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Brazil beats Netherlands: Johan Cruyff might not be impressed by Brazil but I would definitely pay to watch them play. I initially had reservations about their roster selection and about their change in philosophy but those concerns have been erased. They’ve been in control of every match and yet you still get the sense that … Continue reading
Four years ago, I was on my honeymoon in Hawaii watching the United States fail to make it out of the group stage. Expectations were low so, as disappointed as I was, I got over it rather quickly. Of course, being able to immediately jump into the crystal clear waters of Maui with my beautiful … Continue reading
GROUP A Mexico 1 – South Africa 1: South Africa should be thrilled to walk away from this match with a point. Mexico should be very disappointed. They needed to take three points from the weakest team in the group and they didn’t. It may come back to haunt them. France 0 – Uruguay 0: … Continue reading
I originally was only going to go with 5 breakout candidates but I couldn’t resist sneaking in this last one before their first match tomorrow. So, my sixth and final breakout candidate is 21-year-old Alexis Sanchez of Chile. Chile will be very dependent upon their speedy, creative wings. Sanchez will be manning the right wing … Continue reading
My fifth nominee for a breakout performance at the World Cup is attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik of Slovakia. Hamsik is 22 years old and plays for Napoli in Italy’s Serie A. He possesses great vision and instincts and with those qualities on display in South Africa, he should get a lot of attention from the … Continue reading
My next breakout candidate is Germany attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil. Ozil plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He’s only 21 years old but is already an assist machine. He’ll be running the German offense for years to come but expect him to generate some memorable goals in South Africa. Highlight video courtesy of … Continue reading
ESPN just posted a new World Cup roundtable discussion where they asked their panel of experts “the 10 big questions leading into the tournament.” Unfortunately, I wasn’t asked to contribute but I’d still like to add my two cents. A few days ago I posted <a title="World Cup 2010 Prediction <my predictions on how the … Continue reading
Well, here’s the new World Cup commercial from Adidas. They, uh, tried so I guess you gotta give them that…but that’s about it. I mean, I love Star Wars as much as the next guy (unless the next guy is dressed up like a Storm Trooper on his way to a sci-fi convention) but this … Continue reading
My third breakout candidate is 22-year-old Angel Di Maria of Argentina. He is a quick attacking midfielder who plays for Benfica in the Portuguese league. Di Maria is a star in the making and a good showing at the World Cup should all but guarantee a move to one of the big European clubs. His … Continue reading
We’ve got less than a week before the tournament begins so here’s my bracket…
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