World Cup 2006 - The Final - Italy v France discussion thread

[Anarcho-Socialist]

It's currently tied 1-1 55' gone.

EDIT: BBC Text commentary http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm

[Anarcho-Socialist]

1. Totti brought off for Italy 61'

It hasn't been his game.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

2. Italy have just had a goal disallowed for offside 62'

It seems the correct decision.

[billyskank]

3. God I hope Italy lose

If they win, these arseholes on my street will be making noise all night. x(

[Anarcho-Socialist]

4. I'm pulling for Les Bleus too n/t

[RagingInMiami]

6. But if France wins

Then the terrorists win.

[billyskank]

7. I'm willing to take that chance

;)

[mvd]

5. I have it on

Go Italy!

[Roland99]

8. OT!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

9. Italy 1-1 France (Full-time) extra time awaits

[Anarcho-Socialist]

10. Italy 1-1 France after first period of extra time

[billyskank]

11. Oh FFS somebody just win!!!

:D

[Anarcho-Socialist]

12. No!

:P

[Anarcho-Socialist]

13. Henry has been substituted by France

[billyskank]

14. Insufficient va-va-voom

:D

[Anarcho-Socialist]

15. Zidane has headbutted an Italian player in the chest

behind the referee's back

[ikri]

17. Red card!

He's off.

Quite a way to end his career.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

19. If France lose, he's going to be blamed n/t

[Ekirh]

20. Agreed...

He'll definitely be the goat.

[ikri]

22. You have to assume

That something had been said to him to make him react like that, even so it was one hell of an over-reaction.

When David Ginola made a poor back pass that led to a goal a number of years ago he was pretty much kicked out of French football, he never played for France again. What's going to happen to Zidane if they lose? Exile?

[billyskank]

24. Probably his last world cup anyway

Getting on a bit, isn't he?

[ikri]

27. Last game

He's retiring from football at the end of the tournament, or that was his intent, so he's got about 10 minutes left as a professional player.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

16. Zidane has been officially sent off

What an idiot.

[Ekirh]

18. There goes Zidane

So that's how you decide to go out? sheesh man sheesh.

[kittenpants]

23. I wonder why he did that?

He's usually pretty cool headed (no pun intended). Wonder what words were exchanged.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

25. I'm sure it was something nasty, but he should know better

Taunting an opposition player into hitting back and getting sent off as a result is a standard tactic for some teams.

We'll likely learn what was said in subsequent days.

[Writer]

26. Was it about his mother?

Good God - I simply didn't get that. France still are kicking arse and it looks like they'll go into penalty kicks.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. Despite having 10 men, France are dominating possession

[Anarcho-Socialist]

28. Italy 1-1 France after extra time, penalties await

[Anarcho-Socialist]

29. Penalties - ITA 1-1 FRA after first two

[Anarcho-Socialist]

30. Penalties - ITA 2-1 FRA after second two

[billyskank]

31. It's not looking good for my sleep tonight

:cry:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Me neither

there are Italians behind my apt also ... uh-oh ....

[billyskank]

43. And they're going to party like they're in Italy

because everyone knows the Italians don't do any work anyway, right? ;)

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

47. I HATE air-horns

I really do

I really wished France would have won

[billyskank]

49. So did I

even though they've won everything about a brazilian times - so it seems like :D

[Roland99]

32. 3-1 Italy!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

33. Penalties - ITA 3-2 FRA after third two

[Roland99]

34. 4-2

[Anarcho-Socialist]

35. Penalties - ITA 4-3 FRA after fourth two

[billyskank]

36. Crap

[Anarcho-Socialist]

38. You'll need sleeping pills

:)

[billyskank]

41. No, I need a baseball bat

:evilgrin:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

37. Penalties - ITA 5-3 FRA - Italy are World Champions

[billyskank]

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[MissHoneychurch]

42. They have those air-horns here

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[billyskank]

45. They're sounding their car horns now

x(

[MissHoneychurch]

48. Airhorns and screaming

so far ... but the cars will show up as well.

[Kellanved]

52. We had fireworks after the French goal

Total silence since then.

[MissHoneychurch]

54. There were going words on

between Italians and Germans just a second ago. Someone said something against the air hoen (which are really nasty loud) and the Italian screamed back "You are just jealous". Oh well, it got quiet now. But I har car horns in the distance

[Oeditpus Rex]

59. ROFL!

I love you, billy. :pals:

[billyskank]

60. ...

:7

[mvd]

46. Yea!

The reason I was rooting for Italy is because of my late grandfather, who was born to Italian immigrants. Based on the play in regulation time and overtime, I was hoping for the penalty kicks. It was Italy's best chance.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

50. I agree about your assessment

France have an incredibly poor record in penalty shoot-outs. Italy didn't seem like they were going to lose on penalties.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

61. Yes it looked like FR controlled possession and scoring attempts,

just didn't cash in...

[mvd]

62. Yep, France had a couple GREAT opportunities

The ball just went wide.

[ps1074]

44. Congratulations to Italy

They were totally outplayed today but somehow managed to win the cup. Probably one of the most unimpressive world champions. Still - quite an achievment.

[Kellanved]

53. No, they were the better team for 120 minutes

Italy clearly was the best team in the knockout phase. The Semi-Finals were the "real" finals.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

66. Kell - I'm livid!!!

France played SO much better.

So I've been foiled by the Italians twice.

What could Materazzi have said to make Zidane do that?!?!?!

[Julius Civitatus]

70. So... it was Matterazzi's fault? Zidane has a history of violent outbursts

I don't care what Matterazzi said. A professional player just moves on and plays ball. Zidane has a history of violent outbursts like that. He even did it to a player from Saudi Arabia in the 1998 World Cup. It was EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL on his part.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

72. You're absolutely right - that's why it hurts so bad

There is no excuse for that - so his career ends up with this. It's horribly sad. I didn't care for France except that I had hoped he'd go out on top. Henry played amazingly. Ribéry played amazingly. So did Zidane - and then - tears.

No excuse for assault yet I still wonder what they said.

France STILL outplayed them in a big way.

[President Kerry]

74. the Saudi Arabian made an offensive comment to him regarding

his North African Berber origins. Though I agree, as a high-profile player you have an obligation to control yourself.

[Julius Civitatus]

84. Zidane is one of the greatest players EVER. It's sad he's leaving this way

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Professional players (remember, these guys get paid a fortune) know how to keep their cool, and exact their revenge later on in the game by scoring points (or even with the "innocent" elbow to the face here and there). It's a pity that Zidane, one of the truly greatest players in the history of soccer, has to leave in such a shameful note.

[ronnykmarshall]

81. Zidane's an asshole.

There is no excuse for that.

This makes Italy's victory even more sweet.

Viva Italia!!

[Kellanved]

82. It isn't that easy

Zidane is known to be very hot-tempered. It almost stopped his career on the youth level - he has an extremely short fuse. A few Italians are known to taunt their opponents, even using racial slurs. They knew Zidane was touchy, so they went against him.

That said, a pro can't react like that, it's unacceptable.

[Kellanved]

80. Nah, it looked just like that

Buffon had very few ball contacts. Rule of thumb: you haven't outplayed the Italians, unless you managed to score. Or at least a few shots on target.

[Julius Civitatus]

69. I agree - Italy played the best defense, France a most aggressive offense

Still, the referee annulled an offside goal that, IMHO, wasn't. Italy should have won with that second goal alone.

And let's not go into Zidane's little headbutting stunt. That was an embarrassment, an awful way to end a career.

FORZA AZURRIIIII!!!!!!

:toast:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

71. I disagree. Three Italian players were offside when the ball was played

The assistant referee got that decision correct.

[gardenista]

85. That's for sure!

[Meshuga]

65. I agree...

The French were the better team but soccer is a mean sport that break the better team's heart. Congrats to Italy who only had a couple of good games in the entire tournament. They advanced in the second round because the refs helped them and they had the easiest path to the semis.

[cassandra uprising]

67. Here here

Let's see if the match scandal involving 12 of their players blows out longer than Zindane's head butt- I'm heartbroken

edit -typos

[DelawareValleyDem]

75. If they were totally outplayed

Zindane wouldn't have lost it, nor would it have gone to kicks. If you can't stop even ONE PK from Italy, of all teams, you surely don't deserve to win.

[DelawareValleyDem]

76. dupe

[Ekirh]

51. Was Rooting for France

But congrats to Italy all the same . . .

2006 World Cup Champions Italy. . . .

[ikri]

55. Well done Italy

Considering the current problems in Serie A (the top Italian league) with massive corruption involving 4 of Europe's top clubs, what Italy have done is pretty remarkable. There are a few players who play for clubs that are going to be relegated at least one division and who are going to be looking for new clubs next week.

With all that hanging over them it's amazing that the players were able to hold their nerves to win on penalties.

[Kellanved]

56. The audience is pretty fantastic: Annan, Clinton, Chirac, Prodi ...

And they saw well deserved win by Italy. Although I would have liked to see France as the winner.

[LadyAziz]

57. FORZA AZZURRRRRRRRRRRRRRI!

Yes, My boys have done it. This is the best day ever.



- Cannnavaro and boys are World Champions!!!!!!!!!!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

58. Well done Italy, although I was pulling for France

The first 110 minutes of that final were great.

[Meshuga]

63. Congrats to Italy BUT

I was pulling for Italy in the final but I think France played better and Germany was the best team in the tournament. It sucks that the World Cup is tainted because it was decided on penalties.

This was a terrible World Cup. As bad as 1990 when most games were low scoring and decided in penalties.

On to South Africa 2010. I hope it will be a better tournament!

[cassandra uprising]

64. I'll raise my glass to that!

To see France dominate the game just to loose in PK's... I wasn't routing for France, but I'm devastated on the state that this game was played.

[Kellanved]

83. Agreed

Cheers for 2010 :toast:

[Julius Civitatus]

68. FORZA ITALIA!!!!!

BRAVOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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[ronnykmarshall]

79. Viva Italia!!!

[kryckis]

73. I was rooting for Italy..

..at the start of the game but they were so out-played that I changed my mind. Besides I really don't feel like they've faced the kind of competition that France did reaching the final and therefor deserve it more.

Zidane knew what he was doing. He must have figured it was worth it. Maybe the insult was to his kid or something. It was probably vile, but still... It's the freaking last minutes of the World Cup final, and your career, Zidane. Idiot doesn't cover it.

[bridgit]

77. italy deserves to win...

:bounce:

[ronnykmarshall]

78. ITALIA!!!!!!!