"FIFA has simply got to do something about the refereeing here - the unfairness of it, the timing of it, and the out-and-out robbery of taking away a glorious chance for the deserving Aussies to reach the final eight. It is getting worse as the tournament goes on rather than better.
It has been nearly 24 hours since the out-of-body experience I had watching my native Portugal defeat the Netherlands to vault into the World Cup's quarterfinals. My emotions are now more or less bottled back inside. The majority of papers and Web sites agree the Portuguese did indeed beat the Dutch 1-0 and the so-called referee from Russia is as good as gone from the tournament after completely losing control of the match. Injuries are being treated and Portugal is going to appeal the red card issued to star midfielder Deco. For me, Saturday and England cannot come fast enough."
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