Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Preview of Round of 16. Match 8: Spain v Portugal

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This is La Furia Roja versus Selecção das Quinas. It's the clash of the Iberian neighbours - one of the biggest rivalries in world footb...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Preview of Round of 16. Match 7: Paraguay v Japan

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This is La Albirroja versus the Blue Samarai. This is South America versus Asia's final representative, made all the more interesting by...

Group H final set of games

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Spain 2-1 Chile Spain went into the match knowing only a win would guarantee qualification. Chile knew they only needed to draw. The open...

Preview of Round of 16. Match 6: Brazil v Chile

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It's the Selecao versus la Roja. It's the 5 time world champion up against 3rd place finishers in 1962. It's a South American de...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Preview of Round of 16. Match 5: Netherlands v Slovakia

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This is Oranje versus Repre. It's two different forms of history on the line. For the Dutch they have been in two consecutive finals in ...

Group G final group games

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Brazil 0-0 Portugal When you see a Brazil v Portugal game on the fixture list it's enough to make one salivate in anticipation. Howeve...

Group F final group games

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New Zealand 0-0 Paraguay Paraguay knew a draw was enough to qualify. New Zealand knew they needed a win. This was a dour match as Paragua...
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Group E final group games

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Japan 3-1 Denmark Japan went into the game knowing a draw would be enough for them to qualify. Denmark knew they needed a win. The equatio...

Preview of Round of 16. Match 4: Argentina v Mexico

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It's the Albiceleste versus El Tri. It's the two time World Cup winners Argentina versus the two time quarter-finalists Mexico. It...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Preview of Round of 16. Match 3: England v Germany

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It's the big one! It's one time World Cup winner England versus three time champs Germany. It's one of world football's bigg...

Group D final set of games

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Germany 1-0 Ghana Ghana went into this game knowing a draw would guarantee them qualification for the second round. Germany knew they need...

Group C final group games

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England 1-0 Slovenia The game began with England knowing they pretty much had to win, and Slovenia knowing that a point would be enough. E...

Preview of Round of 16. Match 2: USA v Ghana

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This is American World Power versus the Hope of Africa. The Stars and Stripes against the Black Stars. The USA, apart from a 3rd place fin...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Preview of Round of 16. Match 1: Uruguay v South Korea

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This is South America v Asia. This is 1930 and 1950 World Cup winners against 2002 Semi-finalist. This is 2.5 million people v 52 million. L...

Group B final set of games

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South Korea 2-2 Nigeria Nigeria came into the game knowing that they could qualify with a win, providing that Argentina beat Greece. South...

Group A final set of games

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Uruguay 1-0 Mexico Some people had predicted a damp squib of a game as both sides only required a draw to guarantee progression to the sec...

Team of the second round of group games

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This is the eleven I would pick after watching all the second round of group games. [Please note in a couple of instances I have played a pl...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Group H permutations

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Group H is fascinating. All can still qualify (although very unlikely for Honduras) and it could come down to goal difference. It's Spai...

Group G permutations

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Brazil are qualified, Portugal are almost guaranteed qualification, Ivory Coast are practically eliminated and North Korea are out...but tha...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Group F permutations

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With all 4 teams very much alive...what is required for each to qualify? (Paraguay v New Zealand and Italy v Slovakia). (P.S. A coin toss = ...
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