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Originally posted by LittleGoku WOW!?? you're kidding me? I missed the first half of the Ghana matchup....wow im totally surprised now and eagerly wait the final game! The US didn't really lose goal scorers for the next game but did lose some defenders and the team captain

Yes, both are suspended. Gyan for a stupid move by the referee, such a shame he's suspended, shouldn't been.

the best defense US has against ghana will be casey keller. i think he's one of the best goalkeepers around. ghana's proclivity for impulsive firebomb shots from 30-40 yards away will be absolutely unstoppable by US defenders.

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lol, I can't believe the number of people complaining about US's first red card. It was a good call by the ref, It was 100% a red card.

I was personally rootin for the US, the game the italians played was shameful.

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The US came into this game with a whole different attitude.I liked their aggressiveness and only if they would've played a little smarter they could've actually won this game. They still have hope even if its a little but this group is still up for grabs and so is the second spot for the next round.

If the US is to blame someone it should be Pope,he failed to mark his man on Italy's gol who eventually was the player to score and put los Tanos ahead and then commiting a hard foul in the begining of the 2nd half leaving his team with 9 players.

The ref was right on the money with his bookings.The one that had a horrible day was the far linesman.Making ridiculous calls when players were perfectly onside, lifting his flag on calling offsides wtf what game was he watching?Late in the game an italian forward was offsides and he let the play continue in where Itlay was close to score their second gol and close the deal on the US chances of going into the next round.

Italy beat Ghana,the Czechs beat the US,Ghana beats the Czechs,Italy can't beat the US, very interesting to see what the outcome of the last and final games of this group will be.This is more like the group of death then Group C.

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The decisions of the ref were right (exlusions). Overall, the game was ruined with the 3 red cards. 1 - 1 is a fair outcome for all.

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holy shit i just realized i'm wearing yellow and green!!!!!!!!!

omg no wonder why italy sucked!

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all the italian flags have disappeared from my neighbourhood... hahahahaha

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hey malek, why do you always make fun of the rest of the teams? lol seriously...

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Originally posted by happyface The US came into this game with a whole different attitude.I liked their aggressiveness and only if they would've played a little smarter they could've actually won this game. They still have hope even if its a little but this group is still up for grabs and so is the second spot for the next round. If the US is to blame someone it should be Pope,he failed to mark his man on Italy's gol who eventually was the player to score and put los Tanos ahead and then commiting a hard foul in the begining of the 2nd half leaving his team with 9 players. Italy beat Ghana,the Czechs beat the US,Ghana beats the Czechs,Italy can't beat the US, very interesting to see what the outcome of the last and final games of this group will be.This is more like the group of death then Group C.

If the Ivory Coast was in this group they might have won all two games so far given the way they played Argentina and the Netherlands. I think Italy and the Czechs might end a draw if Koller and/or Baros doesn't come back for the Czechs, Ghana will beat the U.S. too much pace. I'm rooting for them to move on given their play in the two games. This game made me really hate Italian football, stay on your feet and play like men, they're a talented side but too much prettyboys who roll over when touched, the Czechs looked lost without Koller. The Ghanians are in the best form right now and should advance if the Italians and Czechs don't give it all and end up tied, I hope so their rewards would be Brazil.

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personally i think they use the word 'irregular' as synonymous with 'inconsistent' plus wacky lol... ie..when you combine some or all of the following, which is what the ref today did:

1> refs that make proper calls when needed,
(ie red card to pope, red card to de rossi.)
2> refs that make completely distorted/exaggerated and/or wrong calls (giving a foul when it was obviously just a swan-dive antic)
3> refs failing to make proper calls all (shirt grabbing by american player, no yellow card given; italy handball, no foul called.)

committing to the call, omitting the call, and fabricating the call lol.

can't think of anything else right now but it's a start.

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Originally posted by NYCTrancefan If the Ivory Coast was in this group they might have won all two games so far given the way they played Argentina and the Netherlands. I think Italy and the Czechs might end a draw if Koller and/or Baros doesn't come back for the Czechs, Ghana will beat the U.S. too much pace. I'm rooting for them to move on given their play in the two games. This game made me really hate Italian football, stay on your feet and play like men, they're a talented side but too much prettyboys who roll over when touched, the Czechs looked lost without Koller. The Ghanians are in the best form right now and should advance if the Italians and Czechs don't give it all and end up tied, I hope so their rewards would be Brazil.

Well after watching todays games I think Ghana will give Brazil more of a challenge then the Italians and Czechs.Ivory Coast was to me the best african team in this world cup,they put the ball on the ground and played football.The Czechs today were doing nothing but long balls all day that ended up in nothing.I really thought Italy was going to kick the US's ass but I was wrong and now I have doubts about how well they can do in the knockout stage in where they might not even make it.We shall see

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Arena praises his nine men
22:56, Sat 17 Jun 2006
reuters.co.uk

By Martyn Herman

KAISERSLAUTERN, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. coach Bruce Arena praised his team for gaining a World Cup point on Saturday after playing most of the second half with nine men against Italy, who themselves had a player sent off.

"Two red cards in the spread of five minutes is pretty harsh and I respect the team for the way they dealt with it," he told reporters after the 1-1 draw in Group E.
"There is no way you can train a team to play 10 against nine for 30-something minutes" - Arena

"There is no way you can train a team to play 10 against nine for 30-something minutes. A lot of teams would use it as an excuse for losing on the day," added Arena.

"We are where we wanted to be going into the third round of matches, perhaps four points will be enough to get out of this group."

Arena condemned Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi for elbowing Brian McBride. De Rossi was sent off in the 28th minute for the foul.

"It was a vicious elbow and it could have broken his face," Arena told reporters. McBride needed three stitches to stem bleeding under his left eye.

"Once the first red card was shown, sometimes you get the feeling that things will be evened up, but it came pretty quickly."

LIPPI'S VIEW

Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda showed U.S. midfielder Pablo Mastroeni a straight red card for a late tackle in the 45th minute and team mate Eddie Pope was dismissed two minutes after halftime for his second yellow card.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi had little sympathy for De Rossi.

"I'm sorry because he's a really good kid but he's made the umpteenth stupid mistake," he told Italy's RAI TV. (lol.)

Lippi criticised his team.

"I'm disappointed and angry. We didn't go into this match in the right frame of mind and we paid for that with the nervous way we played and with the mistakes we made," he said.

"We were unlucky when the ball bounced off (Cristian) Zaccardo to bring them level and then we didn't know how to take advantage of our numerical superiority later in the game."

The Americans lost their first game 3-0 to the Czech Republic. Italy beat Ghana 2-0 in their opening match.

"We weren't brilliant. It just goes to show how you've got to keep your feet on the ground, even after winning your first match," said Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso.

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