We are down to the quarterfinals now in the World Cup. It was a very interesting second round. Germany just keeps sailing on through. England still looked flat, but fortunately for them, Beckham can still bend ‘em. Argentina prevailed in a hard-fought battle over Mexico with an incredible goal by Maxi Rodriguez. One afternoon, I tuned in to the fights, and a soccer game broke out between Portugal and the Netherlands (A tied record of 16 cards handed out). Italy stole the game in the last seconds on a questionable penalty kick call against the Aussies. Switzerland and the Ukrainians did their best not to win in a scoreless game decided in a shootout. Despite losing 3-0, Ghana showed they were for real against the favored Brazil. France managed to pull it together against Spain.
So here is where we stand with the teams I am cheering for in bold.
June 30
Germany vs Argentina
Italy vs Ukraine
July 1
England vs Portugal
Brazil vs France (Argh! Can they both lose?)
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