Re: RE: France or Italy?
Andem said:
I hope for France. I'm not a big fan of France, period. Although I'd really like to see the sneaky tactics of the Italian team put down and lose the world cup for it. Like come on! Spain+Italy+Portugal do NOT play real football -- fair and square. They're nudged by an opposition team player and next thing you know they've rolled over 6 times on the ground yelping in pain.. 2 minutes later (after a penalty has been called), they're up and at it again.
I quite agree. The World Cup is a stage for football, not drama - and the Italians are only outdone by the Portuguese when it comes to acting.
I was studying Spanish in Guatemala in 1982 when the World Cup was on. I lived with a family of Italian descent, who were ecstaic over Italys win then. I knew nothing about football, but the ancestors on my mothers side came from Germany, so I rooted for the fatherland.
I still know very little about football, but have watched several matches this year. I need some lessons about the game.:?
Once again, Italy beat Germany - naturally I have to pull for France. But I think Italy has a better chance of winning.
Oh well, I bought some German beer yesterday to celebrate that they won the final game they played.

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