Soccer is becoming more and more about politics these days, no one can deny that...


You can't say that Italy lost only because of bad refereeing, just like you can't blame the ref for Portugal's final loss...
Each team made their mistakes... all Portugal wanted was a tie, so what do they do? Kill some time by passing the ball back and forth in their zone at the end of the first half. They end up losing it.
Italy has a one-goal lead, so they start playing strictly defensively, not trying for any more goals, thinking they're in the clear. Wrong again, Korea comes back and wins it.

Then again, both games had very questionable calls. Did Portugal really deserve two red cards? The first card was borderline, but the second was ridiculous. But had Portugal been playing to win instead of playing to tie, they might have had a goal to show for it.
Italy's red was far from deserved as well. Some say they both got ripped off, others say it was all fair game.

One can't help but admit that there was at least some bias in both of those games, especially with thousands of koreans cheering on their home team.


But hey, that's the world cup for you. This same discussion happens once every 4 years

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy every team that has ever hosted the cup has made it to the quarterfinals...

umm, when the U.S. hosted the world cup in '94, they didn't even make it past the first round.....


and do you guys REALLY think that all this bitching about ''oh my ego-driven team didn't make it'' complaining is going to change the scores of the games??...''I HAVE AN IDEA!! LETS COMPLAIN SO THAT GOD WILL TURN BACK TIME, AND LET THE TEAM WITH HIGHER RANKING WIN! THAT'LL MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT!'' .... how bout we let the teams who won enjoy the glory for once ok??


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Originally posted by DJ A.i korea has never advanced .... acctually they never won a world cup GAME untill this years world cup!!!!! now they are among the final 8 !!!! and havent lost a single game yet!!! SHIBOL! GO HANGOOK!!! FIGHTING!!!!! =)

SHIBOL? OR...-> SHIBAL? HAHAHAHAH!

FIGHTING? you're not a korean fob tranceaddict are you?


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Fighting!

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Originally posted by miss_e hah i see there area lot of korean TAs... change that damn foreign flag under your profilesss!!

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Originally posted by DJ A.i korea has never advanced .... acctually they never won a world cup GAME untill this years world cup!!!!! now they are among the final 8 !!!! and havent lost a single game yet!!! SHIBOL! GO HANGOOK!!! FIGHTING!!!!! =)

Wait until they play Brasil.




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Originally posted by plastikE umm, when the U.S. hosted the world cup in '94, they didn't even make it past the first round..... and do you guys REALLY think that all this bitching about ''oh my ego-driven team didn't make it'' complaining is going to change the scores of the games??...''I HAVE AN IDEA!! LETS COMPLAIN SO THAT GOD WILL TURN BACK TIME, AND LET THE TEAM WITH HIGHER RANKING WIN! THAT'LL MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT!'' .... how bout we let the teams who won enjoy the glory for once ok?? <>plastikE<>

actually in 94 they made it to the 2nd round..and the thing abt US is that its a country made up of many nationalities and different heritages...everyone is an immigrant in the US and Canada except for maybe the natives...so usually with north american soccer when the world cup roles around most ppl cheer for their home country...and im just complaining because i believe it was an unfair game...we lost due to bad refreeing bad coaching and bad luck....so now germany all the way baby!!!

i'm sooo happy korea knocked off italy! i was so sick of italians and their cocky views towards soccer! trappatoni's statement before the tournament that noone can beat them and that they're taking the cup made me puke... ugh!

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Originally posted by caroline Wait until they play Brasil. COPA DO BRASIL 2002!

Not gonna get the chance, cos you'll be flying home on saturday

What the fuck! Ahn Jung-hwan has been kicked out from perugia just because he made the winning goal, this is ridiculous .

Shit, I'm glad that Italy is out. All that whining and talk about the FIFA policy is total BULLSHIT. They just can't handle the defeat, that's all. Referees makes mistakes, Belgium lost a clear goal against Brazil,so did Denmark at first stage and other teams has been oppressed as well. True Italy had no luck at this worldcup but still they got into 1/8 finals and lost to Korea because the too defensive tactics. I can't understand why Italy plays so defensive football, they have really talented and skillful players so why to kill all that creativity and potential?

What comes to Korea, they have developed a lot and I've never been so happy after a football match, heh wonder why . All the Korean players are in fantastic shape and Hiddink has built a wonderful disciplined team that gives 110% everytime. They play in extreme limits and home advantage makes it possible. Stupid to say that it doesn't matter if you play home or away, it does matter a lot. I'm not surprised about this result and I think Korea has a good chance against Spain too, Good luck.

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Originally posted by DevanteS SHIBOL? OR...-> SHIBAL? HAHAHAHAH! FIGHTING? you're not a korean fob tranceaddict are you? Pork! Fighting!

KOREAN FOB TA?./..omfg thats hilarious chris!!!!!!!!
"fighting" sounds horrible in english! heh

yes yes..i see you cahnged the flag..heh

damn i see alot of anger here haha.. but hey honestly i didnt think korea could get this far...actually nobody did. When i was in korea for the world cup in france 4 years ago... their main goal was to get to the next round...16 haha. On commericals u would see them cheering for a win of a single game instead of like other countires which root for the win of the tournament. thats kinda sad and since they were the co host this year they were probably scared shitless cuz never was there a hosting team that didnt make the first round. But from watching the games back in the states this year, they did improve alot. B4 they just hit to the front get it stolen run back but now they actually make connecting passes... haha and look how far they got with something that simple. But if u think home advantage doesnt make a difference?!... did u see the crowd? if u watch the news u'd understand the kind of energy their getting from the crowd. bad calls, the "money" theory,etc, whatever i just think its a miracle they got this far... something that happens once in a lifetime and im sorry that im missing it back here in the states