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| Madafaka |
I'm extremely proud of have been born in this country.
Thank you Argentina!
Nothing more to say. |
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| charlotte |
Madafaka:
We salute you...Home of the greatest rolling stones fans in the world and home of a dam good football team (playing the home team to a 120 minute draw in Berlin is something to be proud of). |
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| jtorquetti |
Bye bye hermanos!!
Hasta 2010!!! |
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| Still A Fool |
quote:
jtorquetti wrote:
Bye bye hermanos!!
Hasta 2010!!!
En este momento tengo algo entre mis manos que puede interesarte tenerlo en la boca. |
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| Madafaka |
quote:
charlotte wrote:
Madafaka:
We salute you...Home of the greatest rolling stones fans in the world and home of a dam good football team (playing the home team to a 120 minute draw in Berlin is something to be proud of).
Thank you very much my friend! Nice words  |
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| jtorquetti |
quote:
Still A Fool wrote:
En este momento tengo algo entre mis manos que puede interesarte tenerlo en la boca.
Que miedo!!
It's just a game! |
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| Still A Fool |
quote:
jtorquetti wrote:
Que miedo!!
It's just a game!
Nunca quise intimidarte simplemente tu comentario me parecio irrespetuoso y conteste de la misma forma. Estoy de acuerdo con vos en que solo es un juego. |
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| tumbling dice |
`´Don´t cry for me Argentina´´.BRAZIL 5 times world champion!! and the last american team in World cup.Tomorow we will prove again,on with the show... |
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| maxi82 |
I'm very proud of being from Argentina, they did what they have to do: play an excellent match. Germany has a good team and they are the home team.
BTW, this is my very first comment here, it is great site!!!
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| Soldatti |
Sad game for us, congrats Germany. Good luck. |
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| sirmoonie |
quote:
Madafaka wrote:
I'm extremely proud of have been born in this country.
Thank you Argentina!
Nothing more to say.
Seriously dude, howe can you be proud to be born in Argentina?
Anyway, you just lost to the most loathesome country other than your own - be somewhat happy you didn't win, I guess. |
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| maumau |
quote:
sirmoonie wrote:
Seriously dude, howe can you be proud to be born in Argentina?
Anyway, you just lost to the most loathesome country other than your own - be somewhat happy you didn't win, I guess.
wow, how nice of you! where are you from Sir Moonie? just curious
sorry for the argenitinians. Bad luck with the goalkeeper and some mistakes by pekerman i guess
anyway Germany-Italy is the first, classic, semifinal
and, you know what? we got Toni back!!!! |
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| sirmoonie |
quote:
maumau wrote:
wow, how nice of you! where are you from Sir Moonie? just curious
sorry for the argenitinians. Bad luck with the goalkeeper and some mistakes by pekerman i guess
anyway Germany-Italy is the first, classic, semifinal
and, you know what? we got Toni back!!!!
Yeah! Germany-Italy - thats like a fucking special we all be waiting for! The free world rejoices! More power to ya, Mumu. Mo' pow' you. |
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Germany 1-1 Argentina
Germany beat Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after a tense quarter-final in Berlin ended 1-1 after extra-time.
Argentina led when Roberto Ayala took advantage of slack marking to head in a Juan Riquelme corner after 49 minutes.
But with 10 minutes left Michael Ballack's cross was flicked on by Tim Borowski and Miroslav Klose headed home his fifth of the tournament.
Germany scored from their first four kicks but Ayala and Esteban Cambiasso both missed to send the hosts through.
The match ended on a sour note when players and officials from both sides clashed on the pitch, with punches thrown between the rival camps.
Fifa is almost certain to view footage of the incident and could decide to take action against one or both of the teams - although it later emerged that unused Argentina substitute Leandro Cufre was red-carded after the game for his part in the melee.
It was a dramatic finish to a game that took a while to live up to its billing, with both sides failing to reproduce the all-out attacking football of their earlier four matches.
Germany, who now play Italy a semi-final in Dortmund on Tuesday, 4 July, at 2000 BST, had scored inside six minutes in three of their previous games, but there was no flying start this time despite being roared on by the majority of the 72,000 fans in the Olympiastadion.
They still managed the only chances of a disappointing opening half.
Ballack was close with a flashing header from a Bernd Schneider cross, while defender Per Mertesacker turned well to fire in a shot just over the bar.
The South Americans were happy to play their usual patient build-up game, while the Germans were equally content to sit back, bide their time and pick off any stray passes.
Too often Argentina's passage in the final third was blocked by the German defence, who prevented their opponents from an attempt on goal for the opening 45 minutes.
Four minutes after half-time a gap appeared in the German defence when Riquelme's corner found Ayala to head his seventh goal for his country.
Argentina had chances to add to their advantage, most notably when Carlos Tevez set up Maxi Rodriguez, but his usually reliable shooting escaped him and he fired into the side-netting.
Argentina's World Cup hopes are over after shoot-out misery
Ballack had an effort blocked by Ayala after Abbondanzieri had come for a cross and failed to collect.
The keeper injured himself in colliding with Klose and was eventually replaced by Leonardo Franco.
Ten minutes later the substitute keeper was picking the ball out of the net.
Substitute Borowski helped on Ballack's inswinging cross and Klose, who had been kept quiet until then, added the finishing touch with a stooping header.
Neither side could do the business in normal time and some weary bodies took to the field for extra-time, with both managers having used all their changes.
It resulted in a tense 30 minutes of extra-time and an almost slow walk towards the dreaded penalty shoot-out, with both sides restricted to long-range efforts of little note.
Rodriguez was booked for diving in the area although television replays later suggested he had a case for a penalty, having been tripped by Philipp Lahm.
In the shoot-out Oliver Neuville and Ballack, who could barely walk during the extra-time period and could be a doubt for Tuesday's semi-final, made no mistake from the spot before Ayala saw his effort saved by Jens Lehmann.
German pair Lukas Podolski and Borowski and Argentina's Rodriguez were all successful.
But when Cambiasso's low effort was kept out by Arsenal keeper Lehmann the Germans celebrated their fourth World Cup shoot-out success in as many attempts.
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Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Schweinsteiger (Borowski 74), Frings, Ballack, Schneider (Odonkor 62), Klose (Neuville 85), Podolski.
Subs Not Used: Asamoah, Hanke, Hildebrand, Hitzlsperger, Huth, Jansen, Kahn, Kehl, Nowotny.
Booked: Podolski, Odonkor, Friedrich.
Goals: Klose 80.
Argentina: Abbondanzieri (Franco 71), Sorin, Ayala, Coloccini, Heinze, Maxi, Gonzalez, Riquelme (Cambiasso 72), Mascherano, Crespo (Cruz 78), Tevez.
Subs Not Used: Aimar, Burdisso, Cufre, Messi, Milito, Palacio, Saviola, Scaloni, Ustari.
Booked: Sorin, Mascherano, Maxi, Cruz.
Sent-off: Cufre (after the game, for unsporting behaviour)
Goals: Ayala 49.
Att: 72,000.
Ref: Lubos Michel (Slovakia).
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Italy 3-0 Ukraine
Italy will meet Germany in the World Cup semi-finals as they beat Ukraine to extend their unbeaten run to 23 games.
Ukraine adopted a policy of containment but were behind after six minutes when keeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy was unable to keep out Gianluca Zambrotta's shot.
Italy extended their lead when Luca Toni guided home a 59th minute header.
Maxim Kalinichenko twice hit the woodwork for Ukraine either side of Italy's second, before Toni sealed the win as he converted Zambrotta's cross.
Italy were well worth their win, with Gianluigi Buffon superb in goal.
Ukraine's hopes of saving the game were scuppered by Buffon's heroics as he saved from Kalinichenko and Gusev early in the second half.
Ukraine's cause was not helped by the anonymity of Andriy Shevchenko, who for long periods was reduced to a virtual spectator by the close attentions of the Italian defence.
Ukraine's defence proved less disclipined.
Just before Zambrotta's goal Mauro Camoranesi had gone close with a run and a shot as the Ukraine defence backed off.
Ukraine failed to learn the lesson of allowing Italy to run at them and Zambrotta punished their laxness.
Shovkovskiy got his hands to Zambrotta's shot, but it was too powerful for him as the ball flew into the corner of the net.
Francesco Totti's exquisite back-heel released Zambrotta into the space he exploited so zealously for his goal and throughout the Roma playmaker's vision and touch illuminated the game.
Shevchenko had a subdued game for Ukraine
Totti also provided the cross for Italy's second goal as Toni shook off the attentions of Andriy Gusin before stooping to head past Shovkoskiy.
Italy's buoyant start prompted an immediate tactical switch from Ukraine as coach Oleg Blokhin threw on Andriy Vorobey in place of Viacheslav Sviderskiy, who had been man-marking Francesco Totti.
But Ukraine still struggled to threaten Buffon in those opening 45 minutes, their best efforts a misdirected Shevchenko header and an Anatoliy Tymoschuk shot.
In first-half stoppage time Ukraine had to make a second substitution when the injured Andriy Rusol limped off and was replaced by Vladislav Vashchuk.
Ukraine were more positive after the restart and Kalinchenko's downward header hit the post as Buffon pushed the ball on to the woodwork.
Fabio Cannavaro proved just as alert when he brilliantly headed clear Vorobey's cross from the right.
Immediately after Toni's first goal, Ukraine struck the woodwork for a second time when Kalinchenko rose above Fabio Grosso to thump a header against the bar.
Ukraine's slim hopes of causing an upset disappeared when Zambrotta's cross presented Toni with the easiest of chances to claim his second goal of the tournament.
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Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Barzagli, Grosso, Perrotta, Pirlo (Barone 68), Gattuso (Zaccardo 76), Camoranesi (Oddo 68), Toni, Totti.
Subs Not Used: Amelia, Del Piero, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Inzaghi, Nesta, Peruzzi.
Goals: Zambrotta 6, Toni 59, 69.
Ukraine: Shovkovskiy, Nesmachniy, Sviderskiy (Vorobey 20), Rusol (Vashchuk 45), Tymoschuk, Shelayev, Gusev, Gusin, Kalinichenko, Milevskiy (Byelik 72), Shevchenko.
Subs Not Used: Nazarenko, Pyatov, Rebrov, Rotan, Shust, Voronin, Yatsenko, Yezerskiy.
Booked: Sviderskiy, Kalinichenko, Milevskiy.
Att: 50,000.
Ref: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium).
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England v Portugal
Quarter-final three
Gelsenkirchen
Saturday, 1 July
Kick-off: 1600 BST
Thousands of England fans have gathered in Gelsenkirchen ahead of the World Cup quarter-final match against Portugal.
It is believed 80,000 are in the city but only 30,000 will get to see the 1600 BST game to be played under a closed roof at the AufShchalke Arena.
Frank Lampard and Gary Neville will both start for England after shaking off injuries.
Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a race against time to recover from an injured thigh.
England (probable): Robinson, Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole, Beckham, Lampard, Hargreaves, Gerrard, J Cole, Rooney.
Portugal (probable): Ricardo, Miguel, Carvalho, Meira, Valente, Petit, Maniche, Sabrosa, Figo, Ronaldo, Pauleta.
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
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| Gazza |
apparently, the lead singer of a certain well-known beat combo from Dartford, England has flown into Gelsenkirchen for this afternoon's England-Portugal game
(He's obviously anxious to see what a European stadium looks like as he wont be in too many others this summer..  )
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| glencar |
Hasn't the beat combo played that stadium at least once? |
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| maumau |
quote:
sirmoonie wrote:
Yeah! Germany-Italy - thats like a fucking special we all be waiting for! The free world rejoices! More power to ya, Mumu. Mo' pow' you.
what is exactly the problem with you?
anyway
good luck england / good luck portugal |
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| Gazza |
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glencar wrote:
Hasn't the beat combo played that stadium at least once?
They played the old Parkstadion there in 1990 and 1998
This one is a new stadium however, and is only 5 years old
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/venues/4459020.stm
Not sure if its on the same site as an old one (which is the case for Leipzig and Hamburg), however but I get the impression its a completely new venue |
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| Madafaka |
quote:
sirmoonie wrote:
Seriously dude, howe can you be proud to be born in Argentina?
I'd like to know where are you from. |
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| TornAndFrayed |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
Not sure if its on the same site as an old one (which is the case for Leipzig and Hamburg), however but I get the impression its a completely new venue
The old Parkstadion still exists and it´s on the same site, right next to the new stadium. |
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| PartyDoll MEG |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
apparently, the lead singer of a certain well-known beat combo from Dartford, England has flown into Gelsenkirchen for this afternoon's England-Portugal game
(He's obviously anxious to see what a European stadium looks like as he wont be in too many others this summer.. )
[Edited by Gazza]
Lighten up, Babe!!!
Come on England!!! |
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| PartyDoll MEG |
Much as I love Sir Jagger, I am more interested in these guys today:
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England 0-0 Portugal
England went out of the World Cup 3-1 on penalties after their quarter-final with Portugal ended 0-0.
England lost skipper David Beckham to injury just after half-time and Wayne Rooney was sent off after 62 minutes for a stamp on Ricardo Carvalho.
They battled on bravely for the rest of normal time and extra-time with 10 men to take the game to a shoot-out.
But Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher missed to end their hopes and Sven-Goran Eriksson's reign.
The Swede leaves his post as England coach after going out at the quarter-final stage for the third time.
Eriksson had promised a big performance from his side but until Rooney's early exit it was not forthcoming.
Rooney endured a frustrating game and his patience finally snapped as he got tangled up with Carvalho and Armando Petit and appeared to aim a stamp at the Chelsea player's groin.
The incident occurred right in front of Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo, who was urged on by Portugal players - including Rooney's Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo - to issue a red card.
Elizondo took a moment before sending Rooney from the field and with it seemingly went England's World Cup hopes.
But roared on by the England fans that made the AufSchalke Arena like a home game, they finally showed the passion and heart for a battle so often missing in this World Cup campaign.
Portugal were far from their best but they at least caused some worrying moments at the back for England in a tense first half.
A deep Luis Figo free-kick was not dealt with by Gary Neville or Lampard and there was huge relief for England to see Tiago slip with the goal at his mercy.
Tiago almost caused further problems when he was given a free header in the box that Paul Robinson clambered across to save.
Eriksson was forced to change things round six minutes into the second half with Beckham struggling with an ankle problem.
Beckham almost won a penalty with his last contribution of the game - and probably his chances of winning a World Cup - when his cross hit the hand of Nuno Valente but England's appeals came to nothing.
He was replaced by Aaron Lennon and was seen on the sidelines looking anguished as treatment was performed on his ankle, although he did later bare the pain long enough to berate the referee following Rooney's dismissal.
Lampard, who endured another miserable time in front of goal, mistimed a volley after finding himself unmarked from a Gerrard corner.
Lennon's introduction gave England brief hope as his pace took him past two players, but when the ball fell for Rooney he almost completely missed and Joe Cole's effort was just too high.
But then came Rooney's premature exit, with Jole Cole sacrificed for Peter Crouch.
With temperatures again close to 30C it seemed only so long that England's brave 10-man backs-to-the-wall effort could hold out the Portugal onslaught.
England's best hope of a goal was a set-piece and Lampard fired in a free-kick that Ricardo did well to keep out, with Lennon scuffing his attempt to put in the rebound.
A deflected John Terry shot just looped over the bar after some brilliant work from an outstanding Owen Hargreaves, but Helder Postiga also blazed over in a nerve-jangling injury time.
The drama continued through to extra-time with England showing remarkable energy to match their opponents.
Crouch almost got on the end of a Gerrard cross but at the other end it needed some desperate last-ditch defending and some solid keeping from Robinson.
The game seemed destined to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, just like when the sides met at the same stage of Euro 2004.
And unfortunately for England it ended in the same result.
Only Hargreaves - who had easily his best game in an England shirt - was successful from the spot.
Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher - who scored at the first attempt but had to retake - all saw their efforts saved by Ricardo.
Hugo Viana and Armando Petit missed to give Eriksson's side brief hope, but when Helder Postiga and Ronaldo scored England's dream of being crowned world champions was over for another four years.
For the out-going coach Eriksson it is a dream that will never be fulfilled.
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England: Robinson, Neville, Terry, Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Hargreaves, Beckham (Lennon 51), Gerrard, Lampard, Joe Cole (Crouch 65), Rooney, Lennon (Carragher 118).
Subs Not Used: Campbell, James, Bridge, Jenas, Carrick, Downing, Carson, Walcott.
Sent Off: Rooney (62).
Booked: Terry, Hargreaves.
Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel, Meira, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Figo (Postiga 86), Maniche, Petit, Tiago (Viana 74), Ronaldo, Pauleta (Simao 63).
Subs Not Used: Paulo Ferreira, Caneira, Ricardo Costa, Quim, Boa Morte, Nuno Gomes, Paulo Santos.
Booked: Petit, Ricardo Carvalho.
Att: 52,000.
Ref: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (Argentina
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| stewed & Keefed |
Sven-Göran Eriksson the worst manager in the history of English football, who had the best squad of players since 1970, WHAT A WANKER
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Bye England now is Germany and all other are Latin Countries. |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
quote:
VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
I think Italy and Germany will be again in the Semifinals... I saw them back in 1970 and that's the best match I have ever seen in my entire life, but Riva is not playing anymore same as Beckenbahuer and Gerd Muller
My forecast was good, here they are again in semifinals 36 years later |
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| caro |
quote:
VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
Bye England now is Germany and all other are Latin Countries.
Lol! Voodoo always finds a way to be on the winners' side!
That's frustrating, 2 games ending with penalties... But all this is over now, since we are now gonna beat Brazil 3-0! All we have to do is keep them away from *our* goal and aim *their* goal. It CANNOT go wrong! |
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| charlotte |
quote:
stewed & Keefed wrote:
Sven-Göran Eriksson the worst manager in the history of English football, who had the best squad of players since 1970, WHAT A WANKER
[Edited by stewed & Keefed]
from across the pond: there can be no doubt about the superb talent, but it's the manager who cost England... |
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