“It’s just unfortunate that the ref saw something that probably everyone thought, ‘OK, fair enough it was a handball, but was it red card?’,” said Kewell.

“We’ve seen some decisions in this World Cup that haven’t been red cards, why is this one different? That’s why everyone gets confused, everyone gets frustrated with referees because one minute they’re are saying this and one minute they are saying that.

“He’s the referee at the end of the day. You can’t tell him what to do. He’s the judge jury and executioner.”
The former Leeds and Liverpool forward contested the decision vehemently but the referee ignored his calls before Asamoah Gyan slammed home the penalty to equalise for the Black Stars
“It’s a shame that it happened that way. But if you look at the situation, it’s hit my arm, but it wasn’t deliberate,” Kewell said.

“It was only that I was trying to get my shoulder there. I think the ref made a decision that he can only answer.

“Unless I actually detach my arm and put it somewhere else, there is no other way I can move my arm.
“I didn’t deliberately go for the hand, I didn’t try and handball it, I tried to use my chest. I was playing by the rules, but the ref saw it another way. He’s probably the only one who did.
“The guy has killed my World Cup.”

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Italy’s football playing style is rather unique. You will not see long passes or strategical plays when you see Italy play a football match. Instead, you can surely see fast-paced game, short passes, and strong attacks right to the heart of opponent’s defensive line. What makes Italy’s playing style very interesting to watch is the team’s features and strong coordination. Players are also known to have strong stamina, allowing them to play extended matches and gain competitive advantages.

Award-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is guarding Italy’s goal this year. The captain-band remains in the possession of Fabio Cannavaro, Italy’s defensive player known for its amazing read and coordination skills. Gennaro Gattuso is inspiring the midfielders as well as attacking players to construct solid attacks and erratic movements that will tear apart enemy’s defense line in an instant. Alberto Gilardino will be ready to score some goals for the team at the front-end.

Italy is up against strong team before they can play at the World Cup final match to defend their trophy, but a lot of critiques are seeing Italy as one of the strongest contender in 2010 World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane, Fabien Barthez, Claude Makelele and Lilian Thuram — all start players of the team in 1998 — are all officially retired, so this year’s France is being backed by strong young players along with experienced Thierry Henry leading as the team’s captain. Still we can expect to see great players such as the defensive William Gallas, Jeremy Toulalan, Yoann Gourcuff, and of course Franck Ribery as well as another experienced player Nicolas Anelka along with several other quality players should be more than enough to construct a strong team for the championship.

Raymond Domenech, the team’s coach, is highly motivated to succeed in this year’s World Cup, especially after performing poorly at the 2008 UEFA Euro. The team is hungry for a win indeed, with formations and strategies working out well. French is up for a strong start, but the competition is nothing to be considered light at all. Aside from 2010 World Cup host, South Africa, France is up against Mexico and Uruguay.

Will this year be France’s year? Will they be the next World Cup champion? Only time will tell. With the 2010 World Cup just around the corner, France is a strong contender for sure.