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I think so. That's also why Scolari rested Ronaldo against Mexico because he was one card away from suspension.

Jan Pollack isn't half as important for the Czech Republic as Nedved was for us then though, and I wouldn't discount them from getting something out of this game yet. For one, scoring against 10 men can be notoriously difficult and knowledge of Ghana's half time lead may yet fire them up to go...

Red card for Jan Pollack for an amateurish challenge on Totti, the already monumental task for the Czechs just got alot harder.

Of all people, Materazzi scores his first ever international goal to put the Azzurri in the driving seat. :thumbs:

Nesta's been injured again. This does not look good for the Italians at all.

I'm sceptical about the choice of Gilardino alone upfront, but otherwise its a pretty compact formation. If Perrotta can reproduce his form and form a solid wall with Gattuso then we can shut down the crucial duo of Rosicky and Nedved which will go a long way in beating the Czechs.