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Good game by the us, dominated the first half, second half was dominated by italy (one man up) but the us manage generate some good plays. I also think most of the calls where right even the the 3 red cards, some bad offside calls thats all.

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[quote=Troklo]I also think most of the calls where right even the the 3 red cards, some bad offside calls thats all.[/quote]

Dude, were you even watching the match? The linesmen were on target and calling a honest game. That fuck Larrionda has something else going on, like ties the the Italy match fixing scandal.

[URL="http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/shared-gen/ap/General_Soccer_News/SOC_WCup_Italy_Soccer_Chaos.html"]http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/shared-gen/ap/General_Soccer_News/SOC_WCup_Italy_Soccer_Chaos.html[/URL]

Breeding Animals!?!?! Common FIFA, WTF?

[B]LARRIONDA Jorge[/B]

[URL="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/t/ref/l/173372.jpg"][URL="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/t/ref/l/173372.jpg"][IMG]http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/t/ref/l/173372.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/URL] [B]Nationality:[/B] Uruguay [B]Role:[/B] Referee [B]Date of birth:[/B] 9 March 1968 [B]Height:[/B] 176 (cm) [B]Weight:[/B] 74 (kg) [B]Referee since:[/B] 1 January 1998 [B]First international :[/B] Chile v Bolivia (20 June 1999) [B]Place of residence:[/B] MONTEVIDEO [B]Country of residence:[/B] Uruguay [B]Mother language:[/B] Spanish [B]Other languages:[/B] English [B]Occupation:[/B] Clerk [COLOR=red][B]General interests: Breeding animals (birds, dogs, parrots, etc)[/B][/COLOR] [B]Best memory:[/B] FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003 semi-final: France v Turkey; 2004 Olympic Football Tournament Bronze Medal Match: Italy v Iraq

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The line offcials did miss call 3 or 4 offsides for italy and also did?nt see one also by italy, but belive me all the calls Larrionda did where right, i?m sure some one else from a neutral country will agree with me :D

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I'm watching my club play in the US right now. Moving on... Thanks for the feedback on this match everyone. checking in later..

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Italy really sucked today against the US, I hope they win their next match against the chek republic

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ARGENTINA!!!!! since Italy disapointed me against the US today, I hope that Germany and Argentina goes to the finals

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US were the better team. well done...

shame on de rossi, disgraceful. hope he's done for the WC with suspension, would be deserved.

should be some good games tommorow

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[quote=Troklo]but belive me all the calls Larrionda did where right, i?m sure some one else from a neutral country will agree with me :D[/quote] No.. I don't agree with you mate.... I'm really quite shocked Larrionda didn't give a red card to the crossbar for keeping an Italy goal out... I'm not joking. The US, aside from properly marking Italy's lone goal played a better match... not opinion, fact.

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I would love to see the headlines in Italian newspapers today. :lol: I am sure the word "shame" will be in every sentence. Thanks to the USA for making this happen, priceless. :)

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IMO, they were all good calls, except Pope´s 2nd yellow card.

The straight red for Mastroenni was justified, since he goes in with his foot up straight at Pirlo´s ankle. According to FIFA rulings, that type of tackle is reason for a straight red. If you wanna blame someone, blame FIFA, not the referee for following their guidelines.

As for the rest, an ugly but intense game, I´m glad the Italians were made to eat some humble pie, to me the most impressive thing was the USA´s physical condition...they played with 9 for so long and still they kept running up and down like mad.

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[quote=peloquin]

shame on de rossi, disgraceful. hope he's done for the WC with suspension, would be deserved.

[/quote]

Unknown about a suspension, but here is some coverage regarding the matter from an Italian news site.

Lippi - [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular][SIZE=2]?I haven?t spoken to him personally yet. [COLOR=DarkOrange]I?m letting him stew in his own juices[/COLOR],? said the Coach in today?s Press conference. ?Daniele put himself in this situation, but it?s one that started long before last night.?

Read More: [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun18i.html"]http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun18i.html[/URL]

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enjoy

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both yanks deserved red cards... but they were the better team against italy.

south korea vs france was fun... i was actually jumping around when korea scored (didnt even do that when england scored in their games!)

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italy vs usa... imo the refs calls were tough but he was justified. according to fifa guidelines he did his job although he was very strict. my dad was a fifa ref and he retired before the 1990 world cup and both of his linesmen ended up refing there. i asked him about those calls and he said that they were hard but within the guidelines. italy plays like shit when they think they are so much better than the other team and they usually manage to win. shameful though...

fra vs kor - france is the most overrated team to ever appear in any tournament. they should not have won the 98 wc or the 00 euro. i hope they go home.

brazil... they coast until they have to play. ronaldo and ronaldinho play like shit. ronaldo should make room for robinho, much better right now..

and now, ukraine trying to avenge their loss to spain... lets see what sheva can do...

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[quote=shosh]italy vs usa... imo the refs calls were tough but he was justified. according to fifa guidelines he did his job although he was very strict. my dad was a fifa ref and he retired before the 1990 world cup and both of his linesmen ended up refing there. i asked him about those calls and he said that they were hard but within the guidelines. italy plays like shit when they think they are so much better than the other team and they usually manage to win. shameful though...

fra vs kor - france is the most overrated team to ever appear in any tournament. they should not have won the 98 wc or the 00 euro. i hope they go home.

brazil... they coast until they have to play. ronaldo and ronaldinho play like shit. ronaldo should make room for robinho, much better right now..

and now, ukraine trying to avenge their loss to spain... lets see what sheva can do...[/quote]

wow your dad was a fifa ref pretty cool. yeah the decisions were tough but definatley the correct ones. Overall the standard of refing has been excellent imo

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ukraine looked pretty solid imo. its true that they did play against a 3rd class team, but they showed good composure and a solid foundation.

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[quote=shosh]italy vs usa... imo the refs calls were tough but he was justified. according to fifa guidelines he did his job although he was very strict. my dad was a fifa ref and he retired before the 1990 world cup....

i asked him about those calls and he said that they were hard but within the guidelines.[/quote] I'm skeptical, but your Paps would know seeing that he is a former Ref. However, my argument would be as follows:

[B]LARRIONDA has documented and fluent history with not being consistent in his calls. Much so that he was suspended from officiating in the last Cup matches. It was apparent in the US/Italy match. The 1st half of the match was obviously strict while the second was much more lax.

All that matters is what's coming up next. We've got Ghana and you've got the Czechs to worry about. [/B]

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the ref did okay... it was a tough one to take charge of.

he got the sending offs right though. all three. the american announcers where just being biatches.

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man, work is killing me! Didn't get to see the Ukraine game.. oh well. But I will not miss that later rounds, that's for sure.

Yea, I have to say that as much as the US red card seemed like a 'make up' call, I thought it was justified as a red card, as it was an extremely dangerous tackle, studs out, nailing both his ankles.

I'm hoping Spain plays well again today.

France were very disappointing. I predict France wins their last match, qualifies in second place, and defeats Spain in the first knockout stage though (as much as I was Spain to go far).

I also sense if Italy finishes second in their group, they could give Brazil a run for their money, although it would be an awesome match.

I hope Ukraine makes it out of their group, it seems they will.

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[quote=algy]I'm skeptical, but your Paps would know seeing that he is a former Ref. However, my argument would be as follows:

[B]LARRIONDA has documented and fluent history with not being consistent in his calls. Much so that he was suspended from officiating in the last Cup matches. It was apparent in the US/Italy match. The 1st half of the match was obviously strict while the second was much more lax.

All that matters is what's coming up next. We've got Ghana and you've got the Czechs to worry about. [/B][/quote]

of course any country is going to complain about any adverse calls, and the first one to blame would be the ref. was he a little too eager to draw those cards out? was he way eager to do that? yes i think so too, at least on pope. mastroeni deserved it the way he came at pirlo. however all players had already seen how strict he was and especially pope, knowing he already had a card should have stayed away from hard fouls.

the us did great standing up to the squadra azzura with 9 on 10 especially with players like del piero and gilardino who are so good at exploiting the extra space available... on the same note, i did not see gilardino at all in the second half. i know he dropped back a bit but he was inexistent...

on for spain now, they should destroy tunisia... too bad raul is out... cheers

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[quote=peloquin]the ref did okay... it was a tough one to take charge of.

he got the sending offs right though. all three. the american announcers where just being biatches.[/quote]

the Spanish announcers on Univision disagreed with Pope's card. Mainly the first one where the guy was grabbing him and then fell and Pope got the card. I think that the second card to Pope should have been a warning due to the fact that is wasn't intent and the high stakes on the game. Thats just my opinion. nevertheless the game is over and we will see what happens on their next game.

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spain down 0-1 with tunisia? wtf?

RAUL GONZALEZ!!!

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man we were going to fly over just for a drink and to watch a few games, would be cool to just feal the atmosphere and its not so expensive but my freinds all went to ibiza like a bunch of shirt lifters, ah well never mind, if your there then have a drink for me.....

cant fly the scottish flag because they are not there so its the next best thing and certainly the best team in the comp yet ............

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cant fly the scottish flag because they are not there [/quote]

Fuck Yeah!

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[quote=algy]Fuck Yeah!

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does your family heritage come from Motherwell Algy???? keeps hand on wallet as he types

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[quote=Huggie Smiles]does your family heritage come from Motherwell Algy???? keeps hand on wallet as he types[/quote]

Yup.. Southern North Lanarkshire region and Glasgow. You?

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[quote=algy]Yup.. Southern North Lanarkshire region and Glasgow. You?

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you'll apprecite this then :

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^^ Fooken A.. made by monks, drank by punks! were u a rocker in your previous life?

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lol classic

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I hope france at the end makes a good WC Zidane is one of my favorite players of all time

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Then better watch a video of previous Games because in the Shape he is nowadays, he might ruin the Picture you have from him. Some big football nations have the same problem Germany had a few Years ago..the old "stars" are too old to compete with younger players but still try to stick with the Team. Watch how Brazil plays when Ronaldo leaves and Rubinho comes in...totally different (and better because more flexible) Game then. When I see what Zidane or Figo are playing, I think it would be better for them to just quit. Maybe they should have done that before the Championship started already because they are no real help for their Team anymore. Of course I can understand the wish of a Football Player to quit with such a huge tournament and all the sponsors and fans supporting the decision to stay but it does not pay off in most of the cases and good football players can also ruin their reputation if they don't find a good exit point to bring their career to an end.

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^^^^ Its funny because Ronaldo is only 29.Thats still young and he is too beat up from injuries. the same thing happened with Maradona. He got fouled one 2 many times and as he got older, his play became less.

Even though I can't stand Brazil, I have to give it up to Roberto Carlos and Cafu. Carlos is 33 and Cafu is 36 and they are still running up and down the field like they did in the previous world cups. Never being seriously injured helps a player

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[quote=speciale]^^^^ Its funny because Ronaldo is only 29.Thats still young and he is too beat up from injuries. the same thing happened with Maradona. He got fouled one 2 many times and as he got older, his play became less.

Even though I can't stand Brazil, I have to give it up to Roberto Carlos and Cafu. Carlos is 33 and Cafu is 36 and they are still running up and down the field like they did in the previous world cups. Never being seriously injured helps a player[/quote]

gotta agree, especially cafu. he is taking the piss at this stage. what a pro

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MUAHAHAHAHA 4 minutes into the Game and already 1:0 for Germany. :partypeople:

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:d

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[QUOTE=speciale]the Spanish announcers on Univision disagreed with Pope's card. Mainly the first one where the guy was grabbing him and then fell and Pope got the card. I think that the second card to Pope should have been a warning due to the fact that is wasn't intent and the high stakes on the game. Thats just my opinion. nevertheless the game is over and we will see what happens on their next game.[/QUOTE]

yeah the first was harsh... but i think the fact that the second yellow was about the 10th foul he'd committed was probably why the ref sent him off...

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3:0 Great Goal from Podolsky and superb fast attack from the Team. :D

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yep, looks like germany cleaned house.

g'bye poland and costa rica~!

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Germany were pretty good today, although Ecuador didn't really turn up. I think they're just happy to have got through the group.

Big game for England tonight. I think we need a decent performance, put down a marker, let everyone know we mean business. Also topping the group is vital to avoid the Argies in the QFs, if we get there.

Come on England!!