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Now I'm just waiting Italy to get buttraped by England tomorrow:lol:
 

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I think Italy will win this! Scatto di Balotelli !

:lol: It'd be great,but this year we are very weak.Balotelli stopped being a good player a couple of years ago,now he's just a presumptuous twitter addicted:wallbash: Italy's strenght was team play,but this time it won't be enough...our defense is a total disaster,if you are surprised by Spanish defense you've seen,well,Italian's is far worse:noplease:
England is far tougher,but maybe the referee will help us:lol:
 

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That header was so, so glorious.

Like a trained dolphin or sea lion or something :lol:
 

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^ I foresee many a great gif of The Flying Dutchman in our very near future.

Meh, I've had a semi-irrational grudge against the Italian team ever since they won the World Cup in 2006. :lol: My Italian friends all went shitty on the world when it happened, and it pissed me off to no end, especially since Spain and Germany were the two teams I was rooting for that year. They've always been a very good team though, and they've deserved every title they've earned (although during that 2006 tournament they played f*cking dirty more than once... agh).

I really look forward to England - Italy tomorrow. I've always liked the English, so I'm more biased to root for them tomorrow. I don't really care who wins though. I'm just looking forward to a great match.

(before anyone asks, I'm not very well versed as far as obscure players and teams etc go. I only get really into soccer during World and Eurocups. The rest of the time I could care less :lol:).
 

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Eh,italians are a pain in the ass when it comes to football,I know that:shrug::shrug: I totally understand why everyone hate us,if supporters of other teams behaved after victory the way we do,I'd gladly slap them in the face :wallbash: but,you know,it's our only pride nowadays,and not a great pride for sure:lol:
 

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Chile vs Australia was the best game yet. That injury time
goal from Chile was very hard on Australia who were brilliant
throughout the game and did themselves proud.
 

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Chile vs Australia was the best game yet. That injury time
goal from Chile was very hard on Australia who were brilliant
throughout the game and did themselves proud.

Australia definitely impressed me, I did not expect such a good exhibition!

How can a football fan not be in the high heavens right now when there are 2 to 4 good games everyday?

If only it wasn't exam season... :wallbash:
 

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About the 1st half: slug races are way more complex and less predictable than our gameplay.
 

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Congratz to Italy. That was a pretty close game.
England did quite well and I think they will qualify
from the group. Pirlo was sheer class for Italy.

Well done Costa Rica too! That was a shock result
against Uruguay but they thoroughly deserved it.
 

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Italy made it! Congrats! :yesway: But England was very strong!

Yep but they played Italy style:pass-pass-pass-where's Mario?-pass-pass-oh he's there-pass-pass-*eventually goal*-ok guys let's suffer like hell!!

I mean...
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Seriously,you won't win anything this way,their goal was extremely easy too.

England is a very strong,very talented team,they just lack experience,and that's something they can cope.In any case they are damn young,there's time to improve and everyone knows what Spain did with youngsters.ATM they are probably not the best England I've seen,there's no Owen,Shearer,Neville & co. but when you have sacrifice and the guys grow together,it's all you really need.When Italy won in 2006,it was not really made by huge players,they were just put together the right way.

Congratz to Italy. That was a pretty close game.
England did quite well and I think they will qualify
from the group. Pirlo was sheer class for Italy.

Well done Costa Rica too! That was a shock result
against Uruguay but they thoroughly deserved it.
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England will qualify no doubt,but it's really crazy to play with an hot weather like that,Italian players suffered a lot,I can only imagine the fatigue English ones felt.

Yeah Pirlo is still a great player,but Gerrard is immortal,you have to headshoot him to make him leave the field!He just refuses to stop playing!That's sacrifice,that's devotion!Oh and Sterling is a precious jewel,not even 20 yet already knows how to properly scare our defense.

Costa Rica was a super surprise!I dunno what to expect from them!
 

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Congrats to Italy! That certainly was an entertaining game which was very welcomed in the middle of such a stressful day. I just have no idea where England was aiming the last 10-15 minutes of the game. They kept trying to shoot the ball at... somewhere in the opposite team's goal area. :lol: Only one free kick that almost made it (I forgot who kicked it).

Also, like I said before:
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It's glorious.
 

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Been a great tournament so far. With Ivory Coast beating Japan
2-1 that's now 28 goals in 8 games. Compare that with 13 goals
from the first 8 games from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
I remember the players having real trouble with the official ball
in 2010, it flew all over the place, I wonder how much this newer
more balanced ball has got to do with the increased goal tally?
 

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Been a great tournament so far. With Ivory Coast beating Japan
2-1 that's now 28 goals in 8 games. Compare that with 13 goals
from the first 8 games from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
I remember the players having real trouble with the official ball
in 2010, it flew all over the place, I wonder how much this newer
more balanced ball has got to do with the increased goal tally?

True, lots of difference in the goals scored when comparing the two competitions!

It's very good for those who like to bet on results, just bet that the game will have 2,5+ goals and you'll most likely win :lol:

Great for us the fans... lots of great moments already.
 
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