Some Memories

I'm glad I watched this superb match. So many good shots. Germany has solid team work, foot skills and speed while England's defense shows considerable weakness in it. With this win, Germany is going to meet Argentina in the quarter-finals on 3rd July at 10 pm. Nightmare for England BLOEMFONTEIN: Germany inflicted England's record World Cup Finals defeat yesterday after a 4-1 victory in their last 16 match that was overshadowed by one of the worst refereeing mistakes in the tournament's history. Germany's superior movement and ruthless finishing made them worthy winners on an afternoon when England's defending was shockingly sub-standard and their talisman, Wayne Rooney, once again failed to deliver on the game's biggest stage. But there is no saying what would have happened if England had not been denied a goal that would have levelled the match at 2-2 just before half-time, when a Frank Lampard shot bounced off the underside of the bar and landed a yard ...

FIFA stays silent on World Cup referees' errors JOHANNESBURG (AP) - FIFA refused to comment Monday on mistakes made by World Cup match officials that contributed to the elimination of England and Mexico. The governing body of world football did not send any officials with responsibility for referees to its daily briefing despite widespread furor over Sunday's errors. FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot faced hostile questioning but said he was not competent to discuss decisions by referees or football's rules-making panel, which has rejected introducing video technology that would help match officials. "We obviously will not open any debate," Maingot said. "This is obviously not the place for this." Television replays quickly showed Sunday that England was denied a goal against Germany when Frank Lampard's shot bounced down from the crossbar and over the goal line. Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda waved away the 38th-minute non-goal, which would hav...