Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for…
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Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for…
Tomorrow, we are onto Day 3 of the World Cup. We will get to see the second half of Group C as well as the highly competitive Group D. Here is my preview for tomorrow’s games.
The third team in Group C is Algeria. They qualified in a playoff match against their hated rival Egypt. The Algerians are a team that likes to attack and are anchored by physical defenders. Here is my preview.
This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should…
This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write…
I enjoyed my first time watching this tournament and with it finally over to take a look back and give some remarks on the tournament as a whole. The obvious sour points to this tournament was the Togo team shooting…
This was a bit of a dull game even though there was not much to lose for either team. A 55th minute goal by Victor Osofor Obinna was the difference as Nigeria took third place over Algeria with a deserved…
It is a bit sad that this tournament is coming to an end. It has been really enjoyable. I will have some more reflections on this tournament as a whole after it officially finishes this weekend, but it is time…
The finals are set with Ghana and Egypt both advancing. Ghana were fortunate as they have been throughout the knockout stages as they were bombarded by Nigeria but got a goal from a corner through Asamoah Gyan, who has really…
The tournament picked up with the quarterfinals as some of the big names have fallen as well as the hosts of the tournament. Three of the games went into extra time and the other game was only decided by one…
