Official World Cup Thread

[Red Peasant]

From what I've seen so far, Italy and Brazil are both overrated. Italy were particularly poor with the US dominating possession and the play before going down to nine men. The tackles that led to the dismissals for the US were really stupid and totally unnecessary. But the referee was correct, no doubt about it, and if I was their coach then I'd be mad as hell with those players.

Just watching Brazil v. Aus game and the ref seems determined to protect the Brazilians no matter what. Every 50/50 decision has gone their way so far, and god help you if you so much as breathe on Ronaldihno. Aus are playing well, and they potentially carry an attacking threat that the US so obviously lack.