In what turned out to be the Group of Death after all, nothing at all had been decided going into the final day in Group E, and all four teams still had a valid chance of advancing, win and you were in, for the most part. Group F already had Brazil advancing, with two other [...]
Mexico had a chance to punch a ticket to the second round with a win over overmatched Angola. Mexico outshot, outplayed and outran Angola from start to finish. You could see as the match went along, Angola gained confidence that they had a chance to win the match. Mexico had by far the best chances, [...]
In what was expected to be one of the best matches so far in the 2006 World Cup, was just that, a great Match. Cote D’Ivoire needed a win to keep alive in the tournament, and played like a desparate team. The match was played at a high rate, very competetive and very exciting. The [...]
Just a stunning example of the quality and depth of a fantastic Argentine team. This game is proof that Argentina should be taken seriously as one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the world. Serbia and Montenegro allowed only 1 goal during their qualifying run to the World Cup finals, yet managed to [...]
In a stark contrast to England’s first game, Mr. Roboto was not taken out of his game by the center referee. Even though T&T came into the game on a high note after a tie with Sweden, and had more chances than England early in this game, Crouch came through in the end, going over [...]
As a follow up to the Germany – Costa Rica match, Ecuador, which plays it’s home matches at over 9,000 feet above see level, and struggles away from home, winning only one point in the South American qualifying took on Poland, which only had to travel a few hundred miles, and had the home field [...]
In the opening match of World Cup 2006, host team Germany dominated an outclassed Costa Rica. Germany thuroughly dominated the match, outshooting Costa Rica 21 to 4. With the exceptoin of a few breakaway chances by Wanchope, Costa Rica couldn’t keep any possession at all in the midfield, and any time they attempted to go [...]