Good to see the Japanese halt the Senegal hype train by drawing with them. It's sickening listening to the FOX commentators talk about Senegal. I'm glad the "disciplined" and "technical" (words used to describe a lot of white teams too) Japanese were able to halt Senegal's "amazing athleticism." I'm surprised Senegal's dancing and "sex symbol" coach didn't send them through on their own the way those idiot commentators kept mentioning those things.
Now, time for Poland!! Hopefully they don't embarrass themselves against Colombia. Japan's draw gave Poland a whole lot better chance to go through if they can get a win or draw today.
Its a real shame that Panama made it in but Italy did not. I am still trying to figure out how Italy collapsed so badly that they didn't make it.
So England starts five or six non-whites on their XI yet white Englishmen have scored 5 of the 6 goals against Panama. Looks like the whites are carrying this team. Its like the Green Bay Packers or New England Patriots. The whites on the team are the most productive and end up carrying the whole team. How much better would the team be if it were all white?
That's a great comparison. Kane and Henderson, with Stones in the back line, are England's three best players. Without Kane, England would look fairly lost, although Vardy is a good player in his own right.
As for Italy, they kept pace with Spain in their qualifying group very well, but lost to them in the last round of qualifiers, sending them through the playoffs. What happened in the playoff, I will never know. Italy lost 1-0 over two legs to Sweden, and looked listless in attack. I heard a lot of it was the manager's selection of the forwards and his tactics, but I could be wrong. It's a damn shame the ageless Gigi Buffon didn't get a proper sendoff from the Italian national team.
How much better would USA v England match instead of Panama? I guess if FIFA was totally rigged for money they would have ensured USA make the tournament. So, instead they expand the tournament ensuring more mediocrity.
Panama was gifted a non-goal during qualifying to send them through in the last match. Don't get me wrong, it's unacceptable the "USA" couldn't beat the tiny, bad, and inexperienced Trinidad and Tobago, but still, Panama shouldn't be there either. As you can see from the video, the ball NEVER crosses the line.