Zidane's Headbutt Discussion and also some stuff on that FIFA World Cup 2006 thing

[jesteranimefreak]

ouch.... out of all the teams besides the US I wanted to win early, Japan was one of them..... major ouch.

[The Shoeless Hobo]

I screamed as smurfing loud as possible (in joy) when Australia scored...and it's 1 am in the morning.

[Croyles]

OMG, i really wanted Japan to win!
I wasnt there to watch the game, I had an exam, could someone tell me who played better? Possibly someone NON BIASED ^^

[Resha]

YAY! My day just got better after seeing Tomas Rosicky's a-mazing goal. I'm so happy he's coming to Arsenal. First time seeing him play, and what accuracy. He's great.

Edit: Make that TWO brilliant goals and one which hit the crossbar. I am stunned! USA 0 - 3 Czech Republic.

[tomamar04]

OMG, i really wanted Japan to win!
I wasnt there to watch the game, I had an exam, could someone tell me who played better? Possibly someone NON BIASED ^^

Australia.

Italy-Ghana next...should be good

[Psychotic]

Japan - Australia
Wow, what a game! This is one of the few games where I wasn't leaning towards one particular side (normally in the back of my mind I want one team to win). I think the Japanese goal was fine, because Moore pushed the Japanese striker into Schwarzer and you can't complain there, and yes, Japan deserved the penalty from Cahill on their #3...I think his name is Komano? But the Aussies did deserve to win, although that's not to say Japan deserved to lose.

USA - Czech Republic
And that, my dear Kirobaito, is why I didn't include the USA on the poll. Overrated by FIFA's ranking, and this game also showed why I think Landon Donovan is overrated. I was disappointed with the USA, as I think that's the worst performance I've seen from a team so far in this WC. As for the Czechs, well, what can you say? Lovely possession football. Still, a shame about Jan Koller. And bloody hell, doesn't it look good for Arsenal? Rosicky for Pires? Nice!

Ghana - Italy
The only Ghanans who really put in the effort were Essien and Appiah. The Italians calmly controlled the game, and I think it's pretty obvious which two teams will qualify from Group E. Still, wasn't too keen to see some of the Italian dirty tricks at the end, such as Pirlo diving and Iaquinta tossing the ball away.

[Old Manus]

The Italy - Ghana game was my favourite game today (read: only one I watched in full). Ghana had bucketloads of chances, but their ball control is pants, and Essien was the only player who really stood out.

And I lol'd at the passback before Italy's second goal.

[Russielloyd]

9 goals today, that's half of what the first three days produced, making it 27 goals we've seen. So far it's been a great World Cup and we've not even seen Brazil yet.

Kaka to shine at this World Cup, he's the one that going to be pulling the strings in the Brazil team, an absolute wonder talent he is.

[Psychotic]

I agree with you there. Although the hype is surrounding Ronaldinho, Kaka is the one I will be watching, and I can't wait to see him play.

[Doomie]

Go Italy go. Yay Pirlo. And Del Piero is bald. =]

[Psychotic]

Pro Evo would call that a buzz cut, Doomie. Darkness 2 or 3, I reckon.

[Yamaneko]

I watched the first half of the Italy - Ghana game during my lunch break. One of the better games so far despite the one-sided nature. Italy is interesting to watch because they have a habit of closing up once they've scored, putting all their effort into defense. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[Croyles]

I watched the first half of the Italy - Ghana game during my lunch break. One of the better games so far despite the one-sided nature. Italy is interesting to watch because they have a habit of closing up once they've scored, putting all their effort into defense. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Yeah thats certainly true, they are famous for it, although they didnt do it that much this game.

[Russielloyd]

I agree with you there. Although the hype is surrounding Ronaldinho, Kaka is the one I will be watching, and I can't wait to see him play.

I've seen him play loads of times for Milan for the season just gone, he is true quality. The passes he makes to split open defensive is amazing, the third goal against Liverpool in the CL final, is an example of this, he's got a quality strike on him aswell and has the ability to run past 2-3 players.

He's always in my pro evo team and i always try to buy him on Football Manager, even it does mean i go in debt, i've only succeded in buying him once.

[Blitz Ace]

Things went wild in Australia last night... couldnt believe the result, 3 goals in 8 minutes was crazily more than i expected. Now that we have the confidence, maybe we can cause brazil some problems!! HAHAHA im so happy!!!!