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World Cup 2010 Quarter Finals

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World CupThe Quarter Finals

Holland 2 Brazil 1
Holland produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals. After taking an early lead through Robinho, Brazil were pegged back after a defensive mix-up early in the second-half gifted Holland an equaliser and were behind soon afterwards when Wesley Sneijder headed in.
Felipe Melo was sent off for stamping on Arjen Robben with 17 minutes to go and, although Dunga’s side gave everything they were knocked out in the quarter-finals for the second successive tournament.

Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 (Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties)
Ghana looked certain to become the first African side to reach the semi finals when Uruguay’s Luis Suarez was sent off for a deliberate handball on the line in the dying seconds of extra-time. However, Asamoah Gyan’s penalty hit the crossbar with what was the last kick of the game.
Gyan took and scored Ghana’s first spot-kick of the shoot-out but John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah both had their efforts saved by Fernando Muslera, before Sebsatian Abreu dinked the decisive penalty beyond Richard Kingson to break Ghanaian hearts.

Argentina 0 Germany 4
Germany took Argentina apart to book their place in the semi-finals and end Diego Maradona’s dream of winning the World Cup. Inspired by Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany scored four times for the third game at this World Cup in a devastating display of attacking. Mirolsav Klose’s 2 goals moved him to within a goal of Ronaldo as the highest ever scorer at World Cup finals.

Paraguay 0 Spain 1
David Villa scored a late winner to book Spain’s first ever appearance in a World Cup semi-final as they beat Paraguay. Villa’s 82nd minute goal, his fifth of the tournament, hit one post, rolled across the goal line before hitting the other post and ending in the goal.
It was a heartbreaker for Paraguay, who had also never reached the quarter-final stage before, and who earlier had seen an Oscar Cardozo penalty saved by Iker Casillas. Xabi Alonso also saw his retaken penalty saved. Spain’s normal passing game seemed to be absent for this one and they will need to improve if they want to make the final

The Semi final line up
Uruguay v Holland
Germany v Spain

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 Thirteen

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World Cup 2010 Day Thirteen Results

World CupTuesday 23rd June – Day 13

Well its not an unlucky thirteen for England as the boys finally look as if they are starting to get their act together and playing like a team who actually believe in themselves. Jermaine Defoe got the winner in the first half, but for long periods of the game there was only one team in it. Not sure why JT was doing the worm though…
Roll on the last 16 knockout stages!!
Come on England

A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Landon Donovan secured a narrow victory over Algeria and fired the United States into the last 16 of the World Cup as group winners. The goal also meant that Slovenia dipped out

Australia’s good second-half display against Serbia wasn’t quite enough for the Socceroos to sensationally claim a place in the round of 16. A header from Tim Cahill header and a long-range strike from substitute Brett Holman meant that at one point they were only two goals away from snatching second place in Group D. But it was Ghana but who go through to the 2nd round on superior goal difference.

Germany’s 1-0 win over Ghana has set up a last 16 meeting with England. Mesut Ozil’s stunning strike was enough to earn victory over Ghana, who also qualified from Group D on goal difference

Group C
Slovenia 0 England 1
USA 1 Algeria 0

Group D
Australia 2 Serbia 1
Ghana 0 Germany 1

Nearly forgot… yet another red card!

Group CD

World Cup 2010 Day Nine

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World Cup 2010 Day Nine Results

World CupSaturday 19th June – Day 9

Holland  put themselves on the brink of qualification for the last 16 with a hard-fought win over a stubborn Japan side. Wesley Sneijder’s 52nd-minute shot from just outside the penalty box settled the game between two very different sides and which really opened up in the second half.

The Socceroo’s overcame the first half sending off of Harry Kewell to draw with Ghana and that keeps their slim hopes of reaching the World Cup second round alive. Australia, soundly beaten 4-0 by Germany in their opening game, took an early lead through Brett Holman before former Liverpool forward Kewell was shown a straight red for a handball on the goal-line and Asamoah Gyan slotted home his second penalty of the tournament to equalise.

Denmark came from behind to beat Cameroon in a thrilling game that ensures the African team became the first to be knocked out. Denmark have qualified from the group stage at all three previous World Cup appearances and will face Japan in their final game knowing a win will will see them through the next round.
The result also ensured that Holland will qualify from Group E.

And yes that’s right, yet another red card..

Group E
Holland 1 Japan 0
Cameroon 1 Denmark 2

Group D
Ghana 1 Australia 1

Group DGroup E


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