U.S. defensive success depends on Jay DeMerit

by Ridge Mahoney

[UNDER THE MICROSCOPE] The knee cap tendon that Oguchi Onyewu ruptured back in October has dominated coverage of the U.S. back line, yet his partner, Jay DeMerit, has rather quietly played two very solid games. The DeMerit-Onyewu pairing in the middle of the U.S. back line is, on paper, an ... Read the whole story

What the USA must do

by Paul Kennedy

[SCENARIOS] Friday's Group C matches -- the thrilling 2-2 USA-Slovenia game and dreadful 0-0 England-Algeria -- left all four teams still in contention for berths in the second round. Here's what the USA and its rivals must do on Wednesday to advance ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Lots of people are for South Africa now. The French are disgusted with the results of their team, so this (cheering) is a bit to make fun of France now."-- French radio journalist Angelique Jurquit on French fans jeering Les Bleus and even cheering for South Africa at a big ... Read the whole story

No miracle in Bloemfontein

by Paul Kennedy

[GROUP A] There was no miracle in Bloemfontein, but South Africa sure made it interesting. Uruguay won Group A ahead of Mexico, which edged out South Africa on goal difference for second place and joins the Celeste in the round of 16. Here's what we liked and didn't like about ... Read the whole story

South Africa exit marks new low for host

by Mike Woitalla

[MAKING A LIST] South Africa’s elimination from the 2010 World Cup marks the first time in the history of the 19 tournaments that the host team has failed to reach the second round. For how the hosts rank in World Cup history ... Read the whole story

Slovenia and Ghana hold precarious leads

by SA Editorial

[PREDICTIONS] All eight teams in Groups C and D remain in contention for berths in the second round. Slovenia and Ghana lead their respective groups but face stern tests against traditional powers England and Germany. For a look at Wednesday's four games and Soccer America's predictions ... Read the whole story

World Cup 2010 in brief

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 ... Read the whole story

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