VIVA
ITALIA
The Italians have won the World Cup!!!!! The teams were tied 1:1 after 120 minutes, so the game was decided by penalty kicks. Overall the game was not as exciting as the German semi-final, but the result was certainly not disappointing. It would have been sweet to be with Joan for this victory as well, and hopefully next time around I will be.
The crowd in Calgary was a little more subdued during the game than the people at Cafe Roma, but they are still parading up and down the "Red Mile" as I write this entry, undeterred by the torrential downpour that has started since the end of the game.
I am so glad that I have been able to enjoy this World Cup, and especially glad that Joan's team won! Hopefully they don't have to wait 12 years for another chance!
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VIVA ITALIA
Joan are you floating in the clouds over Vancouver ?? :)
It was a good game and the Italians deserved to win it. I loved the jubilation after they won - what energy! It was fun to watch. Time for loyal fans to savour the sweet victory, along with their team.
If you were watching on TSN, you saw the very bar I was at during the halftime!
Thank you all for your wonderful support! I am indeed jubilant, to say the least! I have waited for this moment for 16 years, and the feeling does not disappoint! The only thing that could have made today even better was if Andrew was with me and our friends Mario and Giulia (and hundreds of others revelers on Commercial Drive).
Viva Italia! I love you Azzurri!!!
Andrew - I love the flag! Can you put up the national anthem too? :)
As you wish...
Andrew, you are terrific! Its such a nice anthem!
Firstly, the italians cheat. just check out all the information on match fixing going on in their premier league. its not so hard to believe that they fixed the world cup. oh and the best thing about the final was ZZs headbutt. Now Materazzi falling down was warranted in that instance, but the rest of the time it appeared the Italians thought they were in the olympics trying to outdo greg louganis. England clearly are and will be the best team ever.
One thing you can say about England is that they have won the World Cup every time they have made it to the finals... too bad they only made it once... in 1966! At any rate, I have heard the complaints about Italy before and I really didn't see what people were talking about as I watched the games...
Hi Matt,
Just wondering - who is holding the World Cup in the photos in Andrew's slideshow? Looks like Italy to me...
yeah, oh they are holding it alright. Im not denying they have the world cup, im just saying they cheated their way through.
I'd love to hear this! How do you figure they cheated?
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