The World Cup is over and Spain are your new Champions. First Euro 2008 and now this? I guess we have to respect Spain in international competitions now and not wait for them to eventually choke. The Final was probably one of the best deciding games since I can remember (1982). Both teams wanted to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Uruguay’
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 Twelve – Bye Bye France!
Posted: June 23, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Anelka, Argentina, Blanco, Boca Juniors, Cha Du Ri, Chelsea, Demichelis, Deportivo, Domenech, France, Gourcuff, Greece, Guardado, Khumalo, Laurent Blanc, Lee Jung Soo, Malouda, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Mphela, Nigeria, Palermo, Park Chu Young, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uche, Uruguay, Vela, World Cup, Yakubu
Day twelve was the start of the final games of round one. Some teams were not mathematically assured to advance but they were pretty certain while others had to play their way in. Everyone was alive in Group A & B so the games were bound to be exciting. They were. Aside from the actual [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Six – Same Ol’ Spain
Posted: June 17, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Chile, David Villa, Forlan, Gelson Fernandes, Honduras, Ivan Zamorano, Khune, Marcelo Salas, Pedro, South Africa, Spain, Suazo, Switzerland, Torres, Uruguay, World Cup
The first round of group games are done and now things start to get interesting. All the games on tap promised to be good and they delivered. Spain showed that even though they won Euro 2008, they still know how to fade in big games. The refereeing continues to be better than expected. This World [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day One – Those Horns Are Already Annoying
Posted: June 12, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aguirre, Anelka, Bayern Munich, Blanco, Chelsea, Dos Santos, Forlan, France, Guardado, Juarez, Lodeiro, Masilela, Mexico, Parreira, Ribery, Sagna, Samba, South Africa, Toulalan, Tshabalala, Uruguay, Vela, Vuvuzela, World Cup
The World Cup kicked off last night (in Korea) and there were two pretty good games. The Uruguay – France game came on at 3:30 am so it was a bit rough trying to get through it. Both games were exciting but I’m already hating those horns. I can’t imagine sitting next to person who [...]
