Croati/Spain- are they gonna collude for a draw?

[Winning oasis]

Wow. HOW WAS THAT NOT OFF SIDES???? Both of them? Unreal, in the 89th minute.... Really? Spain had 15 opportunities all game to take shots and they were dicking around with the ball and taking extra touches for no reason and it looked like they were avoiding taking shots. I guess they just needed the one any way.

[lakerboy]

Croatia was never gonna win. Stark has always been a fishy ref but anyways spain does nothing v italy and croatia but go thru.

[paranoyd androyd]

Yeah if that was the other side, Spain is getting a PK for sure.

Same with the offside.

Yep. Couldn't believe that Spanish pulldown, too obvious I could only laugh.

[face]

was totally offsides. dirty fukking game. pissed off

[mngambler]

Wait for the thunderstorm in the media about that offside goal...

anyone have a link to replay...was sweating 4u on this game and came out of the pisser only to catch a glimpse of it

[Mikail]

Spain had 15 opportunities all game to take shots and they were dicking around with the ball and taking extra touches for no reason and it looked like they were avoiding taking shots.

I was just commenting on how Spain was avoiding scoring or so I thought minutes before the goal. It did look like they was purposely not shooting to score a goal. most of the match.

[lakerboy]

Spain will regret letting italy thru though.

[k13]

Yep. Couldn't believe that Spanish pulldown, too obvious I could only laugh.

If he took a gun and shot him they might think about it.

[SamsNCharge99]

it wasn't offsides.....if anyone watched post game show

[Mikail]

ESPN is showing the goal and saying it wasn't offside but it sure looks it to me.

[TheBack]

Bullsh1 i was robbed !!! That wasnt even close that was easily offsides. And to let u know fix was in spain only needed draw to advance but they are still pushing it like they needed to score. Just shows u that the fix was in. Wasnt even a need for spain to press but those last 5 mins they were trying to score like thier lives depended on it

[Mikail]

Oh well It can be arguid both ways. Spain wins. What's next?

[lakerboy]

Xavi was onside. Now we know why the ml went nuts for spain.

[Frank-King]

Croatia's defense is excellent. Almost keeping Spain scoreless is telling. I kind of was rooting for the Croats here.

Yeah something have to give at the end, tough for Croatia. I am regretting not picking Italy 2-0, woulda, coulda, shoulda

[yisman]

Wow. HOW WAS THAT NOT OFF SIDES???? Both of them? Unreal, in the 89th minute.... Really? Spain had 15 opportunities all game to take shots and they were dicking around with the ball and taking extra touches for no reason and it looked like they were avoiding taking shots. I guess they just needed the one any way.

well they didn't need any really

[TheBack]

it was clearly offsides espn just doesn't want to make it look like there's a fix they know clearly offside you can tell by the video. regardless if you won or lost with spain scoring that bowl you can't look at that video and tell me that wasnt an offsides

[gamble]

was clearly onside, which pass do you think was off

[crustyme]

another failure by lakerboy.

[byronbb]

Xavi was onside thats what matters.

[yisman]

Spain will regret letting italy thru though.

that would require italy making the finals, which is unlikely

[paranoyd androyd]

Spain will regret letting italy thru though.

Spain didn't 'let' Italy through, is this a joke?

[lakerboy]

Spain didn't 'let' Italy through, is this a joke?

So spain should not have beaten italy in opening game?

Yisman take italy. They are going deep.

[TheBack]

This was a rig job refs should have called offsides. But forget that for a minute and think of this. If spain only needed a draw then why with 5 mins left in match didnt they just sit back and play d or just pass the ball around. Why if it wasnt rigged did spain with the draw in hand were they still trying to score and win with 5 mins left. Which by them doing that let croatia get chances and they almost let up a goal to croatia b4 scoring. Why would spain take those chances for no reason if a draw was all they needed. Makes no sense how spain played final minutes unless some fishy ish was going on and for some reason spain need to win. Really think about that spain should have sat back and just played d and kept passing ball around.

[ColdBeerHere]

geez can everyone just chill ? what ? one bet and u lose your whole bankroll ? shouldn't be dropping huge amounts on bets....1 - 3% of your br should suffice....its called br management....i lost all 4 of my soccer bets today - oh well there's always the next games....if u r a good capper/bettor u make out in the long run...
now stop bitching....lick your wounds and start showing some discipline by using bankroll management.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Italia italia italia italia

[Glada Tartan]

Hard for Croatia...

[vasilli07]

For people who think that it's fixed, do u even know that Spain would have finished 2nd instead if Italy had won and they only drew? And finishing 2nd would meant higher chance of playing France rather than a weaker team like Ukraine/England in the next round.

U guys really need to understand the sorting rules before saying it's FIXED just because u lost your bet.

[poloyol]

Not offside boys...player that received the pass was not offside
The other player was offside but the ball was not passed to him so that's why the play contined
Good call by the ref

[swordsandtequila]

Not offside boys...player that received the pass was not offside
The other player was offside but the ball was not passed to him so that's why the play contined
Good call by the ref

Wondered how long it would take before someone explained why that wasn't offside. Probably best to know the rule before going on a rant. Was a fun read though.

(Thanks, Navas, needed that goal)

[Cuse4tw]

The back....ur retarded and lost a bet....get over it, there was no fix pal

[brunofortes]

is it serious that people thought the goal should not be valid because navas was in offside position when febregas passed the ball to iniesta ?

[hezawizard]

off or on, it doesnt matter really, what bothers me is the refs, they are ruining the game, and those who give them orders to rule in one's favor, in this case spain's favor, 2 clear penalties not called for croatia, did he not see them, no, he saw it, but he was give orders clearly, spain if beaten today, would be eliminated, we all know uefa is corrupted, this is perfect for one of my fav quotes from the wire, "THE GAME IS RIGGED"

[Mikail]

Well I am now convinced that it wasn't offsides. It's clear that many of us(including myself) don't have a complete knowledge of the rules of soccer.

[MatI]

That was some n1gger sh1t what bullsh1t god damn robbed ******* stupid. Unreal they let an offsides goal in at 89 mins had 500 @+ 302 draw and parly under 2.5 and draw. Just got screwed out of like 2g's what bullsh1t. OFFSIDES OFF F@CKING SIDES. STUPID NON AMERICAN SPORTS. I HOPE EVERY BODY GETS AIDS AND DIES. MUPPETS

it was clearly offsides espn just doesn't want to make it look like there's a fix they know clearly offside you can tell by the video. regardless if you won or lost with spain scoring that bowl you can't look at that video and tell me that wasnt an offsides

You sound like a real piece of shit.

I'm glad you lost.

Here is a tip for you though, learn the rules of a sport before gambling on it. Or stick to something you can understand.

[EaglesPhan36]

That finish was awesome. It was like a video game finish on a goal. Oh it's trickling in for a goal ... oh F no it's not, HULK SMASH it in! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Navas sucking his thumb was hilarious.