You know it's one thing to support the underdog team. You want the smaller footballing nations to perform better and upset the bigger teams; to be the Cinderella story of the games but there was nothing touching about NZ performance today. There is nothing pretty about packing the defense for 90+ minutes and not having a shot on goal for over 75 min. The only thing admirable about them was their goalkeeper. He had a hell of a game.
That being said...Italy
This group had the potential to ruin the WC and give us a total borefest. Paraguay, New Zealand, and Slovakia? Are you serious? ZZzzz
And also Balotelli. But Lippi picked Camoranesi which means that he maybe thinking about his experience and magic who could come in handy even when he is not in form. For the exact same reason, he should have picked Totti too who had a much better season than Camo.