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
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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
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They should have had 5-or-6 in those 37mins alone!