Speaking of the World Cup, Who did you route for in the World Cup final?

i didnt give a . .. .. .. .. i was only hoping for a good match, but was disappointed.

went for Italia. was kinda dissapointed when portugal got out though... they were my faverites to win the cup.

I supported France... though that doesn't mean that I believe France was the best team in the World Cup (which doesn't mean it was Italy either ;) ).

I supported France... though that doesn't mean that I believe France was the best team in the World Cup (which doesn't mean it was Italy either ;) ).

Yay! Vive la France!

Italy .

Yay! Vive la France!Woaw, it's been a long time I haven't witnessed such an enthusiasm for France. You've touched my heart! :blush:

I love Turkey too! :)

I'm American, but I really like France.

Je suis americain, mais J'aime la France beaucoup.

French sounds cooler than English

La langue francaise sonne plus froid (?) que la langue anglaise.

I was cheering for Italy, for no particular reason.

France. After the affair with Frings before the semifinals Italy my no favourite for the next time.

Adler

I am Australian, so guess which nation I would have preferred to have won?

France. I was going for Germany before that terrible semis match. I would've never expected the Germans to go out in such a dramatic way.

Italy. I got tired of France getting by us (Portugal) on penalties, in the World Cup and in Euro 2000. Each time to play Italy too, like a recurring nightmare. Although my favourite player of the Cup was Willy Sagnol...

I am Australian, so guess which nation I would have preferred to have won?Tough to know. Australia hosts an important Italian community, but meanwhile, Australia got eliminated by Italy because of a penalty at the last minute...

I'm American, but I really like France.

Je suis americain, mais J'aime la France beaucoup.Well it doesn't really make a difference as I love the US too. :)

French sounds cooler than English

La langue francaise sonne plus froid (?) que la langue anglaise.Did you mean France sounds colder than English, or more groovy than English? Both could be right in their own way. :D

France. After the affair with Frings before the semifinals Italy my no favourite for the next time.

Adler

you should have had better reasons (like being german, for example), cos there was nothing strange in the Frings affair.
Should I remind you how Totti was disqualified in Euro 2004?

Tough to know. Australia hosts an important Italian community, but meanwhile, Australia got eliminated by Italy because of a penalty at the last minute...

More polish people in australia then italians... but somehow we never get cheerred on... :(

Quick fact: There are more Lebanese then Poles in australia!

France. Even though they eliminated Brazil (my parents are Brazilian), I didn't want the Italians to come within one WC of Brazil

France, of course. At first I was quite afraid that the 2002 WC horror movie feauturing France's ridiculous performance will come back again, but after destroying Spain and Brazil, passing into the finals, making it the only team left for most of my class's soccer fanatics, it was just fantastic. Evil Italy. I plan to go to France, been there once when I was eight and got sick because of nightmares about the Conciergerie.

I plan to go to France, been there once when I was eight and got sick because of nightmares about the Conciergerie. Hey! I got scared when I was a kid in the Tower of London! European prisons...<shudder>

Hey! I got scared when I was a kid in the Tower of London! European prisons...<shudder>

Ehh... Don't get me frightened again....

i was scared of heights when i was a kid and when i was little i visited the Palace of Culture and Science, the tallest building in Poland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science) in Warsaw... I went to the top, looked down, then well... :vomit: down... I feel sorry for the people 757 feet below who got barfed on... :(

I supported Brazil. Once they lost, I stopped paying attention to the World Cup (well, I rooted for Portugal in the 3rd place game). I raelly dislike both the Italian and the French soccer teams.

Ehh... Don't get me frightened again....

i was scared of heights when i was a kid and when i was little i visited the Palace of Culture and Science, the tallest building in Poland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science) in Warsaw... I went to the top, looked down, then well... :vomit: down... I feel sorry for the people 757 feet below who got barfed on... :( :lol: Those poor tourists.

Slightly in favour of Italy because I would have hated that idiot Domenech being associated with a win an undeniably talented team would have gotten despite - not because of - him being the coach.

But mostly didn't care. Didn't like that World Cup much, in fact.

France. Zidane's headbutt will always be less offensive in my eyes than DeRossi's elbow. :)

Though I have a soft spot for strong goaltending performances, and Buffon had just about as good a tournament as a goalie can have, so I wasn't too bothered by Italy winning.

Buffon was overrated IMO. In the final for example he wasn't able to hold a single penalty.

Adler

If you watched the game against Brazil, he looked like the greatest goalie I have ever seen (I don't watch many football/soccer games, though).

Buffon was overrated IMO. In the final for example he wasn't able to hold a single penalty.

Adler

If he hadn't saved that Zidane header in the extra-time, there would have been no penalties.

He was World footballer of the year runner up. Quite the accomplishment for a goalkeeper.

Goalkeepers are seriously underrated. i'm not surprised he came runner up for world footballer of the year.

He should have won it.

I wanted Germany to win. But given the teams that made it to the final, I wanted Italy to win. It was my 2nd favorite team, so I wasn't disappointed at all.

I supported Italy in the final, but would have been happy enough for France to win the tournament.

I was hoping for a decent game of football, which is never was..... Italy was too lucky against the Aussies. The French sucked, apart form that match against Brasil.

Onbeforehand, I tipped Italy to be the winners. They did have a very strong team. They never lived up to their standards, I guess.

If he hadn't saved that Zidane header in the extra-time, there would have been no penalties.

Sagnol crossed that header ;)

I hoped they would both lose...

The French sucked, apart form that match against Brasil.

Actually, they played better against Spain than against Brazil...

I was with Italy, for some odd gut feeling reasion I cannot rationally explain.

actually i was cheering for portugal at the beggining. When they were eliminated i changed my mind over to Germany then the 2 Argentinian goals in the final 2 minutes of double over time.... so after that i went with italy...

I wasn't cheering for either team before the match. After I heard the story behind Zidane's incident (wasn't actually able to watch the game due to unavoidable circumstances) I cheered for the French. Don't like foul play, but I felt he was justified. Nonetheless, I'd really like to see some other teams in the Cup next time around.

Yeah, I also hope we'll see an African team past the quarter finals next time. Maybe Ivory coast... I thought they were excellent and unlucky last time.

I wasn't cheering for either team before the match. After I heard the story behind Zidane's incident (wasn't actually able to watch the game due to unavoidable circumstances) I cheered for the French. Don't like foul play, but I felt he was justified. Nonetheless, I'd really like to see some other teams in the Cup next time around.

You mean Zidane has in the meantime regaled the world with his own version?

I'm not talking about any special version of the story, just what was in the news. And no, I'm not interested in discussing it ;)

Yeah, I also hope we'll see an African team past the quarter finals next time. Maybe Ivory coast... I thought they were excellent and unlucky last time.
Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt, and Liberia have decent teams.

I went for France - how could I support bunch of b grade actors like the Italians?