2006 WORLD CUP - Quarterfinals - ENGLAND-PORTUGAL/FRANCE-BRAZIL

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[Petronski]

Win or lose, Zidane has put on a freakin' futbol school . . . he moves around some of those guys like they're standing still.

He gets tripped in possession, gets up, resumes control of the ball and passes it off across the pitch. Awesome.

[dfwgator]

I have never seen a team shutdown Brazil like this.

Well at least since Les Bleus did it in 98.

[dfwgator]

Gee I wonder who is going to win "Man of the Match?"

[Michael81Dus]

Yes, they will hold Brazil scoreless. France-Brazil 1-0. 15 minutes to go, they won´t fu** it up.

[stainlessbanner]

[romanesq]

Ribery off and Brazil's little flyer in. That guy is scary.

[dfwgator]

Brazil going for it, but the French should now have plenty of opportunities to counter-attack.

[Michael81Dus]

As I said (or better: Bela Rethy, the German TV commentator): France is THE OPPONENT OF FEAR for Brazil in a World Cup.

[Michael81Dus]

I don´t expect extra time.

[kabar]

I hope you are right, but I still think Brazil is too dangerous to be held scoreless. France can get another goal on a counter, but the pressure will be on the French defense for the rest of the game.

[Petronski]

Probably a minute.

[stainlessbanner]

We are watching a French futbol clinic: the old guys are holding court Mekele, Zidane, Henry, Viera.

[stainlessbanner]

Quit true!

[Perdogg]

It looks like France has gone to the "maginot line" defense.

[Petronski]

C'est vrai!

[dfwgator]

Are there any white French players?

[stainlessbanner]

Brazil's Dida

[Petronski]

Zidane
Barthez
Ribery




Who cares?

[stainlessbanner]

Ronaldo should have earned his second yellow for that dive. Brazil is desperate.

[romanesq]

Ronaldo dives.