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Fair is Fair

A little old-fashioned justice just meted out on the pitch, Legend of Billy Jean style.

Martinez for Costa Rica went down with an apparent calf injury. The unwritten rule of soccer is that the opposing team knocks the ball out of bounds during that time to give the injured guy a chance to get off the field. The Germans didn't do that, though. So moments later, Wanchope plowed over Schweinsteiger (sounds like a bad metal band doesn't it?). After a few more moments of play, the Costa Ricans punted the ball out of bounds, as if to say, "See, that's what you should have done!"

This game could get chippy down the stretch. Not George Laroque cheapshotting Andrew Ladd chippy, but pretty close.

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