FIFA World Cup 2010

[The Coon Dog]

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Quarter Final


Netherlands 2 (Melo o.g. 53, Sneijder 68)

Brazil 1 (Robinho 10)

[The Underdog]

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Quarter Final


Netherlands 2 (Melo o.g. 53, Sneijder 68)

Brazil 1 (Robinho 10)

Hands up who saw that coming?
Not me, especially at half time. Full credit to the Dutch. Brazil fell apart when they fell behind.

[angelopetraglia]

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Nearly saw every game in the first few weeks while in South Africa. Gave the Dutch a massive chance tonight.

Brazil scored easily against sides that attacked them (i.e. Ivory Coast and Chile) but struggled to score against those that sat back and defended (i.e. Portugal and North Korea). Always thought Brazil would struggle to score enough goals against quality organised teams.

Thought that it would be close against a Dutch team playing with more defensive discipline and has the talent on the park to score when given the chance.

[Remi Moses]

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Blimey that was Bulldog like from the Brazilians!Great effort from the Dutch besides that Arsenal flop Van Persie,the draw has opened up with having to play Ghana or Uruguay

[The Coon Dog]

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Quarter Final


Uruguay 1 (Forlan 55)

Ghana 1 (Muntari 45)



Penalty Shoot Out



Uruguay @ @ @ @ @ 4

Ghana @ @ @ @ 2

[The Coon Dog]

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An absolute tragedy for Ghana!!!

In the last minute of extra time a kick was floated into the box, Appiah shoots at point blank range which Suarez knocks off the line. Adiyiah then heads at goal and Suarez handles it on the line to keep it out. Red card & a penalty to Ghana.

Gyan takes the penalty but it hits the cross bar and goes out with the last kick of the match.

Talk about drama at the death.

[Topdog]

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diving at every opportunity and then trying to talk the referee into sending off players

Robben needs to stop diving, he's better than that

Robben certainly exaggerated all the contact but he was fouled on every single one of them and Brasil were lucky to still have 10 players as Bastos should have been sent off.

[Topdog]

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An absolute tragedy for Ghana!!!

In the last minute of extra time a kick was floated into the box, Appiah shoots at point blank range which Suarez knocks off the line. Adiyiah then heads at goal and Suarez handles it on the line to keep it out. Red card & a penalty to Ghana.

Gyan takes the penalty but it hits the cross bar and goes out with the last kick of the match.

Talk about drama at the death.

Has to be seen to be believed. Recommend everyone either tune to foxsports or go to www.foxsports.com.au to watch the highlights.

[angelopetraglia]

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Just watched the highlights. Unbelievable stuff.

The Suarez handball, what does everyone think? Blatant cheating or intelligent play?

Absolute opposite to Kewell's handball.

Incredibly Ghana recieved three penalties in this world cup, all from handballs, all resulting in red card but their luck just ran out.

[The Coon Dog]

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Just watched the highlights. Unbelievable stuff.

The Suarez handball, what does everyone think? Blatant cheating or intelligent play?

Absolute opposite to Kewell's handball.

Incredibly Ghana recieved three penalties in this world cup, all from handballs, all resulting in red card but their luck just ran out.

Should be a 'penalty goal' given in that situation.

[angelopetraglia]

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Should be a 'penalty goal' given in that situation.

Don't disagree. It is hard to believe that Kewell's moment (a split second reflex action) and Suarez's actions (blatantly smashing the ball away) received the identical penalty.

[anfo27]

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Robben certainly exaggerated all the contact but he was fouled on every single one of them and Brasil were lucky to still have 10 players as Bastos should have been sent off.

I hope your not talking about that huge jump in the air from Robben after a slide tackle from Bastos because the replay showed that Bastos didn't even touch and that followed half a dozen dutch players rushing the ref begging for Bastos to be sent off while Robben stayed on the ground acting.

Diving is one thing but to then rush the ref asking for the player to be carded is taking it up a few notches.

[The Pie Man]

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Don't disagree. It is hard to believe that Kewell's moment (a split second reflex action) and Suarez's actions (blatantly smashing the ball away) received the identical penalty.

Funny seeing his reaction in the tunnel watching the missed pen, the celebration said 'massive gamble paid off, I'm now an effing hero'

[westdog54]

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Should be a 'penalty goal' given in that situation.

You've got a penalty try in rugby, I don't see why not.

[The Coon Dog]

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Flying start bybthe Germans. Muller scores his 4th goal of this World Cup after just 3 minutes. What the game needed for the neutrals.