[GERMANY-ARGENTINA] This World Cup’s most exciting team reassured us that attacking soccer pays off. The Germans scored 158 seconds after kickoff, never stoppedgoing forward, and routed Argentina 4-0 in Cape Town to advance to the semifinals. What we liked … — Germany reached the WorldCup semifinals for a record 12th time and for the second […]
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South Americans out to make history
[QUARTERFINALS] Will the prospect of an all-South American final four materialize, or can Ghana break new ground by punching through to the semifinals? Either would be a first. South American nations have contested the final only twice (in 1930 and 1950), and never have they filled all four semifinal slots. Cameroon lost to England, 3-2, […]
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My World Cup: The Beautiful Game — from Argentina, not Brazil
By Paul Gardner The eternal question in soccer — I suppose in any sport, for that matter — is: what do the fans want to see? Very easy to answer on ashallow, short-term basis. They want to see their team win. Looked at with more thought, and taking a wider view of the sport, that […]
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Argentina, Spain and Brazil: 1-2-3
[FINAL EIGHT] A record four South American teams, three from Europe and one from Africa. That’s final eight for the 2010 World Cup. Here’s how we rank themafter four games … 1. ARGENTINA. Few gave the Albiceleste much of a chance after a tumultuous qualifying campaign, but it has run off four straightwins — the […]
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'Selfish' Tevez knew he was offside on goal
Argentine Carlos Tevez says it was selfish of him not to own up to the fact that he was offside for his opening goal in Argentina’s 3-1 win over Mexico onSunday. He says he thought Italian referee Roberto Rosetti had signaled correctly that he was offside when he headed on Lionel Messi‘s shot. The Manchester […]
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Mexico-Argentina broadcast smashes records
[TELEVISION WATCH] Sunday afternoon’s broadcast of the Mexico-Argentina match was the most-watched program ever on Spanish-language television. Almost 9.4million viewers watched the game on Univision. Coverage of the game was the No. 1 program of the week in any language in such key markets as Los Angeles, Miami, Houston and Dallas amongtotal viewers 2+, adults […]
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Aguirre: Italian referee accepted error
Mexican Coach Javier Aguirre says Italian referee Roberto Rosetti was upset at halftime with Rosetti’s assistantStefano Ayroldi, who missed the obvious offside on Carlos Tevez‘s goal in the 26th minute of Sunday’s Argentina-MexicoWorld Cup qualifier. “Rosetti was upset when he came into the tunnel at halftime,” Aguirre said. “He was upset with him and the […]
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My World Cup: Two bad calls: blame refs for one, Blatter for the other
By Paul Gardner It was asking too much to imagine that we could get through this tournament without at least one egregious miscall by a referee. And now it’shappened — the screw-up arrived yesterday, stamped “Made In Italy,” and it was Mexico that suffered. With the score between Argentina and Mexico still at 0-0 after […]
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Mexico can't shake history
[ARGENTINA-MEXICO] Mexico’s streak of reaching the second round of the last five World Cups is matched only by Brazil and Germany, but El Tri’s 3-1 loss toArgentina on Sunday marked the fifth straight time it has fallen in the round of 16 — and was a repeat of its elimination by Argentina four years ago. “I […]
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Germany and Argentina given edge
[PREDICTIONS] Mexico will be out for revenge for its overtime loss to Argentina four years ago when they meet in Johannesburg’s Ellis Park on Sunday. Englandand Germany will renew one of the most storied rivalries when they meet in Bloemfontein. For a look at Sunday’s games and Soccer America’s predictions … ENGLAND vs. GERMANY June […]