FIFA World Cup 2010 - Predictions/Discussions/Updates

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FINAL SCORE -

DENMARK - 0


NETHERLANDS - 2
(Poulsen 46' *OG*)
(Kuyt 85')

[Angra]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Was late returning from office today. Its 6 06 PM here right now and the first 50 minutes of the Netherlands - Denmark match has gone by.

The scoreline reads 1 - 0 to the Netherlands so far. And believe it or not, it was an OWN GOAL by Poulsen of Denmark in the 46th minute!!

Angra must be pulling his hair out in intense frustration right now.

If I had any hair to spare I would.

Not so much because of the defeat (which was well deserved), but much more because of the boring defensive way Denmark is playing, and I don't see which danish player that should be able to score a single goal in this tournament... GRRRRAAAAAAARG!!!!

FIRE THEM, FIRE THEM ALL!!!! :mad:

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FINAL SCORE - Match #10 (GROUP E) -

JAPAN - 1
(Honda 39')


CAMEROON - 0

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WHAT A SURPRISE!!

PARAGUAY are AHEAD 1 - 0 over ITALY!!

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Did you expect this?? :D


Halftime score -

ITALY - 0


PARAGUAY - 1
(Alcaraz 39')


Paraguay look very impressive and have matched Italy all through the first half. Their defenses look solid and when the time came, Alcaraz's fine header in the 39th min blasted the ball past a surprised Buffon who could only watch in despair.

The 2006 WC Champions trail in their very first 2010 match. Good luck to them in the 2nd half!

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Italy EQUALISE through De Rossi 1 - 1 in the 63rd minute!!

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FINAL SCORE - Match #11 (GROUP F) -

ITALY - 1
(De Rossi 63')



PARAGUAY - 1
(Alcaraz 39')

And so the Italian diesel engine starts its revving in yet another WC. The reason I said diesel engine is because they are notorious for being slow starters in most of the WC Finals they have been in. The 4 time champions looked rusty but there was no stopping their attacks at the Paraguayan goal. Overall, they would be slightly disappointed with the draw.

Paraguay on the other hand would be delighted. Going into the lead and then hanging on to the draw in what would be their toughest match of the group is surely a plus for them. Despite two attacking moves by bringing in Cardozo & Santa Cruz in the final 22 minutes, they had a change of tactics in the final 5-6 mins and settled to fight out the draw.

The Azurri need to improve. The South Americans will be thrilled.

And I am off to bed.

[roshiq]

Italy played far better than I expected...specially in the 2nd half. After watching their 'friendly' match against Mexico last week where Mexico won convincingly by 2-1, I was expecting this would be a 1-0 or 2-0 final scoreline in favor of Paraguay. I'm hoping that Azzurri will be in the 2nd round but the matter is whether they can become the Group champion or not. Cause if they advance as 2nd in Group F then we're now quite sure that they'll face Netherlands! And that will be really tough challenge for them considering their team standards at the moment.

[roshiq]

ESPN Stats & Info: The first 19 goals of this World Cup have been scored by 19 different players, breaking the previous record of 18 (Argentina, 1978).

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FINAL SCORE - Match #12 (GROUP F) -

SLOVAKIA - 1
(Vittek 50')



NEW ZEALAND - 1
(Reid 93')