Mella, you have a pretty safe bet with about 5 home teams Blogmaster, USA and Chez Rep didn't make it past the first round, maybe Italy isnt soo bad (sorry couldnt help myself)
Excellent opening but if we continue playing like this not that we'll lose, we'll get 4 goals in our net... very very bad...
Thumbs up for Aussies! The game isn't over yet but I really don't have nerves to watch it anymore... Go Aussies, wish you luck with Italy!
Sorry for Japan though. Don't know why we (Australia) had a different keeper. If it wasn't for that there is a good chance it would have been 2-0 to Australia. Though there are always "could have beens" both ways. Just really surprised about the change in keeper for Australia when Schwartzer had been performing well. Have a feeling Guus won't be sitting Schwartzer out again if he doesn't have to.
You can call him fat or what ever but, he certainly is a good goal scorere!! Congratulations Ronaldo for becoming the World Cups all time top scorer.
Bitter sweet moment I can imagine What a game that was incredible, aspidov I think your onto something
Hiddink said that Kalac was better to play vs Croats because of his height, but I think that was a mistake. I could have been bad for you because of that... Do you think that Schwartzer would save the free kick from Srna? I don't think so...
I am just watching interviews on Croatian TV where all independent commentaries said that Australia deserved a draw, but coach and players are talking about bad luck, referee and stuff like that They just don't see that Australia had to have two more penalty kicks (Simunic vs. Viduka when it was 1-0; Tomas playing with his hands AGAIN in second part) Of course that Australia was better, I just don't know why is it so hard to admit