North Korea 0 – 3 Ivory Coast Yaya Toure (14′) Romaric (20′) Salomon Kalou (82′) Ivory Coast had to over come a mountain in terms of goal difference to possibly overtake Portugal in the standings and qualify for the second round. The mission seemed impossible and although the Africans dominated it was never really likely… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 15, A Brief Recap
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World Cup 2010 Day 10, A Brief Recap
Slovakia 0-2 Paraguay Enrique Vera (27′) Cristian Riveros (86′) This game should be most remembered for the tame effort by Slovakia, the disappointment of losing the three points at the last minute in their first game against New Zealand must have weighed heavily on the players. Vladimir Weiss, Marek Hamsik, and Robert Vittek very rarely… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 10, A Brief Recap
World Cup 2010 Day 5, A Brief Recap
New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia Winston Reid (90′) Robert Vittek (50′) The pattern of timid matches continued with neither team dominating. Slovakia showed glimmers of better technic but Hamsik and others were rarely dangerous. The game didn’t change much as it went on but Vittek managed to score on one of the few real forays into… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 5, A Brief Recap