Saturday, July 08, 2006

World Cup Final Preview

France vs Italy

Well it's here at last after 5 long weeks I will soon be able to go back to blogging about something else. It is the final we all hoped for after the semi-final line up, and now we can only hope that they both come out and play good open football to make it a final to remember. On the balance of things Italy should win, they have played the better football through out the competition. France themselves have improved with every game, but they did take part in the most boring game of the tournament against Switzerland.

One thing that cannot be ruled out though is this will be Zidane's last ever competitive football game and he will want to retire on the ultimate high note. He has certainly inspired France and if the Italian midfield do not find a way to stop him then he will hold the key. If the Thierry Henry who plays in the premiership turns up, then Cannavaro will also have his hands full for the night. For Italy, Totti and Toni should be big dangers, and they do have a far superior keeper in Buffon. They are desperate to win to show the world that despite all the current allegations there is still some pride in Italian football. For me Italy need to win this to put some kind of credibility into this World Cup, they should win by 1-0 just for old times sake.

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