Because these people are under a ridiculous amount of pressure and hitting it over makes you look 1000x more stupid than getting it saved.
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Not everyone has balls of titanium like Shearer did.
I am content with this World Cup. Anything that happens from now is a bonus.
Flip, take your gentlemanly 2-1 win and best of luck for the rest of the tournament. I'm good.
We co-hosted because politicians in both countries decided they couldn’t handle the domestic political fallout if they lost the bid to the other. That’s how much we like each other.
If Japan win our match goes from “eh, I hope we don’t embarrass ourselves” to the biggest must-win in the history of Korean football. Would be chuffed if I were you. Pressure will kill us.