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Pre-game: Germany vs Serbia (18 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Pre-game: Germany vs Serbia (18 Jun 2010)Match Details
Germany-Serbia, Group D, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Friday 18 June, 13.30 (local time)

Why Serbia would win?

Serbia knows how German football is played since four of their players play in Germany — Antonio Rukavina (1860 Munich), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund), Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin) and Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Stuttgart).

Serbia plays rough and they have the most number of yellow cards so far in FIFA World Cup 2010. If they keep their cool, play rough and allow Germany to blow steam then they could make that their advantage.

Why Germany would win?

Germany has 2006 golden boot awardee in Miroslav Klose. While is no longer the same young player he once was, he can still score as evident in their game against Australia. This is a bigger test for Germany as Serbia plays stronger than Australia and we will see whether the great plays of Lukas Podolski, Philip Lahm and Miroslav Klose would amount to something.

These guys are expected to win and they should have no problems scoring goals as long as they keep their cool against rough playing Serbians.

Key Takeaway

Serbia needs to win this badly all they would be exiting the world cup since they lost against Ghana and Ghana is most likely to win against Australia. Expect Serbia to play as rough as they can and Germany should keep their heads in check.

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Videos: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Videos: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)This was a great game with three goals made.

Nigeria looked to have the upper hand until Greece went and equalized the game on the first half. Greece then went and scored one more goal on the second half as they won their first FIFA World Cup Finals game.

Below are all the FIFA World Cup video highlights from the game:

71′ GREECE GOAL by Torosidis

44′ GREECE GOAL by Salpingidis

16′ NIGERIA GOAL by UCHE

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Matcho & Result: Argentina vs Korea Republic (17 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Match & Result: Argentina vs Korea Republic (17 Jun 2010)Winner: [to be updated after game]
Score: Argentina(4) vs Korea Republic(1)
33′ 76′ 80′ Higuain (3) Argentina
45’+1 Chungyong (1) Korea Republic
17′ Chuyoung (1) for Argentina

Recap

Argentina showed how the game of football is played. Korea Republic was so frustrated because their own player Chuyoung was the one who scored the goal for Argentina. But it didn’t take long before Argentina scored another goal followed by two more goals as the Argentina squad demolished Korea Republic with four goals making the mistake of Park Chuyoung a non-factor for the game.

Most notable in the game is the hat trick scored by Higuain on the game.

You can view the videos of the game here — Videos: Argentina vs Korea Republic (17 Jun 2010)

Key Takeaway

This game showed everyone that Argentina has the chops, skills, orchestration, defense to go all the way to become the FIFA World Cup 2010 Champions – Argentina.

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Videos: Argentina vs Korea Republic (17 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Videos: Argentina vs Korea Republic (17 Jun 2010)Below are all the FIFA World Cup video highlights from the game.

This was an exciting game with four goals scored. Three goals were scored by Argentina with Higuain scoring a hat trick. The other goal by Argentina came from Korea Republic Chuyoung who scored the goal for Argentina.

Higuain hat trick for Argentina:

80′ GOAL SCORED by HIGUAIN for Argentina

76′ GOAL SCORED by Higuain for Argentina

Second half – underway

Half-time

This is the best game so far in FIFA World Cup 2010 as three goals has already been scored, a beautiful passing and attacking game by Argentina and flashes of excitement for South Korea Republic.

45’+1 GOAL SCORED by Chungyong for Korea Republic

33′ GOAL SCORED by Higuain for Argentina

17′ GOAL Korea Republic’s Chuyoung for Argentina

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Pre-game: France vs Mexico (17 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Pre-game: France vs Mexico (17 Jun 2010)Match Details
France-Mexico, Group A, Polokwane, Friday 17 June, 20.30 (local time)

Why Mexico would win?

Mexico didn’t have enough firepower to dispose South Africa and given that Uruguay just scored three goals against South Africa looks dim for Mexico. They should try to be as careful and reserved as they can as they cannot play a shooting match with France. France attacking game could just score two or more goals for the Frenchman.

Mexico is relying on veteran Giovani dos Santos and the youthful skill of Carlos Vela. This team needs to play perfect execution on the field.

Why France would win?

France is France. Gallas and Franck Ribery has the skills, experience and exposure to run plays, ignite counterattacks, calmly setup outside the box and shoot the ball to the goal.

Key Takeaway

Both of these teams have not won their opening games and they would be fighting for a win especially since Uruguay is now on top of the group standings. A loss by either team especially Mexico would make it very difficult making it past the next round. If Mexico loses they are facing Uruguay in a do or die game which looks bleaker than France beating South Africa.

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Matcho & Result: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)

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Match and Result: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)Winner: Greece
Score: Greece(2) vs Nigeria(1)
71′ Torosidis (1) Greece
44′ Salpingidis (1) Greece
16′ Uche (1) Nigeria

Recap

That was a strong game for Greece and they have made history by winning their first FIFA World Cup finals game.

It looked like Nigeria had the upper hand when they scored the first goal on the 16th minutes but after that they lost focus on defense as Greece shot on goal so many times without the defenders blocking or helping out the goalkeeper.

Greece scored two goals to win the game.

The videos for the goals scored is found here — Videos: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010).

Key Takeaway

Nigeria is in a very tough spot and their only chance for getting in the next round is for them to win against Korea Republic and Greece gets beaten by Argentina to force a three way tie with Korea Republic, and Greece.

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Pre-game: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Greece vs Nigeria (17 Jun 2010)Match Details
Greece-Nigeria, Group B, Mangaung / Bloemfontein, Friday 17 June, 16.00 (local time)

Why Nigeria would win?

Nigeria held their own against Argentina and even if they lost the game they stopped a number of goals and contained the greatest player today, Lionel Messi. Nigeria was able to run with these guys, deflect crosses, hold off attacks and stay there throughout the game. Nigera has the hardness to stick it to Greece.

Why Greece would win?

Switzerland won against Spain which means any team could beat top tier countries let alone a low middle tier team like Nigeria. Greece should just think of holding off attacks and wait for the appropriate counter attack to score. If these guys are lucky, they can be at the right place and at the right time.

Key Takeaway

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Matcho & Result: Spain vs Switzerland (16 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in News & Features

Match & Result: Spain vs Switzerland (16 Jun 2010)This will be updated after the game.

Winner: Switzerland
Score: Spain(0) vs Switzerland(1)
51′ Gelson Fernandes

Recap

The inevitable happened and Switzerland made the biggest upset in the tournament thus far.

I cannot question Spain’s determination as they shot one goal after another in the game. By the time Switzerland scored a goal during the 51st minute of the game, that was only the second shot on goal for Switzerland. Spain at that time already had 14 shots on goal but just couldn’t get a goal.

Spain felt pressure when Switzerland scored and the coach deployed Fernando Torres back in the game despite having an injury. The star striker of Spain had a lot of shots on the goal but the closest he could get was hitting the bar.

Switzerland showed a patient defense similar to what Korea DPR has showed against Brazil as they let their high profile opponent control possession and the game while waiting for the chance to counterattack and score.

Key Takeaway

You cannot discount any team in the FIFA World Cup and even high profile teams should treat their opponents with respect and focus on getting that goal on the scoreboard. Spain is going to fight very hard on their next games as they don’t want getting booted out in the first round.

The liveblogging for the match is found here — Liveblogging: Spain vs Switzerland (16 Jun 2010).

The video for the goal scored is found here — Goal Scored Gelson Fernandes: Spain (0) vs Switzerland (1)

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Matcho & Result: Honduras vs Chile (16 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Match and Result: Honduras vs Chile (16 Jun 2010)This will be updated after game time.

Winner: Chile
Score: Honduras(0) vs Chile(1)
34′ Jean Beausejour (Chile)

Recap

It was a great win for Chile fitting for how they dominated the entire game. This team has scored 32 goals in the qualifiers and the way they attacked and broken down the Honduras defense showed how potent their scoring abilities are.

Jean Beausejour scored a goal on the 34th minute and the lone goal for Chile doesn’t justify how dominant they were. More than midway the first half, Chile already had 63 possessions against Hondura’s 37 possessions.

Man of the Match was Alexis Sanchez who delivered a spectacular game via his crisp, accurate passing, timely attack and fluid orchestration. This guy is only 21 years old and barring injuries, he could just be a force to reckon with on two to three more FIFA World Cups.

Key Takeaway

Chile was touted to win this game and the team did not disappoint. I believe they should have scored more goals had it not been for successive saves by the Hondura’s goalkeeper.

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Pre-game: Honduras vs Chile (16 Jun 2010)

15 years ago in Uncategorized

Liveblogging: Honduras vs Chile (16 Jun 2010)Match Details
Honduras-Chile, Group H, Nelspruit, Friday 16 June, 13.30 (local time)

Why Chile would win?

Chile is stronger on paper and their coach Marcelo Bielsa is employing a 3-3-1-3 formation anchored on Humberto Suaza who has two speedy and experienced wingers in Alexis Sanchex and Mark Gonzalez. Humberto Suaza has scored ten goals during the qualifying and could score another goal today. The problem however is the injury that Humberto Suaza has suffered on his muscle strain. He is still recuperating and how fit he is would determine the efficiency of the formation of Marcelo Bielsa.

Why Honduras would win?

Honduras has a stronger offense anchored on Wilson Palacios who is looking to shutdown or deflect the formation of Chile. Given that Chile might be having health problems could work well on Honduras. They can do what Korea did against Brazil who played safely waiting for the right time to counterattack.

Key Takeaway

I hope this isn’t one of those boring games where it ends up in a draw like that of Portugal and Ivory Coast. Brazil failed to dazzle, and games like South Africa on the opening round and that of France didn’t live up to expectations.

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