The Football Thread

khaadu75 · 26th June 2006, 22:31

Hey, Well another great match of the Underdog vs Favorites messed up in the last 5 secs because of referee error !! FIFA seriously needs to re-evaluate the standard of their referees ... from which frigging angle was that a penalty for Italy

??? This was the cruelest blow of this WC edition so far ....

SIMPLY CRAZEEEEEEEEEEE .. thats all one can say for this decision !!!

Never mind Aussies ... WELL PLAYED !!

Cheers

F50 · 26th June 2006, 22:42

I still cant over come the shock .... shoot the refree ... Italy and Aussies both were my next favourites by at heart supported the Aussies .... heart break ... heart break .... heart break... im not watchin next match

normally_crazy · 26th June 2006, 22:46

Crazy stuff by the refree.....the brilliant Aussies were done in by the refree just 5 seconds before full time...........the BORING & IRRITATING Italians go into last 8.......thats life though...the aussie fans took it well too...just imagine if England lost this way..

I have tears in my eyes now for the Aussies....A STANDING OVATION TO THE AUSSIES

a big thumbs down for the refree and yeah FIFA better start 3rd refree decisions like in cricket atleast in the World Cup and other major tournaments.

khaadu75 · 26th June 2006, 22:51

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Originally Posted by F 50

Iim not watchin next match

hey, for a change you and me see eye to eye .. Even Im not watching the next match and instead just heading to bed and praying that Switzerland is the winner in tomorrow mornings Aaj Tak news report !!!

Cheers

normally_crazy · 26th June 2006, 23:05

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Originally Posted by khaadu75

hey, for a change you and me see eye to eye .. Even Im not watching the next match and instead just heading to bed and praying that Switzerland is the winner in tomorrow mornings Aaj Tak news report !!!

Cheers

me too - all 3 looking in 1 direction and agreeing....thats a rare sight..

khaadu75 · 26th June 2006, 23:19

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

me too - all 3 looking in 1 direction and agreeing....thats a rare sight..

... Strange things do happen , dont they ??

PsychoLyn · 27th June 2006, 03:29

One Word............

GERMANY........................

khaadu75 · 27th June 2006, 10:33

Hey, Well, I did go back on my words and ended up watching the next match as well ... and again ended in frustration . Can u believe the Swiss lost on penalties ???? They missed their first three shots .... simply unbelievable !!!

Well now I'm gonna apply the reverse psychology formula .. cheer for the teams that I wanna see go home !!!!

Cheers

sidharth_j · 27th June 2006, 10:47

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Crazy stuff by the refree.....the brilliant Aussies were done in by the refree just 5 seconds before full time...........the BORING & IRRITATING Italians go into last 8.......thats life though...the aussie fans took it well too...just imagine if England lost this way..

a big thumbs down for the refree and yeah FIFA better start 3rd refree decisions like in cricket atleast in the World Cup and other major tournaments.

the standard of refreeing in this competition has been absolutely appalling!! In most clubs in Italy, spain etc etc, diving/simulation is an accepted practice, and many refrees fall for this (refree was spanish in this match

)

It is time fifa introduced instant replays so as to expose these cheats!

normally_crazy · 27th June 2006, 11:37

Swiss going back home - :-( ..each and every team I support has lost ...dunno whats happening..but yes if you miss 3 penalty kicks in a row , you are better off playing the flute. Well done Ukraine and now get those damn Italians !!

As for todays 2 awesome match ups ----

Brazil vs Ghana - Go Brazil Go - home !! Ghana could just be the team to cause an upset here.....lets see

Spain vs France - I mean are the French really thinking they can get past Spain ? Silly of them.....

Aditya · 28th June 2006, 02:24

Curses! France thrashed Spain 3 - 1. Nostradamus has been proved wrong! But, I must say, France played their best soccer of the World Cup till date.
Earlier Brazil beat Ghana 3 - 0. That was expected anyway.

khaadu75 · 28th June 2006, 03:21

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Spain vs France - I mean are the French really thinking they can get past Spain ? Silly of them.....

Hey, I dunno what they thought at the beginning of the match but in the end they did get past them !!!! *** is happening .. the team with the higher ball possesion is the one that ends up going home to their wives and kids ....

Cheers

Rtech · 28th June 2006, 09:54

Hey NC, going by your predictions, I sure hope you're not putting any money on the games!!

normally_crazy · 28th June 2006, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Hey NC, going by your predictions, I sure hope you're not putting any money on the games!!

no way RT - Im not that dumb.....hehe

But seriously maan - with the results going haywire bigtime , now I wouldnt be surprised if we actually end up with a ENGLAND-FRANCE final !

So for the Quarter finals - Im going to sit back and enjoy without worrying about who winning and whos losing.

rsjaurr · 28th June 2006, 14:34

France winning over Spain was not really unexpetced.Spain has laways been disappointing at major events like WC and Euro cup.They have been branded as under-achiever.
Moreover France showed its quality in this match which spain was not able to match.

As i wrote earlier,Brazil has always been slow starter and now they r picking up the pace and now r the most favourite to take the WC back home.

26th June 2006, 22:31	#91
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	My Heart Goes Out To The Aussies !!!! Hey, Well another great match of the Underdog vs Favorites messed up in the last 5 secs because of referee error !! FIFA seriously needs to re-evaluate the standard of their referees ... from which frigging angle was that a penalty for Italy ??? This was the cruelest blow of this WC edition so far .... SIMPLY CRAZEEEEEEEEEEE .. thats all one can say for this decision !!! Never mind Aussies ... WELL PLAYED !! Cheers
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26th June 2006, 22:42	#92
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 100 Times	I still cant over come the shock .... shoot the refree ... Italy and Aussies both were my next favourites by at heart supported the Aussies .... heart break ... heart break .... heart break... im not watchin next match
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26th June 2006, 22:46	#93
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,367 Thanked: 506 Times View My Garage	Shedding a tear for the BRAVE AUSSIE TEAM Crazy stuff by the refree.....the brilliant Aussies were done in by the refree just 5 seconds before full time...........the BORING & IRRITATING Italians go into last 8.......thats life though...the aussie fans took it well too...just imagine if England lost this way.. I have tears in my eyes now for the Aussies....A STANDING OVATION TO THE AUSSIES a big thumbs down for the refree and yeah FIFA better start 3rd refree decisions like in cricket atleast in the World Cup and other major tournaments.
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27th June 2006, 03:29	#97
PsychoLyn BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	nice question..... One Word............ GERMANY........................
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27th June 2006, 10:33	#98
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Hey, Well, I did go back on my words and ended up watching the next match as well ... and again ended in frustration . Can u believe the Swiss lost on penalties ???? They missed their first three shots .... simply unbelievable !!! Well now I'm gonna apply the reverse psychology formula .. cheer for the teams that I wanna see go home !!!! Cheers
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27th June 2006, 11:37	#100
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,367 Thanked: 506 Times View My Garage	Swiss going back home - :-( ..each and every team I support has lost ...dunno whats happening..but yes if you miss 3 penalty kicks in a row , you are better off playing the flute. Well done Ukraine and now get those damn Italians !! As for todays 2 awesome match ups ---- Brazil vs Ghana - Go Brazil Go - home !! Ghana could just be the team to cause an upset here.....lets see Spain vs France - I mean are the French really thinking they can get past Spain ? Silly of them.....
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28th June 2006, 02:24	#101
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15,695 Thanked: 68,213 Times View My Garage	Curses! France thrashed Spain 3 - 1. Nostradamus has been proved wrong! But, I must say, France played their best soccer of the World Cup till date. Earlier Brazil beat Ghana 3 - 0. That was expected anyway.
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28th June 2006, 09:54	#103
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 345 Times View My Garage	Hey NC, going by your predictions, I sure hope you're not putting any money on the games!!
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28th June 2006, 14:34	#105
rsjaurr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batala Posts: 777 Thanked: 28 Times	France winning over Spain was not really unexpetced.Spain has laways been disappointing at major events like WC and Euro cup.They have been branded as under-achiever. Moreover France showed its quality in this match which spain was not able to match. As i wrote earlier,Brazil has always been slow starter and now they r picking up the pace and now r the most favourite to take the WC back home.
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