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World Cup Day 7: Things We Learned

There were finally some goals. The second group stage games have been a breath of fresh air with goals flying in after a struggle for goals in the first round of games. The first game of the day featured Argentina

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World Cup 7 Preview

Almost a full week is in the books for the World Cup and the teams are now heading into their second group games where the pressure should be rising. Argentina faces South Korea in the first game while Greece and

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World Cup Day 1: Five Things We Learned

The first day is in the books and we got a look at all four teams in Group A. After each team has played 90 minutes, it is all square with each team getting a point. Here are my observations

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Live Commentary: South Africa vs. Mexico

The cup is finally here and it gets started with the hosts South Africa facing Mexico. I will be providing commentary on both matches today on the opening day of the tournament. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the

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World Cup: Day 1 Preview

It is finally here. Tomorrow it begins. Group A gets it started with all four teams playing on the opening day. The hosts should certainly set a great atmosphere for the start of the game. Here is a closer look

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World Cup Preview: Top 5 Games Of The Group Stage

There are a lot of good games in the group stage of the World Cup. It is hard to tell which games may have the most drama to them in terms of the results, but here is my list of

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World Cup Preview: Mexico

The second preview from Group A is on Mexico. The United States’ rivals have been good in the group stage the past couple of World Cups, but they have struggled in the knockout round. Here is my preview.

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World Cup 2010: Top Forwards

This is the third part of my preview of the top players at the World Cup. In this part, I will look at the top forwards. There were a lot of good forwards that were excluded including the Champions League

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World Cup 2010 Preview: Top Goalkeepers

This is the first part of my preview of the World Cup looking at the top players at each position. Here is my look at the top goalkeepers at the World Cup as well as some other keepers who could

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International Friendlies Galore

With the Champions League officially over, there are a plethora of games in the next two or three weeks leading up to the World Cup. Here is a closer look at the top 5 friendlies (excluding the US games which

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