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Blast From the Past – When Fernando Torres Actually Scored
Fernando Torres has been horrible this World Cup, not being able to find the net in five matches (four starts) for Spain so far. I’m not sure he’ll open today, he certainly doesn’t deserve to, but still, this is the man who delivered in the 2008 Euro final against Germany, Spain’s first and only title in over 40 years.
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Soccer is Painful, Even When You Win
Carlos Tevez sending a ball straight into Per Mertesacker’s face.
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Germany Crush Argentina en Route to Semi Final
Lionel Messi didn’t show up, again, for a big Argentina match, as Germany did to Maradona what they did to England a few days earlier, crushing the Albiceleste 4-0, never allowing Argentina any real threat on Neuer’s goal, with every piece of Low’s puzzle working perfectly, orchestrated by the fantastic Bastian Schweinsteiger, eliminating the second South American juggernaut side from the World Cup, ending the talks about Latin domination in South Africa.
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Netherlands – Brazil, Afterthoughts
After both teams have been criticized during the tournament for playing dull and un-imaginative football, far from the traditions both nations’ sides have shown in the past, Dunga’s “European” style didn’t work against a Netherlands team that have won every match during this tournament but have been far from impressive during those four wins.
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The Nike Commercial Jinx
As with every World Cup or big soccer tournament, Nike come out with a huge, flashy, full of stars commercial to get you ready for the biggest tournament in the world and to make extra cash to get through the day. This time, Pretty much everyone starring in the 2010 Write your future Commercial didn’t really live up to the hype, with some failing, along with their nation’s side, quite miserably.
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2010 World Cup Diary – Day 18
The Netherlands and Brazil cruised through the quarter finals, beating Slovakia and Chile, setting up for another classic quarter final in this World Cup with Argentina-Germany also to look forward to.
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2010 World Cup Diary – Day 17
Germany and Argentina advanced with some impressive displays but leave Mexico and England with bitter taste in their mouths after two huge mistakes by the referees, not seeing a Lampard goal and not seeing an offside when Tevez scored – Plus all the goals and best pics from today’s action.
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2010 World Cup Diary – Day 16
Ghana needed extra time to beat the United States, becoming only the third side from Africa to reach a World Cup quarter final, while Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 (Suarez double) to make their first last 8 appearance since 1970, plus all the goals and best pics from today’s action.
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Luis Suarez Double Sends Uruguay to Quarter Finals
Luis Suarez’ brace, including a brilliant second, sends Uruguay into the quarter finals after a 2-1 win over South Korea, opening the 2010 World Cup knockout stage.