Well, too bad for SA... I was really hoping that they will advance. But I guess that today it was a bit too much. I mean, they would have to win with four goals of difference, considering the result of the other game. Still, no matter what state the French team is in, this is a victory to remember.


Well, I cant wait till tomorrow. The euphoria here is reaching its climax, and if we fail to go to the next round it will probably mean a national disaster.

		joedraper wrote:
		We may have just lost the war but we put up one hell of a fight! lol I am so proud of our boys. We may not be going through to the next round but we played one hell of a game! Stupid french goalie.. catching all our balls lol. I knew that we weren't strong enough to go all the way but we needed this win today to go out in style so to say.. I am proudly South African today and now we can go back to being the best host country in WC history! So far all the tourists I've enountered have thoroughly enjoyed being here. I'm happy tonight and ready to pop the champagne to celebrate the great game played by our guys! Can't call them boys anymore they are men now!      _strat_ wrote: Great, but they need more. As it is now, Mexico advances on goal difference. I hope that Urugvay and SA can both score a couple of times more.      joedraper wrote: First half done with 2 goals under our belts! Hell fecking Yeah!

I know that but I just think Woods is a class player all round and Fallon is overrated. Good in the air but thats about it. Experienced team that they are the Italians nullified him pretty easily. Don't get me wrong though, if Fallons out there I want him to do well. Would love to see him prove me wrong. I just think the fact that Fallons father is highly respected in NZ footballing circles has given him an advantage when it comes to selection over players who may be more deserving or in Woods case have the potential to go all the way. In saying that Fallon did score the goal that got NZ there so for that alone i guess it's fair that he start.

		Becks wrote:
		Ricki Herbert had to pull Fallon off today, he uses his elbows to when he jumps (as a lot of people do) but the Italians were taking full advantage of it.      jimmyjames wrote:   I'm not a Paston fan but I will admit he played well today, two good saves. He's still a bit shaky around the six yard box and punches to much but a great performance from him. Well done Paston. Thought Woods played well when he came on. I'd be playing him ahead of Fallon any day.      Becks wrote:   Hell yeah, little old NZ just held Italy to a 1-1 draw! We played so so well (mostly in defence LOL!), Mark Paston (our goalie) surely for man of the match!