2010 World Cup Finals

7/10/10 12:30 AM

This is the moment that we waited four years for.  On Sunday, a new team will be crowned World Champions.  Who will it be? Spain vs. Netherlands Regardless of the outcome, both teams definitely deserve to be in this position.  The Netherlands surprised everybody and continue to do so as they are playing great soccer which got them to this point.  Spain is also playing great soccer as a whole team displaying all of their talent and potential.  Along with picking a new champion, this game can tell us who will be awarded the Golden Ball as Wesley Sneijder and David Villa are the top two contenders.  For the Netherlands to win they need to play defense for the full 90 minutes and try to control the ball.  For Spain to...

2010 World Cup Semifinals

7/5/10 4:32 AM

Only four teams remain in the 2010 World Cup.  (07/06) Uruguay vs. Netherlands Both teams have played great and were not expected to make it so far.  One of these teams will be playing in the 2010 World Cup Championship game while the other team watches from home.  Diego Forlan has led this Uruguay team to frequent success game after game but the key for Uruguay has been there defense.  I don’t want to say that they don’t deserve to be here, but let’s just say they got lucky during their quarterfinal match against Ghana.  The Netherlands on the other hand have been impressive since their first game of the tournament, and they do not seem to be stopping anytime soon.  In their quarterfinals match against...

2010 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals

6/30/10 1:14 AM

The World Cup continues as only eight teams remain.  (06/02)  Netherlands vs. Brazil These are two of the best teams in the tournament who will be fighting for the spot to advance.  Anything could happen but I see this game going into overtime and possibly penalty kicks as the Netherlands come out victorious.  Netherlands win and advance to the semifinals.  (06/02) Uruguay vs. Ghana The only African team left in the tournament will be facing one of the many great South American teams.  Although Ghana pulled out a win against the US, I don’t think they have what it takes to beat Uruguay.  Uruguay wins and advances to the semifinals (06/03) Argentina vs. Germany This may be the best match of the tournament....

World Cup Round of 16

6/26/10 10:59 AM

What had started with 32 teams has now been cut in half and only 16 remain.  The motto now is, “win or go home”.  (06/26) Uruguay vs. Korea These are two really good teams who showed a lot of talent in the first round.  This match can go either way but I think that Uruguay is playing solid soccer to give up a loss this early.  Uruguay wins and advances to the quarterfinals.  (06/26) USA vs. Ghana We can call the USA lucky for being in this situation, but regardless they won their group and are playing Ghana instead of playing Germany.  The US has played pretty well but in order to win they need to capitalize on all the opportunities they create.  I think Ghana has a good team with a lot of talent and...

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

6/5/10 5:59 PM

The countdown is finally over, and the time is here.  Starting June 11th the 2010 World Cup will be under way.  32 teams with one dream.  Just four years ago, the Italians celebrated their victory, who will it be this year? * indicates what teams I believe will make it out of their group Group A: South Africa Mexico * Uruguay France *   Group B: Argentina * Nigeria * Korea Republic Greece   Group C: England * United States * Algeria Slovenia   Group D: Germany * Australia Serbia Ghana*   Group E: Netherlands * Denmark * Japan Cameroon   Group F: Italy * Paraguay * New Zealand Slovakia   Group G: Brazil * Korea DPR Ivory Coast * Portugal   Group H: Spain * ...