Socceroos & Arachnids
Under Guus Hiddink’s tutelage, the 2006 Australian World Cup Socceroos made a valiant appearance in the Round of 16 against a formidable and favored Italian squad. In the 93rd minute, with only 12 seconds of regulation time left, Fabio Grosso takes a dive in the penalty area after brushing against Lucas Neill’s arm. Luis Medina Cantalejo, the referee from Spain, awards the penalty kick and everywhere color drains from Socceroo faces.
In Kaiserslautern, I thought that there would certainly be violence and rioting. Fortunately, there was only this:
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