fantasyislander said:

CO-SIGN!!!!!

july said:

are you just playing devil's advocate? or do you really not like england?

Wow, what a shambles of a game between Holland and Portugal. The referees always think if they issue some early cards it will subdue the other players - in fact, it tends to have the opposite effect and get them indignant and riled up. Four sending offs, 16 yellow cards. But it's what you get when dirty cheating bastards meet dirty cheating bastards! I lost count of the number of times Holland players fell to the floor at the slightest tap.

I think it just shows what huge pressure players are under these days, and I think that pressure is showing on England - you only have to look at Beckham throwing up after scoring the only goal - that's pressure being relieved! Probably the pressure is why England haven't shown what they are capable of yet. Probably a good sign if we can beat a team with such an all-round mediocre performance. Hopefully we will find our form just at the right time - at least 2 of Portugal's A-team can't play against us, gotta be good!

And good news is that I am 4 for 4 on my predictions so far!

fantasyislander said:

One of my best friends is from england orginally (moved here when she was 11) I went with her and watched the game at an english pub today. I think every British man in Mpls was there. It was PACKED. And they were singing and carrying on and so forth at 10 in the morning. It was actually quite fun.

fantasyislander said:

A little of both!

Portugal!

Argentina!!!!!

metalorange said:

According to FIFA statistics there were only 25 fouls...

....overall a disgrace to football

...it made Graham Poll look pretty damned good

CarrieMpls said:

Steadwood said:

I think he was too lenient. He should've sent them all off!

fathermcmeekle said:

eh, close enough.

fathermcmeekle said:

At one point I shouted that at the TV

CarrieMpls said:

I'll let you off, just don't mention 1966....

Steadwood said:

I just had the mental image of a whole load of little trolls shouting obscenities at the telly!

fathermcmeekle said:

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i missed it!! i wasn't home this afternoon and forgot to set the timer on my VCR. i wasn't worried b/c i thought i could just catch it when it re-airs.... THEY'RE NOT RE-AIRING TODAY'S MATCHES!!

they've re-aired every match so far, and they're re-airing every match from now on... but for some reason not todays.

i wanted to see this game after hearing so much about it.

fantasyislander said:

They might change their mind when they see this one...

After a great spectacle of weekend footie behind us the Quarter finals are shaping up to be blinders.

So Far

Germany V's Argentina and England V's Portugal

Good old Becks

I'm so sorry for you Aussies! The Italian victory was completely undeserved.

goodbye australia

this worldcup is turning into one big joke..... The referees are incapable! Last night the Netherlands, now Australia.....I wonder if they will make mistakes like these on coming friday when Germany is playing Argentina....

This a let down.....

ITALIA!!!!!

Goodbye Australia! Horrible team of cloggers

abierman said:

sorry aksel, couldn't resist.

i didn't see yesterdays game ( still ticked off they're not re-airing it here! ) but the ref sent off as many players from holland as he did from portugal. from what i read on the play by play commentary (fifaworldcup.com) it seemed even as far as that went. was portugal just a better team?





aksel.

fantasyislander said:

Portugal was certainly the better team in the first half in which they scored. The game got dramatically fierce in the second half and the ref just lost total control over the game. I mean, 16 yellow, of which 4 resulting in red????? If in the second half 20 minutes of football were played, then it's much, making it totally impossible for Holland to get into the game.....Portugal, ofcourse, didn't care since they were leading.... Also, Holland was robbed of at least one penalty-shot. Figo should have gotten red for the head-kick he gave Van Bommel. Portugal wasn't better, they played the game smarter, unfortunately the game wasn't football!

sermwanderer said:

But it was your sweep team

abierman said:

It is becoming a ref farce, however last world cup Italy suffered at the hands of a ref having two perfectly good goals dissalowed. This year it went their way. And while the Aussies were a gutsy team this time round, they were never the better side today. Similarly the better side won yesterday in the absolute farce that was the Portugal Holland match. Even though I was routing for the Dutch all the way

I, like you, just hope the quarters are decided by great footie and not shit refs!

PANDURITO said:

I know, but I support Italy - my family are from Italy

calldapplwondery83 said:

I think I would've preferred if we went out by Italy actually scoring a goal without this penelty thing.
Oh well.....the Aussies have copped bad decissions throughout all their games and I'm not surprised with this last one.