Czech clearly dominated the match versus Italy even though Italy were ahead in the first half with a goal thru a corner shoot-out. And the second consecutive yellow card making it a red to Polak was a real turning point in the first half, making Czechs left-out to play with only 10 members. Whereas Czech came into the field with winning their match as a only option to take them to the last 16. Having all these pressure plus missing Koller in their side injured were the only reason for Czech to lose this match and get out of this World Cup final. I really have to make a note here that Czech with their complete uninjured squad would have been a real contender for lifting this 2006 World Cup. Hard luck Czechs. Hats-off to Nedved, Rosicky & Koller.
