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No. Australia beat Spain with regard to not making it past the group play. The teams to advance from groups B is now set in stone. The only question is who's first, who's second.Borek said:
Group A is wide open. That tie between Mexico and Brazil made that group wide open. Any of the four teams in that group can still take first, anyone can be out. A win in today's final game will be important for both Cameroon and Croatia.
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Really stupid red card by Cameroon.
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Wow, Uruguay defender gets knocked out with a knee to the head, staggers off and then comes back in. That is plain dumb. Sub that guy out and scan is head.
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Borek said:
Not offside since it came off the defender.
But, in general, not much you can do when faced with a ref who doesn't want to enforce rules: there's no way Uruguay should have had 11 men on the field at half time.
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D H said:
Technically they went out at the same time as a Spanish win would have meant Australia could make it by beating Spain at the same time as Netherlands beat Chile. Spain, Chile, and Austrailia would then have had the 3 points each and it would have ended up being a goal difference affair.
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Uruguay - England was a roughest match so far in the world cup. Almost every minute someone gets knocked down.
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jobyts said:
True, there should have been a couple Uruguay yellows.
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I am happy that South American teams did well. Chile, Columbia, Uruguay all won! After all this world cup is in South America.
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CR handling Italy well! I'd love another upset!
Italy should have sent their football team to the World Cup rather than their Olympic diving team.
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I would love another upset too! 
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Costa Rica WINS! 1 -0 Wow!
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I love upsets. Nice work CR!
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D H said:
A fun thing is that I both hoped AND voted for Italy to win, yet I am happy that Costa Rica won. They played very effectively against Italy, and Costa Rica deserved to win IMO. The last half hour I actually hoped Costa Rica would score another goal
. My loyalty to Italy is apparently not very strong .Oh my. Those Swiss clocks are so very, very clean right now.
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For those not familiar with American English,
- The Swiss are renowned for their precise clocks and for their cleanliness.
- "Having one's clocks cleaned" is a phrase meaning getting utterly defeated.
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For those not familiar with American English,
- The Swiss are renowned for their precise clocks and for their cleanliness.
- "Having one's clocks cleaned" is a phrase meaning getting utterly defeated.
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DennisN said:The last half hour I actually hoped Costa Rica would score another goal
Yeah, I also think that Costa Rica should have scored at least one more goal. This worldcup is being very enjoyable.
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Considering Costa Rica vs Uruguay, I don't think this result is considered an upset.
The Swiss clocks aren't quite so clean now, but still, quite shiny.
That last French goal should have counted. What was that ref doing? The final score should have been 6-2.
That last French goal should have counted. What was that ref doing? The final score should have been 6-2.
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Greg Bernhardt said:
I don't love this particular upset. Italy were atrocious!
Hmmm. England was even more atrocious. Italy still has a chance. At least until they play Uruguay.
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True happiness :
Costa Rica's forward Bryan Ruiz celebrates after scoring the opener. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
:Costa Rica's forward Bryan Ruiz celebrates after scoring the opener. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
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Honduras - Ecuador 1-1 in half time. Will Honduras fool us all and win...?
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I think Iran has come to the conclusion that the football field is too vast to run around so why not just be in (own) d-box?
Somehow, an enjoyable first half! Let's see if Argentina can break through.
Somehow, an enjoyable first half! Let's see if Argentina can break through.
73% possession and no goals yet. How to break through an overly defensive team is a puzzle.
It looked like Argentina's best chances were on corner kicks.
It looked like Argentina's best chances were on corner kicks.
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What a chance for Iran!
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Iran deserves to win this match now.
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Really sad for Iran.