Belgium v Russia
What a game of dire diarrhoea. Both Belgium and Russia were completely shit, and only from the 85th minute did the game offer anything that resembled football, and action worth watching. Fabio Capello is a prize muppet and will no doubt be out of yet another well-paid job. Let's see where he surfaces next; it will of course be a country where he is not understood, and where he'll not learn the language before he's ejected again. As for Belgium, talk about doing the bare fucking minimum, and winning.
Yawn.
South Korea v Algeria
What a fantastic game, from end to end, and with so many twists and turns. Great entertainment, and from two sides hardly considered to be high ranking. It just shows that it is often better to watch matches where the players are committed, passionate and want to win the fucking game rather than plod up and down and be overly safe. Algeria won 4-2.
USA v Portugal
The USA play so well and with so much spirit in the first game, it is no surprise that support for, and interest in, the team has grown astronomically. It turned out that the spirit and determination was no fluke. After conceding a goal after 5 minutes, after a howling mistake by a defender trying to clear the ball, the USA players set about the task of making a comeback. A wonder goal by Jermaine Jones, as good as the Messi effort the other night, was followed by a Clint Dempsey goal to put the USA 2-1 ahead.
There were numerous mistakes by players all over the field, and it is no exaggeration to say that Portugal were awful. The pathetic performance meant that the side was not worthy of anything from this game. However, whilst Ronaldo was atrocious and might as well have not played based on his input during 94 minutes and 45 seconds of a 95-minute match, he provided an excellent cross with fifteen seconds to go, and Varela headed an equaliser. A travesty!
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