Monthly Archives: June 2010

World Cup: United States-Algeria Preview

The big day is almost here. The United States have two hard fought ties, but now they need to get a win. Although they can advance with a tie, they should certainly not approach the game with that being an

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World Cup: Day 13 Preview

These are two intriguing groups for the second day of simultaneous games. Group C features the United States and England who both need a win in order to advance. In Group D, Germany, Serbia, Ghana, and Australia will battle it

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World Cup Day 11: Things We Learned

The final day of the second round of games saw three shutouts. The first was a mauling by Portugal as they defeated North Korea 7-0 with a six goal second half. In the second game, Chile broke down Switzerland’s defense

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World Cup: Day 12 Preview

The next four days should be exciting as we enter the third and final group stage games where the games will be played simultaneously. The first day will decided the fates of Group A and Group B. Here is a

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World Cup Day 10: Things We Learned

Today included another shocking result as New Zealand earned a 1-1 draw with the defending champions Italy, which leaves Group F nicely poised for the final match day. In the other match from that group, Paraguay defeated Slovakia 2-0 to

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World Cup: Day 11 Preview

The final day of the second round of games wraps up today. Portugal faces North Korea in the first game as Portugal look to get their offense on track. In the other two games, Group H gets its second game.

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World Cup Day 9: Things We Learned

We finally had the first team eliminated today as Cameroon crashed out of the tournament. The Indomitable Lions fell 2-1 as Denmark came back to defeat them after Samuel Eto’o had opened the scoring. In the other games, Netherlands won

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World Cup: Day 10 Preview

The second round of games is coming towards its end. Group F and Group G are up tomorrow. Italy will look to improve after only getting a draw against Paraguay as they face New Zealand. In the other Group F

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A Look Back At The Slovenia-United States Game

The main talking point after the game was the referee. He certainly made a mistake in disallowing the goal, but now the question for the United States is how they move on from this game. They will have to avoid

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Slovenia 2, United States 2: Recap and Player Ratings

It was another mixed game for the United States. They started off poorly and dug themselves a 2-0 hole, but a furious comeback for the United States earned them a 2-2 draw. Controversially, the United States were denied a late

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