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ben wrote a new blog post: Holland Pulls Upset And Sends Brazil Home 1 year, 7 months ago · View
At the beginning of the game Brazil was 35-0-2 when leading at halftime in the World Cup. After going up a goal before halftime into today’s match, the number one team in the world broke that streak falling to the Dutch 2-1, in the first match of the quarterfinals. Brazil opened up the match totally dominating [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: Paraguay Through On Penalty Kicks 1 year, 7 months ago · View
It was a day of firsts in today’s World Cup match-up between Paraguay and Japan. Paraguay won 5-3 after 120 minutes of scoreless soccer in the first penalty kick shootout of the 2010 World Cup. This is also the only time that the Paraguayans have made it through to the round of eight. South America continued [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: U.S. Is Set To Play Ghana In Knockout Stage 1 year, 7 months ago · View
In the later matches of the day Group D was decided. Germany beat Ghana 1-0, while Australia defeated Serbia 2-1. Although Australia won they still were sent home due to goal differential. Germany won Group D and will face England in the round of 16 and with Ghana taking second place they will take on the [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: Last Minute Heroics Sends The U.S. And England through In Group C 1 year, 7 months ago · View
In Group C action today we had the United States taking on Algeria and England facing off against Slovenia. Landon Donovan scored the goal of his career in extra time to defeat Algeria 1-0. Jermaine Defoe scored a brilliant goal for England to defeat Slovenia 1-0. England quickly made the game a must win for the [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: Group B Comes To A Close 1 year, 7 months ago · View
The Group B winner and runner-up was also decided today with Argentina and Greece playing at the same time as Nigeria and South Korea. For me it was a no-brainer, I’m watching the team with arguably the best player in the world on it. Messi did not disappoint either but good thing I had the other [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: Au Revior France! 1 year, 7 months ago · View
With fair play always at the forefront of any FIFA competition, today’s Group A games were played simultaneously. We had Mexico and Uruguay on one channel and France and South Africa on another.For those of us who want to take in every minute of World Cup action as possible it’s a hectic time. Just as the [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: Defending champions struggle in opener 1 year, 7 months ago · View
The opening match from day four of the 2010 World Cup was the much anticipated Dutch and Danish match-up. Unfortunately, for the Danish side the game was not as close as some people expected. The Orange Crush came out and dominated this one from whistle to whistle. Denmark kept the game scoreless in the first half [...] -
ben wrote a new blog post: The 2010 FIFA World Cup is Underway 1 year, 8 months ago · View
In the opening match of the 2010 World Cup the South Africans were lucky to get out of the first half in a scoreless tie against Mexico. The host nation could have easily been down 2-0 if not for some solid South African goal tending and several blundered chances by the Mexicans. The Mexican squad started [...]
