World Cup 2006 Australia vs. Italia Controversy
FIFAMr. Joseph S. Blatter, the President of FIFAHitzigweg 11,P.O. Box 85,8030 Zurich, SwitzerlandDear president,The Australia vs Italia game held on 26 June 2006 at Kaiserslautern / Fritz-Walter-Stadi... continue reading »
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"im italian and i feel astho we shouldnt be through to the last 16! instead the aussies should. they got robbed!"
"what is going on??"
"The Socceroos are a humble club, derived from a humble beginning. We are relatively unknown in the world, and for the entirety of our stay in the FIFA World Cup, we were belittled, ignored and treated with a certain measure of disdain. In each of our matc"
"no one is proud of that - even the italians"
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"OMGosh this is so true we watched it at a camp called esa and it was so dissapointing to see us get cheated"
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"Australia should be into the next round, and the Italians know and amit that it was not an honest way to win!"
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"Australia didn't loose the game and Italy didn't win the game. It was the referee. Lucas Neil should never feel remorse it was the ref that decided to make him look bad."
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"This non-existent penalty broke our country's hearts. Must we have a hand-of-God type incident EVERY world cup?"
"I agree that the decision lead Australia to loose their spot in the quarters"
"Not acceptable"
"Not Fair!"
"WC 2006 has been in ruins by the refs. Sort it."
"I signed it for a reason"
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"this has got to be the worst referee decision of all time, i was in tears!!!!"
"decision was terrible. if players want to dive they should take up water sports (diving)."
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"Pisss poar effort on the ref's ansd fifa part, why havent fifa brough in video replay or for a penalty decision send it to the 3rd umpire like cricket to make you sure such an important game isnt decided on a wrong decision"