England 1-0 Slovenia Jermain Defoe (23′) The English entered the game needing something out of this last group match, Slovenia were somewhat more comfortable but not at all assured of a place. The English started Jermaine Defoe instead of Emile Heskey and did well. Slovenia were pegged back often and it wasn’t long before the… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 13, A Brief Recap
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World Cup 2010 Day 8, A Brief Recap
Germany 0-1 Serbia Milan Jovanovic (38′) The game started with a torrent of yellow cards. Germans and equally the Serbians and there neutrals were entitled to question the consistency if not the legitimacy of some of the cards shown. This soon led to a second yellow for Klose inside 40 minutes and before any player… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 8, A Brief Recap
World Cup 2010 Day 3, A Brief Recap
Algeria 0-1 Slovenia Robert Koren (79′) The first half featured a bevy of giveaways that suggested two nervous and/or weak teams. The second half was slightly better but seemed to be going nowhere. It featured the Algerian Ghezzal being sent off after a second yellow. Just as the earlier feeling of the game ending as… Continue reading World Cup 2010 Day 3, A Brief Recap