World Cup 2006

[slickguy2007]

Originally Posted by Eugenia Gabrielov

Italy vs USA update.

Oh my goodness what a game: US has very high possession, very admirable. However...Italy has the goals it seems.

Italy 1, USA 1 (Italy own-goal)

TWO Red Cards. Not 1, 2. Both before half-time so things are back down to even.

*EDIT*

Make that 3. Game ended in a draw, 1-1, with US 9 men and ITA 10. The general consensus is a hatred of the referee, it seems.

Wow that was quite a game. Italy vs USA was supposed to be a predictable game in favor of Italy, but that was not the case. The USA dominated in terms of possession of the ball up until the middle of the second half. The referee destroyed the game as he ejected 3 players in which 2(both US players) were unnecessary. By the end of it, you could tell that everyone was worn out completely especially since both sides were down players. The US came out looking like a completely different team today after playing Czech Republic as their defense strengthened and Keller(US goal keeper) made some great saves. I am a fan of both Italy and USA, so this was a tough match for me to watch. But judging by the way Italy was playing, I'd say that they were lucky they didn't lose to the US. On to USA vs Ghana on Thursday... this is USA's last chance to make it to the next round.

Ghana beating Czech Republic, simply amazing and once again it wasn't expected.

Today was a great day for soccer and for fans of the underdogs.

And yes... that referee is probably never going to see the light of another World Cup match, at least not in this tournament.