Walter Montego:Just to say I didn't red your last post it's long!Do you want to write a bible or what?
American sports are for sissies...that's it!

Bruno Jesus: I ain't read it either... Jesus Christ!

ole ole ole.

eheh, Czuch is a nice guy...

The USA lost against Gana!Wait a minute against GANA??????Who the hell is that?If I was American I'd be ashamed...I glad I'm not!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!

Bruno Jesus: So. Who cares? I hate soccer, and I don't mind being American. In fact, I'm proud to be American. If you get your jollies off because of some stupid soccer tournament, then that's your thing. You don't need to disparage the overwhelming majority of Americans that could care less about some soccer tournament. It's just a game. You didn't take the time to read my earlier post, but that's how it is. A team is a team, it is not a country. This cup series just brings out the worst in you nationalistic type people. I hope the United States never plays in it again, but unfortunately I know they'll field another team the next time it comes around. As I said in the other post, our good athletes play other games. Just imagine what'll happen to your boasting if the United States ever does win at international soccer. It's your game, you ought to win at it.

Bruno Jesus: And by the way, you should learn to spell better. Ghana is spelled like this. Sit in front of the tube watching the game and didn't even learn to spell the name of one of the teams? Why am I wasting my time?

And ain't this the same team that beat Czech Republic, this Ghana squad? I may not know soccer, but losing to worthy opponents is nothing to be ashamed of. Just doing some American bashing from the sound of it as you didn't rag on the Czech team for losing earlier.

Walter Montego: May be he dont like americans and dont care about Czech?:)

lukulus: I can see disliking certain Americans, but not all of us. And what has that got to do with soccer, anyway? Still, your reason for his behavior, whether or not logical, is probably it. This type of attitude towards sports is one of the main reasons I dislike national teams and sports. I'd rather have professionals and amateurs that play for themselves or a team without regard to what country they are from. Just like Major League Baseball is. And how 'bout the German guy on the Dallas Maverick's team? He's good, but I was rooting for Miami to win it. Teach Kobe and the Lakers a lesson about letting Shaq leave the team. Pat Riley coaching them too. Just like old times.

GO THE AUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!

Andre Faria: Bush is president. He has nothing to do with soccer games. I didn't vote for him and I'm not happy with a lot of his policies, foreign or domestic.

But what has that got do with some soccer game involving Ghana? And no matter how strongly you feel about it, Bruno Jesus had no business typing a sex act into his post on a public discussion board.

Walter Montego: Sex act? Hum... I´m seeing his message was changed...

But it´s funny how Ghana hit right in American´s proud... :)

Gabriel Almeida: I think Ghana is spelled Ghana in Portuguese or English? Plus there is always the spell check option!

Andre, the word is "pride" ;)

Gabriel Almeida: It’s just sad to see some people who are so prejudice who because of certain people who make certain policies, they automatically apply their hatred with those people with everyone else in their country.

Just because Bin Laden is Arab does not make all Arab’s bad people. Just because Hitler was a bad person does not make all Germans or all Europeans bad people. It’s just sad to see so many narrow minded people still in the world today.

But back to soccer, both Ghana & the US were underdogs – Ghana is a good team which beat both the US & Czech Rep, and very much deserve to move on to the next round. If you want to compare Ghana & the US some more, then if you think about it, it should not have even been a close game. Ghana along with almost every other nation in the world has been playing & watching soccer for many years. The US team is very young, does not have much world competition experience, only recently been growing in popularity – and in my opinion, for the US to make it into the tournament is a big accomplishment. 8-12 years from now, the US should only then start to become more of a “power house” like other nations who have a much longer history with the game.

Congrats to Ghana – I always like to see an underdog win and will be one of the teams I will root for in the next round.

Czuch Chuckers: In English. In portuguese we write "Gana".

BIG BAD WOLF: US "youth" is a problem in many cases. Cultural businesses, politics, "soccer things"... that's right! I can see we agree on something... ;)

Walter Montego:
"And by the way, you should learn to spell better. Ghana is spelled like this. Sit in front of the tube watching the game and didn't even learn to spell the name of one of the teams? Why am I wasting my time?"

Well a typical american attitude, you should know that other cultures exists and Estados Unidos da America its another form to write USA. Gana its absolutely correct and you should loose some time in studying, before you start to complain...
Yeap world its not only America, thanks for that! :-)

Please, guys, let's keep this board sports-oriented.

ole ole ole. viva inghilterra.

what does it mean "inghilterra"?

Andre Faria:

I think "terra" is land and "inghil" sounds like engul, so my bet is England... I don't know about the ole ole ole part though....

Andre Faria: Inghilterra is the same as Gana. I recommend to try to speak English here though.

The worst game I've seen so far at the World Cup. Brutal fouls, diving, malingering, unsportsmanlike conduct...you could find all these in the game. The referee did a good job handing out the red cards. He only missed giving one to Figo for that "nice" header. By the way, if I were either Portuguese or Dutch, I'd be ashamed for the way the players behaved tonight. I hope the English win the quarterfinals.

Pedro Martínez: My thought after that game was (i only watched the last 10 minutes) :With this game soccer wont win any fans here in America...never seen so many coward chickens before!

Andersp: Right...I originally thought the ref should have added at least 10 minutes of extra time, but as the end of the game came closer and closer, I thought the sooner the game was over the better.

GANHAMOS!!!CARALHO!!!

PPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTUUUUUUUGGGGGAAAALLLLLL!!!!

Figo, you´re the best. You showed that chicken dutch that soccer is for MEN whit capital letters...

I bet if it was USA on the pitch they would be running away to their mums... Crying like babies...

ENGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLAND

Andre Faria: fagboy thinks we have a thing going, becasue i am seeing you next Saturday

I can see we have a lot a teachers here!That's why everybody hates americans!Always thinking they can teach something to others when they are so so DUMB that then can't even speak other languages...

Pedro Martínez: eheh, of course you´re supporting England on next game... We can´t go to the semi-finals...

BTW, it was a tough match, but the referee was the worst at the pitch. The player which injures Cristiano Ronaldo deserved a red card, not a yellow one.

WatfordFC: :))))))))

And England,listen up!Start opening your butts wide open because we're slamming right in!

Bruno Jesus: eh your English isnt as bad as Andre said it was lol

Bruno Jesus:

Andre Faria: My favorite was that little guy (Dico ?) who had a red card for delaying the game so he cant play the next game...he must be a hero in Portugal now? :)..very smart LOL

Andersp: LOL, referree needs destroying painfully as well lol

WatfordFC:André likes to lie a lot about me!

Andre Faria: That's not it, I'd be glad to pay Bruno a membership if Portugal played nice football free of such stupid things which I hate to see, let alone at such a high level as the World Cup. Anyone who calls Figo "the best" 1 hour after the game with the Netherlands is either infatuated with nationalism or nuts.

Andersp: Deco is not portuguese. He is brasilian and he will never be an hero in Portugal.

But Figo will always be an hero. And the dutch deserved that nice "head"...

WatfordFC: nope, it wasn´t Bruno. I said at the pit that Ramone´s english was not good. Not Bruno :)

But Bruno is right, I love to tell lies about him... LOL

Andre Faria: oooops, sorry my msitake i do apologise

Right all thats needed now, is to hope my cousin qualifies for the British Open tomorrow

Pedro Martínez: you´re not seeing the game right...

1 - The referee was guilty of ruining the game, stressing both teams.

2 - Most of the cards were correct, but a match is for MEN, not sissi players like the USA team...

3 - The dutch were the first to be unsportman. They injures Ronaldo in a brutal aggression which deserved a red card, not a yellow card.

4 - The dutch team didn´t give the ball to Portugal, in a wrong decision of the referee who stopped the game when the portuguese player was running alone for the dutch goalkeeper. Then the dutch team must have been fair and give the ball to Portugal. That´s why Deco tackled the dutch player a few seconds later...

4 - Portugal have done a great match, due to all these circunstances, and we deserved to win the game...

ole ole ole!!!! viva inghilterra. 2 other team 0
ole ole ole!!!!

Pedro Martínez: For the record Portugal made 10 fouls and had 9 yellows cards (eurosport stats.)
I think Holland played without any fair play since the beginning of the game when his number 3 Boulahrouz made an agression against ronaldo...

Winner: England
Somewhat Italy because now they can get the pronze agains England , that is my prediction

Reading some reviews about the game all over the world, they have a few points in common:

- It was a tough game, but it was fair until the brutal agression towards Ronaldo and the referee didn´t show the red card.
- Figo deserved to be sent off by agression as well.
- Both portuguese red cards were right decisions, even being inacceptable for players like Deco and Costinha.
- Both Holland red cards were fair as well.
- On the 2nd half, the unsportman conduct of the dutch team, not giving the ball to Portugal in a very dirty option started the fighting (Deco have seen is 1st red card a few seconds later).
- The referee was the worst element at the pitch. Even Blatter criticized the referee at the end of the match saying that he ruined what could have been a good game.
- Portugal deserved the win, since it was better than Holland, even when they were down to 9 players.
- Holland young players are very talented, but yet unexperienced.

Here is a fair review from the italian newspaper.

"Portogallo, un gol e 20 cartellini
Olanda eliminata da un gol di Maniche al 23'. Grandi emozioni, ma anche 16 ammoniti di cui 4 espulsi (2 per parte). Scolari con l'Inghilterra senza Deco, Ronaldo e Costinha
Il gol vittoria del portoghese Maniche. ReutersNORIMBERGA (Germania), 25 giugno 2006 – La grande festa è tutta per il Portogallo, capace di eliminare la forte Olanda con un gol di Maniche e di entrare tra le otto migliori squadre di Germania 2006. Un piccolo capolavoro per il c.t. Scolari (11 vittorie consecutive mondiali, Brasile 2002 compreso), un grande dispiacere per Van Basten (che ha tenuto fuori senza spiegazioni Van Nistelrooy) e soprattutto un ottavo di finale da record: 16 ammoniti dal pessimo arbitro Ivanov dei quali 4 espulsi, tutti per doppia ammonizione, in una partita che nel secondo tempo è stata più rodeo che calcio. In campo è successo di tutto: le emozioni e i ribaltamenti non sono mancati, ma alla fine ha deciso il gol messo a segno da Maniche al 23’ del primo tempo, quando la partita era noiosa e brutta. Poi la Santa Barbara è esplosa…
Van Basten conferma la linea dura contro il bomber Van Nistelrooy, confinandolo in panchina, e ripesca Van Bommel sulla destra. Scelta corretta, visto che l’esterno del Barcellona è il più pimpante tra gli orange e si fa subito vedere con un pericolassimo diagonale che sfiora il palo. Sembra il preludio di una partita spettacolare, come storia, pronostici ed aspettative lasciano pensare. Ed invece l’ottavo di Norimberga all’inizio è moscio, bloccato su tatticismi e qualche paura di troppo. Il lampo che incendia il tutto però arriva al 23’: Cristiano Ronaldo (toccato duro in presenza e poi costretto a lasciare il campo in lacrime) ruba palla, serve Deco sulla destra, cross perfetto per Pauleta che stoppa e serve Maniche.
Il 28enne portoghese del Chelsea mette a sedere Ooijer e scarica il colpo preciso dell’1-0. Tutto bello e partita sbloccata. L’Olanda gioca male, ma si fa vedere con Van Persie al 38’: grande azione, ma sinistro fuori misura. E Van der Sar deve superarsi su Pauleta al 45’ per festeggiare la presenza record n°113 in nazionale. Il Portogallo chiude così con un gol di vantaggio, ma con un uomo in meno, visto che Costinha riesce a prendere il secondo giallo nel recupero da un Ivanov imbarazzante che non aveva già visto un fallo da rigore su Robben cinque minuti prima.
L’Olanda sa di dover sfruttare l’uomo in più e parte a razzo. Dopo tre minuti l’occasionissima è per Cocu, ma la traversa nega la gioia del pareggio. Sostenuti da 30.000 tifosi, gli arancioni vanno all’assalto e lo scatenato Van Bommel (e meno male che non doveva giocare) sfiora il gol in due occasioni. Poi il delirio: tutto comincia con una palla non restituita dagli olandesi, a seguire interventi da codice penale, spinte, risse e soprattutto l’arbitro Ivanov che perde la testa e si scatena con 9 cartellini gialli (con due rossi) in 15 minuti.
Vanno così fuori Boulahrouz, Deco (due gialli in 5 minuti) e alla fine anche Van Bronckhorst. Una mattanza che crea anche spettacolo, visto che gli spazi si ingantiscono. L’Olanda tenta l’assalto, il tutto per tutto, ma alla fine tra nervosismi e stanchezza non riesce a pareggiare. Portogallo ai quarti, ma sfiderà l'Inghilterra senza Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo e Costinha. Olanda generosa ma eliminata, con una domanda che tutta una nazione farà al c.t. Van Basten: con un attacco così sterile, perché Van Nistelrooy si è goduto il Far West dalla panchina?"