Absolute fucking joke

[ZeUs!!]

What a referee, and he's German.

Edit: Wadi don't you dare merge this, this is about the England game

[Cumulonimbus]

I thought he was swiss?

Whatever, lets bomb them

[NaiLed]

he's swiss. yes, a fuckign joke. worse day of my life.

[Cumulonimbus]

penalties as usual. Bad luck vassel, Beckham go jump off a cliff

[NaiLed]

shouldnt have reached penalties

[Hero*]

Omg, yah I watched it, saw where Portugal scored goal with 4minutes into second half, thought it was over, than England scored and I was like holy shit. Then Beckham missed the first shot and I laughed because it is typical for a guy of that caliber to miss. ps, NEVER SHOOT HIGH!!!!

[ZeUs!!]

Close enough to Germany for me. I said it before the Turkey match, I said it before the France match, I said it before the Portugal match: why the fuck do we let Beckham take penalties?

[Cumulonimbus]

why have paella when you can have a full english breakfast?

that guy has to spend less time fucking and more time playing football

[NaiLed]

Close enough to Germany for me. I said it before the Turkey match, I said it before the France match, I said it before the Portugal match: why the fuck do we let Beckham take penalties?

yeah, i always agreed with that too.

[GoldenPlums]

Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck

nt

[ZeUs!!]

Looks like I've got something else to add to my list of things that piss me off about football:

1. Fair weather fans claiming they're football supporters
2. Glory hunters claiming they're football supporters
3. Germany/Germans
4. Swiss referees

[Troll King]

I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.

I share your pain.

[ZeUs!!]

Dont worry TK, there's a lot of people that don't like the German football team/Germans









Edit:
Portugal 2-2 England (AET)
(Portugal go through 6-5 on penalties)
Portugal reached the semi-finals with a 6-5 penalty shoot-out win over England.

David Beckham fired England's first spot-kick over the bar and Darius Vassell's effort was saved by keeper Ricardo, who scored the winner. Michael Owen had given England an early lead when he made the most of a Costinha error to flick the ball in. But Portugal hit back through Helder Postiga and Rui Costa's extra-time scorcher before Frank Lampard forced the game to a penalty shoot-out.

It is now the fourth time that England have exited a major tournament on penalties and the defeat came after England had made the dream start to their quarter-final against the host nation. Not only did England fans commendably respect the Portuguese national anthem, Owen responded to his critics in the most emphatic fashion. David James launched a massive clearance upfield which Costinha attempted to cut out but contrived to head backwards into the path of Owen. The England striker displayed all his predatory instincts, allowing the ball to drop before brilliantly flicking the ball past Ricardo with only three minutes gone. The goal galvanised Owen, who became the first England player to score in four consecutive international tournaments - beating Geoff Hurst's record.

KEY INCIDENTS
3 mins: Michael Owen puts England in front with a flicked shot
27 mins: Wayne Rooney limps off for England
83 mins: Substitute Helder Postiga equalises for Portugal with a header
89 mins: Sol Campbell hits the crossbar for England
105 mins: Game goes into second period of extra time
110 mins: Rui Costa scores with a brilliant strike for Portugal
115 mins: Frank Lampard equalises for England

The swiftness of England's opener meant it was unlikely that the game would settle down and Portugal pressed for the equaliser. Sven-Goran Eriksson's men made life difficult for themselves by giving away possession regularly, with Paul Scholes and Lampard guilty of failing to make the simple pass. Luis Figo wriggled past Gary Neville in defence and his cross found Cristiano Ronaldo, who saw his shot blocked by a combination of the superb Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell. Beckham then failed to cut out a pass to Figo, allowing Deco to feed the ball to Maniche who sent a rasping drive goalwards which James expertly tipped over for a corner.

Campbell almost doubled England's advantage on 20 minutes when he headed a Gary Neville cross just over the bar. England needed to get a grip on proceedings, but they were dealt a blow when their talisman - Wayne Rooney - was forced off midway through the first half after being struck on the foot. Rooney's mere presence had preoccupied the Portugal defence to such an extent that they were leaving Owen unmarked. England's goalscorer twice went close to adding to his tally, first lobbing just over Ricardo and then forcing the goalkeeper into a fine save with a snap shot on the edge of the area.

Vassell replaced Rooney, but it was not England's attack that was giving cause for concern it was their defence. Time and again they failed to close down Portugal and England were lucky to go into the break with their lead in tact.

Shortly after the interval, Eriksson replaced the ineffective Scholes with Phil Neville to nullify playmaker Deco. But Portugal continued to pose a threat and Luiz Felipe Scolari brought on the attack-minded Simao in the place of holding midfielder Costinha. And Simao signalled his intent, whipping in a shot within minutes of entering the fray.

Figo forced an excellent save from James low to his right and won a corner only to be substituted with Postiga coming on in his place. The Portugal captain sloped off down the tunnel, but Scolari's two substitutions proved inspired as they combined late on to grab the hosts an equaliser. England's defence failed to clear Simao's initial cross and his second was met by Postiga's head, the ball flying past James. It was no less than Portugal deserved for the constant second-half pressure.

But back came England and they thought they had won the match with a minute left when Campbell bundled home a Beckham free-kick after the England defender had initially struck the crossbar. However, referee Urs Meier deemed that John Terry had impeded Ricardo and awarded Portugal a free-kick.

Both teams looked tired going into extra time, and England's defence was called into some desperate last-ditch defending to keep Portugal at bay. The exemplary Cole made a brilliant goalline clearance to deny Portugal, but there was nothing England's defence could do about Portugal's second. Costa fired an inexorable strike that crashed in off the crossbar to leave James with no chance.

But England simply refused to yield to the hosts and Lampard equalised from close range after Terry had headed down Beckham's corner. The game went to penalties, which once more proved England's downfall, with Beckham and Vassell failing to convert theirs. Goalkeeper Ricardo stepped forward to score the winning spot-kick and send the Portuguese fans wild. England, meanwhile, were left to reflect on another evening of hurt as their quest for international honours remains unfulfilled.

PENALTY SHOOT-OUT
David Beckham fires over
Deco converts penalty
Michael Owen slots in spot-kick
Simao scores from the spot
Frank Lampard fires down the middle
Rui Costa blasts over
John Terry makes no mistake
Cristiano Ronaldo finds the net
Owen Hargreaves converts
Maniche makes it 4-4
Ashley Cole coolly slots home
Helder Postiga dinks in the ball
Darius Vassell's spot-kick is saved
Goalkeeper Ricardo wins it for Portugal

[Jerome Scuggs]

Lol my brother called from camp to ask about this i told him and he sounded like he was ganna cry.

[Toasty]

hahah i'm gonna cry to....*sniff*