Soccer Follow Up
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melwilSo, sadly, we're out of the World Cup, along with Ghana - the other 'underdog' team. My feeling, from what I've seen (and I didn't watch the whole thing) is that it wasn't a penalty and the ref called it poorly. Well, there's nothing new there.
I've been reading a couple of articles from different parts of the world, and I found a few interesting ones:
Australia's dream was just to arrive at a cup, and there is something grotesque about men striving for 95 minutes only to have their ambitions betrayed by a referee's error. from an article in The Hindu
Two highly debateable and decisive refereeing calls in the last sixteen matches and both going against the underdogs. It's little wonder they leave the World Cup wondering if the referee didn't have another shirt on underneath his own. from the Bankok Post
In a more innocent time the Socceroos would have accepted their fate without so much as a whimper, unwilling to upset the power-base of world soccer.
But the Australians no longer feel they are second-class citizens, occasional guests forced to accept house rules. from the Herald Sun
Instead, the final stages of the World Cup have become a private club with non-members rarely allowed through the door. An article about the fairly uninteresting final eight
So the final eight: Germany (Europe), Argentina (South America), Italy (Europe), Ukraine (Europe), Brazil (South America), France (Europe), England (Europe), Portugal (Europe)
Who are we supposed to go for now?
I've been reading a couple of articles from different parts of the world, and I found a few interesting ones:
Australia's dream was just to arrive at a cup, and there is something grotesque about men striving for 95 minutes only to have their ambitions betrayed by a referee's error. from an article in The Hindu
Two highly debateable and decisive refereeing calls in the last sixteen matches and both going against the underdogs. It's little wonder they leave the World Cup wondering if the referee didn't have another shirt on underneath his own. from the Bankok Post
In a more innocent time the Socceroos would have accepted their fate without so much as a whimper, unwilling to upset the power-base of world soccer.
But the Australians no longer feel they are second-class citizens, occasional guests forced to accept house rules. from the Herald Sun
Instead, the final stages of the World Cup have become a private club with non-members rarely allowed through the door. An article about the fairly uninteresting final eight
So the final eight: Germany (Europe), Argentina (South America), Italy (Europe), Ukraine (Europe), Brazil (South America), France (Europe), England (Europe), Portugal (Europe)
Who are we supposed to go for now?
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on 2006-06-28 08:07 am (UTC)The Teams im supporting now are Ukraine and Portugal.
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on 2006-06-28 12:25 pm (UTC)Personally, I'm going for Germany, because:
* I refuse to support Italy, Brazil, England or Portugal,
* France still haven't convinced me,
* Argentina..., well, nice enough country, but I'd still rather Germany win,
* I don't think Ukraine have a hope, in fact they're lucky to have go this far.
And most importantly...
I tipped Germany to win in the office tipping competition, and practically everyone else went for Brazil. It won't mean I win, but the 25 bonus points may mean I don't come last.