another hand ball on Croatia not calledhno:
one man in the world watching this game didn't see the hand ball
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Chicharito was apoplectic, yelling "handball!" at the ref over and over, but his protests were ignored. This was Croatia's second uncalled handball of the night, but Mexico kept attacking..
(@cjzero)
Italy always gets reamed
the red card with 30 minutes left looked ridiculously bad based on the on-line replay I saw, not even a yellow card on several different occasions in this world cup
and the cannibal gets away with biting without any recourse, that dude needs to be banned from the game
a couple of cups ago, the Italian striker was given a yellow card for flopping in the box, when he was absolutely mauled and tackled and it was anything but a flop. Since it was his 2nd yellow, he was ejected
the only other nation that gets fucked over like the Italians is the USA. The 2010 group play calls were a crime
the red card with 30 minutes left looked ridiculously bad based on the on-line replay I saw, not even a yellow card on several different occasions in this world cup
and the cannibal gets away with biting without any recourse, that dude needs to be banned from the game
a couple of cups ago, the Italian striker was given a yellow card for flopping in the box, when he was absolutely mauled and tackled and it was anything but a flop. Since it was his 2nd yellow, he was ejected
the only other nation that gets fucked over like the Italians is the USA. The 2010 group play calls were a crime
Fair enough, both missed opportunities, but it was a terrible call to end the game.
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he catches Sio on his windup and ends up taking out his own feet, there was no trip or attempt to push him, feet get tied up, hes chasing him full speed it happens, let the teams decide their fate. Least thats how I saw that play.
Agree 100% with your post Willie.
Disgraceful not to dismiss Suarez, but the truth is, this Italian team has no talent compared to the 2006-2002-1998-1994 squads. Lot of players without hierarchy. Balotelli is a stuck up flop. Pirlo needs a 10 above him, like Giovinco, how Totti wasn't called as emergency is beyond me.
I think the player you are referring is actually Francesco Totti on WC 2002, eliminated by South Korea, the team that cheated their way to the semis.
2002 Squad had:
Buffon, Toldo and Peruzzi
Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Panucci
Pirlo, Totti, Del Piero, Inzaghi, Vieri
you're right, it was Totti and he was drilled. Forgot they were playing SK in SK, total and complete screw job
can't believe it was 12 years ago
going to miss Buffon, and they better figure out how to score more goals. Their defensive mind set hasn't played out very good in the last two cups
I'm hurting for my family in Italy, I know they must all be in some state of depression. This stuff is so big for them, and they have to wait another 4 years to redeem themselves. Much worse than UConn or the Pats getting bounced early for me.
Down to one team now, USA USA USA USA (although I'll pull for our CONCACAF partners as a backup)
Man, Italian family here as well... I'm an AS Roma fan so that explains my outburst about Totti. Eurocup is a good redeeming situation in 2 years though. South Korea stole their wins against Spain and Italy... I wonder what would have happened if any of those teams reached the semis. This beat is tough but not 100% unexpected for me... Italy has been playing without soul or drive since 2013, referee also fucked us but there's no excuse.
I'm rooting for USA to leave Portugal out and watch baby girl Cristiana Ronalda shed some tears. Not sure if I want Mexico to beat Holland hehe.
