Well, it didn't go down as hoped...Italy came out and played the USA game for the whole first half. Going as far as scoring a goal for them. The Italian goal was a beautifully executed play...then the chaos and bad timing showed through with the autogoal resuting from a badly timed kick to clear the ball by Zaccardo only 5 minutes after the go-ahead goal by Gilardino. But...autogoals count just as much as any other and so the game went that way. The second half was a bit better for Italy when it came out as its own team but it still could not cash in on the opportunities...so now while still in first place the whole group is in a tight holding pattern until next thursday until Italy meets the Czecs and USA vs. Ghana. If Ghana plays like they have been doing they will be the group leaders...and then either Italy or Czec Republic...so, either Ghana or Italy vs. Brazil?
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