Well I know many people probably watched the World Cup. As I am sure that many people probably couldn't care less about it.
Here is a basic rundown of what happened in the final, for anyone who missed it.
Its FRANCE.... versus..... ITALY. Two huge rivals, and two great teams. In the first half, France managed to score on a penalty, the massive Zidane behind the footpower, with the ball hitting the crossbar and slamming down behind the line. Italy was soon to catch up, with an amazing goal by Materazzi. The first half ended with a tie of 1 - 1. The second half, there was no progression whatsoever, and the 2nd half ended in a tie. The game went into overtime, for 30 minutes, which is the maximum alotted time for overtime. This is when Zidane was sent off the field for slamming his head into Materazzi's chest. The overtime ended with a tie of 1 - 1.
Now the only way to decide the winner was through penalty kicks. Each team got 5 penalty kicks, team with best score wins. So they began.
This is how that went.
M = Miss
X = Score
1st Round
Italy X
France X
2nd Round
Italy X
France M
3rd Round
Italy X
France X
4th Round
Italy X
France X
5th Round
Italy X
France -
And So, Italy Won On Penalty Kicks. 5 - 3.
This was the first time since 1994 that a world cup match was to be decided by penalty kicks.
Overall a great game, both teams played their best, and that's all that matters.
Here is a basic rundown of what happened in the final, for anyone who missed it.
Its FRANCE.... versus..... ITALY. Two huge rivals, and two great teams. In the first half, France managed to score on a penalty, the massive Zidane behind the footpower, with the ball hitting the crossbar and slamming down behind the line. Italy was soon to catch up, with an amazing goal by Materazzi. The first half ended with a tie of 1 - 1. The second half, there was no progression whatsoever, and the 2nd half ended in a tie. The game went into overtime, for 30 minutes, which is the maximum alotted time for overtime. This is when Zidane was sent off the field for slamming his head into Materazzi's chest. The overtime ended with a tie of 1 - 1.
Now the only way to decide the winner was through penalty kicks. Each team got 5 penalty kicks, team with best score wins. So they began.
This is how that went.
M = Miss
X = Score
1st Round
Italy X
France X
2nd Round
Italy X
France M
3rd Round
Italy X
France X
4th Round
Italy X
France X
5th Round
Italy X
France -
And So, Italy Won On Penalty Kicks. 5 - 3.
This was the first time since 1994 that a world cup match was to be decided by penalty kicks.
Overall a great game, both teams played their best, and that's all that matters.