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Originally posted by Falco:
That was just so tight, for crying out loud. I feel sorry for the English that it had to end that way.
I'm not.
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I don't think Campbell's goal should have been disallowed, because Terry was cynically fouling the goalkeeper on purpose.
Eh? That made no sense. If he was cynically fouling the goalkeeper on purpose then it is a foul. Anyway, it doesn't have to be on purpose. Its a foul even if he doesn't mean to do it. A late tackle is.
Actually, when I first saw this goal I thought it was harshly disallowed. Later, when watching a replay, Terry was holding down the goalie. I think Campbell would probably have still scored, but blame Terry, not the referee. Terry made it an easy decision for him.
The shoot-out at the end was a laugh. Beckham's miss was awful, as was Rui Costas. But that mis-kick by the second-last Portugese kicker that bobbled over the line was hilarious. Not to mention the goalie saving Vassel's shot (I feel sorry for him, he was unlucky), and then saying "bugger it" and slotting away a nice penaly straight after.That was class.
Anyway, England's kicking was terrible. After Beckhams miss, the next 2 or three were straight down the middle. They were lucky to score. I noticed before it all started that the England players were bottling it. Deco was very calm.
Anyway, the better footballing team won, and thats enough for me. C'mon the Czechs.