Italy or France and why...
Posted by matt (Member # 236) on :
Les Bleus...b/c I was a french major years ago.
(what else can I do w/ it besides root for their soccer team?) Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Italy.
Because my sister is living in Rome right now.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
italia cuz they're better.
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
Italy. Because then I'll have a chance to sleep that night.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Posted by Mintieman (Member # 4620) on :
Italy, because they always ruin things.
Like say... Zizou's send off and Australia's run.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Steelers!
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
France, because the Italians are a bunch of divers who don't deserve to win.
And Zinedine Zidane is such an awesome name.
Posted by Loren (Member # 9539) on :
Italy.
Because they are the better team.
Posted by Angiomorphism (Member # 8184) on :
France, becasue they just came off of beating brazil and portugal, and because italy is the worst thing to happen to soccer since shin pads! plus if italy wins everyone will think they rigged it ;-)
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
Italy, 'cause the players are hawt.
Nah, actually, I'm rooting for Italy 'cause they're amazing players.
And they're gorgeous.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Italy because:
1. Italy's defense is impenetrable. No one (except Italy) has scored against them yet in this world cup.
2. They beat Germany ruining the week for all of my colleagues here. (Yes I'm working in Germany again this summer)
3. Aduvardu's right. The Italian players are hawt!!
4. Everyone in France is too busy sitting on the street waiting for the Tour de France to come by. Where as everyone in Italy is in Germany for the weekend.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jhai: France, because the Italians are a bunch of divers who don't deserve to win.
And Zinedine Zidane is such an awesome name.
True Story
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
quote:Everyone in France is too busy sitting on the street waiting for the Tour de France to come by.
If only... Note that if they were in Germany I'd be happy with it too.
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
Germany wins. I don't care that they're not playing. Germany FTW.
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
I'm really enjoying this World Cup. Particularly when France knocked Portugal out of the running -- god, but I hate Ronaldo. If you have that kind of sportsmanship, I'll cheerfully watch you die in a fire.
And Italy's another team of cheaters and dive queens. I'll be stumping for France, but I think it's a long shot -- poor sports and pansies they might be, but Italy's freaking fast, and in truth I didn't expect France to get this far. But... still. Vive le France!
Can't wait for Sunday.
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
France, because they're sexier.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Word, Lalo. If a Portugal player falls in the next 75/105 minutes, he better be *injured.* Especially Ronaldo.
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
Tee hee! Well, even if they lost the World Cup, Portugal's going to make a killing with their new diving team...
Posted by Eisenoxyde (Member # 7289) on :
I won't be rooting for France as much as I'll be rooting against the Azzurri diving squad.
Jesse
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
So I'm rooting for France.
Just 'cuz. Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
This is a pretty close game Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
A HEADBUTT!
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
What an idiotic thing for Zidane to do in his last World Cup game.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Yeah, that stupidity will probably shame him for a long time.
I'm betting this game comes down to penalty kicks.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
And Italy makes the last PK...
Posted by Squish (Member # 9191) on :
WHEEEEEEEE!
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
I hate penalty kicks.
Yay, Italy. Posted by Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (Member # 9384) on :
quote:A HEADBUTT!
What on earth did Materazzi say to him???
Posted by matt (Member # 236) on :
*sigh*
Oh well. I agree, I'm not a PK fan either.
congrats to Italy's fans, though.
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
I love the confetti and fireworks!
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Why aren't we allowed to use [img] tags still?
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Zidane rules. That headbutt was awesome. I bet he was tired of how everyone put him up on the "legendary" pedestal of being such a great player. Everyone talks about it being "such a shame", but I've seen worse, and Zidane wouldn't have done it unless Materazzi deserved it.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
quote:Zidane wouldn't have done it unless Materazzi deserved it.
There's no excuse for such a lack of sportsmanship. It's soccer, not ultimate fighting.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Curious: what would've happened if Italy and France had still been tied after the Penalty Kicks?
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Sudden Death penalty kicks, right?
They did a series of five kicks, where the only outcome that mattered, was who scored the best of 5.
If they were still tied after 5, then they take turns, and the first team to miss, loses.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong...I'm not a soccer expert. Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
I hate when it gets to that point...It's like they're playing kick-the-ball-really-hard, not soccer. But I guess it's what you gotta do when the games keeps going on and on.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
My mom didn't realize the game was over. On the TV, fireworks were going off, my cousins were cheering, and the players were shouting. She taps my should and goes "How much longer left in the game?" I turn and say "Italy won, the game is over!" "Oh, I thought they just took the lead" Aparently my mom needs a sign that says 'Game is over!'
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
Italy in blue confused me. I caught the game from the middle and had the teams mixed up in my head for the first ten minutes I watched.
Penalty kicks are so anticlimactic, but I enjoyed the game anyway.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
What's up with the PK-hating? I love it when it goes to PKs. It's the most exciting part of the game (though obviously not the best). It's the only part of the game where every second matters. I love soccer because I love watching the skill and strategy of moving the ball into scoring position and constantly having fights for the ball. The teamwork, the skillful passes, and the ball-handling are the best parts of the game for me, but the PKs is the final adrenaline rush to end the game.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Nato, the link doesn't work!
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
quote:Originally posted by GaalDornick: What's up with the PK-hating? I love it when it goes to PKs. It's the most exciting part of the game (though obviously not the best). It's the only part of the game where every second matters. I love soccer because I love watching the skill and strategy of moving the ball into scoring position and constantly having fights for the ball. The teamwork, the skillful passes, and the ball-handling are the best parts of the game for me, but the PKs is the final adrenaline rush to end the game.
I don't like how everything comes down to those couple seconds, and those two players. Soccer is a team sport, it shouldn't depend on a few kicks at the end. Also, it must be sickeningly nervous for the goalie and the person shooting. But I know it's what they have to do eventually.
Posted by Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (Member # 9384) on :
quote:Zidane wouldn't have done it unless Materazzi deserved it.
That doesn't mean he didn't deserve a red card for it.
Posted by Solo Wing Pixy (Member # 9489) on :
I went to Church this morning expecting to watch the replay of the match this afternoon. Our pastor blew it for me, using the game (and it's score -_-) as a reference in his message. Yeah, I was angry. But I was at Church so... I forgave him. =D
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I slept without earplugs last night. Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
OK, so if they HAD gotten to "Sudden Death Penalty Kicks"... which team would've gone first? Would Italy have continued to go first? Or would they have flipped a coin?
Posted by Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (Member # 9384) on :
I think Italy would have continued to go first, but if Italy made a kick, France would still get a chance to match it.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
Here's a working link to the head butt... with some extra graphics added!
Even without seeing it, knowing he had a history of head butting and stomping, I'm not at all shocked he got the red card. How ever, after seeing it... Is there a black card? Just on general princple?
Long story short: It's a team game, and he probably cost his the cup.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
No matter what Zidane did, and why, and whether or not it ruined his team's chance at the Cup, or devastated a generation of small children, this fact remains: the man has the coolest name ever. Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kwea: Nato, the link doesn't work!
umm, copy/paste it into your address bar I guess. I thought that free hosting allowed linking. oh well.
About the penalty kicks: after the first 5, if the teams are still tied, they continue shooting a PK each in the same order as before (here: Italy first, France following) until during one of those paired PKs a team scores and the other one doesn't. If every field player that was in at the end of the match scores (including the goalkeepers), they start over with the first player on the list.
Useless statistic of the day: up to this final, the Italians have never won on PKs during a World Cup event. I guess there's a first for everything.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
quote:"I did insult him, it's true," Materazzi said in Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport. "But I categorically did not call him a terrorist. I'm not cultured and I don't even know what an Islamic terrorist is."
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