My predictions:

ARG 2:RSK 1
NIG 1:GRE 0
FRA 1: MEX 1

Now go to your local bookies and bet against me. After yesterday, it's sure way to make a couple bucks.

Messi is REALLY fun to watch.

Korea pulls one back! 2–1!

This is a great match. Lots of shots on target... guess players have figured out how the ball works.

4–1 Argentina now! Hat trick for Higuain.

There was some wonderful passing that went into that last goal for Higuain.

(06-17-2010 08:05 AM)TMcCarty Wrote:  There was some wonderful passing that went into that last goal for Higuain.

Absolutely.

And the 5 goals today, plus the 3 from the RSA–URU game yesterday, has brought the goal total up to 33, a bit closer to what it should've been at this point in the tournament.

Well. For one, Argentina the Latin masters of flopping got 2 goals from set pieces resulting from flops.

Argentina are the masters of it. On the wings...and most notably in the first half...if a Korean got close to an Argentine or challenged. The Argentine was on the ground.

There were two slow motion replays where the Korean defender absolutely WHIFFED on Messi...and he went tumbling.

The best was when HEINZE went flying and the replay showed the Korean not even touching him.


The 4-1 result is sort of unfair given the way South Korea played. I thought they played well but you can't F'n leave 3 defenders back when pressing against Argentina. I thought the 3rd goal was offsides.


But getting down 2-0 early to a team like the Floppers will kill you. As you will be forced to press. Again, the early result was two pristine flops on the wings.

Notice how Argentinians were tackled the same way at advantage but the Leprechan Messi just bended and twisted around them because they had the advantage. Now go back and watch the wings and the result is an Argentine on the ground holding his ankles. Resulting in the ref letting the game play more in the 2nd half when the flopping was more noticed.


I find it extremely difficult to understand the physical dominance of the South Koreans over the Argentines. Since the Argentines were all over the pitch like dead fire ants in the first half..and the South Koreans were always on their feet.

F ARGENTINA! AND **** THE FLOPPING LATIN COUNTRIES OF ITALY-PORTUGAL-SPAIN-BRAZIL-ARGENTINA.!!!

Keita sent off for Nigeria. Straight red.

Ouch, Nigeria! 2-on-1 and miss an open net off the rebound.

Finally...the goal per game average is moving up...quickly.

There have been some really good games today.

Teams are having to press more, wrestle of group control, figuring out the ball, etc.

(06-17-2010 10:39 AM)TigerEye Wrote:  There have been some really good games today.

It'll be like that for the rest of the tournament since the first set of games are over with.

Teams will have to press now.

It was nice to see some scoring for a change.

best result for mexico-france?

the grown swallows them both up and they are never seen again.

UGh...Mexico has taken the lead....Can't they both lose?

Abidal is an idiot. CLEAR penalty for Mexico.

And Blanco scores... 2–0 Sombreros.

I really really dislike the French....so this was a sort of win for me today.

(06-17-2010 08:05 AM)TMcCarty Wrote:  There was some wonderful passing that went into that last goal for Higuain.

Higuain looks like he was the less known star playing for Real Madrid and Argentina who will be a big star after this World Cup at the moment. Maradona does not appear even to hold this team back as a manager, even if he is totally crazy.