World Cup Thread

[English Lady]

When my hubby wakes up, I'll see if he can help you at all

 

[fieryjen]

Thank you so much.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Italy 0-1 France, 6 minutes.

 

[Belegon]

I despise that...a penalty and the man was literally not even touched...and a world championship, a TRUE world championship, turns on it.

I hate that.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Well, the same Italian who supposedly committed the foul has now made it even. 1-1.

 

[Belegon]

Well, the same Italian who supposedly committed the foul has now made it even. 1-1.

...and I am SOOOOOO happy about that. Now we have an awful lot of game left and it is all even again.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Not an awful lot of goals, though.

 

[matriarch]

I haven't watched much, but this final is a cracking game.

The French definitely have the upper hand, two missed chances in the first half of extra time, but they have far better ball control and team awareness than the Italians.

I'm enjoying it, even more so, as there's no national loyalty involved.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Nice way to finish your career, Zidane.

 

[fieryjen]

Nice way to finish your career, Zidane.

No kidding.

Not that I am watching this game. Why the hell is the final not broadcast on a channel I can get?

I really don't understand american television. Eh.

 

[Liar]

WTF did the old fart do? Weird.

 

[S-Des]

No kidding.

Not that I am watching this game. Why the hell is the final not broadcast on a channel I can get?

I really don't understand american television. Eh.

Huh? it's on ABC (one of the three main networks). Actually the whole house is watching the game. It's really good (despite me not being a big soccer fan). I wonder what the player said to earn the headbut. Zidane can't be that stupid.

 

[fieryjen]

Huh? it's on ABC (one of the three main networks). Actually the whole house is watching the game. It's really good (despite me not being a big soccer fan). I wonder what the player said to earn the headbut. Zidane can't be that stupid.

Oh yeah, we do usually get that. Nevermind, it's the connection's fault, not the broadcaster's. Commence gushing over the penalty shooting.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Italy wins. See you in South Africa in 4 years.

 

[R. Richard]

FORZA AZZURRI!!!

 

[rgraham666]

Italy wins. See you in South Africa in 4 years.

Oh crap. That means I don't get to sleep tonight.

Last time they won, they were driving around, honking horns and celebrating until four in the freaking morning.

 

[fieryjen]

Congratulations Italy.

I still don't like them

 

[matriarch]

Always seems such an unfair way to finish a championship.

But I guess someone has to win.

Well done Italy.

 

[matriarch]

Nice way to finish your career, Zidane.

Such a silly thing to do......but I'd love to know what the Italian was saying to him that cause such a violent reaction.

 

[CharleyH]

Congrats Italy - you ruined me life - ok, so simply freetime over the next week or two!

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Brazil: 5 titles
Italy: 4
Germany: 3
Argentina: 2
Uruguay: 2
France: 1
England: 1

South America: 9
Europe: 9

 

[Lauren Hynde]

What do we do now that it's over?

 

[fieryjen]

What do we do now that it's over?

Eat cookies and wait for the next one?

Wait... Germany still has the most second places, right?

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Eat cookies and wait for the next one?

Wait... Germany still has the most second places, right?

most seconds and thirds.

 

[Weird Harold]

What do we do now that it's over?

Watch the Tour de France?

Of course that pretty much requires you have OLN on your cable connection; nobody else even shows higlights.

I'm glad Italy won. They should have won it in regular time, and would have except for Malouda's gold-medal dive in the first half.