think ur being too critical of England, I mean nearly every team apart from Argentina is looking pretty unstable in some shape or form.

Argentina vs Holland tonight, !

[GriNGo]

yes..... Only the ass kicking got taken out on your Arse mate!!!


Germany 3 : 0 Ecuador....


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! :xpld:

lol, we played with the substitutes. eitherway, shitty win.

[rodrigo!]

yeah wtf ecuador it seems you didnt even try or care at all, haha. germnay on the other hand..

[gaboartpage]

:S damn that was such a bad time
for mexico against portugal, this guys
and germany have won everygame
not many people care about portugal
but they just kicked our butts without
using main players like deco . . .

maaan, that penalty failed ...oohh myy
i was so sad . . . . even if we made it
to the next round . . i dont know
whats wrong with the players they commit
such errors no concentration at all . . . .
i get all this messages about mexico
being overated #4 in the world . . how
can i talk back . . i cant

i just saw through matchcast the argentina
neatherlands 0-0 i wonder if they where making
a good strategy game?

now i think argentina vs mexico . . . . gulp :^^;:

. . . .

[rodrigo!]

looks like ill be pulling an all nighter for tomorrow's games though, with nearly all teams playing to get into the next round i think, should be an awesome night of futbol!

[nicolas]

lol, we played with the substitutes. eitherway, shitty win.


...AND? no one forced them to.... I mean ok, you didnt loose anything by not winning you're still in the quarterfinals....

but if I were in the midst of getting my arse kicked I woulda put some real players on the field (but they were probaly scared too ;p )

its just fun..... >:D

[rodrigo!]

FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!



OMG THE REF fucked it up big time though, it was SO bizzare! a croatian handball in their own penalty box, almost like a volleyball punch, and a grid iron style tackle on our striker, also in their box!

not only that, but simunic got THREE yelllow cards hahaha

now that was a crazy and unbelievably intense match for us!!

[asoir]

Now, as much as I like your drawing skill and personality, Rodrigo...Volleyball punch may be a LITTLE exaggerated ;)

[darkcult]

FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!



OMG THE REF fucked it up big time though, it was SO bizzare! a croatian handball in their own penalty box, almost like a volleyball punch, and a grid iron style tackle on our striker, also in their box!

not only that, but simunic got THREE yelllow cards hahaha

now that was a crazy and unbelievably intense match for us!!

rodrigo! STFU!!! :er:


:wink:

[vander]

I said, don't wake up us. The fat boy scored 2 goals. Imagine if he was not fat. Sorry Japan, Australia and Croatia.
Now Ghana. Que venga !!!

[gaboartpage]

I said, don't wake up us. The fat boy scored 2 goals. Imagine if he was not fat. Sorry Japan, Australia and Croatia.
Now Ghana. Que venga !!!

hes not fat dude, ive seen bigger soccer players
but yeah im glad brasil returned to that level
i heard ronaldo is close or already broke some goal
records on worldcups you know something bout it?

everyones waiting for ronalhdinho to score . .
Ghana2 - Brasil3
Germany 1 sweeden 0
England 3 ecuador 1 (is difficult GriNGoLoCo)
Mex . . . i dont wanna thinka bout it

[voraz]

Ronaldo is now equal with Muller from Germany, they both have scored 14 goals in the final stage of the world cups. The difference is that Ronaldo still has time to score more, so he will probably get the record.
Goos luck with Argentina. :teeth:
I hope we can beat Netherlands, history favours us but they have a really strong team:

[MoP]

Now, as much as I like your drawing skill and personality, Rodrigo...Volleyball punch may be a LITTLE exaggerated ;)

Barely exaggerated!
That was one of the most ridiculous matches I've seen recently... so much craziness.
It was like the ref just wasn't watching half the time, and I don't even know what the Croatians thought they were doing... at least 2 obvious and hilarious hand-balls, some crazy tackles, pulling Australians all over the place... not saying the Aussies were angels themselves, but some of the stuff the Croatians were trying was just crazy!

Hilarious match anyway.

I wanted the Japanese to beat Brazil, but they just got totally outclassed in every respect in the 2nd half :(

[voraz]

You've got to watch this! :teeth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-E6weZIdG8&search=portugal%20simpsons

[Carnifex]

hilarious^

some good matches so far.

[GriNGo]

England 3 ecuador 1 (is difficult GriNGoLoCo)
Mex . . . i dont wanna thinka bout it

lol :D i think Mexico can tie Argentina if they play well. Penalties are another shit, it's useless to predict there. be positive!

later,
GRiNGoLoCo

[Form]

australia for the win. so final 16 right now.

[Rascar Capac]

You've got to watch this! :teeth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-E6weZIdG8&search=portugal%20simpsons

they forgot to make fun off the acting talents of some of these players when their "fouled"....

[blog]

yes! Brazil finally is entertaining us, thats one team thats improving and if it carries on that way we've got some good matches ahead of us!

[Fozzybar]

man.....why is Ghana playing against Brazil?

I want both teams staying in the cup....:(

[blog]

cuz they got beat by the caniving talians:D

[blacky]

sorry...but.......I'VE GOT to do this:


OLE;- OLE; OLE; OLE

UKRAIIINAAAAAAAAA

OOOOOLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

(Germany kicks ass too ^^)

[Fozzybar]

France back from Knockout :)

Spain vs France

...a classic of neighbour countries...i am really looking forward to that game, one of the highlights next round...

[rWDrk]

Spain will win it easy.

SUNDAY
HOLLAND - PORTUGAL

What do you guys thinks? Holland? Portugal?

I think holland does have a chance! :D

cheeeeeeers R3M

[gaboartpage]

You've got to watch this! :teeth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-E6weZIdG8&search=portugal%20simpsons

LOL thats so funny cause its true

who the hell is gonna stop Riquelme WHO!?
i dont think even if they put torrado as a personal
shadow is going to be enough, Mexico
passing back and sloooooow gameplay is going to be its doom
against the verticality of argentina
argentina 3 mexico 1

France came back !!! tierry !!! awesome im glad
cause Spain France is sooo going to be an amazing game
France is going to beat Spain

and well holland is going to win too

so next round winners
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Ukraine
England
Holland
Brazil
France

just look at all those names . .amazing !!!!!
next round is gonna be the best of the best

cant wait , im gonna get early tomorrow
to see germany win :xpld:

[rodrigo!]

yeah its crazy, our team and ghana are the only like non euro/sth american teams in there. (technically mex is concacaf but screw it :P)

its definitely gonna be good, cant wait to see how it unfolds!

im glad france made it in, it must be frustrating for them to have a strong team and to come so close to missing out (again)...

and spain france...fuck yeah!!!

oh and im praying we can somehow beat italy...korea did it last w/cup under guus hiddink and in '66...upset for teh win!!!

[Gloominati]

hmmmm germany-sweden, that's not gonna be that easy this time, but I think germany will win ........hopefully (this dudes can screw up their own play like no other team)

Hmm I kinda feel sorry for ghana right now, I'd love to see them go up to the next round.......but maybe maybe fatass ronaldo destroys the match and makes Ghana the winner, that would be just too cool!

[Fozzybar]

What do you guys thinks? Holland? Portugal?
well, basically both teams have awesome players with individual skills, but also both teams have problems to form a team which is playing well together...

I think Holland will make it 2:1 at the end...Portugal has a problem, which is called Ronaldo, he is too arrogant, though has fantastic skills...if he will play disciplined like Figo, he is definitely a troublemaker for the opponents defense...

And Switzerland vs Ukraine, hehe what a great chance for both teams to end with a respectable result in the world cup, easiest match up for both...

[Gloominati]

DANG, Germany kicked pretty much ass in that mach, played pretty nice. It would have been way cooler though if they had played through the whole match as they started in the first 20 minutes!!

Anyway, Germany is in the next round, WOOT

[Tyranx]

Damn u lucky Europeans! I wish I lived over there so I could go to some of the games.

[Yiako]

If Germany can keep up with the 1st part level I bet they have another world cup in their bag.

[nicolas]

Good bye Sweden.....


You're ouuta here!!!

[Rascar Capac]

Argentina vs Germany should be fun....

What a goal by Rodriguez...
BTW - did it look to anybody else that borgetti headed into his own goal? it didnt look like Crespo had anything on that

[Profil]

Ok, my grandmother is german so that makes me have right to root for Germany.
GO GERMANY! Ich liebe deutschland! We are going to win against Argentina.

[Mr Man]

I support england but we are gonna get slaughtered in the later games.:$

[gaboartpage]

yeah i think so that borgetti hit it himself
damn i knew we where no match for them
we tried but that goal ... THAT GOAL
was amazing !!! im going to root for argentina
againts germany , what a game riquelme, crespo, tevez
and messi , damn those guys are dangerous
go argentina !!!! venga venga

[Stark]

England is playing The Netherlands next and I think that they'll win. They just need to make better finishing passes and it'll be better

[GriNGo]

England match against Ecuador was great!. I'm proud for my countries players... it was a loss, but we fought hard to the end. & the referee was England's 12th player. F*cker. Anyway it was a good world cup for us... lots of positive energy & patriotism has risen from the hearts of ecuadorians everywhere... I'm hoping it will influence other aspects of our countries life as well!

& yes I want Argentina to beat Germany. That would rock!

greetings
GriNGoLoCo

[voraz]

:teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

And we are through... we suffered but we are there.
Good bye Netherlands!!!!

[Cookiedough]

Goddamned, that game was insane! Stupid! Kudos to Portugal, but damn, that game was bizarre.

[Fozzybar]

Portugal didn't deserve this win...headbutt by Figo, Kung-Fu kick by Nuno Valente...though Netherlands was too incompetent in bringing the ball behind the line :)

[voraz]

And what to you call the move that took Cristiano Ronaldo out of play!!!
Anyway they have a good team but they just don't seem to be able to play their best against us... they keep loosing game after game... :teeth:

[gaboartpage]

that game was insane !!
more than 17 cards plus like 4 red cards !!!
i think portugal just made a new record
i dont think any team has ever won
in the worldcup with 9 men , amazing
i just feel bad about deco not playing he is
such a great player , i was surprised i thought
holland was gonna win

for Ecuador i saw the game and they play good
it was just impossible againsta that goal they where
playing close just an individuality could had solve
the game

tomorrow Italy wins !! go forza italia avanti !!!

[Fozzybar]

And what to you call the move that took Cristiano Ronaldo out of play!!!

yes, that was a red one too...but didn't he got a yellow card for that? ...which Figo and Valente didn't get...

[voraz]

Or Kuyt.. when he hit Ricardo!
Figo did get a yellow card!

[Diego]

hey gabo, mexico play a really good match against argentina, and yes, the first goal was an autogol, but what the hell, it counts. :)
Now we go against germany, that'd be a really good game, looking foward to it.

[draw]

Go Aussies

[Rascar Capac]

Go Aussies

yeah well...that was a sad ending..so sad that it now has its own thread.

but on to Brazil and Ghana...

Any team that hardly does anything... has the opposing team pounding away like there's no tommorrow... and still wins by 3 must be good.

And Brazil didnt even score on 3 other opportunities where they had 2 guys in the box vs the goalie which boggles the mind...

That 2nd goal should not have counted...that changed the momentum a bit but it was nice to see Ghana still stay in the game all the way through..unlike some other teams...

[m@.]

yeah 3-1 ! so cool to see France back in confidence. Can't wait for Brazil-France, will be a great match!

[gaboartpage]

hey gabo, mexico play a really good match against argentina, and yes, the first goal was an autogol, but what the hell, it counts. :)
Now we go against germany, that'd be a really good game, looking foward to it.

dood you guys are the only hope against brazil
i mean germany is going to be so damn hard thats
mostly like the final of the worldcup favorites are the germans
by far since they are local and have won every game
but screw that ill root for argentina, good luck

and we return to the topic, whos gonna stop brazil
who? they are walking and winning games
feels like they are going to be champions again

im also glad for france too

does anyone know what happen at Juventus?
a guy tried to commit suicide jumping out
of the building or something, italian soccer
looks like is in some trouble i dont wanna
see juventus going down such great team
so many stars had played for them . . . .

germany vs argentina - ARGENTINA
Italy vsUkraine - ITALY
England vs Portugal - (i hope england plays well) ENGLAND
Brazil - France - BRAZIL

WORLDCUP FINAL
dream come true
BRAZIL ARGENTINA !!!!!!! OMG !!!

[Fozzybar]

OK, post your guesses...2 days to go..

Germany - Argentina 1:2
Italy - Ukraine 3:2
England - Portugal 1:1 (penalties - England wins)
Brasil - France 2:1

[peterhurman]

germany 2 - argentina 2 - germany an penalties. i have a sneaky feeling germany are going to make it to the final.

italy 2 - ukraine 0

england 1 - portugal 0

brasil 2 - france 1

i would like to see brasil go down a couple of goals in a game to see them play with a bit more urgency. i think france could test them, ghana showed that they arent the best defensively.

[voraz]

Germany 2- Argentina 0
Italy 1- Ukraine 0
England 1- portugal 2
Brasil 2 - France 2 (decison by penalties)

[lysander]

oh god. england germany final . :o

lets hope.

[voraz]

Hei i failed the results, but everything's going as predicted so far!
Germany and Italy for the first semi-final.

I hope we can make it to the other one!

[lysander]

the england germany dream is still alive!

I wonder why they started fighting at the end though, one of the commentators said a german karate kicked another player in the groin (but hasn't shown it) :-/

[asoir]

OK, post your guesses...2 days to go..

Germany - Argentina 1:2
Italy - Ukraine 3:2
England - Portugal 1:1 (penalties - England wins)
Brasil - France 2:1
You copied Lawry! ;)

Im going for 2-1 to England...with a Rooney goal.

[Jabo]

You should see what Germany looks like this night. It's unbelievable. I wanted to go buy some food just after the game, the streets were filled with human crowds shouting, laughing, encouraging people in cars to blow the horn. Finally some high spirits in a country that has been in a steady downturn for almost 20 years.

[~Faust~]

You should see what Germany looks like this night. It's unbelievable. I wanted to go buy some food just after the game, the streets were filled with human crowds shouting, laughing, encouraging people in cars to blow the horn. Finally some high spirits in a country that has been in a steady downturn for almost 20 years.

Don't worry, usual depression will set in again soon.

[t.m0]

the england germany dream is still alive!

I wonder why they started fighting at the end though, one of the commentators said a german karate kicked another player in the groin (but hasn't shown it) :-/

One of the replacement players from Argentina kicked a German player to the ground... he saw red for it afterwards - reuters (http://worldcup.reuters.com/home/news/usnL30373910.html)

[asoir]

Someone...please... put Carraghers head in a fucking vice.

That man has done nothing for us this cup, I cannot believe they actually played him in the penalties...

FUCK!

[MoP]

Predictably poor performance in the end.

Ricardo made some very good saves during penalties.
Hargreaves was a machine, played magnificently, Crouch did pretty well too. England's defence were solid and quality.
Unfortunately the Portuguese also had a similarly solid side, so nothing much happened.
Rooney is an asshole, I'm glad he got sent off. He wasn't playing very well anyway. Fumbled the ball a lot.

Ah well. Next world cup, the same will happen - media hype up England team, England play a mediocre game, get knocked out in quarter-finals. Shame really.

[asoir]

Predictably poor performance in the end.

Ricardo made some very good saves during penalties.
Hargreaves was a machine, played magnificently, Crouch did pretty well too. England's defence were solid and quality.
Unfortunately the Portuguese also had a similarly solid side, so nothing much happened.
Rooney is an asshole, I'm glad he got sent off. He wasn't playing very well anyway. Fumbled the ball a lot.

Ah well. Next world cup, the same will happen - media hype up England team, England play a mediocre game, get knocked out in quarter-finals. Shame really.
Lennon played beautifully too, i'm sure he's reserved his spot for the next world cup. If he doesn't degrade.

[gaboartpage]

wtf happened with rooney
that was lame , england played
great even without him just like
if they had all the players, i was
so sure england would win in penalties
so damn sure . . cant beleive gerard failed

portugal will have deco again i think
for next round , too bad they are going
againts braszil 8)

a cool thing to have in mind is felipe scolari
was the coach of brazil last worldcup
he knows about those guys so i will
look forward to see how he puts his players
on the field . . . . i just hope tierry and zidane
come out inspired i wanna see a great game

italy vs germany - - - germany will win
they are unstopable , but i will root for italy again

i felt sad to see england players at the end

[Tobin]

im sorry but so happy england didnt win, they've been going on about it for 40 years, imagine how long they would if they won twice.

And as for rooney, Im not entirely sure why he was sent off, it looked as if it was for the push, but he did just jam his boot in a very sensitive area of the mans anatomy, after almost pulling him to the ground to keep the ball.

The disappointment england has now is there own fault, they played poorly the whole way through, with some great players, but poorly, and yet on their first match, which was a very poor start, mr. walkers crisps said it was the perfect start and that over confident attitude that so many english fans had and the fact that Im irish, makes me do this

:)

Disappointed for gerrard though, hes a good player, and i like him cause he stuck with liverpool.

[Jabo]

Brazil's out, who would have guessed...

POR:FRA, GER:ITA

[LoTekK]

I think Rooney's card was for the push. It's controversial, but his reputation plus the fact that he was stupid enough to do it in the ref's face probably did him in. The fact that he had just pulled the other player to the ground probably didn't help things.

And Ricardo was amazing! I've never seen a goalie that calm during a penalty shootout.

France is in. Zidane was, in a word, inspiring. And Brazil had only ONE shot on target the entire match, and it came in the dying minutes. Zidane's easily man-of-the-match, imho.

[MrBobMarley]

Man they weren't so hot today, kinda sucks. Anybody see ronaldo push that one guy at the end for nothing?

[Jabo]

Don't worry, usual depression will set in again soon.

Of course it will. But for now, everything's fine (Oder hast du in den letzten Tagen irgendwas politisches in den Nachrichten gehört?)

[Alday.J]

Folks, I'm living in a small village on French west coast and everybody's out for celebrating France victory ! It's a real mess, so I can guess what happen in big cities like Paris or Marseille, lol !

And yeah LoTekk, Zidane's the man ! And "Titi" Henri... WOW ! Geez, I love this guy !

[Yiako]

Ah well. Next world cup, the same will happen - media hype up England team, England play a mediocre game, get knocked out in quarter-finals. Shame really.

Change 'England' for 'Spain' and mutiply the media hype x 4 and you'll get the picture of what they were selling here after winning our first 3 matches against world class teams like Ukranie, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia :P

Then France put us in our place: a second rate team that never is gonna win anything serious in football...

BTW: Anybody knows where can I sign a petition online asking Zidane to stay playing until the next World Cup?? This man is definetely in the football nirvana, with Pele, Di Stefano and Maradona.

[Rascar Capac]

Was with France all the way but can anyone explain to me what was that call against Ronaldino (in the closing minutes)when he was pushing his way to the goal between the two french defenders? I thought for sure he was gonna get through and score and then the whistle came...?

[LoTekK]

If I remember correctly, I believe he committed a foul at some point while trying to get past the defenders. Can't recall exactly, though.

[Zaknafain]

I hope this is not offtopic...
Anyone knows a place where I can find lots of good pictures from this worldcup?

[MrBobMarley]

Was with France all the way but can anyone explain to me what was that call against Ronaldino (in the closing minutes)when he was pushing his way to the goal between the two french defenders? I thought for sure he was gonna get through and score and then the whistle came...?

I think it was something like he went over the ball, not positive. Seemed like a bad call to me.

[Fozzybar]

As a summary for now i think the matches of this world cup were really DISAPPOINTING!!! No glory, no cool goals, tricks, good football at all...maybe 1 or 2 matches to enjoy...the rest was just mediocre and the tension was caused only by the fact of getting 1 goal could kick you off the cup...

I watched the World Cups since 1980 i guess...what unbelievable dramatic and genius matches there were...but this is by far the most boring world cup yet...

Let's hope that the last 4 matches will pull something off...

All favorite teams disappointed yet...

[gaboartpage]

As a summary for now i think the matches of this world cup were really DISAPPOINTING!!! No glory, no cool goals, tricks, good football at all...maybe 1 or 2 matches to enjoy...the rest was just mediocre and the tension was caused only by the fact of getting 1 goal could kick you off the cup...

I watched the World Cups since 1980 i guess...what unbelievable dramatic and genius matches there were...but this is by far the most boring world cup yet...

Let's hope that the last 4 matches will pull something off...

All favorite teams disappointed yet...

not everything in soccer is goals strategy
is a good thing to enjoy, the way they move
the players to nullify others teams is nice to watch
i like that, soccer has changed with more
tactic teams instead of many goal teams
i doubt it will ever return to how it was
in the old days like pele days and the like

i liked this worldcup , since small teams
are getting closer by being good strategy ones
for me a final with a team winning 3-0 and the like
is boring i want 2-1, 1-0 3-2 is mo exciting to
see teams like korea die in the field get surprised
see portugal play and all those tactic moves
and the way the team stands againts different
teams i take my hat for scolari, costa rica
playing good against germany all that is great
i would like to see african teams going next rounds
or become champions, maybe next world:confident cup

[MrBobMarley]

I just can't believe my home country, Trinidad and Tobago's only goal was an own goal! Well, they did play great, and made it way further than anyone thought. Smallest country in cup history to qualify.

[Yiako]

i liked this worldcup , since small teams
are getting closer by being good strategy ones

I disagree. This is whe World Cup with less suprises in history. Practically all small teams didn't make the cut, or were knocked out then. Look at semis: Germany, Italia, France, Portugal. Three World and one European champions.

[asoir]

But...they will make very good matches.

[GriNGo]

anyways, strategy or not. I like to see goals being made. I'm going for Portugal or Germany to win this world cup! good luck!

[Fozzybar]

not everything in soccer is goals strategy
is a good thing to enjoy, the way they move
the players to nullify others teams is nice to watch
i like that, soccer has changed with more
tactic teams instead of many goal teams
i doubt it will ever return to how it was
in the old days like pele days and the like

well, i am not seeing this as a coach or manager, i am a spectator and i want spectacular matches. Fuck the results...if 1 team loses because they threw everything into the offense and i can see a lot of goal scenes (also in their defense hehe) i take my hat off as a spectator, because i had fun.

Of course as a coach i would be kicked off my position, but i know there is also success by playing attractive football combined with strategy, but this WC it was out of balance, tending way too much to the strategic side...

And i agree to Yiako...no surprises this Cup...no fun :)

[rodrigo!]

i think it has something to do with the way this cup was organised, that the teams had more time to prepare and werent as tired from the rigours of the european season...i think its true its changed though, it seems so much easier to foul someone than to perfectly time a tackle hehe.
id like to see france win it, they played awesome against brazil i thought. but im pretty sure even if germany dont play well theyll find some way to win this cup :(

[Fozzybar]

but im pretty sure even if germany dont play well theyll find some way to win this cup :(
Hey, that's germany! :)

As Lineker once said:
"Football is a game with 22 people and in the end the Germans always win."

[Stupidity'sUglyHead]

C'Mon androgeny!

http://www.rfleming.net/diarypics/Cmonengland.jpg

Hmm.


PS. I don't know these people

[blog]

fuck Yeah!!!

[TheGnoll]

Bwhahahahahahhaahahhahahahaha!

GERMANY IS DOWN!
Long game, but damn exciting.

ciao

[gaboartpage]

amazing game amazing !!!!
love it omg that was so great game!!!!
the best goalkeepers !!!
m lippi knew he couldnt win on penalties
germany was gonna kick italy butt on penalties
but oh surprise !! germany has never lost
in that stadium until today
italy just one goal againts in all worldcup
against USA an it was autogoal
go italy goooooooo !!!!!!

[Yiako]

GREAT GAME!!

At last two teams delivering what's expected in a World Cup: Both going for the win with all their weapons. Congratulations to Italy and Germany for the best game so far.

[nicolas]

.....















fuck.


the mexican ref was a turd btw. never seen so many uncalled fouls..... especially in favour of italy.

[Azza]

points of view, I would say the same for germany... :P


but hey, what a match!:jawdrop:

[LoTekK]

Amazing game, that. Best match of the tournament so far. Exciting, both teams gunning for it. I was rooting for Germany, but I have to admit that Italy deserved the win. They played better football, and made fewer mistakes. And the two goals were bloody brilliant.

[Dan.v.D.]

i honestly feel like argentinia slightly outclassed us already so why complain.
gj klinsmann you squeezed like 125% out of our teams potential!

[claudeEGYPT]

Italy!!!!!!!!!!

[claudeEGYPT]

Italy!!!!!!!!!!!

[claudeEGYPT]

Did i mention Italy??!!!!!!!!

[Fozzybar]

Italy deserved the win....2 times hit on the bar and lovely goals...

As Dan.v.D. mentioned, the german team came further than expected, so it's all fine. And it's NOT over yet...everyone is behaving as Germany is out of the tournament...they still have 1 match and that could be a festival for football fans if they keep on playing.

[egerie]

I have a slight scratch in my throath. I think I'll be "ill" tomorrow afternoon.


*cough*.

[adraude]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!^111

:(



Anyways, good game, good job italy. The second goal sucked, though, but that's our teams fault, I guess. What's just sad and not so sporty was the italinas faking far to many not comitted fouls... they were tripping, hruting and falling like mad, the whole game through. That sucked. :/



Whatever... bella italia.

[Azza]

What's just sad and not so sporty was the italinas faking far to many not comitted fouls...

your right, it's something I totally hate of italian soccer :/

something strange I've seen is all the skidding from both teams, as if the field was a little slippery... :xpld:

[Sofia Alexandra]

Wheeee, porny Italians to the final! :cheerleader:

[Fozzybar]

something strange I've seen is all the skidding from both teams, as if the field was a little slippery... :xpld:

Actually it happened the whole world cup...it's a known problem of the grass/ground they used for this world cup....and it sucks :)

[dfacto]

Yeah, adraude, the Azurri Grass Divers fall like pussies. Same goes for the Portuguese, who are even worse, if you can believe it. Really a pity that refs don't just red card the fuckers who dive right away. I'm sure a few sacrificial lambs would straighten out the rest fairly quickly.

Anyways, Germany sucked ala the USA. Lots of energy and ball possession, paired with total impotence in front of the goal. They earned that loss.

[GriNGo]

they deserved to win. tomorrow's game i guess will be excellent... i'm neutral to who wins.

[Jabo]

As long as they kick out Italy in the final, any winner today is a good choice. Although I'd prefer France over Portugal because they have a great team.

[Icon]

I felt bad for Germany thou. :( But it really was a tough match!!! I mean, both Italy and Germany were really strong!!

I can't wait for tomorow's match. :)

[blog]

I mean dont get me wrong n all I was rooting for Germany against Argentina, but after England (*no comment* *exhale*) Italy was my next favourite team to win the world cup, and so that Grosso goal felt sooooooooo good!:D And to the people complaining about the falling and dramatizin, yeah ur right it makes me sick,I jus want Italy to beat France in the final and win the World Cup 8)

[Tomato]

I REALLY wasn't expecting Germany to loose to Italy, but fair play! It was a fantastic match to watch (although i was working in a pub at the time so i only caught half of it)

Poor england!!!!!!!!!!!

You know.... i actually HATE football, but i only watch it when the world cup is on. Don't ask. I'm proberly too busy drawing or questioning my existance to be any interested in football... Don't get me wrong, i'm sure you have to be very skillful to play it and that i reallt couldn't withstand running around a football pitch for 90+ mins in 35 degree weather. Its just the... 'side effects' that come with it that i don't like. Since i work in a pub, i've seen many people get hurt from football. Some even fatal! Its not nice to know that humans can lower themselves to such a pathetic level that they have to go around and glass people and wake everyone up in the middle of the night, chanting their teams songs and name... I sound like an old man... I do enjoy sitting down to watch an England game in the World Cup, or even having a little game of football myself, but its just the drunks and violence that can usually come with football that i dislike...

[t.m0]

Good game... too bad Germany lost, but I'm glad they got that far anyway. I'm not that much of a soccer fan either... just for the world-/european cup, so after the finals it will be just the same to me who won ;) I'd just like to see Zidane play the match of his life (since it's gonna be one of his last - or even his last?), watch delicious soccer skill and italian-butt-kicking on his part!
Shame if they'd lose to portugal though..

[comixnut]

Come on Portugal, let's show some spirit (and of the good kind) and show them what we got! :)

Honestly i just want a clean and fair game and i am happy!

[LoTekK]

France v Italy!

Another awesome game, Portugal dives notwithstanding. ;)

[MoP]

Clean and fair game, haha!
Portugal diving all over the place. It was getting a bit ridiculous - the ref should have handed out some yellow cards to discourage that behaviour.
It's so stupid, they even took dives without being touched when they had a chance to break through if they kept running - but no, they had to fall over instead... silly.

France played very well in general. Henry didn't seem to be making as much effort as he should, though - lots of standing around and not running full pace when it was necessary. Barthez was hilarious - a few great fumbles which almost resulted in equalisers... luckily for him, he avoided that embarrassment, just!

The final 5 minutes were intense though, Portugal had a load of chances that they really should have taken advantage of, but were just too desperate to keep it cool and play well enough.

[Icon]

amen MoP.

Portugal just played...well too offensive but not enough thought, a bunch of players went for the goal alone, and forgot to make plays and passes that would have made better plays!

France vs Italy will be awesome! ...But I secretely think Italy might win. oo;

[comixnut]

Yep pretty much what MoP said! I wish i could smack them over the head through the tv. I have been wondering: how much do you have to get paid to throw sportsmanship out the window and confuse futebol with acting? :D Like i said, since it was fairly clean game, i'm happy.

Bring on the asian comp!

[asoir]

I hope France win it this year, they've played fantastically...unlike 2002...:nohope:

[darkos]

come on guys you know the words : ALLER LA FRANCE !!!!!

[Azza]

no way! :P:devil:

[GriNGo]

that final match is going to kick ass. third & fourth place as well... this has been a great world cup! congrats germany! :8

[Yiako]

Sad thing is that it's going to be the last game of Zidane.

It's a pleasure seeing him playing, like in slow mo, untouchable, faster in mind that anybody else. I would like a French win for him, but I like Italy and I think they really need the win to overcome that calcio fiasco. So I'm just sitting with a couple beers and enjoy the game!

[gaboartpage]

yup maybe last game of zidane,
who will win ?? if Titi and zizu come
out inspired theres no way italy is gonna win
(i dont like those nicknames by the way)

but italys defence is solid reeeally solid
no need for inspiration they just do the job
lots of hunting dogs theres i like the way
they make their coverages specially genaro gatusso

i hope toti plays a great game im crossing fingers
italy go !!!! get the cup !!!!

i already miss the worldcup, it was a lot of fun to
scream and jump :nintendo:

[adraude]

well, germany made third place. what a party, the peeps here in germany were freaking out, fireworks, hrons, for hours!! haha.

the game was tight... i guess? ^^ i was so freakin tired, that i fell asleep in front of the tv, woke up when schweinsteiger kicked the third goal lol.

anyway, good luck to both, italy as well as france! =)

[Amazing Action Ape]

FRAAAAAAAAANCE! :D:D

that is all.

[Stark]

France!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stark]

Wow...Anyone miss the headbutt by Zidane? Ridiculousy stupid move in OT but hardass nonetheless

[Darktwin]

It would be nice to see france win, since they can't win at anything else, like............ wars. STAAAAABBB!!!!!

[Dizon]

Wow...Anyone miss the headbutt by Zidane? Ridiculousy stupid move in OT but hardass nonetheless


i saw it, and I was like, "WTF!?!?!". He was out of his mind to do that.

[blog]

yayzone!:^^;: ut I have to admit I think France WAS the better team:dur:

[dfacto]

Tha headbutt was totally badass, and 100% stupid. Dunno what the hell he was thinking, but at least he did it with style.

[Dizon]

congrats Italy!

Oh France....Got hit by karma.

[wittle]

what a bunch of douchebags on the french team!

go italia!!!

[fooxoo]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Tobin]

its as far away now as it ever was.

[BlackGuy]

yeah I'm sorry, in the second half France played WAY better than italy did.

[wittle]

as for Monsieur Head-butter, that's gotta be the most retarded move to end your career with... ever. and at the world cup no less!

[LoTekK]

I can't fucking believe he got himself sent off like that.

[aesir]

Zidane better not show his face in France any time soon or he'll get lynched...

don't do that again. ~Oreg.

[asoir]

HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT SO QUICK?!
Funny match, glad for Italy! Did anyone see that Ref fall? BAM!

[EmmDoubleEw]

All I have to say is:

:(

[aesir]

HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT SO QUICK?!
Funny match, glad for Italy! Did anyone see that Ref fall? BAM!

I am all knowing interweb master!

[asoir]

I am all knowing interweb master!
I just saw YTMND...LMAO!

[Azza]

All I have to say is:

:(


All I have to say is:

yeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss!!!!
Campioni del mondooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:cheerleader: :cheerleader: :overhere: :overhere: :cheerleader: :cheerleader:

[GriNGo]

the italian dude must have said something to him to act like that. Italy played well, but france played better. I expect a rematch soon. Which is an impossible wish :p

[gaboartpage]

doood canavvaro played amazing
that guy is solid i was glad he got the chance
to lift the cup as a captain . .hehe i tought
pirlo was gonna miss the penalty and del piero
looked nervous . . . but the headshot of zidan
(the one hitting the ball to the goal) was cool
and way better buffons saved on that one, best
play in that game titi played some amazing stuff
for a couple of minutes then i think his
head started to hurt or something he was
tired maybe? i would had keep him instead
of trezege

im happy italy won !!! campeones !!!

i wonder who is gonna win best player
of the worldcup . . . not zidane of course
no matter what the italy guys was doing,
he was the captain and the creative mind
he blew it, BIG MISTAKE

[Wandering]

Why Zizou Whyyyyy :'(

[~Faust~]

No matter what the Italian guy said to Zidane, there is no excuse for this.

Congrats to Italy! Considering the shit that is going on in italian football right now, the triumph is that more glorious!

[S.C. Watson]

Congrats to Italy! Just heard on the CBC.

~Oreg.

[Rascar Capac]

Dunno what the hell he was thinking, but at least he did it with style.

wha?! with style? you mean just because he's good looking he just came off as a bad ass? He's retiring from world cup and this is what people are gonna remember him for. Even with the loss, his header that Buffon knocked out was THE highlite of the game...that's doing it in style...not knockin your opponent down with your head.
And to do that when France had all the momentum, putting your team down 1 player...how selfish is that. I just dont understand.
I cant wait to hear his side of the story - if theres one...I wonder what that little exchange was between him and the Italian...WTF made him do that?What a disappointing end...left a real bad taste...just sad.

[Wandering]

Hes supposed to get the golden ball.. He was cryin when he left the pitch .. that was really sad end. hes a heck of a player.

[nacho]

I agree 100% with you Rascar. That headbut was a huge disappointment for me.

[Rascar Capac]

no if you get a red card - you're not allowed back on the field or sidelines right? Now does this apply to the world cup game with all the medal ceremonies or he just didnt dare show his face?

[MoP]

indeed, good summary, Rascar Capac... i also wonder what the italian guy said... insulting his mother maybe? :)

very enjoyable game anyway - if anyone else was watching the BBC coverage, did you think the commentators were acting really strange half the time? they kept making sarcastic comments and suggesting that the person editing the footage was useless... and something about a living room being empty... very odd.

[Shamagim]

Congrats to Italy.

As for what Zidane did...It really isn´t that hard to undestand, running for 90 minutes in a boiling pot of preasure and frustration can make a guy explode in anger, beyond reason of cource, anger as never been the most reasonable feeling.

I´m sure he didn´t planned it to much and there wasn´t to much blood running to his brain at that moment... I mean a headbutt agains another guy´s chest is not a really smart move in any context, unless you have Zidane´s skull.

[Rascar Capac]

i also wonder what the italian guy said... insulting his mother maybe? :)

thats what I thought.. his heritage, his mother, the fact that he still had a full head of hair and ZZ didnt ...which I guess would be a fitting punishment... :D

[Stark]

You can see him grab his chest in the vids on youtube...I still think it was hardass

[Flake]

It would be nice to see france win, since they can't win at anything else, like............ wars. STAAAAABBB!!!!!
I dunno, that Napoleon bloke did alright for a while..

if anyone else was watching the BBC coverage, did you think the commentators were acting really strange half the time? they kept making sarcastic comments and suggesting that the person editing the footage was useless... and something about a living room being empty... very odd.
This is the beeb, they lost all interest the second England were knocked out.

France were the better team for most of it, shame Viera twanged a hamstring and Zidane lost the plot.

I'd have liked to have seen Germany win the thing, they played good attacking footie all the way and didn't cheat too much.

[Fozzybar]

Zidane is chosen as the best player of the World Cup, despite his headbutt.

And he could have went to receive the medal, it was his personal choice to stay away (and the best one in this situation).

Still i think Zidane will return for the Euro 2008 in Switzerland/Austria...he has to in order to wipe out this stain from his career, he won't be able to wipe it out totally, but he can set a better ending...

[Rascar Capac]

going off topic from Zidane for a second....
I just heard on NPR that brazilian fans burned a stutue of Ronaldino that they had erected two years ago?!
Man, you gotta love soccer fans...

[Shamagim]

going off topic from Zidane for a second....
I just heard on NPR that brazilian fans burned a stutue of Ronaldino that they had erected two years ago?!
Man, you gotta love soccer fans...

In latino america, people kill for soccer, just by wearing the opposite team´s shirt is reason enough for the other guys to beat you up to a bloody pulp.

You remmember Argentina´s reaction when they lost against Germany.



I think is sad...and extremely predictable for people to turn agains their own heroes if they make one ( just one) mistake, neverming what he did before, or how hard he tryed to keep up with the espectations.

[GriNGo]

I'd have liked to have seen Germany win the thing, they played good attacking footie all the way and didn't cheat too much.

lol, Germany had the referee by their side in every match they played. & Zidane is my new hero! He didn't ruin his career or anything like that (he already had a kick ass one), therefore he closed it with finesse (like us latinamericans say, "con broche de oro"). He personally demanded respect for whatever the italian dude said to him, & I believe that's being a man.

later,
GRiNGoLoCo

[Rascar Capac]

lol, Germany had the referee by their side in every match they played. & Zidane is my new hero! He didn't ruin his career or anything like that (he already had a kick ass one), therefore he closed it with finesse (like us latinamericans say, "con broche de oro"). He personally demanded respect for whatever the italian dude said to him, & I believe that's being a man.

later,
GRiNGoLoCo

Thats all fine..being a man...but if you have a more than a better chance of helping your country win the world cup - in your last appearance - and you pull that move and take yourself out...thats the farthest from being a man..thats being a fuckin caveman.
I dont care what the Italian said, (allegedly a dirty terrorist?) things like that are said all time in sports. If you're a man, you beat the Italians on the field, not take yourself out and let your team and country down. This isnt a street game.

[GriNGo]

yeah yeah whatever.

[LENTZ]

Zidane only missed 10 minutes of the game, and on top of that, Trezegeut would have still come in for Henry, and missed the penalty shot, so it doesn't make much difference. I'm a much bigger fan of Zidane after the headbutt, that was freekin awesome. He knew what he was doing. I don't look at it as a stain on his career, I look at it as the man who doesn't take shit from anyone. I've always wanted to headbutt somebody myself, now I can live vicariously.

If you are reading this Zidane, Thanks! You the man!!!

[Rascar Capac]

Zidane only missed 10 minutes of the game

Only ten minutes?! You must have missed some of the games...
and Dont tell me you werent glued to the TV for those ten minutes...

since you guys enjoy headbutting so much...here's some entertainment for you.
http://break.com/index/zidane_head_butt_game.html

[Stark]

Rascar, I don't understand why you are so intent on staining Zidane's legacy. We know you didn't like it. Why continue to go into lengthy expose's on the matter? I doubt anyone really, really, really cares anymore...it was an awesome head butt, but stupid. That's all it takes to get the point across.


http://view.break.com/123239 <<<-----Some really awesome footwork here...check it out

[one2hit]

http://s10.imagehosting.us/uploadpoint/imagehosting_upload_storage/nouser_1435/T0_-1_1435215.gif

[Rascar Capac]

Rascar, I don't understand why you are so intent on staining Zidane's legacy. We know you didn't like it. Why continue to go into lengthy expose's on the matter? I doubt anyone really, really, really cares anymore...it was an awesome head butt, but stupid. That's all it takes to get the point across.


http://view.break.com/123239 <<<-----Some really awesome footwork here...check it out

Im hardly staining anything, just disappointed, but you're right...game over, case closed....on to the next one in 4 years, and thanks for the fancy footwork.

[GriNGo]

lol, that gif is hilarious, so is that game :D

[blog]

I'm just glad the whole things over, it wasn't even a good world cup, and it was such a time waster... but I just had to watch! hehe

[LENTZ]

I enjoyed the TWO games I was able to watch. I was just dissapointed that Italy won both of them. I left both games feeling like the villian had won. They played dirtier then the other teams, and really not that superior...just managed to win out....

only 4 more years until we can do it again.

[Fozzybar]

I'm just glad the whole things over, it wasn't even a good world cup, and it was such a time waster... but I just had to watch! hehe

SAME here...it was disappointing from the viewpoint of football aesthetics...:zzz: