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still in shock. moreso about the overreaction here than the result, which wasn't entirely out of the blue. more concerned about fabio preferring sean w-p to joe cole to come and shore up the left. that and the continual faith in heskey. everybody will say 'but he had a great game' - yes; but it meant that rooney was displaced and was often hunting for the ball in midfield, and so the best chance of the game (or ever) fell to old numbnuts, with predicable results. (i groaned out load when i realised who was through on the keeper). the commentator here said what a good save it was. no way- howard couldn't've got out the way even if he'd tried!

germany beat an awful australia, but did it in fine style.

jason, with 'gooch' in your back 4, i'd be scared of algeria (even with bruno in goal for them - what a coup by sacha baron cohen!)