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I watched the entire final, although I did doze off for about 15 minutes late in the first half. It's unfortunate France lost, because they were the better team for most of the match (certainly for the final minutes of regulation, and most of overtime). It certainly would've been surprising for them to win in PKs, given that Buffon was far better than Barthez (although Trezeguet's ringer off the crossbar was the only thing that prevented them from a 5th try). Oh well. Perhaps in South Africa the US won't suck so much.
It's interesting to note that, of the 14 European teams in the tourney, 10 made it through to the knockout stage. The next round, of the 8 remaining teams, 6 were from Europe; and the "Final Four" were all European. A little home-continent advantage, perhaps?