Deep Question: All you Italian fans, do you really think you would have beaten Australia in extra time?

Question

There is no possible way that Italy would have scored in extra time. For one the coach was worried as he took off an attacking player and put on a defender, and then after the game said 'there was no way Australia was going to score against us. What a load of crap!

Answer 1

Sorry im not an Italian fan, but im an Aussie and here is what i think...
Had we be playing with Harry Kewell on the pitch, we would have hit the target on more than one occassion.
Had that red card not been awarded, Australia would still be playing a better game.
Had the penalty not been awarded, extra time would probably have seen Australia through because they were one of the fittest in the cup and they had outplayed Italy from the start.
If extra time didnt decide the winner, well penalties, Australia would probably have won due to history and their spirit.
Australia will use this as a building block to future World Cups.
Go Australia!!!

Answer 2

Honestly mate I feel bad for the way that game ended and I am Italian. Of course I am going to say we would have beaten you anyway. Honestly the red card was also unjustified. And we also got some horrible calls in the last world cup. That is how it goes sometimes. I think Australia was absolutely fantastic. And they played amazing but probably lack a bit of experience. remember Turkey last world cup. They were absolutely terrific and they had BRazil on the ropes but could not knowck them out. And by the way Brazil had also benefited from a bad PK call.A worse one than this one actually since the incident didnt even occur inside the box. So - sorry but, my answer will be:
My heart says YES! but nothing is guaranteed, I would have loved for it to play out.

Answer 3

I think Pancho again has given a really great answer. I'm Aussie and so very very proud of the boys. More so because so many people put them down. Because of our lack of success, I think people got a little peed off that they actually mounted a challenge to more favoured sides. The facts are that if it went into O/time no one knows what the result would have been and we never will. Looking forward to 2010, the experience they got from this tournament will be a great building block for them.

Answer 4

Why extra time? you know the results and in the game of football, winning is totaly seperate from playing. You might play so well but loose in the end. What realy counts in football is the results. You have to score goals to win a match.

Answer 5

No, they couldn't have, that is why the Italians dove in the Penalty box. THat should have been a yellow card for diving on the italian. We woudl have won for sure, and we could have won the whole thing. I actually thought that aus could have been a contender for the cup after seeing them play uruguay.

Answer 6

once again, stop attacking the italian soccer team for their performance, the australians didn't score either... that's just the way the game goes. it was the ref's choice to call the penalty, so stop blaming grosso!

Answer 7

Italy should have lost to Australia. They get penalty because they cheat. Dive for penalty. What kind of sportsmanship

Answer 8

big italian fan here... italy- australia match was a david & goliath match... the beginner vs the experienced... going back to your question-- if you say "extra time"... then maybe "no"... australias defense was very good.. the azzuris had a hard time penetrating to go to there goal side (australia had more ball possession)... i belive the match will end thru penalty kicks... who will win?... we dunno... forget about it... "whats past is past"... hope to see the aussies again 4 years from now

Answer 9

hahahaha australia arent so superb too cus they can't score with 11 men against 10-men italy.

Answer 10

in that game italian no really playing well, compare the vs german match ... the only player that is woke up is buffon