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by Ridge Mahoney
[MY VIEW] Rampant, near-hysterical promotion is a staple of ESPN's philosophy, yet it came up short with its World Cup slogan, "One Game Changes Everything." Nice try, guys, but as the first day of group finales vividly showed on Tuesday, one goal changes everything.
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by Paul Kennedy
[GROUP B] Argentina completed a sweep of its Group B games -- only its third ever three-game sweep in group play -- with a 2-0 win over Greece, while South Korea joined Argentina in the round of 16 with a 2-2 tie against Nigeria in a nail-biter. Here's what we ...
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by Soccer America
"It is very lamentable that this happened. It seems to be that the attitude toward him is justified." -- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira after France coach Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands following South Africa's 2-1 win. The unpopular Domenech, whose players revolted against him during the tournament, ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] The 2010 World Cup finished with an average of 2.27 goals a game, the second lowest in history. Spain's eight goals in seven games were the fewest of any team to win the World Cup. For all the World Cup results and leading scorers ...
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by Soccer America
[WORLD CUP VIEWING] Soccer America's list of soccer viewing establishments where you might be able to catch the World Cup games now numbers in the hundreds. Please be sure to check for opening times.
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by Soccer America
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Harrisburg City Islanders, Richmond Kickers and Charleston Battery of the USL-2 joined joined D-2 Pro League teams in advancing to the third round of the U.S. Open Cup, where they will face the eight MLS representatives in next week's third round.
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