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Quote from: setravis on June 24, 2006, 06:25:55 PM
Well since my daughter has duel citizenship,
Brazilian/American
That makes her a Brazacana.....
I will have to pull for her Home Country.......Brazil !
Where she lives now.......Go Brazil!!!!!!

Take a look at some of the Beauty there.....   

now that's a samba hottie 

so, about today;s games...man was that Argentina/Mexico game a thriller...no way I though Mexico would challenge Argentinians that much, they deserved to be in the round of 8 - it;s a shame that they have gone thru' this 4 world cups in a row - knocked out in round of 16, really hearbreaking for our southern neighbors.

I'm glad the golden goal rule was squashed for this world cup, I hated that rule and the new one (30 min. extra playing time before going to penalty kicks) is a lot fairer on teams that bust their asses for 90 min. non stop.

tomorrow's games will be excellente, to say the least..let's see who wins them - I'd place my bets on England and Nederlands.

happy Fusballing!    

I, too, am glad Golden Goal was scratched in these games.

Sad that Owen is out for the rest of the World Cup.  I like to see the best players in this championship no matter which country they play but unfortunately injuries couldn't be avoided.

I once travelled to London just to see a soccer match yeeeeears ago so there's no question I'll be rooting for England.

Portugal - Netherlands should be a great match.  Two of the best wingers you can find.  Ronaldo is always very pleasant to the eye everytime he has the ball, a dribbling phenomena. Robben, on the other hand, creates a lot of chances because of his speed and must be the most important player for the Dutch.  So watch for these two exciting players!  I give the + sign to Portugal though because I have a feeling Deco would dominate the midfield.

For the record:
Since after Brazil won in  Sweden in 1958 it had been a European country that lifted the trophy everytime the World Cup was held in europe.  So there's a pattern in there.  Just like in the stock market.  But again who wins in the stock market?

Go England!
Go Brazil!

the winners so far: 

Go Portugal GO 

yes; Portugal has won 

nice English team 

Vomit for your country Beckham is a HERO

Pity for Ramsburg and Randolph that Portugal will be beaten by England in the quarter finals

Ok, I am Aussietrader, but I am English by birth, Oh yeh Australia may even beat Italy tonight

hi,
italy has always been my team in the world cup , but today they must go under, down under.
c'mon aussie, c'mon on.
oi,oi,oi,
maxi

lucky italians 

hi,
bloody hell! one man up, half the team with italian origins and the rest europeans and we still coudn't win.

maxi

Grrrrrrr, Bloody referee. Was he Italian

The referee was Medina Cantalejo (Spain), a real pain in the neck.

This is not the first time Italy is "helped" by referees.

These guys will probably  go to semifinals.

jorgegr

Referees always favor the big soccer nations.

What happened today was very unfair.

Today's Swiss/Ucr match was the worst of this World Cup.  

Another gift for ITALY.

jorgegr

Go Brazil ! 

Brazil 3  Ghana 0......


Tuesday, 27 June : After beating Ghana 3-0, Brazil presses forward to the quarter-finals. Although they won convincingly, the highlight of the match was Ronaldo's opening goal that earned him a place in World Cup history.

In a much anticipated match, Ghana, the lone African nation in the Round of 16, had the worst start possible when Brazil took the lead in the opening minutes. In the 5th minute, Ronaldo's sublime strike was met with euphoria, as not only did it put Brazil ahead, but it was his 15th goal in the FIFA World Cup, making him the highest scorer ever in the history of the tournament – an honor that was held up to this point by German striker, Gerd Muller.

After the euphoria of the 5th minute goal subsided, Ghana stepped up their game, pressing forward aggressively. However, once again, Ghana was caught flat-footed in the back and could only watch in horror as Adriano broke free to challenge Kingston. Save for Adriano's deliberate dive in the box, under a challenge from the keeper, Ghana would have found themselves down 2-0 in the first 13 minutes of the match.

Unfortunately Ghana's reprieve did not last long, as before the final whistle in the first-half they were caught on the offside trap, yet again, and this time there was no hesitation on Adriano's part as he delivered the ball into the net.

Down 2-0 at the beginning of the second half, Ghana had little hope left. They were out-classed and out-played by the defending World Cup champions. Brazil was relentless, and in the 84th minute Ricardinho sailed a clever pass over Ghana's once again flat-footed backline to find Ze Roberto who was more than ready to neatly tuck the ball into the net.

In conclusion, Ghana's fate was sealed in the opening minutes of the match. After Ronaldo recorded his historical 15th FIFA World Cup goal, Ghana fell apart, never quite recovering from the shock. Nevertheless, for their first ever World Cup appearance, they surpassed expectations and for that they can be proud.

such a sick goal argentina had on win against mexico

i love this game

Brazil= the best soccer dynasty of our time,
best club we may ever see in our lifetime