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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 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 »