Wow, nobody likes Italy, huh? I guess I'm alone to defend them.

1. There isn't play by play. Referees have one look, and they go by that one look. Don't complain that Italy are cheaters because referees are human. And we both know that had the same call been made for YOUR favorite team, then you'd probably be doing what I'm doing right now.

I don't know. But it's the second time mistakes help the Italians. Against Ghana, Simon (the referee) ignored 2 penalties against Italy. Coincidence?
Actually yes, considering that that chances of both "penalties" of capitalizing in goals was very slim. There have been much worse calls made.

The fact that the Italians have so much going on aside, and can still manage to play the game is worth something.

The Australians had FORTY minutes to score a goal on a bad. Italy was down one player and they couldn't score. Neill played a great game, but was in the wrong place. Every commentator/analyst/(ME) would agree with the call.

Note: although the last one may have been biased.