Posted on 06/30/2006 11:08:19 PM PDT by soccer_maniac
The quarterfinal round concludes with a pair of enticing match-ups. The day's first match pits England against Portugal (10:30 a.m. ET, ABC) in Gelsenkirchen, while a rematch of the 1998 final between Brazil and France (3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) will wrap the Round of 8.
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Impressive how the English fans stand behind their team - now louder than ever!
4-4-1 with Peter Crouch as the lone striker.
Sheesh, are all soccer players gay? There's more drama queening in this game than in San Francisco.
Is this a typical soccer game, or just 2 teams that like to resort to whiffle faux-injuries?
>> The onion bag is the goal netting, no?
Ah thought it was the ball.
Better hope for penalty kicks.
Looks like she's been vandalized by some graffiti gangs.
Will we see Walcott now?
Yes Rooney was the lone striker. They have brought Joe Cole off (boo) and put on Peter Crouch (boo again).
Portugal is now pumped.
They're great in that respect. I just hope they don't smash the city up after.
Off tube calling Ronaldo a "scandalous" player. "Making himself Public Enemy #1 in England."
These finals are never typical for a soccer game. In the pre-round you can see a typical game. The finals are always between show and angst-paralysis.
Given the delay between an offense and the call of the offense, the rules of the game are structured to reward dramatic diving.
I don´t fear them. The police is well prepared and has done very well during the entire tournament.
I don't doubt the police will sort them out. They just have a knack of causing a fair amount of destruction beforehand.
Drama queens no doubt. Ronaldo runs 20 yards to petition the ref to give Rooney a booking. Maybe these guys should run harder to score a goal.
Well, that´s the game - but sometimes the attacker gets a card for that.
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