Had Italy not been given the penalty kick, would Australia have won that game?

Question

If so, hy or why not?

Answer 1

probably not. Italy not only has much more experience then the Australian team, but they were heavily favored by any expert/ sports commentator I heard. The only reason it went so long without a score was because Australia was having an exceptionally good day, and Italy was just OK.
Even if it went to overtime, or even to penalty kicks, Italy definitely would have won.

Answer 2

Well no one can be certain, not really, but overtime was a fitting result for that match and the probability is that the Socceroo's would have been able to dominate fitness wise with Italy being one man down and Australia still having subs that could have been made.

I'm Australian and I do not think the red card on the Italian was necessary but with that said I think Australia played better against a full compliment than with the one less player. They were holding their own and still dominating possession. We missed opportunities to convert goals but possession is the key also and having that would eventually have had benefits. I don't think psychologically it is always easier to play 10 men.
The penalty well what can one say, the majority of the world disagree and so do I. People are saying that taking a dive in a 50/50 situation is the right decision but are therefor admitting to the dive. It's all getting out of hand and should not be accepted as part of the game. As we saw with Henry today, they are altering results and costing teams victory or the chance of it.
I think the Aussie boys would have come through in the end. That dive was taken in desperation. Italy did not want the game to go into extra time either. That says enough.

Answer 3

Great question, the truth of the matter is absolutely yes. Australia had no red cards, Italy, with one, was clearly getting tired. Also, respectively, Italy athletic fitness is much greater, so in overtime, 30 minutes of 11 against 10, Australia would have scored. That penalty was extremely controversial considering the time in the game, the circumstances, and the fact that Italy is already going through a game fixing scandal with their Serie A, the referee from the U.S. game and the Ausralia game, seem all to eager to favor the Azzuri(Italy).

Answer 4

You know, I feel bad for Australia. Don't get me wrong, I love Italy, but I don't think Italy should have been given the penalty kick this late in the game. Besides, it wasn't even a foul. Anyway, I think if given the chance, Australia would have upset Italy. They have played really well so far in the tournament. I was surprised they even beat Japan in the group stages.

Answer 5

Yes, because the Italians showed that they are not a good team, to be able to win with a penalty!

The match would still have not gone on extra time, as the australians had a penalty not given as well

Answer 6

No way. With one man down, Italy would have lost in the first few minutes of OT. And the penality kick was unjustified.

Answer 7

Yes,because Australia were playing better than Italy.Of course we cann't be that certain as teams which play better do not always win as we saw today in the Ghana Brazil match.

Answer 8

Hell no! Italy still would have kicked ***!...well...maybe, lol, I'm just happy Italy won, although I would have been happier if the US had won against Ghana...

Answer 9

It is a good question, who knows?
My view is that viduka needed to creat a few triangle instead of setting up and trying to score by himself. Rewatch from the begining of tournament he did not get pass any defenders.

Answer 10

Nope