World Cup Open Thread

It’s tied 1-1 at half-time. Zidane scored at the seventh minute. Materazzi responded in the 19th. Who do you think is going to win? In regulation, after overtime, or on kicks?

Update [2006-7-9 17:5:32 by BooMan]: Italy won 5-3 on penalty kicks. Zindane was thrown out in about the 113 minute for head-butting someone in the solar plexus. And that was after he almost put France ahead with a brilliant header that was just barely tipped over the crossbar. From hero to goat in a few minutes. You can join the European discussion here.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.