Blimey. What a day!
I thought the Fighting Urug-hai would edge
France; very pleased to be wrong. What a horrendous bunch of thugs. For the 30mins the ball was in play it was an exciting game. France have enough flair to thrash anyone on a good day, but they're not totally unbeatable - ideal for good footy!
Brazil !!! Another cracking match.
Belgium were made to look 2nd class for the last half an hour, but it's a game of 90minutes (etc ... ), and they deserved the win for the Ginger's "Arrow" shot alone
If Brazil had played 90mins like that, who knows??
(I actually think Belgium looked the most solid at the back overall of all 4 sides, so I very much doubt that Engerlund can beat them.)
So, thuggery
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It is astonishing that after all the recent world cups featuring "crackdowns" on violent play, that a referee could so badly lose control of a last-16 game. FFS - I'm not sure where to begin. Crazy stat; the Uruguay booking @37mins was only their SECOND of the tourmament
They should have had 5-or-6 in those 37mins alone!