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    ITll probably be a better tournament without them...
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    Whoa...... #rekt

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    Less dives and flops for this years tourney I guess. Still be lots but definitely less than normal now.
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    I don't follow at all but how did they even get in a position where they were in a must win to even qualify??

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    Quote Originally Posted by hockeyrobot View Post
    I don't follow at all but how did they even get in a position where they were in a must win to even qualify??
    Combination of poorer recent results, which meant they weren’t seeded for the qualification groups, and the hard luck of catching Spain as the seeded team in their group pushed them into the playoff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hockeyrobot View Post
    I don't follow at all but how did they even get in a position where they were in a must win to even qualify??
    Same here!! I’m a fan of Spain myself but I can’t wrap my head around a World Cup without Italy!! It’s like the Stanley Cup playoffs without the Islanders!
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    Great run but how embarrassed they must be. Imagine Canada not qualifying for the Olympics in hockey. There is work to be done in Italy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    Less dives and flops for this years tourney I guess. Still be lots but definitely less than normal now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Call of Doughty View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Call of Doughty View Post
    Sometimes this happens to me when I'm walking into work. Have your legs ever just given out like this? Mama Mia!

    LOL, yep. And this is why soccer sucks.
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    Apparently every team has to actually qualify for the World Cup. I did not know that. That’s not the case for the Olympics.

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    NZ needs a result from their next match against Peru. Its happening tomorrow. Tune in and cheer us on. Imagine NZ qualifying for the World Cup while Italy sits out!!!! It would be justice served after De Rossi's dive in the 2010 world cup against NZ. **** that guy.

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