Wtf, that referee was a complete fuckhead. I also can not believe I have to work tomorrow when Holland will be playing, I will try to get the afternoon off.
I'm currently laughing my ass off about a lot of Americans calling the 3rd goal they scored "stolen" and are really pissed because the ref called a foul/offside (I left before it happened, and still am not sure what exactly happened) and cancelled the goal. Now they're whining about the ref's decision and some people are blaming the lack of technology and saying Fifa should be more technological - the rules apparently [friend told me; I'm not much of a rules person] say it must seen and called by one of the 5 refs, not technology. I love how Americans can't get their head around the European way and must Americanise (yes, I used an s, not z, I'm Canadian, sorry chaps) everything. I'm disappointed they managed to catch up for Slovenia, but still, just because they didn't get that 3rd goal, tough. This isn't the NFL, or NHL or anything they've tried to take any make their own. Like I said, they had to make their own version of football. Technology would take out all of the fun out of it. So, great job on catching up, USA, I'm quite impressed that you managed to do so after a poor first half - against Slovenia - but give the stolen goal crap a break, live with the 2-2 and try harder next time, mmkay? But, thanks for the laughs in the meantime.
Well I was supporting Slovenia but I really think that was a regular goal. But that's football, shit happens, referees sometimes make mistakes like that. I really wouldn't want the NFL technology bullshit incorporated into football. But my opinion is that Slovenia and USA will advance from that group and hopefully we'll send one of them home
Damn, Anelka's no longer in the french team... I agree that Domenech's an ass but he should've kept that for himself!
I AM GOING TO FLY OVER TO SOUTH AFRICA AND FUCKING SMASH THAT REFEREE FAIR OR NOT, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM. I KNEW RIGHT FROM THE START WHEN THEY SAID THE REFEREE WAS ITALIAN WE WOULD BE FUCKED OVER.
I kinda wish soccer caught on here in america so that us people who wished to casually watch knew the fucking rules. I'm so used to watching american football that I get so frustrated when they are carded for being too rough. I scream at the TV sometimes: "LET THEM PLAY!!!!"
They fall over and instantly the other guys gets like a fucking red card, seriously its ridiculous. They need to man up.
Wow, that was fucking bullshit. Kewell didn't even see that ball coming, let alone try and block it with his arm. Such a load of shit.
It was blocked by his arm on the line though, when if his arm wasn't there it would have been a goal. That's a penalty, the only part of it that's debatable as far as I'm aware is the fact that he was red carded, and they get given all the time for people doing that so it's not as though the decision lacks precedent.
That was more of a BALL to ARM not ARM to BALL. Later in the game there was a tackle from behind and the guy (Ghana player) got a red card and the commentators said that FIFA said clearly any tackle from behind was a red card. That Italian referee should be fucking fired.