Japan have impressed me. I had a pretty low opinion of their chances at this tournament, but they advanced out of their group with two victories after they defeated Denmark 3-1. In the other final game, Netherlands topped the group…
Japan have impressed me. I had a pretty low opinion of their chances at this tournament, but they advanced out of their group with two victories after they defeated Denmark 3-1. In the other final game, Netherlands topped the group…
This group had been dull but ended with an exciting match between Italy and Slovakia. Slovakia pulled off the upset 3-2 that eliminated the defending champions from the tournament. In the other match, New Zealand and Paraguay played to a…
The final day of the group stages is tomorrow and there are some intriguing matches especially in Group H where goal difference could play a big role in deciding who advances. Here is my preview for the final day of…
At least one African team will advance to the knockout stage. Ghana lost to Germany but did finish second as Australia defeated Serbia 2-1. Germany looked to be in some danger heading into the final game but with their victory…
Group C finished up with an exciting set of games. England defeated Slovenia 1-0 to advance, while the United States defeated Algeria with a late Landon Donovan winner to not only advance but to also win the group. It was…
Here we are heading into the third day of simultaneous games as Groups E and F will be completed. Group E has Netherlands on top, but an intriguing game between Denmark and Japan will determine the second team to advance…
Group B had an exciting finish. Nigeria and South Korea battled to a 2-2 draw and at the end Nigeria needed only one goal to advance and failed to advance after missing some easy chances. In the other game, Greece…
These posts are a bit late as the servers were down for quite a while yesterday. But they appear to be back up. Group A finished up today and it had a moment of intrigue as South Africa put pressure…
United States-Algeria Commentary
The final day of Group C is here. I will be giving live commentary of the United States game, but will also be paying attention to the Slovenia-England match as well. So feel free to leave a comment. United States-Algeria…