Good Morning People – It’s Day 10 of the World Cup. Wasn’t yesterday’s action brilliant? I may be slightly biased however, because we went to watch the Danish game at an outdoor stadium – where the atmosphere was brilliant! So many people went to see it, all dressed in red and white with flags, horns, beach balls and LOADS OF NOISE!!!
Credit: RubberGoat
As the game started I felt Denmark were scared of the Cameroons – they were very jittery and nervous. But we couldn’t believe our eyes when Cameroon scored first – not only was the goal caused by a horrible defensive mistake, it was almost an exact copy of the mistake Denmark made which led to them being knocked out of the 1986 World Cup. All the noise in the crowd subsided and we all kept shaking our heads. How could they be this bad? They beat Portugal and Sweden to qualify!
And then… WE SCORED!!!
Credit: RubberGoat
Nicklas ‘Pink Boots’ Bendtner scored a great goal and the game completely changed. Denmark were very lucky as they were outplayed, yet scored again and held on to win. Sadly, this means that the wonderful Cameroon are out … bittersweet because we all want to see the African teams do well. But the crowd we were in were too busy celebrating!
The atmosphere was brilliant and Copenhagen was full of singing and dancing – a great night out and a great way to watch football. If any of you get a chance to watch it this way, I highly recommend it!
Today’s games
So, today we have some mega games in store for you today. Here’s the Schedule:
Slovakia vs. Paraguay (12:30 GMT+1)
Slovakia will be disappointed not to have beaten NZ as we all expected them to be easy points for the other three teams. Realistically they must beat Paraguay, who managed a great score draw with Italy, so can afford to not win this and hopefully for them, beat New Zealand. F1Wolf is a Slovakia supporter, so if you need a reason to back a team, that’s good enough for me ;)
Italy vs. New Zealand (15:00 GMT+1)
Now… This game is the big one for me. I have a few different teams in this World Cup – my Dad is English and my Mum is Italian, but I grew up in NZ and I live in Denmark with a Danish wife. Normally this doesn’t pose a problem – I often only have to support England and Italy, who hardly ever meet at the World Cup.
This time, it’s very, very different. New Zealand and Italy are in the same group – which means that two of my teams collide. My family have already been ribbing each other about this one – and it could cause arguments depending on what happens today. Now, New Zealand played awesome against Slovakia in the last game – coming from behind with a last minute goal from a player who ironically lives and plays in Denmark!
Italy struggled against Paraguay in their first game, which gives me some hope that something might happen. You may scoff at the suggestion, but a lot of games have not gone the way we thought they would. This game sums up what I love about football so much – you never know what is going to happen until the final whistle blows.
So I urge you all to support the underdog and cheer on New Zealand – the plucky amateurs who may have qualified in an easy group, but have shown that they deserve their place amongst the world’s best.
GO THE ALL WHITES!
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast (19:30 GMT+1)
Finally the game many will look forward to – the clash between two mighty teams in the Group of Death. Brazil beat North Korea, but disappointed many as they were expected to pummel them – yet only scored twice and North Korea got one past them too.
Meanwhile Ivory Coast suffered a ‘bore draw’ with Portugal in the first game, neither team looking very convincing. I think Brazil should win this – but if Didier Drogba manages a better game (with a broken arm, in fairness) then there could be a surprise in store.
So, we are in for another great day of football. It’s all about the fun and the passion, which I think we will see plenty of today. I hope you enjoy the games and see you in the comments ;)
Great post, and great pictures!!
Thanks Christine! I posted some more here: http://twitpic.com/photos/RubberGoat and I already linked to the TwitVids ;)
And now for some football :)
Awww I like it when the whole team sing properly :) Much better than awkward mumbling
My god, that is one empty stadium...
Yeah - dodgy singing by footballers is always awesome ;)
Come on Slovakia!
I wish Chilavert still played for Paraguay - he was their goalkeeper and took their freekicks
I had a long argument with Nick about this. I think the idea of having the seats sitting empty is ridiculous!! They need to fill them up at whatever price. If the support isn't there with the local population then why are they holding the world cup there at all?
Makes the World cup look very bad having empty seats at the biggest tournament in the sport, especially in the game on now. I'd agree with your view point there.
Because tickets are £130, or if you decided to go from the UK, expect to pay up to £5000 for the trip.
Ridiculous prices IMO!
they're using the same excuse the French Open used "oh all the tickets are sold, some people just haven't shown up"
Hi everyone,
I can't see the pictures in this thread. Is it just my computer being stupid?
Montreal was sold out but a few people didn't turn up in our row which was quite good as we could spread out with our camera stuff...
must concur with the point earlier - that is one empty stadium
but surely not to the extent that half the crowd didn't show surely?
Have you uploaded any pics?
GOAL!
Paraguay goooooooooal!
how do they decide who is the home team and who is the away team?
Well, Twitpic is rubbish for linking to images - they don't work now so I uploaded them to Flickr and changed the links ... hope that is OK?
Yeah it's working now :)
Cool!
my commentator just said germany lost to switzerland.
I have never seen anything other than the final in colour for '66...
The bees are out today, aren't they?
Oooh 2-0. Good strike.
2-0
How embarrassing! They didn't even send anyone up for the free kick and still scored.
i've got paraguay in my sweepstakes - this is nice
:)
Italy have to beat NZ now. Bugger!
Not to mention two payers getting in each others way and still paraguay had the time to score :)
So would this put Paraguay through? How did they do in their first match?
draw wasn't it?
Oh wait I see in the amazing post that they drew with Italy ;)
Drew 1-1 with Italy
Probably. Slovenia would have to beat Italy while Paraguay lose to NZ...
Slovakia #NamesTooSimilar
I tried to nap during the end of this match, didn't happen :(
Good save goalie man. I'm surprised he hadn't gone to sleep.
so basically paraguay are through bar insane tornado hitting the world cup?
They just need a draw against NZ
hmmm... can't imagine new zealand being a real threat tbh
#sorrygavin
good golly, when mick mccarthy speaks, a nation falls asleep
And now for Italia vs New Zealand :)
And you think I reckon NZ will win? ;)
sadly will have to split before half time
:/
Errrrrrm *runs*
Marcelo Lippi = paul o'grady
http://distillatoricollepassesi.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/marcello20lippi.jpg
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00474/Paul-O-Grady_280_474471a.jpg
cue irritating Pop Noodles advert
:o
Hate it, just as rubbish at pot noodles themself
This, however, is quite cool
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/opening_weekend_-_2010_world_c.html
I love the italian anthem :)
I sing along every single time. Because I know all the words 'do do do do do do doooo'
I've heard it far too often in the last decade
Italiaaa, italiaaa, it's a countryyyy, near espanyaaaa
everytime I hear my anthem I sing the Maori version since it's always sung first. So I get confused when I hear the players singing the English one.
who died in italy?
I don't know. I did notice the bands too.
ah, roberto rosato.
NEW ZEALAND!
OH MY GOD
Oh my word!!!!!!
i don't believe it
that was pretty much an own goal, the kiwi guy barely touched it :D
No-one looked more surprised than the NZ manager :D
That was surely a handball in the box there? Do they just ignore it because they scored?
Good save!
all this being near the Italian goal makes me nervous.
My tv is being useless.... I've not used an actual television to watch things in a long time and this is not a good advert. The picture keeps cutting out.
New Zealand now has more goals than England. Hooray!
Hi guys! Came back in time to realise I just missed a NZ goal. What happened?
apparently one of them was offside but shhhh
New Zealand scored :) it may have been offside but shhhh!
#sameperson
scary.
well i'm frightened
oooh. How fun! Am checking my recording now to watch it and laugh at Italy. :P
My tv is actually flashing between a black screen and picture maybe every 5 seconds. All the other channels are fine #itvfail
Just saw the goal. I don't think it was offside since it came off Cannavaro. Which means NZ really scored a goal that should stand up to scrutiny against Italy. :D
#ITVFAIL again? They've been terrible recently.
Just don't go doing a Mr Bean on yourself trying to get signal!
:D
Recently???
I like this NZ goalkeeper
I think we should end this match now, just to be on the safe side. Who wants to phone in a bomb threat?
Commanding in the 18 yard box. :D
:D That desperate? NZ aren't doing that bad...
oooooh that was CLOSE
Oooooooh Montilivo hit the post...
Aaaaargh scary! Did that come off the post???
you ALMOST jinxed him! :P
Oops
#Pirlowouldvescoredit
Yep.
its like when Roger is winning 6-0 6-0 5-0 40-30. I still get nervous.
Right folks, I'm off - back tonight
:)
Bye leigh
Penalty to italty!!
On not penalty! :(
Wha? :cry:
Cheaters. :( I shall support NZ just for today.
Mmmm... definite shirt pulling but typical Italian dive to make sure of it
1-1
:( 1-1
the diving in football puts me off the game soo much
So far only 1 referee has penalized players for 'simulation' (in the Ger-Aus match). The rest ought to learn from him.
It's what the Italians do best
It's daft to pull shirts like that in the box though. There's no need for that either. You're encouraging them to drop like a stone.
Before every single corner, everyone does that. And I do mean virtually EVERYONE. It is far too common to root out of the game.
Ouch.
oh wow, for a moment there the ball was actually near our goal. that's rare.
Who'd have thought asking if there were biscuits would cause so much bedlam?!
Italy really should have more to show for the fact they seem to have possession of the ball all. the. time.
:0
I'm getting very very bored by this match :(
but it was going so well.
I am in a pub cheering on the Kiwi fruits
#OfficePoolLoyalties
I don't think we've actually touched the ball since we scored. Italians don't share very well :(
hehehehe hee
:D
But take hope. The last 2 'favourites' who had major possession of the ball in a match lost it. (Spain and Germany)
There was a big cher when NZ scored, silence when italy did.
I hope they know Dubai is behind them
I guess possession means nothing if you never get a goal but it's sooooo boring.
They're not going to get so far if the goalie keeps dropping the ball after he's caught it.
Could It lead to a Drop Goal? :P
Apparently the french team are refusing to train
duvet day?
Why bother? They're going out anyway. ;)
They want to take the coach?
They're French, they like to go on strike.... :P
:D
More like get him run over by a train.
If anything I;d have thought their least favourite mode of transport was the coach considering they hate their coach ;)
Woot! News says Drogba will start for the Brazil-Ivory Coast match. Hopefully he can make the match interesting...
cheese eating surrender monkeys
If I don't see di Grassi in the crowd I'll cry. Not that I'll see him anyway because I'll be zzz during that match.
They were doomed from the minute Zizou condemned them (and when Domenech left Samir and Karim out of the squad.) :P
I'll watch out for him for you. ;)
Or even if I didn't I bet plenty others here would.
Im in the pub solo ,i need the loo...
Do i risk leaving the laptop on the table?
NO!?!?!
I reckon FIFA should ban them from the next world cup - they got lucky to be there, and they're just shambolic in being unable to even be a team of players in so many different ways. If you can't even be a team then you don't deserve the opportunity to be at the world cup.
I leave my phone on the table though
Then you're an idiot. Why would you do that?
I don't think you should punish the whole country just because they have a incompetent football federation and a crazy coach. :P
punish the whole country for having a tennis museum that's closed on mondays and tuesdays.
You might phone while im in there!
Amy's got the idea
I'm sure we've been over this before. Ignoring the phone is not a crime :P
Phew... #safecountry
Tempting fate aren't you? One day... :P
I got back, and its still here!
I think I'm more likely to kill him first.
Amazing save! GO NZ!
phew
Last ditch there. Well done captain.
NZ goes sooooo close!
OMG.. NZ nearly scored!
that would have been so epic. But I will be happy enough if we stop them scoring for another 7 minutes or so.
i pray there isn't much injury time this half. END GAME, END NOW.
Paston is NZ's hero!
he can't seem to stay on his feet, but it seems to work so thats ok.
FOUR MINUTES, NOOOOOO
+1
Hang on NZ :(
Man of the match, definitely.
Arsene Wengerl, are you watching?
this is aging me something fierce. I am going to wake up a 40 year old.
are we subbing just to waste time? i like this tactic.
I am just enjoying a certain team's downfall. ;)
It's alright they're wasting the time with a substitution. Although perhaps there will be another minute added on to make up for it. Depends how cruel the referee is.
Yup. Common tactic.
i have muted giggles for the end of this :D #sorrygiggles
what a result for NZ!!!
FULL TIME! New Zealand 1 Italy 1
woooooo!
Well done :D :D :D
It's a shame they didn't win. Stupid penalty. Never thought I'd be saying that....
I wonder if people have stopped saying we don't deserve to be there yet :D
Well, you deserve it more than Australia. ;)
di Grassi just tweeted this http://tweetphoto.com/28242553
Looking forward to Brazil vs Ivory Coast :D
:D
Hopefully it won't be a bore like Ivory Coast vs Portugal.
Go Brasil! ;D
hey becken :)
Woooo, football.
i need a flag that big.
*closes eyes and thinks of a certain driver on a podium stop step*
*top
ahh, yes. senna, right?
:)
Di grassi, of course!
WHen you have nothing better to do and feel like winning the world cup yourself try this little game. I have tried a few times as Brazil and can only get as far as the final. Lost on goalden goal rule
http://www.miniclip.com/games/world-soccer-champion/en/
hehe
Evening.
What the hell just happened?
Perhaps it was the sound of my words being eaten after New Zealands draw.
A single frenchman remains in South Africa - today's referee. :D
erm they sung their national anthems, and then we laughed about di grassi... why?
:D They did very well. Especially their goal keeper.
Still think they don't deserve to be there? ;)
Kick off!
There may have to be a follow up post...
I'm still buzzing about earlier mate!
oooh!!
Oooooh. This is the cursed own goal stadium.
That would have been a great way to start the game. Score from 30 yards
Hey it's OK - I must honestly say I never expected NZ to do this well...
Nothing wrong with that, Own Goal had a good goalscoring year for Man Utd ;)
:D
How can Sepp Blatter be popular?
I hear Benitez got fired because he told the chairmen he wanted to make an offer for 'Owen Goal'... ;)
I saw sven and got very confused.
He is like Max was and just as popular
He's popular in the Max Mosley "You're with me or not in the FIA" way isn't he?
Nothing new there then? Sven confuses us all...
heehee
Sven sven sven goran eriksson!
Dunno how I remember that song...
He must be loving this tournament. All the grief he got and England are worse than when he was in charge
He isn't that bad really. Just a little stoned. :P
He is popular in SA for taking the world cup to Africa according to the BBC. He is not remotely popular anywhere else
+1
Me thinks WAGs are better for england rather than being detrimental. At least they could have detracted from their disastrous results. ;)
Braziiiiiiiiiiil!
Brazil scores!
Great shot GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL
Gooooooooooooooooooooal Brazilia
THat was not a headping for a goal. Can we headping goals?
Radio 5 were really ripping into that one - the goal has shut him up!
Has anyone here noticed something weird about HDTV - I was watching TV with radio commentary and we noticed that as the game got on, the video feed fell further and further behind the audio?
So HDTV only works in slow motion?
It's like it's very slightly slower than full speed...
Never had that problem
I've never seen anyone hop and dive at the same time before...
You would never notice it - it's only a few seconds... but we did because of the radio commentary...
I love Dunga getting upset about the foul. He never did anything like that. ;)
*falls asleep*
Great pass wide and the guy was asleep
Listen to The Guardian's World Cup Daily Podcast from yesterday: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/audio/2010/jun/20/world-cup-daily-podcast-holland-cameroon
:D
It really isn't pretty football. I miss the old netherlands and brazil.
Watch the IRL cars running 195 consecutive yellow flag laps for no obvious reason
http://racecontrol.indycar.com/player.php?type=true&u=U3RldmVuIFJveQ==
This is still total football, just a new variation - totally boring football. ;)
Seems odd Brazil went the Dunga way. It's not like they were unsuccessfuk playing the old way
unsuccessful
The 16:00 game is always the best one!
Bah. Total football was Germany versus Australia. This is total boredom.
+1 (so far)
Will change come Wednesday... England arrive at that time.
Says the man who thought NZ would be rubbish ;)
Oh Elano is playing. Couldve fooled me.
Maybe Slovenia will have a blinder and score 4 past Dawson. :D
I switched to BBC1 commentary because 5Live were being too ranty...
Will.Never.Ever.Ever.Ever.Ever.Happen
USA and Slovenia deserve to, and will qualify from that group...
I know, - it'll only be 3.
;)
ref. to above. ;)
He may pick Dawson. You never know
YAY!
:D
Do USA really deserve too? I don't think so.
Ha, its Upson all the way #stupidcapello
Yeah, why not? They score goals and came from behind twice.
Not a great half but at least Brazil have done enough to lead
I agree that they have probably been the second best team in the group, but I don't think they deserve it...
I though it was a horrid half for Brazil and Ivory Coast. This was supposed to be a cracker. :(
I was busy when the first bit was on and watched the last 10 minutes and it looked good. Was it dull before then?
I expected it to be entertaining and it wasn't. Unlike a lot of the top teams though Brazil still managed to lead despite not being good
Disappointed by Ivory Coast so far, I expected them to do well.
It was all pretty dull.
Not Germany's fault. They had an idiot for a referee. :P
Agreed. I suspect they depend far too much on Drogba, and don't work hard enough on their own.
What about Italy, England etc then
Yep, and considering I think hes also trying not to aggrivate his injury again he's not at full capacity
Not my favourite, so I don't care. :P
But really, I expected France, Italy and England to do badly. The surprises were Spain and Netherlands (for not playing pretty football).
The real reason they are so poor is down to the fact I predicted them to win it
If there is no unrest in the camp why is the captain not representing the team?
Oh you! :P
Don't England have a set rota on which player attends the press conferences?
Because I can't understand Gerrard
I would have thought in this kind of situation the captain should be there.
Maybe because they didn't have a translator for Scouse on that day?
What a goal
2-0!
Gooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllla Braziliiiaaa 2-0
Brazil's Fabiano scores again!
Handball?
Sweet goal
Who cares? :P
The arm of God. A shame, but Maradona will love this one...
Ireland did.
It wasn't as bad as Maradona's. I still want to see it again at normal speed
But Ivory Coast is no where near qualifying for the next stage right now.
I don't think it was that bad at all. It looks bad from behind but meh. It didn't look intentional to me and whatever the rules might say, in my mind, that's what matters.
I do think it is the referee's mind that matters more than yours. :P
Alison has spoken. The goal is allowed.
I shall contact FIFA
Hahaha the ref saw... Stupid ref.
Awful refs in this tourney...
Someone woke up the vuvuzelas
Why would you EVER think of asking a player that just scored if they played a handball???
ANd the refs still argue we don't need video evidence
Watching Zokora play at center back just feels so wrong.
Because one of them might be hon...haha, funny thought that
Allows the refs to influence proceedings more ;)
Never seen that before. All footballers are cheats and I can only think of one ever who told the ref that had given him a penalty that it wasn't a penalty at all. The ref just told him to shut up and take it
*switches to 5 live*
Lawrenson is an idiot
3-0
3-0!
Beautiful.
THREE! Brazil!
It's like when they gave Zidane that yellow card for headbutting someone. Either you saw or you didn't. If you saw, it should be red and if you didn't it shouldn't be anything.
The ref clearly thought it was handball or he wouldn't have mentioned it.... Not brave enough to follow through.
Studs up. Should definitelu have been a red card
OW! That must have hurt.
at germany 2006 final? it was red, I think. the ref. was argentinean, the fourth referee told him.
Get some sponsors on those shinpads... perfect.
Sounds like the olés have started
Ah I was thinking of Figo! He did headbut someone and mysteriously got a yellow card for it. When I thought headbut, I immediately thought Zidane though and got a bit confused.
Ouch...
Drogba!!!!
3-1
Drogbaaaaaa!
YAY! Drogba gets one back. good consolation. :D
Neat cross, sweet finish
Goodness me. 6 minutes is all that is needed to undo a previous Kaka team. Brazil better hold on (or score more).
So you're better off with a 3-3 draw than a 2-2 draw in the eyes of the organisers? Seems abstract.
You have scored more goals... so yeah.
But your defence is worse too? I don't see how that makes you "better"
Because you have shown more signs of attacking capability, which is what they want from a team.
They have to find a way to break ties so you have the choice of rewarding attack or defence and no-one wants to watch matches where teams just defend
Zizou and Figo taking their leave. :D
The Brazilians are diving everywhere yeesh!
FIIIIIIIGHT
fight fight fight
Crikey, its all kicking off
FIght! :(
What caused all this?
Oh my god, What a dive.
oh WHAT? He ran into the guy then went down clutching his face??? Cheating scum
Kaka. Unfortunately.
Kaka is gone!
Terrible, shocking tactics by Ivory Coast.
Kaka put his elbow in the guys chest and he went down holding his head
Zizou headbutt v.2.0
Pathetic stuff by the Ivory Coast
That will get overturned. Nike can't afford the lost earnings and will put pressure on FIFA to repeal it.
You have to ask why he was running at Kaka in the first place. That was practically self defence
Kaka wasn't even lookign that way though, didn't the guy run into his arm?
He didn't even know he was there.
Can't get overturned. Simple as.
Kaka aimed at him but he didn't swing the arm at him
this referee won't be in a FIFA match ever again in his life...
You just wait and see.
The best they can do is reduce the number of matches banned.
Seems ridiculous Kaka is sent off while two Ivory Coast players who put their studs in people's shins are still out there
It's maybe karma for Brazil. They've done similar before. That guy at the corner flag when someone passed the ball over to him to take the corner and he pretended it'd been launched at his head?
Hehehe, Rivaldo. That was awful but funny :)
This? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgfRCa71Kmw
Good save from Cesar.
This week has been horrid. Bad refereeing decisions, controversies where there shouldn't be, lousy playing by favourites.
This is not how I want to remember South Africa 2010. :(
Oh yeah, so so so funny :D Cheating though... :P
Entertaining second half.
And Brazil qualify to the next stages I think
Way better than the first
I can't understand how you can be sent off because someone decided to run into you. I've seen decisions reversed from unfair cards at the champions league. Obviously it can't impact the played game but I'm sure there's provision to remove future bans if it's deemed unfair.
Anyone up for writing the WC post for tomorrow?
They do
But Kaka obviously lashed out. Like Beckham in 1998, no matter how small the movement, if you lash out you get sent off.
Rules in football are really simple, unfortunately.
Anyone else? Or I can do. ;)
Can I just write one that says "New Zealand: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!"? ;)
I didn't see it?
Are you sure it wasn't just a brace?
Hehehe. I know I said you can write what you want, but that might be pushing it :)
He didn;t lash out?
Am with Alison here, I'm sure he didn't see him running towards him.
Following on from last night's link where NASA aerodynamicists proved the ball is rubbish here's one where NASA put out a photo of each of the countries in the tournament
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/worldcup2010/index.html
Click the show info at the top right of the photo for all the info
That would be lovely, thank you :)
Pretty sure. From most angles, it showed he knew the other guy was there, and pushed back with his elbow into the other guy's chest.
No problem.
Mrs Goat is looking over my shoulder and asked "why are they talking about toilets?" :D
Sorry Marilene but I'll have to agree to disagree. He defintiely didn't lash out for me and he's not that type of player whatsoever.
:D
I love Kaka and all, but that was lashing out. He was probably upset at Brazilians getting pushed about and decided to push back. :(
I'm with you Lukeh - Marilene should know better about play-acting as he loves WWE ;)
I think he stuck his elbow out to protect himself
22 of 23 Brazilian players are married.
Who isn't? He must feel left out when they start talking about families.
Sure. He isn't the type, but everyone breaks at times.
Was he given two yellows? If they thought he assaulted someone are we back at asking why it wasn't a straight red for violent conduct?
:D
Man... those gyus from Ivory Coast are real fighters. Hard win to Brasil... It was good to the team spirit.
Why was he running at Kaka in the first place?
Just showed the replay and I still don't see any lashing out
It certainly wasn't a hit to the face! That's for sure. That is disgusting behaviour.
She, mind you.
Yes it was play-acting. Deigo Simone definitely play-acted. Doesn't stop it from working.
It was two yellows
Same here. If you had an angry bloke run towards you, you would put your arm out to stop him injuring you...
Why? If you think I elbowed someone in the face, you don't give me a yellow card?
It is disgusting behaviour and I am not defending it. I am saying Kaka should be above it all though.
Being a christian, turn the other cheek and all that.
Oh sorry about that ;9
Only if I was a referee and you were playing football. If it was just you and Nick in a bar I saw nothin.
Probably because, like the hand ball, the referee knew something was up. Chose the easier option, the middle ground that is a yellow card.
Unfortunately, it was Kaka's 2nd.
just seen the replay. he just put his arm up but he never sees the IVC player coming. and he definitely didn't lashed out
Shocking referee. Shocking. Many of them have been so so bad this tournament. Almost as bad as Graham Poll....
Kaka has twitter. He'll explain himself.
Yeah I thought he was just wandering away? Lifted his arm to stretch or just move it or whatever and the guy launches into the side of him.
He does?
I had know idea you knew so much football. It's hard to be worse than Graham Poll.
How can he send him off without seeing him though?
Mark Clattenburg? Ahh, Mr Howard Webb. He.is.terrible.
But none of them think 3 yellows make a red
Yeah neither did I!!! I haven't watched any at all since I went away to university though. I just used to watch it with my dad and annoy him with irritating questions. I have a good memory and tend to remember the answers. I'm also quite easily outraged.
FIFA punished Rivaldo with a 2 match ban at the time for his dive
Yes.
if the fourth man or the linesmen tell him, he can send him off. but not because the players tell him...
Mark Clattenburg thought the goalline was 3 yards further back.
Five years later and I still haven't forgot.
I can't think that any of the officials saw it though?
Seems really dodgy to me.
Erm what colour is that man's hair??
which adds to the bad decision...
That NZ goal will be replayed in my head for years to come. So proud :)
Horrendously offside...
Even if it's off a defender?
It hit a NZ player.
The cross came in, hit Cannavaro and then Smeltz scored it. Not sure how that works?
The way I understood it, he was offside as the ball came into the box and as such shouldn't have interfered with play until he'd got himself back onside which he never did.
Am 85% sure it looks like a NZ head.
Alison is a better pundit than any of them on the bbc!
I think gavin means when Cannavaro came down for it on the floor rather than the challenging header
How the heck did the linesman not see that then?
Yeah ... but frankly (1) The refs are rubbish (2) I don't care if it was offside and (3) I waste far too much effort arguing offside with a guy at work (who thankfully didn't turn up to my house today!)
Steven's right. I know a lot more about football than I previously thought. I only really watch internationals.
Ohhh right... in that case, carry on going totally insane.
It probably is offside - but the rule is so complicated these days that it may well be onside too!
Wow at the French!
I love the bit where the training guy throws his stopwatch (I think) away
It;s quite sad really, self destruction much
I was thinking maybe his staff pass or something? I dunno!
Apparently it was his FIFA accreditation...
It is TBH. The saddest part is that they play like they don't want to be there.
Bet the Irish are watching with clenched teeth - seems a waste of a place they would've made the most of
I agree.
Totally, I was listening to a Frenchman on the way home from Croft on 606. He admitted he felt the Irish would have given it a much better attempt
I agree.
Ahh Crowded House. So Proud of the boys today :D