July 2010
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2010 FIFA World Cup Final Recap
Day 31 - WORLD CONQUERORS Spain fulfills its destiny, taking home the country’s first-ever World Cup Championship. July 11, 2010 by Dan Krier
Spain 1 - Netherlands 0 And so it happened. With an extremely late goal by midfielder Andres Iniesta in extra time, Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, victorious for the fourth straight match by a result of 1-0.
By anyone’s account, it was a...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Day 30 Recap
Day 30 - BRONZE METTLE Germany outduels a memorable Uruguay team to finish in 3rd place at the 2010 World Cup. July 10, 2010 by Dan Krier Germany 3 - Uruguay 2 For the second straight World Cup tournament, Germany took home the 3rd place trophy, this time winning Saturday’s consolation game against Uruguay in comeback fashion by the score of 3-2.
Playing in constant rainfall in the...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - All-World Team
1st Team All-World Cup Better than All-Stars, these 11 men performed so well in this year’s tournament that their names will go down in football history forever.
July 9, 2010 by Dan Krier
FORWARDS:
David Villa - Spain
Villa has had a remarkable World Cup, scoring a tourney-best 5 goals leading into the Final on July 11th. He was also a model of consistency for Spain, scoring in a...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Day 27 Recap
Day 27 - SPANISH LULL-A-BYE Spain defeats Germany, punching a ticket to the World Cup Final for the first time in history. July 7, 2010 by Dan Krier
Spain 1 - Germany 0 Spain’s national football team has made up its mind to systematically win the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the same exact way an explosives expert goes about diffusing a bomb: slow, deliberate, and surgeon-like. Call it a bore,...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Day 26 Recap
Day 26 - ORANJE CRUSH Holland appears marked for glory in reaching their third-ever World Cup Final.
July 6, 2010 by Dan Krier
Netherlands 3 - Uruguay 2 Sometimes the path to greatness is riddled with its share of ups & downs. Other times, it’s smooth sailing from square one. The latter case represents the way in which the Netherlands national football team have reached the 2010 World...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Semifinal Round Predictions
Uruguay vs. Netherlands
What can you say about this one? Nobody in the world outside of these two countries would have picked either of these teams to reach the 2010 World Cup semifinals, yet here they both are. I’m shocked, but it’s a pleasant surprise since both squads have earned the right to be exactly where they are.
Who has the advantage? Really, I’m not so sure....
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Day 23 Recap
Day 23 - CONTINENTAL DRIFT Europe’s best are rising to the top as Germany & Spain defeat their South American foes on Saturday. July 3, 2010 by Dan Krier Germany 4 - Argentina 0 Please cry for me, Argentina. This game was as close as the score indicates. Call it “The Beat Down in Cape Town”, because at no point in the entire 90-minute span of play were Argentina in control...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Day 22 Recap
Day 22 - #1 BITES THE DUST Brazil’s championship dreams come crashing down after a furious 15-minute span that turned a sure victory into a sour defeat; Uruguay delivers more dark horse heroics in an unbelievable penalty kick ending. July 2, 2010 by Dan Krier Netherlands 2 - Brazil 1 When Friday morning’s sunrise hit the horizon, who could have guessed that the Netherlands were about...
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BRAZIL KNOCKED OUT BY NETHERLANDS! 2-1
That was a shocking 2nd half. I can’t believe how much the game changed after Holland’s first goal.
I don’t think it should have been counted as an own goal for Felipe Melo. It was a fair score by Wesley Sneijder. Melo’s head got pushed forward by the goalie.
Bad luck on that play for Brazil, but they earned their loss. Sneijder was fantastic today.
CAN’T...
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2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarterfinal Round...
Brazil vs. Netherlands
This game has the potential to be a classic, and there is some extra spice involved due to the deep history between the two teams.
The Netherlands were knocked out of the 1994 & 1998 World Cup Tournaments by Brazil, and this year will be no different. Brazil has too many weapons to choose from, most notably Luis Fabiano and Kaka. Most importantly, the Brazilians have...