PARAGAY / NZ + ITALY / SLOVAKIA

[TFF]

2-1

True dat

[seahawk10]

2-0 with a quarter of an hour to go.

ItaLOLy


(But let's not rule out an astonishing comeback, eh?)

I have switched over to Paraguay - New Zealand. Would love to see the Kiwis push one across for the shock win.

Ok, I have switched back to save Slovakia.

[Wycombe Royal]

3-1

[havoc]

GTFI

[Silver Fox]

3-1

*no kesmo*

[TFF]

3-1 Quality goal too

[Maguire]

lolz at how tiredness they must be to let a guy score off a throw-in

[Row Z Royal]

Wow.



Is this the first time that both finalists at the previous WC were eliminated in the first round?

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

3-1 LOLZ

[TFF]

And Isner's just won the tennis 70-68

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Wow.



Is this the first time that both finalists at the previous WC were eliminated in the first round?

From the BBC

Fans of unprecedented things (and I include myself, certainly) might be interested in Infostrada's chat that never before have the two finalists from the previous tournament (Italy and France) been knocked out in the group stage at the following World Cup. This includes years in which the runner-up did not qualify.

[brendywendy]

3-2

[Silver Fox]

3-2

LOLz ahoy

[TFF]

3-2 LOLz

[Magnus]

cracking game tbf

[heathrow royal]

Ciao italolia

[TFF]

Sweet

Us out next round, then the Germans

EuROFLMAOopean football

[Silver Fox]

What a game!

[Row Z Royal]

The Italian planner in our department had the afternoon off.

The boss has taken it upon himself to abuse the colour printer by running off a load of Slovakia flags and sticking to his desk.


MURKED

[Barry the bird boggler]

Bye, bye Italy....

Looks like England are pretty much as good as any other of the expected group qualifiers. Only Brazil (just) and Argentina have looked the part so far.

I reckon, after tonight's games, it'll be Holland v Slovakia and Paraguay v Denmark in the last 16