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2010 World Cup Recap: July 2
Netherlands 2 Brazil 1 Just ten minutes into the game, and Brazil had already taken a 1-0 lead. Game over, right? Don’t say that to Felipe Melo, who headed the ball into his own goal in the 53rd minute to level the score at one goal apiece. It was the first own goal for Brazil in the World Cup, and …
by Derek Johnson on July 2nd, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 26
Uruguay 2 South Korea 1 Luis Suarez scored twice to send Uruguay to the World Cup Quarterfinals. Suarez scored the first goal of the game in the 8th minute on a sharp angle after Diego Forlan’s cross caught South Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong out of position, leaving Suarez with an empty net. The South Koreans scored the equalizer in the …
by Derek Johnson on June 26th, 2010 1 Comments »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 23
Group C Matches: United States 1 Algeria 0 They kept fighting…and fighting…and after 90 minutes of soccer, the Americans finally prevailed. Landon Donovan scored in second-half stoppage time off a rebound to send the Americans to the Round of 16. One minute, it seemed like they were going to be eliminated. The next minute, they win their group for the …
by Derek Johnson on June 23rd, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Scenarios and Standings After Two Games Of Group Play
Group A Standings: Uruguay: 1-1-0 (4 points) Mexico: 1-1-0 (4 points) France: 0-1-1 (1 point) South Africa: 0-1-1 (1 point) Uruguay can advance to the knockout stage if: 1) Win/Tie against Mexico* 2) Loss against Mexico and France/South Africa draw 3) Loss provided that the France/South Africa winner does NOT own tiebreakers Mexico can advance if: 1) Win against Uruguay* …
by Derek Johnson on June 22nd, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 19
Netherlands 1 Japan 0 Wesley Sneijder’s lone goal of the game in the 53rd minute lifted the Dutch to a 1-0 victory over the Japanese; it was the Netherlands’ second 1-0 victory in World Cup history (the first came in 2006 against Serbia & Montenegro). The win extended the Netherlands’ unbeaten streak against Asian countries to nine games (eight wins …
by Derek Johnson on June 19th, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 13
Slovenia 1 Algeria 0 Only one goal was scored, and Slovenia is already at the top of Group C. Robert Koren’s goal in the 79th minute lifted the World Cup’s smallest nation (population: 2 million) to its first victory in the World Cup. Koren scored his goal after bouncing the ball past Algerian goalkeeper Fawzi Chaouchi, who misjudged the trajectory …
by Derek Johnson on June 13th, 2010 Leave a comment »
19 Dead, 132 Injured at Weekend Soccer Match in Africa
At a World Cup qualifying soccer match between Ivory Coast and Malawi, a stadium stampede killed 19 people and injured at least 132. FIFA demanded a investigation for the tragedy that took place on Sunday. The prime minister of Ivory Coast also called an emergency Cabinet meeting Monday to look into the cause of the stampede. Thousands of fans at …
by Remy Gallagher on March 30th, 2009 Leave a comment »