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Originally posted by CranberryJuice did u notice that italians couldn't stop falling .....at the end it was funny i mean ....were they faking or americans were really pushing them that hard? i wonder

What do you think, they fell as soon as they got touched, some were fouls but after the Czech game the U.S. actually tried to mark instead of letting guys walk to the net and have open space like Rocisky did to tee off. Much more heart in this game, too bad the Uruguayan ref was a jackass and that goes beyond the red cards. A good ref is one you never even have to talk about after the game.

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Originally posted by aNYthing Uh oh, another italian player down. Looks like another player will be ejected.

LOL this is sooo true,

Bunch of pretty boys falling so the referees have to pamper them?

I think they ran out of stretchers in this game..

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Originally posted by zoric The referee was right about the red cards at least

yea but was does irregularities mean. is it making calls that the other refs didnt agree with? favoring a side over another? not being able to justify or give reasoning for calls? calling something a foul and then letting it go later on?

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Originally posted by zoric The referee was right about the red cards at least

really, maybe from your perspective, the second red card given to the Mastroeni was a clear make up call for the one he had to hand out to De Rossi, that ref was turd, nothing right about him in that game. I want to see the players play not the refs face on my tube.

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Originally posted by LittleGoku LOL this is sooo true, Bunch of pretty boys falling so the referees have to pamper them? I think they ran out of stretchers in this game..

did you see when the one guy went out on the stretcher and then keller took the free kick and almost hit him when he was trying to get back on the field

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Originally posted by lucid pro tip: if you value your life, NEVER do anything that will place you "outside" of the jonze circle of trust.

A fair draw for both teams.

All 3 red cards were all deserved in my opinion and the ref was also right by ruling that offisde in USA's 2nd goal. De Rossi's elbow doesn't need much explaining; Mastroeni going for that tackle, what was he thinking?, he could have easily broken Pirlo's ankle on that play and then Pope knowing he has a yellow card and going for an stupid tackle specially when there was no need to.

I blame Arenas for not taking Pope off the pitch before, he could have been red carded earlier in the first half and he still risked it with him.

Very exciting game in the end as this group has certainly become the group of death, all 4 teams still have a chance of making it through.

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The red cards were correct. I agree with the officiating, I do not agree with the Italians falling on every other play.

I called this the group of death but everyone laughed, Im sure argentina and netherlands are eating icecream right now watching this game. They already have their tickets. lol

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Originally posted by jonze234 yea but was does irregularities mean. is it making calls that the other refs didnt agree with? favoring a side over another? not being able to justify or give reasoning for calls? calling something a foul and then letting it go later on?

Yet he refereed a World Cup game, what a joke, why was he even on the pitch in the first place. Blatter and Fifa pure genius putting this guy out there. I can't see him doing anymore games after this one. Should send him back to Montivideo now. I hate to see referees having an influence on the game. This game just died in the second half.

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Originally posted by NYCTrancefan really, maybe from your perspective, the second red card given to the Mastroeni was a clear make up call for the one he had to hand out to De Rossi, that ref was turd, nothing right about him in that game. I want to see the players play not the refs face on my tube.

If you had played football in your life, I'm rather surprised to see you saying this, Pirlo's career might have ended on that play... I played football in high school and college and I watched many broken ankles suffered after those type of tackles.

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Originally posted by NYCTrancefan really, maybe from your perspective, the second red card given to the Mastroeni was a clear make up call for the one he had to hand out to De Rossi, that ref was turd, nothing right about him in that game. I want to see the players play not the refs face on my tube.

You can't deny that it was a red card, Seriously man!

Those kind of tackles has already been said that they would be punished with a direct red. He could've break Pirlo's legs

exactly... the ref was right on the money on those deciding calls.

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