“They all count the same when they go in.” — Clint Dempsey on his goal against England with a shot that slipped through the hands of goalkeeper RobertGreen. (AP)
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Good and bad of USA-England game
[USA-ENGLAND] It will go down as one of the worst goalkeeping blunders in World Cup history. The USA was England’s equal for much of the match but hadEngland goalie Robert Green to thank for the gift goal that allowed the USA to earn a 1-1 tie with England in their World Cup match in Rustenburg. […]
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How will Algeria handle turmoil?
[PREDICTIONS] Algeria’s camp was thrown into chaos when popular captain Yazid Mansouri threatened to walk out on theteam after he was dropped from the starting lineup for the Slovenia game. How will the Desert Foxes respond? For more on Sunday’s three games and Soccer America’s predictions … ALGERIA (0-0-0) vs. SLOVENIA (0-0-0) June 13 in […]
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Messi, Enyeama and young Koreans stand out
[GROUP B] Lionel Messi didn’t score but didn’t disappoint either in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Nigeria, whose goalie Vincent Enyeama was the game’s outstanding performer. Young stars Lee Chung-Yong and ParkChu-Young helped South Korea to an easy 2-0 win over a terrible Greece team. Here’s what we liked and didn’t like about the opening Group […]
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What They're Saying
“We are not typically German anymore. We have more players who go into the one-on-one situations stronger. Technically, we are much stronger and the unpredictability is greater in this German teamthan it ever was. I think this is the best team, with the most quality of all the ones I have played in.” — Germany […]
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Brilliant images, shoddy commentary
[TELEVISION WATCH] The broadcast of the World Cup opener provided brilliant, efficient replays, making ESPN color commentator Efan Ekoku‘sblundering analysis of the first-half offside call even more puzzling. In the 38th minute, Carlos Vela’s header into the South African goal was quickly and correctlyruled offside by referee Ravshan Irmatov. Vela had struck after a Mexico […]
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The Daily Show on USA-England
[VIDEO] John Oliver takes the case for England and its inevitable win over the USA to the U.S. World Cup camp. Watch theresponse of the U.S. players … Daily Show: The Daily Show With JonStewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c World Cup 2010: Into Africa – Two Teams, One Cup www.thedailyshow.com Tea Party
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Bafana Bafana come on strong
[SOUTH AFRICA-MEXICO REPORT CARD] South Africa held Mexico to a 1-1 tie in a thrilling World Cup opener, but Bafana Bafana will rue its failure to pull off theupset. After a shaky first half, South Africa came on strong after the break and had the Tri on the ropes after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored in the55th […]
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Argentina starts against old foe Nigeria
[PREDICTIONS] Argentina has played and beaten Nigeria at the 1994 and 2002 World Cups. But it did not portend well for the Argentines the rest of the way. Formore on Saturday’s games and Soccer America’s predictions … SOUTH KOREA (0-0-0) vs. GREECE (0-0-0) June 12 in Port Elizabeth Kickoff: 7:30 a.m. ET. Television: ESPN/Univision. Referee: […]
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World Cup 2010 in brief
[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 fewestof any team to win the World Cup. For all the World Cup results and leading scorers … CHAMPIONS: 1930 — Uruguay 1934 — Italy1938 — Italy 1950 […]