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World Cup 2010 The Semi Finals

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World CupThe Semi Finals

Uruguay 2 Holland 3
Two goals in three minutes from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben helped to see off Uruguay and put Holland into the World Cup final for the first time since 1978.
For a long time the Dutch looked short of ideas but still had quality when it mattered in front of goal. Giovanni van Bronckhorst hit a spectacular opener before Diego Forlan hit a long-range equaliser. Sneijder and Robben then put Holland back in front but Maxi Pereira’s injury-time goal made them sweat to the end.

Germany 0 Spain 1
For the first time in their history Spain reached the World Cup final after a second-half bullet header from defender Carles Puyol clinched a narrow win over Germany in Durban. Spain’s third 1-0 win on the trot means they will now play Holland in the final on Sunday.
Spain struggled to find the final touch to their passing game and were often guilty of trying to walk the ball into the net. Ironic then that the winner came from a set piece and an unstoppable header from the no-nonsense centre back.

So roll on Sunday… the final… Holland v Spain…
Which ever way it pans out we will have a new World Cup winner and this has the possibility of being a classic game

World Cup 2010 Day Seventeen

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World CupSunday 27th June – Day 17
What a load of….

England 1 Germany 4
I dont know why I’m surprised really, after all, I’ve been watching football for too many years to believe the hype around the England team, but for some reason, this time I really thought we had a chance.
As usual, England proved me wrong with an astounding display of comedy defending that a schoolboy team would have been ashamed of.
No doubt, all the talking will be about Lampard’s disallowed ‘goal’ but in reality we just werent good enough to beat a confident and organised German team.

And you seriously have to question a manager who, when the team is chasing the game and desperately need goals, decides to bring on the ultimate goal machine that is Emile Heskey…

Another 4 years of hurt

Argentina 3 Mexico 1
Argentina showed how it should be done as they cruised past Mexico to set up a quarter-final tie against Germany, but they were aided by yet another terrible decision on a day of controversy.

Just as Frank Lampard’s shot that clearly crossed the goal-line was not awarded in their match against Germany, so Mexico had the right to feel upset by another example of awful officiating as Carlos Tevez scored the opener despite being yards offside, a fact which was borne out by a reply shown on the giant screen straight after.

A mistake then gifted Higuain a goal, before Tevez got his second with a stunning effort into the top corner. Mexico clawed one back in the second half, but Argentina always looked in control.

Surprisingly, despite the controversies in both games, there were no red cards today!

It really is about time Sepp Blatter got his act together and joined the real world and agreed that video technology can be used…

World Cup 2010 Day Sixteen

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World CupSaturday 26th June – Day 16
Into the last sixteen…

Uruguay 2 South Korea 1
Luis Suarez scored a spectacular winner that earn Uruguay a place in the quarters-finals at the expense of South Korea. The South Koreans, who reached the semi-finals in 2002, were sparkling in attack but very shakey in defence, and that was exposed in the eighth minute when Suarez tapped home an easy opener. Bolton’s Lee Chung-Yong headed in from eight yards on 68 minutes to give the Koreans hope and that was the first goal Uruguay had conceded in the tournament so far. With 10 minutes left Suarez curled in an excellent strike which clipped the post on the way in to send the twice winners through to the last eight for the first time since 1970.

USA 1 Ghana 2 (AET)
Ghana became only the third African side to reach the quarter-final stage at a World Cup after Asamoah Gyan smashed home an extra-time winner to knock out the USA who had equalised through a Landon Donovan penalty in the second half.
The Black Stars, the only remaining African team in the tournament will play Uruguay in the quarter finals.

No red cards today !

World Cup 2010 Day Five Results

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World Cup 2010 Day Five Results

World CupTuesday 15th June – Day 5

A good result for minnows New Zealand means they have as much chance (for the moment anyway) as qualifying from the group stages.

In the group of death a cagey game between the Ivory Coast and Portugal ended in a goalless draw which was probably good for both teams and Brazil took a while to get going against a well organised North Korean side that had their moment of glory when Ji Yun-nam scored near the end

Group F
New Zealand 1 Slovakia 1

Group G
Ivory Coast 0 Portugal 0
Brazil 2 North Korea 1

Group F

Group G

Earle(y) bath for Robbie

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Robbie EarleEx-Wimbledon star and World Cup pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after tickets intended for his family and friends were passed on to third parties. ITV said a “substantial number” of tickets for the Denmark v Holland match on Monday had been passed on, breaching Fifa rules which say that tickets must not be passed on or sold to anyone else

It’s claimed that a block of tickets intended for Earle were used by a Dutch company for “ambush marketing” after World Cup officials ejected 36 women who were all wearing distinctive orange mini-dresses during Holland’s win over Denmark. The women were accused of promoting Bavaria beer which was bound to upset the tournament’s official sponsors Budweiser.

Peer Swinkels, from Bavaria beer, said: “It’s a nice dress, very fashionable and, in my opinion, people should have the right to wear whatever they want.” “We had no branding on the dress and Fifa don’t have a monopoly on orange”


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