ALL World Cup RESULTS & ANALYSIS

[Nicoco]

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[Nicoco]

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[Nicoco]

[trancenation]

Do u think guys think that the German offense will be able to score past the Greatest Defense in the world ?!

U know what, let us say Cannavaro slipped for a second and Klose went past him.. Hehe.. The NUMBER 1 Goalkeeper, our great Gigi Buffon, will send him to hell..

On the other hand, the German defense isn't that good, thus Luca Toni (the new Paolo Rossi), will let u guys learn a historical lesson..

Our players are much more professional than yours !!

The fact that Lippi is our manager justifies our open road to Berlin !!!

[Trancestral]

^ U got the whole idea about the italian defense but u know nothing about the german offence ! To give u an idea, most of the german offenders tend to shoot the ball from outside the square! Unlike other strategies that rely on dribbling. Moreover, most of the deutch goals were either through a kick or a header. SO IMO, the G machines will definitely score in Buffon's net.

[samlbronkowitz]

i'm so thrilled. GO Deutschland. It was a great match. Argentina played amazing and I think this World Cup they showed a side that's going to be dangerous for years--they are all so young and will be back. I think however, your coach needs IMMEDIATE replacement. What the hell was he thinking? Not playing Messi or Saviola. Its as if he assumed 1-0 was how it was going to end and decided to just relax. After 3 subs and no more, GErmany was all out more aggressive and kept a lot of pressure. If we german fans are honest though, you gotta admit that the end of regulation, it was Argentina that was putting a lot of pressure but the defense handled it.
Thank GOD FOR JENS LEHMANN who finally proved to the entire world that he deserved 1st nod over the legendary Kahn. and Klinsmann has to have by now shut up all critics as every single decision he's made before and since the WC has proven to be a good one. Bring on the filthy Italians, who I'm sure are going to dive, grab their ankles writhing in pain and do whatever else those hair-gelled pretty boys do in order to win matches;)!

[Dirty Harry]

1 - i dont mind germany that much, but i reckon they shouldnt have won that match.

2 - have u guys seen italy play, now thats what i call soccer, and if they play like that against germany .. HOOO hitler. its gonna be italy vs. brazil for the final.

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[rob]

[Nicoco]

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germany 1-argentina 1 (germany wins 4-2 on penalties)

again we saw in this world cup coaching skills leading a team 2 the win...jurgen klinsmann proved its value 2 the world...the 1st half of this game was very technic a very closed game where argentina decided 2 keep the ball & look 4 any breach in the german defense they did it a couple of times without much success...as 4 germany they didnt find any openin in a very closed argentinian defense except on 1 occasion where michael ballack's header almost hit the argentinian goal...that occasion proved 2 be the only 1 in this very closed half...
2 the 2nd half that started very quickly with a header by roberto ayala on a maxi rodriguez corner that surprised lehmann & opened the score & with it the game...therefore germany didnt have a choice except attacking 2 try 2 get the equalizer...thats where klinsmann's genius appeared with the entries of the very energetic david odonkor & the very tim borowski...odonkor put a lot of pressure on sorin & gave the argentinian defense a very hard time...but meanwhile argentina had an unbelievable chance to knock-out the game when they failed 2 take advantage of a bad pass by philipp lahm who had his worst game of this world cup...the german then used an unbelievable pressing on the argentinian zone & 1 word of advice 4 the italian:do not give any space 2 the german...thats what coloccini did when he allowed ballack 2 give a high cross that fell on borowski's head who gave it in a superb way 2 miroslav klose who mystified leonardo franco & equalized the score...leonardo franco was the substitute of abbondanzieri who got hit on the ribs & couldnt carry on with the game...the regular time ended without much 2 be said...pekerman's choices were more than unusual when he substituted riquelme with cambiasso the thing that really lowered the tempo of his midfield & when he entered julio cruz who lost most of his balls & couldnt get anything straight instead of crespo...the extra time witnessed an argentinian pressure who almost got a goal but coloccini's ball fell on the high post...@ that moment i knew germany was heading 2 the win because i did a comparison between the kickers & the goalkeepers & the advantage was clearly german so i wasnt surprised with the german win in the penalty shootout...

congratulations germany even though i believe that a draw was much more than fair in this game...but penalty shootout r a tragedy & a game of luck that was german yesterday...next stop italy that had an easyride against ukraine...italy has 2 close all the spaces in order 2 maintain control of this game...as 4 the german they have 2 beware of the italian counter-attacks that really were a huge difference in this world cup...

2nite england will face a very booked team of portugal b4 the long awaited brazil-france