New Zealand - Slovakia
A game that Slovakia had to win to have realistic chances of progressing, but in the last seconds they threw it away.
What an achievement for the Kiwis who hadn't even scored a goal in the Confederations Cup and celebrated their nil-nil with Iraq as if they had won the tournament.
Cote d'Iviore - Portugal
This game really came to life too late, in the 3 minutes of injury time. Both teams were tentative as they knew that a loss would pretty much dump them out of the tournament. Good to see Drogba take the field, though for me Gervinho was the man of the match for Ivory Coast. Look for him to pair with Drogba, if healthy, and get Ivory Coast out of the group.
Brazil - North Korea
Well North Korea sure surprised us hey? Brazil looked like they were always in control, but North Korea have a nice little striker in Sae (sp?) up top. North Korea could surely nick a point off one of the two others in the group. This group is wide open and should come down to goal differential.
Takeaway from Day 5: North Korea is not going to layover and will battle to the end. Group G is certainly the Group of Death.
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North Korea...we already knew that group g was the group of death with ivory coast, portugal, and brazil. North Korea doesnt really add to the fire. Brazil toyed with them the whole time.
ReplyDeleteA true Group of Death must have 4 teams that can all make it out of the group, which would be more like Group D. But alas North Korea just make a mockery out of their strong performance with that shocker against Portugal.
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