Day twenty-three saw a clinic put on by Germany and Spain edging past a very game Paraguay squad. Argentina exits the World Cup and in the ninety minutes it took for them to lose, they went from a red-hot team with as good a chance as anyone to hoist the Jules Rimet Trophy to a [...]
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World Cup 2010 – Day Twenty-Two – A Dutch Surprise
Posted: July 3, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Abreu, Ajax, Argentina, Arsenal, Baggio, Bayern Munich, Brazil, Dunga, Felipe Melo, Forlan, Ghana, Gyan, Holland, Inter, Juventus, Kaka, Mathijsen, Muntari, Netherlands, Oezil, Ooijer, Rennes, Robben, Robinho, Sneijder, South Africa, Suarez, Uruguay, Van Persie, Werder Bremen, World Cup
Day twenty-two saw Brazil’s run come to an end and Asamoah Gyan (Rennes) miss one of the biggest penalty kicks in the history of the World Cup. It doesn’t top Roberto Baggio’s miss in 1994 but it’s up there. The Netherlands find a way to fight back against Brazil and Uruguay continues its improbable run [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Sixteen – The USA Finally Goes Home
Posted: June 27, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Ajax, Argentina, Bolton, Cavani, Dempsey, Donovan, England, Fulham, Germany, Ghana, Gyan, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Lee Chung-Yong, Mexico, MLS, Palermo, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uruguay, USA, World Cup
Day sixteen saw the start of the knockout stage round of sixteen games. Both games were exciting and were in doubt until the final whistle. Uruguay did enough in the first game to hold off South Korea. In the second game, the USA didn’t do enough to hold off Ghana. Now American fans can stop [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Thirteen – I Think Something Big Happened
Posted: June 24, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aaron Lennon, Ajax, Algeria, Antic, Appiah, Aston Villa, Australia, Bayern Munich, Bologna, Cacau, Cahill, Capello, England, Everton, Germany, Ghana, Hamburger, Holman, Inter, James Milner, Jermaine DeFoe, Jerome Boateng, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Klose, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Manchester United, Muntari, Oezil, Pantelic, Portsmouth, Rajevac, Rooney, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Stuttgart, Tottenham, USA, World Cup, Yahia
If you’re looking for some insight on the USA – Algeria game, go elsewhere. This post is gonna be light on the information not only for that game but all the games. I have no interest in talking about Landon Donovan’s (LA Galaxy) late goal against Algeria to not only qualify the Americans but put [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Nine – Thanks For Coming Cameroon
Posted: June 21, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Agger, Australia, Bendtner, Cameroon, Denmark, Eto'o, Ghana, Gyan, Holman, Huntelaar, Japan, Kewell, Kjaer, Muntari, Nakamura, Netherlands, Paul Le Guen, Rommedahl, Rosetti, Sneijder, South Africa, Tomasson
Sorry I am a day late with this post. Sunday was very busy for me and I didn’t get a chance to write down my thoughts on the day’s action. I’ll try not to let it happen again. Day nine came and went and we finally have a team advancing (Netherlands) and a team going [...]
