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Pre-game: Slovenia vs England (23 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Slovenia vs England (23 Jun 2010)Match Details
Slovenia-England, Group C, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Wednesday 23 June, 16.00 (local time)

Why England would win?

England doesn’t want to go down in history as the team that failed to reach the next round after 52 years of successful run. England still has the best players on the field and as long as they can play as a team, they can easily win this game.

Why Slovenia would win?

Slovenia is enjoying one of their best run FIFA World Cup campaigns and they are now on top of group C. Expect these guys to be fueled by success and they will fight for this game to ensure they would finish on top.

Key Takeaway

England needs to put their differences away and avoid a first round exit. Steven Gerrard and John Terry who are the most senior members of this team needs to put their guys together and get this win.

Slovenia is going to capitalize on their recent success and they are inspired to continue the run against England.

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Slovenia vs England (23 Jun 2010)

    

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Match & Result: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)Winner: Argentina
Score: Greece(0) vs Argentina(2)
89′ Palermo (Argentina)
77′ Demichelis (Argentina)

Recap

The Greece goalkeeper has been phenomenal pulling so many saves throughout the game but the barrage of shots thrown by Argentina was just too much for him that he conceded a goal towards the endo f the second half. It took Argentina 77 minutes to break Greece down.

Key Takeaway

Argentina has topped their group and they have shown how determined they are no matter how tough the defense it. Greece held their own who didn’t look like they wanted a goal but played the game defensively just waiting for a counter attack break to happen.

In the end, Argentina was just too much for Greece and the goalkeeper. It was a great game overall.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 22 Jun 2010

    

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Match & Result: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)Winner: South Africa
Score: France(1) vs South Africa(2)
70′ Malouda (France)
37′ Mphela (South Africa)
20′ Khumalo (South Africa)

Recap

This game showed a lot of promise early on but on the 20th minute the crowd went wild as South Africa did the unthinkable and score ahead of France.

On the 25th minute France got a red card and South Africa seems to have a miracle game. Before the first half ended, South Africa was able to capitalize on their short handed opponent as they scored another goal on the 37th minute.

South Africa clearly outplayed France and MPhela just went loose running plays and attacking France.

France was able to score a goal but that was their last highlight of the game.

Key Takeaway

France had a humiliating FIFA World Cup and while both of them and South Africa are not moving to the next round, South Africa made their people proud.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 22 Jun 2010

    

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Liveblogging: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)

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Liveblogging: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)Greece (0) vs Argentina (2)
89′ Palermo (Argentina)
77′ Demichelis (Argentina)

Winner:Argentina

Thanks for joining me. Hope to see you again in the next game, Liveblogging — Milo.

I am updating this page with a summary of highlights on the first half, and second half. Also, I would post goals scored if any right away including the video here.

For details of happenings, you can get it at FIFA.

Below are the highlights:

Sooner or later the goalkeeper of Greece would have to concede a goal, the barrage of Argentina is too much to pull save throughout the game. Argentina scored two goals to top their group.

89′ ARGENTINA SCORES via Palermo
77′ ARGENTINA SCORES via Demichelis

Second-half – underway

Half-time – no goals scored and defense of both teams are holding on. Goalkeeper of Greece has put up so many save. How many more can he save?

1st Half

Greece is making Argentina setup play while they focus on building a stonewall defense. When the right counter attack comes, Greece pushes the ball quickly.

This was a strong game for Argentina and Greece. Argentina was a beauty to watch with Lionel Messi moving and weaving around defenders.

00′ MATCH KICKS-OFF

You can view the match report and results here — Match & Result: Greece vs Argentina (22 Jun 2010)

    

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Liveblogging: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)

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Liveblogging: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)France (0) vs South Africa (0)
70′ Malouda (France)
37′ Mphela (South Africa)
20′ Khumalo (South Africa)

Winner:South Africa

I am updating this page with a summary of highlights on the first half, and second half. Also, I would post goals scored if any right away including the video here.

For details of happenings, you can get it at FIFA.

Below are the highlights:

70′ FRANCE SCORES via Malouda – at last!!!

France is clearly outplayed here by MPhela and South Africa. France is also handicapped having one of their players given a red card.

This is a devastating would be win by South Africa and it pains to see a super power France get beaten by a low, low FIFA ranking team.

Half-time – South Africa is surprisingly leading France with 2 goal to none. France is playing poorly in this game.

37′ SOUTH AFRICA SCORES via Mphela

20′ SOUTH AFRICA SCORES via Khumalo

You can view the match report and results here — Match & Result: France vs South Africa (22 Jun 2010)

    

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Liveblogging: Spain vs Honduras (21 Jun 2010)

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Liveblogging: Spain vs Honduras (21 Jun 2010)Spain (2) vs Honduras (0)

Winner:Spain

I am updating this page with a summary of highlights on the first half, and second half. Also, I would post goals scored if any right away including the video here.

For details of happenings, you can get it at FIFA.

Below are the highlights:

51′ SPAIN SCORES via David Villa This goal ensures a win for Spain

17′ SPAIN SCORES via David Villa
Spain and Honduras are getting more and more physical in the game
00′ MATCH KICKS-OFF

You can view the match report and results here — Match & Result: Spain vs Honduras (21 Jun 2010)

    

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Match & Result: Chile vs Switzerland (21 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Chile vs Switzerland (21 Jun 2010)Winner: Chile
Score: Chile(1) vs Switzerland(0)
75′ Mark Gonzalez (Chile)

Recap

This was a boring game to start with but things quickly changed on the second half especially when Switzerland became short handed with Behrami and Chile began pounding their to victory.

It became very physical with altercations, nine yellow cards and the red card Switzerland was booked on.

Key Takeaway

This was a tough game and Chile badly wanted to win and it showed the way they played all the way to the end. Chile made their win interesting for Switzerland and Spain. Spain is going to look to winning and scoring a lot of goals.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Chile vs Switzerland (21 Jun 2010)

    

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Match & Result: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)Winner: [to be updated after game]
Score: Portugal(7) vs Korea DPR(0)

87′ Ronaldo (Portugal)
81′ Liedson (Portugal)
60′ 89′ Tiago (Portugal)
56′ H. Almeida (Portugal)
53′ Simao (Portugal)
29′ R. Meireles (Portugal)

Recap

This was a devastating loss by Korea DPR from Portugal.

Korea DPR looked happy on the first 28 minutes as they were able to hold their own on defense and Portugal had a hard time shooting on goal. Things changed on the 29th minute when Portugal saw and opportunity on streaking Raul Meireles who shot one to the goal.

Korea DPR didn’t attack and hold on to the ball as Portugal did. They were simply outplayed. But to give these guys credit, they didn’t allow Portugal to score a number of goals.

Korea DPR goalkeeper didn’t show top play as a long shot of Ronaldo that was low and didn’t have power and spin was fumbled, and when the ball was rolling, the goalkeeper got it but fumbled again.

Portugal was taking any chances during defense as they had all ten players creating a wall during free kicks by Korea. This shows Portugal was very careful after they scored that goal. They cannot afford Korea sneaking in a goal.

On the 53rd minute things changed as Portugal made a barrage of scores from Simao, Almeida, Tiago, Liedson, & Ronaldo giving Portugal their biggest win in FIFA World Cup on 7 goals to none.

Portugal destroyed Korea DPR’s defense and the goalkeeper just didn’t have moves and heart to pull the stops.

Key Takeaway

Portugal went into the game knowing they needed to win and score more goals than 1 to make sure they were ahead on goal count. They didn’t only score 1 goal but had 7 goals to one. It was a blowout and one of the biggest wins in FIFA World Cup 2010.

Congratulations to Portugal!

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)

    

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Pre-game: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)Match Details
Portugal-Korea DPR, Group G, Cape Town, Monday 21 June, 13.30 (local time)

Why Korea DPR would win?

Korea DPR showed a lot of toughness on defense against Brazil as they did not concede a goal until more than an hour later. Even when Brazil scored the goal, Korea DPR came back with their own goal as a signal that these guys play with a lot of heart.

These guys are fast on team defense, and counterattacks quickly. They do not hold possession on the ball as long as their opponent but they can definitely stop attacks.

Why Portugal would win?

Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal just came in a draw against Ivory Coast which got beaten badly by Brazil. This team has underachieved on the world stage and Cristiano Ronaldo knows his reputation is on the line. He would come up big and score a goal or two. Even if he doesn’t score, this guy will orchestrate the offense and rub it off on his teammates.

Key Takeaway

This is critical for Portugal as they only have one point and their last game would be against Brazil. If they lose or draw this match then they would be in trouble as Ivory Coast is most likely to beat Korea DPR.

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Portugal vs Korea DPR (21 Jun 2010)

    

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Pre-game: Brazil vs Côte d’Ivoire (20 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire (20 Jun 2010)Match Details
Brazil-Ivory Coast, Group G, Johannesburg – JSC, Sunday 20 June, 20.30 (local time)

Why Ivory Coast would win?

Ivory Coast held their own against Portugal that ended up with a draw. Didier Drogba is leading the charge for Ivory Coast and his health is far better today than when they fought Portugal. This team is desperate for a win to give them 4 points in their group stage.

Why Brazil would win?

Brazil is Brazil and they have never lost against a team outside South America or Europe and no South African country has ever beaten them. Brazil is powered by Robinho, Kaka, Fabiano who are more than capable to give them three points even before kick-off.

Key Takeaway

This is an important game for Ivory Coast as a win should give them a fighting chance hoping that Portugal gets at the most a draw on their next game. Portugal has more chops of beating Brazil than Ivory Coast which makes Ivory Coast more determined to win this or they see the door quickly.

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