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ZachM

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well u never kno, in the past england always start good and loses in the ko stages. maybe this time they will start bad and end up good

i still think england has a lot more to give, it might not seem so right now but if they play as good in the second half as they do during their first half we stand a chance.

i dont think hargreaves should play tho.
 
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awftx

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What on earth was going on at the end of the Australia match? After the Brazil match ended it switched over and looked like chaos.
 
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MuffinTop

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lmao a croatian player got 3 yellow cards throughout the course of the game!

he got one in the 1st half and another in the 2nd. the ref didnt click and so didnt show him the red. then in stoppage time he got another yellow and was finally shown the red.

emerton got sent of for a ball to hand. a croation player rugby tackled an aussie in the croation box and got away with it (ironically the same guy who got 3 yellows!). the croations gave away a penalty for a handball that probably wasnt and also got away with one of the most blatant handballs (by the same guy) ive seen since maradona!

aussie keeper made some of the biggest errors ive seen since tim flowers. he made david james look a safe choice

what a bloody game
 
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pothead22

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maybe he was hard working, but he messed up a lot of the times and hes not consistant. why did he try to shoot from outside the box? jus bcuz he plays with gerrard, lampard or rooney it doesnt mean that he can shoot like them.

i dont think playing 4-5-1 is going to win the world cup.
 
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MariaL

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The 'Thing from Tring' lost the plot completely!

He was great in the first match he ref'd (forget who it was) but last night he had a stinker!

I wish the beeb hadn't chosen to show Brazil v. Japan. It was an entertaining game, but not as exciting as the Croatian derby obviously was!

Given the way that the Italy v. USA game went, I think that Italy v. Australia could be a bloodbath. I can't wait!
 
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sdfsdvsvsdvsfsdfsf

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You can understand the card mistake though, and to be honest I'm amazed he didn't send off a couple more players, especially when that Croatian Player gave him a shove. The 2nd handball was a mistake, but far worse mistakes have happened. He was right on the money with the first penalty. It is the assistant referees job to call offsides, so that wasn't his fault either.
 
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LadyD

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They normally write down who they have booked - that's why it's called booking them!

You're right about the offside - although the ref can give it if he spots it, just like he can overrule the linesman if he disagrees.

It's a shame, because up till last night he'd been the only Englishman performing well at this World Cup!
 
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PamD

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thats true, I am surprised he didn'y write down the players number before especially as it seems a couple of the aussie players told Poll he'd already been booked, but I hope it doesn't damage his career in the long term, because he is one of the best referees in the world.
 
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chiara

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true though unfortunately!

so what are the predictions for germany v sweden and argentina v mexico?

im going for 3-1 to germany this afternoon and then 3-0 to argentina tonight.
 
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mxkid912

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well iwas wrong on both accounts, but two interesting games. espedcially the argentina game. never would have thought that mexico would have given them such a run for their money.

anyways this afternoon is quickly approaching and i am going for 2-0 england with goals from gerrard and rooney.
 
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Ashest

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yup it was an allround better performance from england, though its still not going to be enough to beat a quality side unless they pull their socks up.

highlight of the game for me was ashley coles block after john terrys mistake. how he made up that ground i do not know!

carrick played great too. thoroughly deserved the man of the match.

hargreaves played well again. hopefully this will put an end to the naysayers
 
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