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[Giancarlo]

Hey, we actually made a valid goal. And not a goal on cheating. 

What's wrong with the French defense?

[Front-Ranger]

The Italian flag is flying at my house in the Rocky Mountains!

[Pipedream]

The Italian flag is flying at my house in the Rocky Mountains!

Haha, I'm trying hard to be impartial, although the Italians were so impolite as to kick our asses in the semi final... 
Anyways, I've poured myself a "neutral" German red wine today. 

[JennyC]

What an awful awful foul by Zidane.   It’s a shame for a person that showed a lot of heart in the game up till that foul.  Sometime you just wonder what was going through that person’s mind at that critical moment.  Particular for him at the end of this professional careers, that a disgraceful way to end otherwise a great career.

Ok on with the PK.

[JennyC]

Congrats to Italy and Giancarlo!

I will leave posting pictures to Anke.

Overall a great World Cup this year, and many thanks to Germany!

[David In Indy]

Congratulazioni Italia!

And...

Danke Deutschland!

   

[Penthesilea]

Congratulazioni Italia!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch Italien!
 Congratulations to Italy!

[Giancarlo]

I Can't believe this!!! We are never good on penalty kicks!!! It was like a damn curse we couldn't break until today

FORZA AZZURRI
ITALY 1 - FRANCE - 1
PSO: ITALY 5 - FRANCE 3

This is a great day for Italy! 24 YEARS WAITING!

[henrypie]

My pride in the tournament peaked with yesterday's terrific match between Germany and Portugal.  Maybe there's some light and magic to a game between "losers" who have been to the mountaintop and tumbled down, and are playing more out of love than out of bloodlust.  Maybe that's romanticizing, but that's the way I see it.  And yes, I was hoping like crazy for Germany, so I got a little bit o' satisfaction.

Where's that heart emoticon when I need it?

[isabelle]

WELL DONE ITALY

Even though the French team didn't exactly lose the match  

But OMG! Whatever happened to Zidane? Did any of you in your country get the explanation? Because we didn't. We can take a defeat, as after all they went all the way to the final - which not many people expected - but we are just so puzzled at the way Zidane hit the Italian player! My German partner says there's an awful lot of racism among the Italian football/soccer players, and that that Italian player must've been extremely offensive in a racist manner for Zidane to behave this way. Any hint anyone ?