Why did Malta score so badly in yesterday's Eurovison song contest?
597093
because the song wasn't that good.  Mind you neither was finland....\n\nand political voting
1168475
They should do better. They are in a weak group and should make it to the final 16.
353227
This year is full of surprises. I wish to play well and prove that they deserve to be there.\n  Now i think that many European countries could do better (Russia,Turkey,Romania,Belgium).
724808
going by the current score 5/82 at 11.58 (tassie time) they are sucking even more than usual , overconfident i guess ,playing against "dads army" lol
999162
Agree for the most part but England will definitely finish first, Sweden second. Sweeden took advantage of very weak teams in the prelims (13 goals out of the 30 came against Malta). But keep in mind they lost both games to Croatia. England has been ramping up and is long due for a good show. They should do well in this cup if they don't let Beckham screw up too much
1056305
Oh, the way they're playing is BAD! I was shocked when they starting playing that way! AND then praying for the other contestants that they just stabbed in the back was unbelievable!
606764
Yes it is rubbish and I have liked  Embrace in the past, it won't be sung on terraces and pubs.\n\nSadly despite being English, I don't think we'll get much past    the group stage. As always  though England will make a meal of getting that far and we'll then probably knocked out on penalties (again)
754867
In terms of the way he decided, Simon was right, Eton Road can improve significantly (Especially if Anthony knocks off all this out of tune metzo soprano rubbish, he doesn't need to, he has a lovely voice), and though performance based Robert was faultless, he has probably reached the top of his game.\n\nHowever, IMO neither should have been in the bottom two, it should have been Ray and The McDonald Brothers...\n\nI love Ray, but his performance tonight was poor, he was shouting rather than singing. The McDonald Brothers were simply awful, I would rather listen to the version of that song sang by Bill Nighy in Love Actually.\n\nWhat is wrong with you Scottish (bit of a generalisation there and I apologise to those who did not vote for them) but are you all tone deaf? I know Simon is rude about them and that can make someone proud of their heritage, indignant, but those boys are exactly what they are "Wedding Singers" and will never be anything more.. There voices are fair but they have no charisma, at least Ray has oodles of that.\n\nI would love to see the results of the phone votes published, and I would hate to have the phone bills in the next quarter of those dedicated few that just keep on voting to keep the McDonalds in.\n\nI really don't think this will be the last we see of Robert, he has an amazing voice and is a fantastic performer. \n\nOnce again, apologies for my generalisations about the Scottish, I just can't believe we are going to be put through yet another week of the McDonalds whining.
335015
It would be a shame to lose the National Anthems - they're a whole part of the tradition of international football matches. Furthermore they're one of the few opportunities people in some countries get to sing their National Anthems.
1124560
Everyone in my house is routing for Spain!!! They deserve to go through they have played better throughout. France form has been terrible.
372915
If you're talking World Cup, they didn't qualify.  They finished 3rd in UEFA's Group 8 with Croatia, Sweden, Hungary, Iceland, and Malta.
1069541
Actually its quiet the opposite dont be fooled by this performance. Spain had actually managed NOT to win any first match since the 1954 WC !!!!!!!!! It is one of the worst records ever , Spain finally managed to beat Slovenia 3-1 and break the jinx in2002. Looks like they have continued the good work. But it was a great performance against Ukraine.
559068
Oh Goshhhh! The results !!! People say that Finland won cuz young people voted this year, but I am young and do not think that they were the ones who deserved it. It was really a different show by Finns but the song was just a casual rock song. \nAnyways, the contest should last forever cause it would be nice to see a drastic change in voting  when a war or economic crisis among north countries;) Peace!
1034452
They played extremely well and were unbeaten in their Group which also featured France, Switzerland and the Irish Rep amongst others.\n\nHowever, there were too many drawn games in this group among the afore-said 4 teams. That proved Israel's undoing.\nMoreover, the draws they had at home were high scoring, whereas those away were low scoring. They were always going to lose out on 'head to head' considerations.\n\nHowever, the good news is that Israel have developed an ability to play against European teams and avoid defeat. This should be a good foundation for qualification in the future, with Euro 2008 the next big tournament. \n\nJust like Turkey, Israeli football will grow and reach a standard good enough to be amongst the better nations.
326519
cos they are so pissed uefa can not understand what the hell there singing about
467231
cause they blew it big time... a couple of untimely errors caused the loss... they played well and they played hard... its just sad that bibby and miller didnt show up... bonzi and martin and shareef carried them...but you really cant blame any one of them... they all made mistakes...not much you can do...
1039439
The only reason the match might have looked rigged is because England is overrated and not as good as everybody made them sound.  Is it a suprise that a team came to the World Cup and decided to actually play hard?  England was LUCKY to get out with a win.