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Goalkeepers complain about the ball and now strikers point to their grass problem.
French trainer Raymond Domenech said the grass was a problem to their quick forwards which according to him becomes slow especially with the kind of heat in Germany.
We grabbed the first lead on the 23th minute with Van Nistlerooy burying it in front of me with my eyes wide open magnifying the moment a gazillion times. Oh it was beautiful, a feeling I can’t explain. Four minutes after my eyes saw another goal this time courtesy of Bakary Kone.
The first game sent out a red alert warning to all goalies that a one month nightmare is in sight when Germany’s Torsten Frings fired a cannon ball like shot from 40 meters to score a goal. The match ended 4-2 with a total of 6 goals; which broke the opening salvo record total that stood for more than 40 years.
The strikers are the biggest threat to goalies, combine it with a technologically superior ball plus a lightweight boot similar to what Rooney wears then you have a nightmare game after game.
Adidas altered the standard 26 or 32 panels of Football balls and instead created Teamgeist with 14 panels. Ken Bray, a sports scientist at the University of Bath in England says the ball behaves similar to a baseball.
Wayne Rooney came to the rescue as if on cue the Bat signal was raised and the hero appears. I would agree with Sven-Goran Eriksson’s decision before the game to keep Wayne Rooney from playing especially against a physical team like Trinidad and Tobago.
The first half ended and the score still tied, T&T are pounding on the drums, the fire is burning and the ritual of slaugthering a sacrifice is going to happen in the second half at the expense of England. With raw power rather than experience, with strength rather than finesse, with killer instincts rather than intelligence; this team is circling the field focus on taking down their opponent and claim their rightful place after 40 painful years of waiting.
Date Played: June 13, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between Brazil vs Croatia. Kaka was the only one who scored a goal throughout the game on the 44th minute.
The world expected more but we have to give credit to Croatia who are playing excellent football right. Brazil needs to focus on their next games and we will see a more dominant team playing.
Date Played: June 13, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between Korea vs Togo. This was a good come from behind victory by the Koreans over a 0-1 deficit via a goal scored by Mohamed Kader on the 31st minute.
Twenty three minutes later Lee Chun Soo scored the game tying goal on the 54 minutes and on eighteen minutes later Ahn Jung Hwan scored the winning goal.
Date Played: June 13, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between France vs Switzerland. There were to many missed opportunities for France to score but could not convert any goal. Switzerland also had it’s chances but had the same fate as France. The video shows you missed shots on goal by both teams.
Date Played: June 12, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between Italy vs Ghana. Though losing by 2 goals to none, Ghana’s spirits are high especially when they kept and played Italy all the way.
Date Played: June 12, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between USA vs Czech team USA got a wake up call on where they stand in International Games.
Date Played: June 12, 2006 (Group Stage)
Below is a video of the FIFA World Cup 2006 game between Australia vs Japan where the Socceroos made an amazing comeback down 0-1 early in the game up to the last 10 minutes of the match.
