Spain vs Holland, World Cup Final !!!

[Badgers]

All over, was a good game

Exciting end but poor (((Torres)))

 

[Numbers]

Now in fairness.. he took the ball well and placed the second touch well.. considering the pressure etc..
well taken goal..

Don't listen to butchers.

 

[George350r]

This game had 13 yellows and 1 red?

 

[Silva]

Worst final ever. Interesting my arse - Spain are the proof you can play incredibly negative football while having massive possession and without keeping 10 men behind the ball.

After this, I understand why yanks dislike football. The most watched game in the world, and they know very well finals are never supposed to be great matchesl. However, there is a very thin line between a "poor game" and that.

Thank fuck it's over.

 

[butchersapron]

Best refereeing of the tournament as well. He could have killed that game in half an hour if he'd been excitable or pointlessly stern. Great example of flexibility.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

tbh.. the final typified the whole tournament as a whole..
mediocre....

 

[Vintage Paw]

would've won on penalties

Coulda woulda shoulda.

Shouldn't have been such dirty bastards then, should they?

 

[sihhi]

I really don't see the Spanish team as the greatest team in the world, even if they have just won.

Greece weren't the BEST TEAM IN ALL EUROPE in 2004 but they still won Euro 2004 securing glory for Greece and maybe the Balkans aswell for many years to come.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Those new Spanish shirts would have been an embarrasing find if they'd lost

 

[sihhi]

Best refereeing of the tournament as well. He could have killed that game in half an hour if he'd been excitable or pointlessly stern. Great example of flexibility.

England WINS on REFEREEING.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

England WINS on REFEREEING.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Rubbish final. Glad I had a fiver on Spain to win in ET though!

 

[butchersapron]

England WINS on REFEREEING.

No one can take that away from us. We are the champions! Champions of the world!

 

[Maltin]

Worst final ever. Interesting my arse - Spain are the proof you can play incredibly negative football while having massive possession and without keeping 10 men behind the ball.

After this, I understand why yanks dislike football. The most watched game in the world, and they know very well finals are never supposed to be great matchesl. However, there is a very thin line between a "poor game" and that.

Thank fuck it's over.

Spain only had 56% possession.

I assume your comments aren't biased by the fact that Spain won and you seem to be based in Portugal?

 

[George350r]

the Emirates Girls are a hit and a miss

 

[Maltin]

Those new Spanish shirts would have been an embarrasing find if they'd lost

 

[butchersapron]

the Emirates Girls are a hit and a miss

You're in America remember.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Who let Qaddafi's bodyguards in?

 

[George350r]

Tores is up for the trophy presentation

 

[Maltin]

How many free kicks has this game had?

BBC's website suggests 60. 35 Spain and 25 Holland.

 

[Lord Camomile]

All I'm saying is, the ball crossed the line...

 

[Maltin]

Tores is up for the trophy presentation

ToRRes

 

[ericjarvis]

Best refereeing of the tournament as well. He could have killed that game in half an hour if he'd been excitable or pointlessly stern. Great example of flexibility.

Or if he had applied the rules of the game correctly.

 

[George350r]

You're in America remember.

True

Martin Tyler: The Dutch has to take it on the chin once again....

 

[Lord Camomile]

You've just lost the World Cup final, the opposition have just received the trophy, and what are you doing? Standing on the pitch with your hands down your shorts

 

[butchersapron]

Or if he had applied the rules of the game correctly.

I'll get you blakey!

Go on then. What didn't he apply correctly?

 

[Paul Russell]

Q: What is orange, got eight legs and predicted a Spanish win?

A: Lineker, Hanson, Shearer and Dixon.

 

[Maltin]

The body check on the edge of the box.

Having now seen that incident, I can't believe the Dutch were so up in arms about it. Wasn't a definite foul and didn't have much of an impact on the goal.

 

[treefrog]

I'm always a bit after the end of a big sporting competition.

Of course, the next one is happening a bit closer to home, so . And Scotland will be playing in that one

 

[Badgers]

Oh well, all over for another 4 years