Well, like everybody says here, some "cleaning" SHOULD have been done after 2006, or, at least, after 2008.
Result:Spain 2 Honduras 0The news this morning is that some French players may boycott todays game in protest at Anelka's expulsion.Now that really would infuriate the Republic Of Ireland fans bitter at their teams exclusion via the Thierry Henry hand ball incident.
You cannot say anything about the knock out stage. It's another kind of playing. I don't think it makes any difference if you meet a great adversary before or after: if you win you're gonna have an easier quarter final, that's all. Apparently our american forumists do not care about their team making history. We'll see in case their side will go ahead if they will maintain their countenance.
Argentina easier than Germany?