World Cup - Australia vs Italy (round of 16)

[BoReD_iN_BrIsBaNe]

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sad sad so sad...

[BoReD_iN_BrIsBaNe]

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that was despicable

[_Lay-D_Honey]

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in the very very very very very very very last minute..

Bibz.. dont cry naa..

[_Lay-D_Honey]

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@teaser

Sydney was celebrating like Australia had won but it was the Italian celebrating in Sydney Italian win.

awesome..

[desidudecool]

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that was a shocker of a decision by the ref..if i were australian i d kill the ref..no foul commited,italian fukr dived

[smooth_guy]

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@fair_&_balance

And I think they will have another lousy team in next round. They are through to Semis. Lucky Italian.

Swiss the greats

[Faisal]

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@Talha

Expect plenty of goals in this match.

:k:

[fair_balance]

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@Faisal

:k:

he meant Penalty goal.

[ShiNoO]

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@fnp_23

definitely a pathetic decision…what’s with these ref’s…almost all the deciding factors have been cause of ref calls instead of good ball play…especially the games played by Aussies. (both calls against Australia and for Australia have been awarded when they shouldn’t have)

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!

On a brighter note…Australia definitely should be proud of how they preformed throughout!..

Italy bloody lucky is what i say!

I’m with ya!

referee

[5Abi]

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very impressed with Australia play in this cup.

and the frikkin refs shouldnt factor in the outcome of any game.

italians dun look impressive though they will prolly win vs. ukraine

[the_game]

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Italians are getting a joke of route to the semi-final here. It's alright, Argentina shall take care of that then :o .

[Fayz]

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What a heart breaker for the Aussies. I'm not a soccer expert but it didn't look like an intentional foul at the end.

[Talha]

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^ The foul was committed within 10 yards of the goal hence PK.

I don't think Grosso went into the challenge thinking dive, but when Neill presented him the opportunity, he took it. I also believe that Neill did intend to impede. He really hurt himself by turning his body. If he would have stayed still, things would have been less clear. Things were also made more difficult, because Grosso is a clumsy player, but I think with Neill turning it was difficult to get around him.

At the same time, Australia can't feel totally robbed. I do believe Neill was trying to impede Grosso, gaining whatever advantage he could. But there's also no question that Grosso dove, as he really didn't try to avoid going down.

[NeSCio]

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italy will win the world cup!

They are getting more and more effective. and their defence is rock solid: Cannavaro is in great shape. Nesta will come back from an injury, so he is rested. And Zambrotta is full of self-confidence at the moment.
Midfield looks very stable: Gattus - Pirlo - Perrotta and totti in front of them. I'm just worried about their two strikers. Hopefully they can get to score more easily against Swiss.

finally: Buffon is the accepted best keeper in the world

[funguy]

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@Fayz

What a heart breaker for the Aussies. I'm not a soccer expert but it didn't look like an intentional foul at the end.

Are you kidding me? The last defender in the box throws himseld flat on the ground clearly impeding a striker and you are saying it's not a PK? You gotta be kidding me. Forza italia!!!

[Sohaib]

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Nes: I wish it was true but I dont think Italians are improving. Their best game was against Ghana. Since then their performances have gone down. They won against Czech thanks to a one man advantage and lack of fire power in czech armory. Strike duo is not firing and this is where their most problems lie. They were lucky to scrape through yesterday even.

At this form, they wont be scaring the likes of Brazil or Spain. They should get to the semi final easily though and lets hope they peak at the right time.

[teaser]

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@NeSCio

italy will win the world cup!

They are getting more and more effective. and their defence is rock solid: Cannavaro is in great shape. Nesta will come back from an injury, so he is rested. And Zambrotta is full of self-confidence at the moment.
Midfield looks very stable: Gattus - Pirlo - Perrotta and totti in front of them. I’m just worried about their two strikers. Hopefully they can get to score more easily against Swiss.

finally: Buffon is the accepted best keeper in the world

Dream on…

[who-me]

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@funguy

Are you kidding me? The last defender in the box throws himseld flat on the ground clearly impeding a striker and you are saying it's not a PK? You gotta be kidding me. Forza italia!!!

Last defender in the box?! there was still a defender in the box..very correctly positioned. The ref was standing a bit too close to the contest. At best the PK was grey. That said.. Italy defended very effectively. Hiddink should've sent in Aloisi earlier and then another striker when Italy subbed a defender in.