June 24, 201411 yr Italy vs Uruguay Tues 24 June, 11:00 pm Bangkok time GMT+7 - Match Thread Venue: Estadio das Dunas, Natal Group Stage: Group D Take part in the pre-match build up, match discussion, goals and more with Thaivisa
June 24, 201411 yr Author Italy's better goal difference means that they only need a point against Uruguay to qualify for the last 16. Italy coach Prandelli is under pressure to get his strikers firing and his team scoring more goals. Because of this he is likely to recall Ciro Immobile to the starting line up. Daniele De Rossi is likely to miss out through injury. Uruguay will be full of confidence following the defeat of England in their previous group game. Luis Suarez is set to continue his remarkable return to fitness from a knee injury which saw him confined to a wheel chair less than 1 month ago. Prandelli has called this game the most important of his career. This one isn't to be missed to see who will qualify from Group D along with Costa Rica (didn't think we'd be saying that at the start of the tournament).
June 24, 201411 yr Author Balotelli just nearly decapitated the Uruguay player there. Nice one Mario!
June 24, 201411 yr Author In all seriousness this is actually the game to watch tonight. I know a good chunk of England fans on here will be watching the other channel clinging onto their last fix as a fan watching their team play in the World Cup but this Italy v Uruguay game is do or die for both sides.
June 24, 201411 yr Thats it, Italy go home. But everyone will talk about Suarez again. Not for his footballing berformance, but biting into Chiellini's shoulder.
June 24, 201411 yr Uruguay may be through but I have a feeling Ratty's World Cup is over after his quick bite at an Italian.
June 24, 201411 yr His head movement etc. certainly supports the bite claim. i think i'm right in saying that Fifa doesn't operate a retrospective punishment system so condemnation may be all he will face but i'm very happy to stand corrected if other posters have more accurate information. I sincerely hope English fans don't use this to deflect from their team's inept performance as it didn't matter to their position, they were out no matter what Suarez got up to.
June 24, 201411 yr Here we go. Guess we'll know in the morning what FIFA do. English Press will be after him like a pack of hounds. Sad end to our group stage however you look at it.
June 24, 201411 yr You think there is a certain panic within the LFC organization now? I just read on Sky Sports FIFA actually can sanction a player up to 2 years for these things.
June 24, 201411 yr You think there is a certain panic within the LFC organization now? I just read on Sky Sports FIFA actually can sanction a player up to 2 years for these things. Don't know about sanctioning him but better to section him under the mental health act instead.
June 24, 201411 yr Apparently Italy manager Cesare Prandelli has resigned after Italy's World Cup loss to Uruguay.
June 24, 201411 yr You got to give it to him for faking injury in this picture as if he's hurt his teeth for biting too hard!
June 24, 201411 yr Sad end to our group stage however you look at it. Pessimist. We went home with a point.
June 24, 201411 yr Sad end to our group stage however you look at it. Pessimist. We went home with a point. I think we bored them into submission
June 24, 201411 yr silence of the Italians, washed down with a good bottle of Chianti of course. Or silence of the Suarez washed down with a good bite of Chielinni of course.
June 24, 201411 yr Luis Suarez is set to continue his remarkable return to fitness from a knee injury... ...and gum disease and made a remarkable recovery. In his defence, I thought it was shoulder to jaw. Suarez shouldn't be banned from the rest of the World Cup for such trifling matters, he's far too good for that.
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