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Matcho & Result: Uruguay vs Korea Republic (26 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Uruguay vs Korea Republic (26 Jun 2010)Winner: Uruguay
Score: Uruguay(2) vs Korea Republic(1)

80′ Suarez (Uruguay)
68′ Chun Yong (Korea Republic)
8′ Suarez (Uruguay)

Recap

Uruguay just upped their standards by moving to the last 8 of the tournament powered by Suarez who had two goals. As the team have said time and again, this is their best Uruguay national theme ever and they are proving they can go to the next level.

Suarez opened the game with a goal just 8 minutes after match kicked-off.

Korea Republic refused to lose and Chun Yong got another goal in the 68th minute.

Uruguay and Korea Republic worked hard on offense and defense but Suarez was relentless getting another goal on the 80th minute which but all sealed the fate of Korea Republic.

Key Takeaway

This was a beautifully played match from both side and either one of them deserved to win but Uruguay had their best team in decades and they wouldn’t refuse not to go deeper into the tournament.

We are expecting more to come from this team.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Uruguay vs Korea Republic (26 Jun 2010)

    

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Matcho & Result: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)Winner: Draw
Score: Switzerland(0) vs Honduras(0)

Recap

We were expecting a strong game for Switzerland as they needed two clear goals ahead of Honduras if they wanted a shot at the final 16. As it turned out, Honduras held their defense to spoil the fun for Switzerland.

Key Takeaway

A game where we expected to Switzerland to come out blazing but as it turns out, Honduras came out spoiling their opponents.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 25 Jun 2010

    

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Pre-game: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)Match Details
Switzerland-Honduras, Group H, Mangaung / Bloemfontein, Friday 25 June, 20.30 (local time)

Why Honduras would win?

Heart. Determination. Skills and History would not get this team a victory over Switzerland. They have a glimmer of hope as Switzerland is playing without star defender Philippe Senderos and they could just squeeze a goal for their country.

Honduras still have a shot to the final 16 if Spain lose badly against Chile and they win this match with more goals than Spain’s final goal difference count.

Why Switzerland would win?

Switzerland has never lost to a CONCACAF team (Honduras belongs to that qualification) and they can win a slot to the final 16 team if they win with two more goals against Honduras regardless of the Spain vs Chile game.

Key Takeaway

Honduras cannot worry about Spain vs Chile match as they only have this game on their control. Switzerland can still advance and they are going for the win. Expect an exciting game.

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Switzerland vs Honduras (25 Jun 2010)

    

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Pre-game: Chile vs Spain (25 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Chile vs Spain (25 Jun 2010)Match Details
Chile-Spain, Group G, Johannesburg – JEP, Wednesday 23 June, 20.30 (local time)

Why Spain would win?

This is a very important match as Spain is fighting for life and for their next round booking. Spain is powered by Fernando Torres, David Villa and history where Spain have always beaten Chile. Their record against this team is remarkable — 7 wins, 1 draw, scoring 18 goals and conceding only 3.

But then again, we have seen how France has bowed out of group stage, how defending champions Italy was beaten by Slovakia which is a team everyone dismissed before the tournament began.

Why Chile would win?

This team has not yet lost and they have shown how committed they are in winning. This team also has three star players in Bravo, Orellana, and Suazo playing for the Spanish league which gives them mastery of their opponents tonight.

Key Takeaway

As I said, favorites have gone out of this tournament badly beaten (France, Italy), Chile might just add Spain to the list of big name losers this year.

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Chile vs Spain (21 Jun 2010)

    

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Matcho & Result: Chile vs Spain (25 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Chile vs Spain (25 Jun 2010)Winner: Spain
Score: Chile(1) vs Spain(2)
47′ Rodrigo MILLAR (Chile)
37′ Andres INIESTA (Spain)
24′ David VILLA (Spain)

Recap

This was a well deserved win for Spain as they came out on the field determined to win this game and move to the next round. They controlled the game, possession, had more shots and was able to bring the game to their opponent.

Key Takeaway

Spain is the favorite of this tournament and they would not go out early in the group stage. This was a must win game for them and they delivered.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Chile vs Spain (25 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 25 Jun 2010

    

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Matcho & Result: Korea DPR vs Côte d’Ivoire (25 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Korea DPR vs Côte d& (25 Jun 2010)Winner: Ivory Coast
Score: Korea DPR(0) vs Ivory Coast(3)
82′ Kalou (Ivory Coast)
20′ Romaric (Ivory Coast)
14′ Toure Yaya (Ivory Coast)

Recap

This game did not disappoint as we have seen how Ivory Coast pushed so hard to win this game and score big. They were hoping that Portugal loses to Brazil and Ivory Coast can catch up with the goal difference.

Didier Drogba was awesome directing plays, making stops and doing everything he can to get his team to score, score and score.

Key Takeaway

Ivory Coast still didn’t have enough to move to the next round but their performance is nothing short of excellent.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Korea DPR vs Côte d’Ivoire (25 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 25 Jun 2010

    

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Matcho & Result: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

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Match & Result: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)Winner: [to be updated after game]
Score: Portugal(0) vs Brazil(0)
No goals scored.

Recap

Damn, this was a boring game and clearly Portugal and Brazil only cared to end in a draw.

Both these teams played safe, they didn’t attack with force, had long shots to the goal, and didn’t hassle much. For two teams that could compete hard, there weren’t an yellow cards given on the second half.

Both teams made sure they were healthy going to the next round. Dunga showed some signs of care for the Brazilian team seeing him walking up and down the side of the field. If he did that against Ivory Coast and Korea DPR then I wouldn’t have any problem with that. It seems this is all for the show.

Key Takeaway

Let’s just forget this game. For the last 6 months since the schedule was announced, people were waiting for this matchup and it disappointed well enough.

You can view all game videos here — Videos: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

The latest group standing is found here — Latest FIFA World Cup Standing as of 21 Jun 2010

    

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Liveblogging: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

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Liveblogging: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)Portugal (0) vs Brazil (0)

Winner:Draw

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:

Piece of shit game, I am happy Argentina went ahead and scored their third win, Brazil was just playing like it was a pickup game. Pickup game have more intensity.

2nd Half

Damn, both these teams are playing safe, maybe they don’t want to risk an injury for any of their players. Both of these teams are more like to finish 1st and 2nd especially because Ivory Coast has only scored 3 and they need five or six more to go ahead of Portugal.

This is becoming a boring match where both teams run and setup play as if they were at the bottom of the standing.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal is bringing the game to Brazil.

1st Half

There were flashes of brilliance coming from Ronaldo, Maicon, and Silva but both teams still aren’t able to score a goal.

00′ MATCH KICKS-OFF
You can view the match report and results here — Match & Result: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

    

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Pre-game: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)Match Details
Portugal-Brazil, Group G, Durban, Friday 25 June, 16.00 (local time)

Why Brazil would win?

Brazil runs the ball with Robinho, Silva, and Fabiano with great skill, smooth orchestration, solid execution, that deliver goal after goal.

Kaka is suspended for this game but the remaining players are more than enough to make a good run.

This team has a solid defense but their offense make their defense shine less as this team simply controls possession of the ball 3/4 of the time.

Brazil has proven their consistency and managed to win all their games in FIFA World Cup 2010.

This team is going to come out blazing.

Why Portugal would win?

Portugal is a determined team anchored on Cristiano Ronaldo who the best player in the world behind only to Argentine Lionel Messi.

They has scored a draw against Ivory Coast and doubts were cast on their ability to win especially when Ivory Coast main man, Didier Drogba was playing hurt.

With their backs against the wall vs Korea DPR, they scored 7 goals, the highest in this tournament and the highest in Portugal World Cup history. While Korea DPR is an inferior team, Brazil didn’t score half the goals Portugal did against them.

Key Takeaway

This is the most anticipated game of the group stage where two high profile, high caliber, winning teams meet.

Both these teams boast a number of the best players in the world and expect this match to be electrifying.

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Portugal vs Brazil (25 Jun 2010)

    

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Pre-game: Cameroon vs Netherlands (24 Jun 2010)

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Pre-game: Cameroon vs Netherlands (24 Jun 2010)Match Details
Cameroon-Netherlands, Group E, Cape Town, Thursday 24 June, 20.30 (local time)

Why Netherlands would win?

The Dutchmen are on top of their group standing and all they need to do is score goals, something they are very efficient on doing.

This team have enough pride to score another win and finish on top of their group standings alongside Argentina and possible Brazil.

Why Cameroon would win?

Cameroon has not won neither did they draw any of their games. They have not yet scored a point and they do not want to end up alongside Korea DPR and Honduras. This team is going to play freely and could use that to their advantage.

Key Takeaway

Liveblogging for this game is found here — Liveblogging: Cameroon vs Netherlands (24 Jun 2010)

    

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