From the Rafters

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FRANCE .VS. ...................ITALY

It does not get any SEXIER than this match folks!

Can you think of any other two most romantic, culture ladden, and full of beautiful people, countries that can meet in the finals of the 2006 World Cup Finals?

Arc d'Triomphe vs. Colosseum

Pastry vs. Pasta Champagne vs. Asti Aspumante

Je t´aime vs. Ti amo (I love you)
vous êtes beau vs. siete bei (you are beautiful)

French Cheeses (Brie,Blue Cheese,Roquefort,Munster) vs. Italian Cheeses (parmessan, mozzarella,riccotta, provolone).

FRENCH COFFEE VS ITALIAN COFFEE (you can kill me right here!)

'Un baiser' on a boat down the Seine vs. 'un bacio' on a gondola in Venice ( a kiss)

I do not have a favorite here. Let's call it a tie, let's all go to BERLIN, let the beer flow, and have a big party! That is my vote!

But seriously, if anything I have to say that this is an exquisite final for an otherwise ho-hum cup. And that I wish that the only one player that has excited me with his play in this cup wins it on his last game of his career; Zinedine Zidane