From: SHUSSBAR on
On Jul 2, 4:25 pm, Google Beta User <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 2, 5:22 pm, "Ll o" <lleo...(a)lycos.com> wrote:
>
> > > Ok, they're in.
>
> > > I can't imagine there's anyone outside of Brazil or Uruguay rooting
> > > for them next Tuesday though.
>
> > Why?
>
> > > I had imagined with the Brazilians out I'd be ok with anyone winning,
> > > but would prefer Uruguay didn't win now.
>
> > Why not?
>
> > --
> > Ll o
>
> I think there was a fairtayle aspect to Ghana's run.  And as the
> Guardian put it, "It takes a real streak of evil to win like that" but
> they did, and within the rules of the game so whatever.  


Like France with Thierry Henry vs. Ireland then?

From: Alessandro Riolo on
"SHUSSBAR" <shussbar(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Like France with Thierry Henry vs. Ireland then?

Ireland never got a chance to right that ..

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From: Manx Gunner on
[Alessandro Riolo <alessandro.riolo(a)gmail.com>]
[Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:09:35 +0100]

: > Like France with Thierry Henry vs. Ireland then?
:
: Ireland never got a chance to right that ..

No, they cheated first, when Shay Given dragged Anelka down.

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From: Bob on
Alessandro Riolo wrote:
> "SHUSSBAR" <shussbar(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:0bab6b22-2f7d-4871-a511-104552ba9478(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>> Like France with Thierry Henry vs. Ireland then?
>
> Ireland never got a chance to right that ..

Well, they cheated first when Given took Anelka down in the box:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_vo8OwMBTs


From: Viking on
> Ok, they're in.
>
> I can't imagine there's anyone outside of Brazil or Uruguay rooting
> for them next Tuesday though.
>

You're trying too hard - I'm in the US and I'm definitely rooting for
Uruguay all the way.

> I had imagined with the Brazilians out I'd be ok with anyone winning,
> but would prefer Uruguay didn't win now.