World Cup Match Day 3

I feel terrible today. Technical difficulties and me staying out late last night prevented me from catching the first two matches today, both of which presented an ejection, and Ghana received the first PK of the tournament. Both Ghana and Slovenia took their matches 1-0.

Now the match I DID see most of, was Germany v Australia, with Germany being the obvious heavy favorites. Germany dissected the Soccerroo's defense with surgical precision and never looked back. Podolski kept his form from 2006 by starting the scoring for Germany from a well-placed through ball. Klose would net another goal off a header, barely beating the Aussie keeper. Germnay would go on two net two more by Mueller and Cacau to seal the Aussie's fate. Australia and Everton striker Tim Cahill would get a straight red in the 56th minute for a reckless challenge on Bastien Schweinsteiger.

Germany certainly put on a display against the Aussie's, proving that they're the team to beat in Group D.

World Cup Match Day 2

Well, games started early this morning, but I deferred to sleep in instead of watch Greece and South Korea. Sadly, this was a good idea due to Greece playing like shit and South Korea kicking their asses.

Nigeria v Argentina

Everyone thought Argentina would just run rough-shot over Nigeria, due to Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez up top. Oddly enough, the only goal came from Heinze: a defender. The Nigerian keeper kept them in the game and continually denied Messi throughout the match.

and the big match of the day: USA v England

The BIGGEST match of the opening round and continually hyped for the past 6 months. England same out strong and struck in the 5th minute, catching the US defense and Rico Clark napping. Capello pulled King in the 31st minute, I mean seriously, he may have had a yellow already, but thats just stupid. Clint Dempsey pulled the US back with a screaming shot and Robert Green just fumbled the save. Through the second half, the US looked like the better team. Altidore almost put the US ahead, but Green got saved by the post.

All in all, a 1-1 tie against England is an amazing result. More to come tomorrow.

World Cup Day 1

Told you I'd write a daily wrap-up of the World Cup, so here it is.

Opening Match: South Africa v Mexico

Mexico started strong the first half, but Khune's heroics between the pipes kept RSA in the game. Mexico had an almost-guaranteed lead towards the end of the half, but it was called back for a quite rare offsides call, with the goalie being the second-to-last opponent.

Second half, RSA came out with spirit. Tschabalala (I honestly enjoy saying his name) put Bufana Bufana up in the 56th minute on a gorgeous breakaway goal, finishing in the upper 90. Mexico would tie it back up a little while later off a short corner, crossed to Marquez. Mpene would have one last chance in the 90th minute to give RSA the full 3 points, but would be denied by the post.

Match 2: Uruguay v France

Uruguay controlled this game the whole time through their defense. There were no solid scoring chances until the 2nd half, when Theirry Henry subbed on for Nikolas Anelka. Uruguayan Nicolas Lodeiro debuted in the 63rd minute, but would see his debut only last for 16 minutes, before retiring to the locker room early. Uruguay still controlled their third of the pitch and kept Ribery, Henry and France's attack harmless.

I'll be back tomorrow with the recap of the day, and a special edition for USA v England.

THE YANKS ARE COMING!