hey..pls dun say all those stuff abt the hosts,Korea and Japan getting advantages n favour from the refrees.u should have seen how italy's vieri played...he missed a couple of chances to seal the game but yet he wasted his chances.But y isn't anyone blaming him or italy's players? i guess this is all due to the mentality that Hosts can kelong.then wat abt Japan not beating Turkey,is that kelong too? maybe u will say that it's better to let only one of the hosts to go thru so that it's less obvious there's favourism.however,u have to bear in mind being hosts has its advantages like home support which is of utmost importance.
Look at France98...france won on its home soil.so what if there's favourism? it may play a part but it only happens once every
4 years n not the same country gets to host the worldcup.so..let korea enjoy the priviledge for once.aren't u proud that Korea made asian soccer proud after the thrashing of saudi arabia by Germany.i just find it funny that the italian r all putting the blame of their loss on others,instead of self-reflecting on what went wrong.i have to remind u all that italy wasn't the same italy that appeared in previous world cups.
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