Official 2006 World Cup Thread...Italy wins 1-1 (5-3 PSO)

at those pics Jackal posted.

I've seen a similar pose of the sweet wallpaper that Thug posted.
It's the same pose as the Brazilian women's football team did for some men's magazine except instead of fireworks it was raining, so you could see their shapely tits through their wet shirts.

That was a very entertaining game. Top 5 of the ones I've seen in the world cup (so far)
It was nice to see Schweinsteiger make such a nice game also. He started the tournament very impressively, and ended it the same way.

I do hope France takes the gold, but I also hope that Italy will play as well as they did against Germany so it'll be a good game, rather than succumbing to the urge to throw themselves to the pitch every time the ball doesn't roll their way..

I watched one soccer channel and most of the people(of different countries) said that Italy will win. In total there were 20 people asked, 4 of them said France will win

I hope France wins...

Was it an Italian station?

Nope...

German station...

France definately needs to go out and get the first goal, because we all know what happens when Italy scores first in a match

FRANCUSKA !!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/s ... index.html

BERLIN (AP) -- Who's the baddest World Cup team of them all? A software company says Paraguay ranks at the bottom when it comes to misbehavior at the global soccer tournament.

Staff at the British office of Information Builders (IBI) tracked a string of alternative statistics during Germany 2006, including dives, feigned injuries, referee intimidation, and tantrums -- even players who didn't sing their national anthem.

According to their findings from watching TV broadcasts of the 32 teams' games, Italy leads in dives (32), France in tantrums (28), Paraguay in fake injuries (12), and Serbia and Montenegro in players not singing the anthem (31).

Croatia, France, Italy and Portugal are tied in bullying the referee incidents with five, although Croatia played half the games (three) than the others did.

Whiny bitches.

COME ON FRANCE!! Let all the French oldies win one more before they retire from international play! Beat the Italians!

EDIT: What happened to Thierry Henry??

EDIT 2: France ahead 1-0 with a penalty shot by Zidane! Mind you, I'm not too pleased by the way the French player dived to get the penalty shot rewarded to France.

Bad dive there, but refs fell for it, PK for Zidane. What a great goal by him, totally faking out Buffon, but, that shouldnt have been a penalty.

EDIT: Tie game. Good header. Looks like an exciting game.

1-1 with Italy scoring! We're back to where we started! Wow, what a start already!

Mind I ask who dived?

I missed the first part of the match, didnt see any of the goals.

its funny how biased tv guys are. They bash Italy all day and when Zidane makes a clear dive the didnt even comment. Funny stuff man.

Aw shit, tied at half... Nice header by the Italians...
Zidane almost missed his first ever penalty!!... Go France!!

*Henry's first minute injury was like...

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French, Italians make up 11 places on all-star squad

BERLIN (AP) -- Forwards Francesco Totti and Luca Toni were among seven Italians named Friday to the 23-man World Cup all-star squad, which also included Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry of France.

Three-time champion Italy and 1998 winner France will meet Sunday in Berlin in the World Cup final.

The squad, selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group, was announced two days ahead of the championship match.

Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso also made the team from Italy, while Lilian Thuram was a fourth French player.

Ze Roberto was the only Brazil player included after the defending champions were knocked out in the quarterfinals following a disappointing tournament. John Terry, the likely successor to David Beckham as England captain, was the only Englishman selected.

The squad was selected on performances through the second round and was drawn from a shortlist of more than 50 players.

Host Germany, which lost to Italy in the semifinals, had four players on the squad including captain Michael Ballack, striker Miroslav Klose and goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.

All-Star Squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Jens Lehmann (Germany), Ricardo (Portugal).

Defenders: Roberto Ayala (Argentina), John Terry (England), Lilian Thuram (France), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal).

Midfielders: Ze Roberto (Brazil), Patrick Vieira (France), Zinedine Zidane (France), Michael Ballack (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Gennaro Gattuso (Italy), Luis Figo (Portugal), Maniche (Portugal).

Forwards: Hernan Crespo (Argentina), Thierry Henry (France), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Francesco Totti and Luca Toni (Italy).

Italy could've made 2-1. Same move by Zambrotta(header over the midget defender) the ball hit the post tho...pretty close game right now

EDIT: Ref is a dumbass, Italian defender tackled Malouda in the legs, it didnt even hit the damn balll...what an idiot

I dont like what I am seeing out of Malouda. First the dive, then alot of whining. Then I see him randomly kicking Italians guys on their ankles in the wall during set pieces. Whats up with that?...Oh well.


Still like France but wouldnt mind Italy winning now.

I like Zidane and I know it's his last game... These commentators can't stop lickin' his ass here...

Allez!!

Buffon is Italy's hero right now. Zidane could have gotten his second if not for him.

Shit... this game is just so dramatic... Zidane's last game with two goals?!

Zidane should get a red card for that headbutt. What a thing for him to do considering how much love everyone has shown him during the tournament.

EDIT: He got the red. Very uncharacteristic of him.

Wow, what a way to finish the final game of your career, Zidane...just wow, theres no other way to punish him for this, the red card had to be issued for that nonsense.

France is screwed now. What a dumb play by Zidane.

That Italian dude must have said something that really really really really provoked him. I told you, it's FUCKIN' dramatic...

Very sad that the Italians are getting booed. France has been the side making suspicious plays, elbowing and kicking ankles. Very sad that they feel its okay for a guy to do something like that just because of his name. Trash talking goes on all day long during a match so I dont see what on earth that was all about or why he saw it necessary to do so.

Looks like Italia has a better chance here, world's best goal keeper and without Zidane and Henry on the French side...

Go France! Deathmatch...