I don't actually blame FIFA there. Their job is to promote football and the Italian/Paraguayan style of sitting back defending and waiting for a break may have gotten Switzerland a win over Spain, but it's not that fun to watch. So unless you really love the team doing it...it's kind of like a Mets-Yankees World Series!

That's an interesting thought about the cards. Except that they were so inconsistent. And what about the allowed/disallowed goals? They really need limited instant replay capacity. They just look foolish without it.