Almost done

Of the 11 countries that have appeared in a final, France are the only team never to have conceded a goal

Italy have not beaten France since 1978.

Italy have been involved in three World Cup penalty shootouts, losing all of them

Italy have failed to score in only one of their last 11 World Cup finals matches, but this was against France

Laurent, France conceded two goals in this WC while Italy only one and has been an “own goal 2.

Italy hadn’t Buffon in the other WCs…

Buffon has shown to be the best goal keeper in the world. Now we also can win with penalty shootouts easily.

In 23 matches Italy has never beaten.

in this WC Italy scored with 11 different players, France with 4 only.

This should be easy.
You already beat the best !
Lets kick ass!!!
Hope the ref. dont fall for a dive.
Damn I’m still in love with Brigite Bardot….

Italians will meet tonight at the Berlin olympic sweeming pool for
final preparations for the big game

There will be no drive… 2 good teams, good technik. It will be a good game with a great zizou…
Allez les bleus, Allez zinedine. On est tous avec vous!!

@ Laurent

Have you heard of the saying: there are lies, damned lies, and then there are statistics? You can present as many statistics favouring France and I can present just as many statistics favouring Italy, but they won’t be worth one cent. What counts will be tomorrows result and all your statistics will not influence the result. I say, may the better team on the day win.

ALLEZ ZIDANE. BE A LEGEND!!!

Bouffon has put a secret bet on France to win! so, shot from long range France!!!

Good luck to night France, all the best.

Italy will win, justice will be made…
France does not play, just watches others play, now its time to pay…

Forza Italia. all europe is with you.

Go make some meatballs and shut up. You could learn a thing or 2 from the best team of the decade!

yeh the greatest team which would be italy ha

Liberte, Egalite, Jules Rimet!

It’s time we lift the trophy from our great man Jules Rimet again…

It’s time for Henry to shake off his final matches ghosts…

It’s time for Zinedine Zidane to write the greatest football history ever told…

This is the day. Let’s do it. Glory is France’s.

T.

Dream & wake up. It is about time you woke up. We are maybe 9 hours away from the WC final it is pathetic to come on the French blog and make stupid assumptions and attack the French fans. This game can go anyway and we all hope that the team we are supporting wins, by skill, technic and goals. As long as it is done in true sportmanship and honesty you should be saying Let the Best Team Win. I am personally rooting for the French however going onto the Italian blog and making stupid comments will only result in their fans becoming aggressive toward this blog. So please be sensible enjoy the WC Final, hope there is great football from both teams and it doesn’t end in penalties. At the end of the day if Italy looses then you end up with egg on you face. If they win then please go and celebrate with the rest of your fans. I wish you luck.

Almost a 32 days of football entertainment is being displayed bringing joy & sorrow to many people arround the world.

Some blamed the REF & others blamed the PLAYERS for dives etcetera. But what an event.

Salute to the great French team & the Italians for showing up to the end. What a departure for Zizou & Toti (if the rumours are true). Lots of friends around here says its a re-play of EURO final before the last one. I don’t know neither I care.

I am looking for a good show from ‘The Azzuri’s’ & ‘The les blues’

Vive le france – Forza Azzuri

Yes, Team Zizou will rock and shock the nation, but Italy will be made to OBEY RIBERY:

http://asocialstudies.wordpress.com/2006/07/06/obey-ribery/

Allez Les Bleus!!
Allez Les Bleus!!
Allez Les Bleus!!
Allez Les Bleus!!

Okay I respect France and I want them to win but Gosh are those Italians guys hot!!!

ahahah the whole Mundial is a joke, and Zidane (that was a really good player) became a joke when he made that goal over a false penalty!! That’s the way France won to the final…CHEATING!!! and the team isn’t even with french players, although they’re good representation of all that scum that burn the cars in Paris lol
yeah…u’re really a joke! Everybody can see how economic reasons move this WC,but today it will be good game, cause the two teams in the final are Cheaters that win others teams with the help of the referee, seeing penaltys that didn’t exist! Is that the beauty of the football? You can win like that and party..it’s all a farce. And Zidane deserved better cause is really a good player (althought in this WC hasn’t been quite the spectacular player he is), but will end his career in a CHEATERS TEAM! Go to algeria please!

zidane is almost as good a pele hes going to kick some major ass to night against those diving little frankies

Of course being French, I would prefer France to win, but snce I am also European (living in the US), I’m very proud that the top four are from Europe… And since my ancestors came from Italy and I do have an Italian last name, if Italy wins, I’ll be celebrating too. May the best team win! ALLEZ le FOOT! It’s going to be tough for either one to win. But whatever the final score, the real winner of the 2006 World Cup is Zinedine Zidane. He has shown class through his behaviour, not just through his professional accomplishment. Born in Marseille (near my hometown) of emigrant parents from Kabylie, he has had a fabulous career, doing what most best players have never been able to accomplish and has always shown integrity, class, modesty, and high sportmanship. Zizou, you are the winner here whatever the score. Thank you for giving all of us who love soccer so much pleasure just by watching you play! Allez Zizou !!!

Any comments on Zizou from French fans?

O Zizou! What a let down.
J’ai honte. I am ashame. Thank you.

Wow, Italy really got under Zidane’s skin. What a let down. I was cheering for him. But Italy does have the best goalkeeper in the WC so it’s not as if they didn’t earn their win.

I do hope Zidane comes back, what a sad note to end his career on – as great as he is.

Zidane has already done very well! I believer he’s got his reason on doing that. Still support him no matter what!Zizou, is still the best. I hope he can cheer up.

What an exit for zizou!! Made in true style. Zidane is the best and he rocks!!

ZiZou rocks!!!!
All I can say is if he had the reason to head butt I would have been throwing punches. and the Italian Dove, Zidane didn’t hit him that hard.
It sucked that he didn’t get to walk for his metal.

Maybe Zidane can start a new career in corridas. Not as torreador of course, but as a dangerous head-butting bull. Hey, he already lives in Spain. All he needs know is a pair of horns.

Wow, i’m so glad france didn’t win, they dove like hell and got a goal for it. Italy played with true grit and deserved. Zidane let me down.

He will be rememberd as one of the top players in the world if not the best and i can understand his reaction against the italian bigot who desrved to be given the red card as well.

Zidane is a master player. I thought France out played Italy. Too bad for penalty kicks. I would love to know what was said to Zidane to set him off.

WOW,,Zidane,why you cannot contorl yourself at the last period,we all waited for your prefect PK ,and get the CUP back France but everyhting was crushed now….

It was a racial slur from materazzi about the french team that he kept repeating to zizou. Zizou didn’t say a word back, but had his own way of saying No To Racism.

Well done Zidane! I admire you even more now.

hey,why did you do that?after enduring thr’the pain of that terrible shoulder injury,in the middle of the extra time,just mins away frm an almost sure win ,why zizou?was it something mataraizzee said?what was that?anyways,you are the best!

How can you admire someone who does that? This has to be the du/|\best thing ive ever witnessed. I hope italian mafia get him.

it doesn’t matter what was said…the bigger man will tolerate and punish where it hurts (on the scoreboard). unfortunately, he showed us all wrong. we all thought he was great. but he has disgraced himself, his country and football in general

IL n’y a pas d’excuse!!! Moi quand je pratiquais un art martial, on m’avait bien expliqué que si je me battais dans la rue, ma licence me serait retirée et le maitre du dojo ne me laisserai plus pratiqué.
Tout foot balleur qui se comprte comme ça devrait être banni à vie, Quel exemple donne il aux jeunes?
There is no excuse what so ever. When I was a martial artist, I was explained that if I got involved in a brawl, I would get my licence and access to the Dojo withdrawn.
All footballer behaving like Zidane did should be banned without appeal. What kind of exemple do they give to the youth? There can’t be any excuse.
As a french I feel more ambarassed and ashame for that tham for loosing the game. In fact we deserve to loose the game for that reason. Being red carded ZZ didnot take part in the penatty shoot out.
Zizou abruti!
What pisses me is that despite this the all French press says that HE WAS WRIGHT! That he must have had a good reason for acting like that! Lip readers are analysing the tapes to find out what was said. This SHAME FULL.
THEIR IS NO EXCUSE TO VIOLENCE IN SPORT!
VIOLENT PEOPLE MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM PROFESSIONAL SPORT. THEY CAN ADRESS THEIR PROBLEM WITH A PSY.

Zidane is THE BEST!!!
Russia love you ZIZU!
Vive la France!!!
Vive Zidane!

I just heard (maybe our news is later than yours) That Zidane has been awarded the most popular/outstanding player of the semis finals, won by a huge majority.

I say Well Done Zidane.

It’s clear that the French have a superiority complex. For Zidane to have done what he did, he would have to believe he is invincible……….well, he’s not and he went down just like the team. They got a wake-up call, and I’m ecstatic that Italy was the one to deliver it!
Forza Italia!!!!!

bunch idiots babling..
zidaneis zidane that willnever change…
one stupid act in a very important match like the wc final is unforgivable but still!!! he is great and will be remembered as the best player of this generation.

Ok, you guys wanna know why zidane even head butted him, well if i was him i wouldnt stop at that, Materazzi said: “you play like your crippled son, you terrorist, go play for your own country”,

ok so ya and a comment on the goal keeper who people think is the best in the World CUp, well he isnt coz wenever the ball was shot in the peanlty shots, he would always go the other way, unlike barhtez who went the rite way at least 2wice. thank you, WE’LL MISS YOU ZIDANE, GO FRANCE!

I agree 100% with Czar, Well said. I have a feeling that the Italian dude did it on purpose he wanted to get Zidane out because he knows that he’s a good player! Zidane will always be remembered as the best player ever!

Zidane did what he had to do…you rather lose and take no bs than to win… Zidane is more popular than any player in soccer history that alone is something to smile…who cares about some Italians with Cup won by cheating, faking, diving , and insulting other players.

Vive Les Blues- The warriors

Vive Zidane- THE BIGGEST LEGEND IN SOCCER.

JAY-Z I have to say that you have few ideas but well confused. So Zidane is the most popular soccer player of histoty. Most likley you are too young to remember. What about Maradona, Pele’, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Platini, just to name someone. Rest in peace!!! World Cup is gone and the arroganze of french has been punished.

I LOVE ZIDANE
WHEN HE PLAYED IN JUVENTUS
I USED TO PLAY WITH MY PU**Y ALL NIGHT BUT I STILL LOVE YOU ZIZOU
HIS DI*K IS THE BIGGEST DI*K IN THE WORLD
I GAVE HIM A BLOW J*B BEFORE
OH MY GOD
OH NOW I UNDERSTAND MATERAZZI WAS TOUCHING HIS D*CK
SHAME MATERAZZI THAT D*CK IS MINE HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME

Rita, ma tu si proprio na zoccola!!!!

Jay-Z I agree with you Zidane will be remembered forever his a legend and he did the right thing let Materazzi know that you don’t mess with the best.

Italia Rita lol you are so dirty girl, lol Stop abusing my man Zidane I love him leave him alone His mine.

ARMENIA and UNITED STATES loves you Zidane mwaaaaaaaaa

Zidane is our hero.
Zidane is our lion.
Zidane is the world champ.

materazzi (the culprit) said to zidane, “your sister is a terrorist” “your mother is a terrorist” REPEATEDLY

Materazzi die in hell for all i care.

Cal…….man were you proven wrong. Are you at all ashamed of your post seeing as it was so innacurate and nothing like that was said.

Feel bad, you should apologise to Mat dont you think? Yes

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take a look at the diversity of where everyone comes from who praises Zidane – all over the world. Zidane isnt just a hero to the millions of French and Francophone people , he is a worldwide hero and an inspiration to a countless number of people. I cannot believe hes career has ended this way , it should never have done. Zidane should have been holding the World Cup that night and La France should have been celebrating another world cup win just like in 1998. Vive La France et Vive Zizou. materazzi is disgrace to football , i hope God gives justice to him and to all those who condone or reason what he did.