Germany Beats Argentina 4-0

Germany beat Argentina defeated 4:0 with goals by Thomas Mueller, two of Miroslav Klose and one of Arne Friedrich. So Bundestima 1/2-finalite qualify for World Cup 2010.


The battle started well for more than Bundestima who quickly discovered. results. Already in the third minute of the match with a 1:0 lead Germany to hit Thomas Mueller, who jammed with Chapter header from Bastian Schweinsteiger free-kick on and after being left unmarked in the penalty area of Argentina scored.
Then hit Argentines rushed in atakai in search of the equalizer, but the Germans are perfectly arranged to nkazatelnoto its scope and prevents your opponent near Manuel Noyer and Argentina and could not reach to attack the opponent's goal.
The 24-minute scorer Mueller gave a great pass to Miroslav Klose in the box nakzatelnoto of Argentina, who was left unmarked from point to implement a penalty shot to sapernikovata, neck, but his shot was not accurate and passed over the door of Sergio Romero.
Only in 31 minutes South American first shot on goal to Germany. They were given the opportunity to meet a free kick about 25 meters from the door Noyer, Messi fired but sent Dzhabulani target.

Two minutes later, Angel Di Maria ran in the penalty area and made Bundestima shot on goal but the ball was caught by a German guard. In the 34th minute and Gonzalo Iguain was hit near the countervailing, but finished his shot was not strong enough and not difficult Manuel Noyer.
In the 36th minute Messi again had the opportunity to sign a direct free kick but his shot struck the wall of Germany players. In subsequent stirring Tevez was displayed behind the defense of the Germans and handed it to Di Maria, who scored, but the goal was not counted because of apparent ambush of four Argentine players.
Three minutes later, Lukas Podolski tried to double the lead of Germany with a shot from 30 yards, but had no luck and leather ball passed inches away from the door of Romero.

In the 45-minute Lionel Messi is exempt from the custody of Germany defenders and shoot from within the penalty area but again the ball went over the transom behind Noyer.

The second half started vortical for Argentines, who immediately went to the door of Manuel Noyer to equalize the score. In 48 minutes Angel Di Maria was very close to that after firing of about 20 m and only luck in this situation helped the Germans not to collect hits in the network.
In the 56-minute experience Lukas Podolski Sergio Romero to threaten with a shot from a direct free kick about 30 meters from the door of Argentina, but the ball met the wall of the Argentinian players and threaten guard with nothing. In the 63-minute shot from Carlos Tevez serious distance, but his powerful shot was caught by Manuel Noyer.
Five minutes later the Germans responded to the pressure of "Argentina" with a second goal in the network of Sergio Romero. Lukas Podolski for Miroslav Klose assists, which is scored for 0:2.
Oyue in 74 minutes Bundes team made its lead against Argentina, classical, Bastian Schweinsteiger after sampling in the opponent's penalty area and submit to Arne Friedrich, who did not hesitate and sent the ball into the net behind Romero to 0:3.
After the third hit South American tried to attack again sapernikovata door, but never been able to create the serious threat to Manuel Noyer. Attacks on Germany were quite dangerous, but their actions in defense - perfect.
Minutes before the end of regular time the Germans scored fourth goal in his favor. Nice attack launched by Lukas Podolski ended with an assist on Mesut Jozias to Miroslav Klose, who scored his second goal of the match 0:4.
Ultimately, this proved the last goal in the match and the Germans finished on 1/2-finalite where you will meet the winner of the match between Spain and Paraguay.

Suarez: The hand of God is mine now

Uruguay Luis Suarez, who saved a clean score of Ghana in 120 minutes of the quarter, said God has his hand.

Uruguay Luis Suarez, who saved a clean score of Ghana in 120 minutes of the quarter, said that the hand of God as a last try is scored Diego Maradona in 1986, where the Argentinean goal scoring legend hand of the semifinal against England, has its

It is this failure of the rescue and the White Asamoa Giyan psychological point gave priority to the implementation of the South American shootout, then Uruguay is ranked the semifinals.

"At this point I had no choice. It seemed to me to chase.'m Calm now. Suffer a lot until the end, but God is my hand now," said Suarez, who will play in the semi-final match against Holland.

With this it will destroy attacking tandem with Diego Forlan after both scored six goals so far.

Uruguay national team striker Oscar Tabares their support. After the victory he said he shot with his hand on Suarez is instinct, not theft.

"It was a fact of the game, it's instinct for the ball players do not come in the door, he was censured and expelled will not be able to play next. Match. What more could happen to him? Suarez was their fault they missed a penalty.

"To say that this is theft, it's almost insulting. He suffered decision, the judge who rules apply. You could say that this error is a player who uses his hand, but to talk about theft, no I think it is fair, "said Tabares.

Uruguay beats Ghana in penalty kicks

The team of Uruguay is the second World Cup semifinalist in 2010, after the great drama in a 5:3 win on penalties over the composition of Ghana.

In 11 minutes, and viewers saw the first kick in the outline of a door. Luis Suarez lied rival on the left flank of the Uruguayan attack and shoot, but Kingsan catches the ball.

Subtle ricochet after corner in front of Ghana in 18 minutes for a not yielded a goal for Uruguay. Richard Kingston, however, events reflex and although slightly comic, head, killed the ball.

26 minutes after Luis Suarez is out of custody of Isaac Vorsa, shoot without delay, but Kingsan cellars with the tip of his glove in the corner.

Ghanaians are activated after prepolovyavaneto at halftime and 30 minutes twice had the chance to go after fast contributory.

By the end of the first part of the game was dvuostra but clean before the event had two goalkeepers.

However flowed last seconds when Sulley Muntari get the ball more than 30 meters from the door and shoot all surprising. Most surprise second after it was however watchman Uruguay Nestor Muslera that prosperity and global vletya punt on their networks to 1:0 for Ghana.

In 55 minutes, however, once the free kick Uruguay match. results. The ball was kicked off by Diego Forlan, described the strange trajectory, and the stunned look of Kingsan vletya network - 1:1.

South American could cause knockdown in 63 minutes when after a cross from Luis Suarez Forlan small corner failed to find the ball well and noted.

Again great Kingsan intervene in 78 minutes, saving kick straight to his door Suarez. A little later a good role-playing near the door of Ghana ended in shock, but with excellent interference African goalkeeper, the ball does not allow for a second time to pass behind him.

In minutes dominated by the end of both health protection team, which did not allow new surprises and so regular time ended 1:1.

First 15 minutes are not brought added who knows how many interesting moments and ended with no goals scored.

In the final minutes of overtime pushed Ghanaians and created some moments of tension to Muslera.

In the last seconds of an otherwise terrible mistake rather swaggering Portuguese referee and his assistant enable Ghana to meet a free kick, after which followed the great agitation in front of Uruguay. For him the ball twice was killed by golliniyata, the second time with the hands of Luis Suarez, for his event that he received a red card, and Ghana have na.duzpa.

Stood behind the ball Asamoa Gian, who, however, do drama full, sending the ball into the crossbar and then out.

Shootout! When these teams exchanged goals in several beats, then three players missed the turn. Hero was Nestor Muslera, Uruguay watchman who saved two penalty kicks. In the decisive moment Abreu showed iron nerves and unforgettable style Panenka celebrated winning penalty kick for Uruguay - 5:3.

Netherlands 2:1 Brazil

The Netherlands came from behind to break Brazilian hearts and take a huge step towards a third FIFA World Cup™ final appearance. Trailing at half-time to Robinho's early goal in Port Elizabeth, Bert van Marwijk's men drew level through Felipe Melo's own goal before Wesley Sneijder headed the winner with 22 minutes remaining. Brazil ended the game a man short after Felipe Melo's dismissal as, like in Germany four years ago, the South Americans, unbeaten since last October, saw their dream of a sixth world crown dismantled at the quarter-final stage.

For the Dutch, this was their fifth straight win at these finals and leaves them one victory short of a first Final appearance since they finished runners-up twice in the 1970s. They will travel to Tuesday's Cape Town semi-final against Uruguay or Ghana as favourites despite the suspensions of Gregory van der Wiel and Nigel de Jong. History will be on their side too, given the winners of their three previous FIFA World Cup meetings with Brazil marched on to the Final each time.

Yet it was not the Dutch, but Brazil who looked likely to prevail in the first 45 minutes. Robinho had already had one effort ruled offside when he broke the deadlock in the tenth minute. Advancing unchecked from inside his own half, Felipe Melo played a ball straight through the centre of the Dutch defence from the halfway line. Robinho, free of his marker Van der Wiel and played onside by Ooijer, was in the clear and he tucked a first-time finish beyond Maarten Stekelenburg.

The Dutch sought an immediate reply when Kuyt tested Julio Cesar with a low drive but Brazil were carrying the greater threat and, after 25 minutes, they came close to a second. From a half-cleared corner, Dani Alves, out on the right, drove in a low cross and Juan got there first only to shoot over from close range. Robinho then wriggled away from two orange shirts on the left, gave the ball to Luis Fabiano and his flick set up Kaka whose curling shot was bound for the top corner before Stekelenburg reached out his right arm to palm the ball away.

The teams' 1994 quarter-final, won by Brazil, produced five second-half goals and this game grew as a contest after the restart. Second-best in the first half, the Dutch drew level in the 53rd minute. Sneijder had already miscued an attempted volley when, following a short free-kick with Robben, the Inter midfielder swung in a cross from out on the right. Julio Cesar and Felipe Melo got in each other's way with the midfielder unwittingly flicking the ball on into the net.

Michel Bastos, booked before the break and under pressure from Robben, now made way for Gilberto Melo but Brazil's self-assurance was fading. Although Kaka guided a volley just past the post, the Dutch soon had their second goal. It came from the head of Sneijder who profited from slack marking in the six-yard box to nod home his third goal of the finals after Kuyt had flicked on Robben's corner. Brazil's prospects dimmed further with 17 minutes remaining with Felipe Melo’s red card for a stamp on Robben, now a constant nuisance to the South Americans. In a frantic finish it might have got even worse for Dunga's men but Sneijder scuffed his shot straight at Julio Cesar.

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Tsvetana Pironkova Wins vs Venus Williams in Wimbledon 2010

Probably the biggest upset victory this Wimbledon 2010 belongs to Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova who defeated five-time champion Venus Williams 6-2, 6-3.

World number 82, Pironkova, remarkably outplayed Venus Williams in the quarterfinals match to reach the Wimbledon semifinals 2010.

Venus had competed in eight of the last 10 Wimbledon finals and had been odds-on to make yet another appearance in the showpiece after moving through the first four rounds without dropping a set.

Yet there had been signs against Jarmila Groth in the fourth round that Venus was not at the top of her game as the Australian pushed her to a tie-break in their fourth round tie.

Pironkova, the daughter of a former canoe champion, is the lowest ranked woman left in the draw and has never won a title on the main WTA tour. She can look forward to a semi-final showdown with Russia’s Vera Zvonareva.

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Argentina 3:1 Mexico

Argentina set up another FIFA World Cup™ quarter-final against Germany by overcoming Mexico 3-1 at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. Carlos Tevez emerged as the hero with a brace of goals, while Gonzalo Higuain was also on target as Diego Maradona's Albiceleste set up a rematch against their 2006 conquerors.

The Mexicans ultimately proved no match for their clinical South American opponents, yet it all started so promisingly for Javier Aguirre's side, with Carlos Salcido rattling the crossbar with a stunning long-range drive after just eight minutes. There was another lucky escape for Argentina just a minute later, when Andres Guardado drilled in a shot from the edge of the box that spun away from the far post just as the net looked set to bulge.

Maradona's side were hardly lacking in attacking menace themselves, however, and Lionel Messi soon embarked on one of his trademark elusive runs before attempting a chip over Oscar Perez that the Mexico keeper judged well. Messi's hunt for a goal at South Africa 2010 continues, but it was not long before the Barcelona talisman played a key role as another of Argentina's star forwards opened his tournament account.

Tevez might have thought his chance had gone when Perez raced out to block bravely at his feet, but Messi was quick-witted enough to return the ball towards goal, where the Manchester City striker was waiting to head home. Breaking the deadlock enabled Argentina to take a firm grip on proceedings, and within seven minutes that hold was strengthened as Mexico reached for the self-destruct button.

Quite what Ricardo Osorio was thinking when he played a square pass to the feet of Higuain is unclear, but it was a gift the Real Madrid striker readily accepted, coolly dragging the ball around the grounded Perez before side-footing into the empty net for his fourth goal of the tournament. Even with the best part of an hour remaining, it was difficult to envisage Mexico finding a way back into this match, and Argentina could have been out of sight altogether by half-time had Higuain not headed wastefully wide with the goal at his mercy. Maradona's men are capable of scoring at any time though, and from any situation – as Tevez proved six minutes into the second half.

The Albiceleste No11 benefited from a fortuitous break 25 yards from goal, but there was no luck involved in what followed, with Tevez lashing an unstoppable drive into the top-right-hand corner for one of the goals of the tournament. Mexico must have realised the game was up at this stage, but it was to their credit that they continued to attack with conviction, and they should have pulled a goal back on 63 minutes when Javier Hernandez headed over when it seemed easier to score.

The Manchester United-bound youngster made amends with 19 minutes remaining, however, brilliantly turning Martin Demichelis on the edge of the box before rifling a stunning left-foot shot into the roof of the Argentinian net. It would prove scant consolation for the crestfallen Mexicans, but while El Tri return home with their dreams dashed, Argentina can begin plotting revenge against some familiar foes.

Source: Fifa.com

Germany 4:1 England

Germany's youthful side delivered a striking statement of intent by overwhelming old rivals England 4-1 in Bloemfontein to take their place in the last eight of the FIFA World Cup™.

Joachim Low's side built a two-goal lead through early goals from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski and although Matthew Upson reduced the deficit before the break, the Germans made sure of their quarter-final place when Thomas Muller concluded two lightning breakaways with a quick-fire double midway through the second half. While Germany can look forward with confidence to a quarter-final meeting with Argentina or Mexico, England will go home to lick their wounds and reflect on yet another FIFA World Cup defeat by their old nemesis.

It was a lapse of concentration which allowed Germany to take the lead in the 20th minute, the goal coming after a spell of prolonged England possession. Manuel Neuer's long goal-kick upfield should have been dealt with by England’s central defenders, but Klose, back from suspension, got between John Terry and Upson, outmuscling the latter before poking the ball past David James with his outstretched right boot.

While having plenty of the ball, England were creating little in the way of genuine scoring opportunities, with only a Gareth Barry shot from distance which went straight at Neuer. Indeed, Germany should have doubled their advantage on the half-hour when Sami Khedira combined well with Muller to set up Klose, who fired straight at James. Yet Die Nationalelf did not have to wait too long for their second goal as Muller floated a delightful ball into the path of the unmarked Podolski. With England's defence stretched, the Cologne man had the time to recover from a poor first touch and produce a left-footed finish that squeezed through the legs of the goalkeeper and just inside the far post.

England pulled a goal back in the 37th minute when a short Lampard corner from the right was played to Gerrard who crossed into the box. Upson, atoning for his earlier error, rose highest above the Germany defence and with Neuer stranded, powered a header into the net. Meetings between these two sides often provide talking points and this one's came 60 seconds later when Lampard's shot from the edge of the box struck the underside of the crossbar and bounced down, with the referee ruling the ball had not crossed the goalline.

England started the second half strongly with Gerrard hitting a right foot shot just wide in the opening minutes and Lampard rattling the crossbar with a free-kick 30 yards from goal. However, Germany increased their advantage in the 67th minute through a counter-attack. Lampard's free-kick hit the German wall and, with England having committed men forward, they were left exposed as Schweinsteiger broke quickly before playing a delightful ball for Muller, who had started the breakaway, to fire past James.

Germany's fourth was more or less a carbon copy of their third. With England deep in their opponents' half, searching for a way back into the game, Germany won possession on the edge of their box and sprayed the ball to Ozil on the left. The midfielder outpaced Barry and played in Muller to sidefoot home from close range. England, to their credit, never gave up and only a fine one-handed save by Neuer from Gerrard stopped them from reducing their deficit – the heaviest in their FIFA World Cup history.

Source: Fifa.com

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USA 1:2 Ghana

Ghana marched on to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ after emerging 2-1 victors over USA following 120 minutes of drama in Rustenburg. Asamoah Gyan scored the winner in the 93rd minute after Landon Donovan's penalty had cancelled out Kevin Prince Boateng's early opener.

The Black Stars, who are the sole African representative left in the continent's first FIFA World Cup, will now meet Uruguay in Johannesburg on 2 July. They become the third African nation to advance to the last eight of a FIFA World Cup, after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002.

The west Africans stunned the US in just the fifth minute after Ricardo Clark had given possession away in midfield. Boateng ran at the defence and, having shifted the ball to the left, beat goalkeeper Tim Howard at his near post with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area. Left reeling, the US were second best until the break.

Their best in the opening period came in the 35th minute, when Jonathan Mensah gave the ball away in his own third to Clint Dempsey. The Fulham man slid the ball to Robbie Findley, who raced clean through on Richard Kingson, but the goalkeeper reacted well to save with this left foot. Coach Bob Bradley's reaction to a lacklustre first-half performance was to bring on attacking midfielder Benny Feilhaber at half-time, and the move almost paid immediate dividends.

Donovan's pace made the chance down the right, and Jozy Altidore did well with the LA Galaxy player's cross to feed the on-rushing Feilhaber. But Kingson came out aggressively and pulled off a fabulous reaction save. Ghana were being pegged back at this stage, and on the hour mark Dempsey skinned Gyan at the edge of the area and broke free into the box. Mensah clattered into him to concede the penalty, and Donovan calmly slotted in his kick off the inside of the post.

As the second half wore on, the US continued to ask questions of the Ghana defence, but Kingson saved the Black Stars twice in succession. In the 68th minute, he raced 15 yards off his line to clear the ball at Altidore's feet, and eight minutes later he got down well to smother Michael Bradley's shot after the coach's son had beaten the offside trap. Altidore had another chance in the 81st minute, but the defence did just enough to put him off and he fired wide from ten yards.

However, just as they did at the start of the match, Ghana opened the extra time with a goal. The impressive Ayew, son of Ghanaian legend Abedi Pele, spun a long ball with the outside of his left foot into the path of Gyan. The Rennes man held off two defenders and smashed the ball past Howard for his third goal of the tournament and his seventh for his country in 2010.

The US, who scored a dramatic last-gasp winner against Algeria to qualify for the second round, seemed to tire after the goal, and though they sent ball after ball into the Ghana box in the final minutes, they could find no late heroics at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. All of Africa seemed to explode at the final whistle, and the youngest team in the tournament will continue to fly the continent's colours for one more round.

Source: Fifa.com

Uruguay 2:1 Korea Republic

Luis Suarez struck twice as Uruguay beat Korea Republic 2-1 in Port Elizabeth to reach the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. The South Koreans pushed hard but Lee Chung-Yong's header in the second half was not enough with Suarez scoring both early and late on for the South Americans.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made one change to the team that defeated Mexico 1-0 in their final group match, with Diego Godin replacing Mauricio Victorino at the back. Back at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where his side beat Greece 2-0 in their opening game, Korea Republic coach Huh Jung-Moo made a notable change to his midfield, with winger Kim Jae-Sung making his first start in place of Yeom Ki-Hun.

The South Koreans got off to a bright start, with their captain Park Ji-Sung running through the middle of the park to the edge of the area only for Diego Lugano to cut out his attempted through-pass. Minutes later, they came desperately close to taking the lead, Park Chu-Young's curling free-kick from 20 yards smashing the left post as Fernando Muslera stood watching helplessly. Instead it was La Celeste who drew first blood in the eighth minute, when an unmarked Suarez, lurking on the right side of the area, turned the loose ball into an empty net after Jung Sung-Ryong had failed to deal with Diego Forlan's low cross from the left.

The Taeguk Warriors probed away, looking for holes in the stubborn Uruguay defence that had not conceded a goal in the first round. Park Ji-Sung surged down the left but saw his low cross blocked by a timely intervention, then Park Chu-Young tried his luck with an effort from 25 yards that went just wide of the left post. It was Cha Du-Ri's turn next but he saw his audacious shot from 30 yards sail just over the crossbar.

With the rain pouring down in the second half, Kim Jung-Woo almost paid for a sloppy pass across the back, with Suarez intercepting but failing to trouble Jung with a tame shot. At the other end, Lugano's attempted clearance from a Lee Jung-Soo cross fell into the path of Park Chu-Young, who fired a powerful volley over the bar. Park Ji-Sung then managed to connect with a Cha cross from the right, but Muslera did well to hold on to his header, jumping to his left.

South Korean coach Huh had no other option but to reinforce the attack, and brought striker Lee Dong-Gook on for Kim Jae-Sung on the hour mark. The Asian side finally broke through after 68 minutes, when Lugano's headed clearance from Ki Sung-Yueng's free-kick fell to an unmarked Lee Chung-Yong, who headed home the equaliser from close range to finally end Muslera's lengthy unbeaten run. However, the Uruguayans fought back. Suarez saw his shot from an acute angle parried over by Jung, before the Ajax forward then miscued his header with only the keeper to beat. But the Uruguay No9 made no mistake when the ball came to his way on the edge of the box following a Forlan corner, sidestepping a white shirt and curling a spectacular shot in off the far post to make it 2-1.

The Koreans responded by bringing on another forward, Yeom Ki-Hun, for midfielder Ki, and within two minutes, Lee Dong-Gook spurned a glorious chance to equalise as the Jeonbuk Motors marksman saw his low shot half-stopped by Muslera before Lugano cleared the ball as it trickled slowly towards the net. With that, the South Koreans' final opportunity had passed as La Celeste held on to book their place in the last eight.

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Portugal 0:0 Brazil

The Brazilian carnival rolled into Durban on Friday, turning the sunny Indian Ocean coastal city into Copacabana beach for a day. However, the South Americans were unable to reward their vociferous support with goals, drawing 0-0 with Portugal – a result that takes both sides through to the Round of 16.

Brazil had the first chance of a cagey, stop-start first half with a long-distance effort from the tireless Dani Alves, featuring in place of the injured Elano on the right flank. But the Barcelona star hardly troubled Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo as his try trickled harmlessly wide of the post. He had another chance on the quarter-hour mark from a similar distance, with the keeper collecting easily.

Those efforts set the tone for much of what would follow. With Robinho on the bench and Kaka suspended, Brazil were reduced to trying their luck from long range as Juilio Baptista proved unable to get much going in the space behind strikers Nilmar and Luis Fabiano. Up the other end, Cristiano Ronaldo was ploughing a lone furrow in a defensive scheme set up by Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz. Fabio Coentrao was the most dangerous man on the park for the Portuguese, bursting up the left flank and delivering inch-perfect crosses that caused the Brazilian defence some concern in the opening period. Neither Tiago nor Ronaldo could take advantage of the best chances the Benfica wide man carved open, however.

The half-hour mark brought the clearest opening of a hard-fought first half, which produced seven yellow cards. A sneaky ball across the six-yard box from Luis Fabiano found Nilmar lurking at the back post. He rounded Ricardo Carvalho only to be denied by the upright from a tight angle. Seven minutes before the break Luis Fabiano then had a golden chance with a header from a similar position, but was unable to do justice to Dani Alves's cross.

Real Madrid ace Ronaldo, who got the biggest roar from the crowd at the start, began to get himself into some dangerous areas after the restart, forcing the Brazilian back line – captain Lucio in particular – into some last-ditch tackles. His deflected free-kick from distance in the 51st minute had the fans in yellow feeling a little nervous as Portugal began to look more positive in their approach. With substitute Simao pulling the strings, Queiroz's side nearly took the lead on the hour. Ronaldo broke free on the right of the area and when Lucio made the tackle, the ball fell for Raul Meireles, who could only manage to fire wide from close range.

In the end, though, a 0-0 draw was enough for both sides to move on, Brazil as Group G winners and Portugal as runners-up, pipping third-placed Côte d'Ivoire by a point. The Brazilians will now meet the second-placed team from Group H – in action later in the day – with Portugal taking on that section's winners.

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Slovakia 3:2 Italy

Slovakia held off a late and desperate challenge from Italy to win 3-2 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The match was always in Slovakia’s favor with Robert Vittek scoring goals on either side of halftime and second half substitute Kamil Kopunek hitting the winner with his first touch.
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With the win, Slovakia advanced to the Round of 16 in their first World Cup as an independent nation and it did not come without a fight and some nervy moments up until to the final whistle. And for Italy it is the first time since 1974 that the side has not advanced from the group stage.

Head coach Vladimír Weiss’ side grabbed a 2-goal advantage on a brace from Vittek with goals in the 25th and 73rd minute. The team appeared to be on the way to an easy win as Italy was lethargic on offense and shockingly lazy on defense. In the match, Italian keeper Federico Marchetti faced three shots on goal and they all found their way into his net although it must be said more of the blame lies with poor defending.

With elimination staring them in the face and possibly with the first appearance of injured Andrea Pirlo the Azzurri found some inspiration and a goal when Serie A golden boot winner Antonio Di Natale drew a goal back in the 81st minute.

Italy, a notorious World Cup slow starter, knew with a draw they would advance them and it looked like they narrowly achieved that goal when Fabio Quagliarella re-directed a ball into the net only to be judged offside.

Second half substitute Kopunek put a damper on Italy’s late push with his goal in the 89th minute on his first touch since entering the match moments earlier.

The insurance goal was seen as just that until Quagliarella made good on a chip from outside the box in the 2nd minute of injury time catching Jan Mucha off his line to once again give Italy hope.

And Italy was given one final chance to narrowly advance when Simone Pepe was in position at the far post to level matters but his shot went wide of the target.

The Italians had one final chance but Pepe put his shot off target.

2010 World Cup: Portugal 7-0 Korea DPR

Portugal created a new record in this 2010 FIFA World Cup competition as they hit the highest number of goals in a single match. The Cape Town Stadium witnessed a goal fest from the Portuguese who banged in as much as 7 goals to all but confirm their qualification into the Last 16 of the tournament.


Portugal vs Korea DPR, First Half: A Selecção Narrowly Edge Past Impressive North Koreans
With the rain pouring down mercilessly in Cape Town, the performances of both teams were expected to be affected. Still, Portugal made good progress going forward despite Korea DPR’s crowded midfield. In the 7th minute, Ricardo Carvalho almost found the breakthrough with a smashing header from a corner which crashed against the post. Hugo Almeida also thought to have come close minutes later but the referee whistled for offside.

Surprisingly, it was the North Koreans who created the most genuine attempt on goal through Jong-Hyok Cha’s 11th minute impressive long range strike. Portugal’s goalkeeper Eduardo acrobatically stretched himself wide trying to clear the ball, but was happy to see it go away for a goal kick. He was nearly tested again when Korea DPR broke forward for the second time in the game. Unfortunately for the Asians, Tae-Se Jong’s flick was poor enough not to trouble the keeper.
At the dislike of Portuguese fans, North Korea did better in attack than Portugal as they exposed the Europeans’ weakness in dealing with counter attacking situations. Captain Yong-Jo Hong forced Eduardo to hold his nerves and produce an excellent save before Yong-Hak An almost found the net through a low strike inside the 21st minute. As the game was getting more interesting, Raul Mereiles tried his luck but hit the side of the net a minute before he went for goal again – this time, from a centered position 20 yards from goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo switched flanks, leaving Coentrao to exhibit his creativity down the left hand side of the pitch. The defender immediately had an impact as he squared the ball to Simao Sabrosa in the box who just couldn’t do better than letting his marker clear the ball away. At last, Raul Mereiles got what he deserved after having tried a couple of times. The Porto midfielder clinically drove the ball past Korea DPR’s goal line to finish off Tiago’s marvelous through ball. Portugal had therefore found the vital lead they had worked for since the start of the game as they were in front by a goal to nil after 29 minutes of game played.

Mereiles again should have made it 2-0 six minutes later but he somehow placed his shot off target despite being only 8 yards out. Portugal were looking to be in comfort zone before half time; Cristiano Ronaldo had a very poor shot on goal while Hugo Almeida was to blame for terribly failing to hit the target from 3 yards out so as to thus terminate Fabio Coentrao’s great pass.


Portugal vs Korea DPR, Second Half: Portugal’s Goal Fest, Korea DPR's Demolition.
Despite performing poorly throughout the 45 minutes that went down the clock before the break, Hugo Almeida kept his place upfront for the second half. Portugal showed their intention to increase their lead as early as inside the first five minutes of second period. Tiago scared North Korea’s shot stopper with a beautiful volley while Cristiano Ronaldo saw his hot Jabulani ball almost deceiving North Korea's defense.

Korea DPR might have felt extremely disappointed after conceding goal number 2 and number 3 in a blink of an eye. The second goal of the game came through Simao Sabrosa. Hugo Almeida made a lovely back heel to Raul Mereiles who sent the Atletico Madrid winger through on goal to easily make it 2-0 after 53 minutes. Three minutes later, Hugo Almeida finally made his mark by doing justice for assist-maker Coentrao by finishing his great cross from the left wing with an unstoppable header. 3-0 to Portugal and Korea DPR’s torturing moments didn’t end just yet.
The Portuguese started doing whatever they wanted with the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo restricted himself to combining with Raul Mereiles and create chances as Deco’s replacement, Tiago, took his opportunity to score the game’s fourth goal on the hour mark. Once the Portuguese had totally taken hold of the game, it was down for them to make the most of their chances upfront. Raul Mereiles, who got substituted for Miguel Veloso 20 minutes from time, was guilty of a terrible miss as his first time shot from inside the penalty box went off target.

Fabio Coentrao, who stood out as the game’s most dynamic player, was also given the opportunity to get on the scoring sheet. Somehow, the defender sent the ball rolling wide for a goal kick despite having been put through on goal by Cristiano Ronaldo. Like it happened against Cote d’Ivoire, Portugal’s captain came inches away from breaking his goal-drought curse when he smashed a shot from long distance against the crossbar at the 70th minute. Actually, Real Madrid’s CR9 had to wait until the 87th minute before creating history for himself as he netted Portugal’s 6th goal of the game. The forward did score in the funniest of manners, though, with the ball bouncing off the back of his neck as he controlled it past Korea DPR’s goalkeeper.

In between this goal, substitute Liedson had made it 5-0 with a firing shot from a tight angle which punished Kwang-Chon Ri’s dreadful mistake in the penalty box. A minute before the end of regulation time, Tiago clinched a brace with a swinging header as Portugal rounded a perfect victory over the brave North Koreans.

With 4 points and a (+7) goal difference, analysts are already confirming Portugal’s passage into the Round of 16. However, all has not been defined in Group G. Should the Portuguese suffer a trouncing defeat in their last group match similar to the 6-2 loss which they suffered two years ago against Brazil, and should Cote d’Ivoire emulate Portugal’s feat against Korea DPR, then A Selecção of Europe will crash out from the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the expense of the Ivoirians against all the odds.

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Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov quits national team

Bulgarian international and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov said on May 13 2010 that he was quitting the national football team with immediate effect, confirming rampant speculation in Bulgarian-language media that he would do so.

"I feel tired at times and finished for the team. I know that there is a number of young players waiting to prove themselves as strikers and now they will have this chance," he said.

"I had decided that when I reach 30, I would review what I have achieved and if things were not going by plan, I would make room to younger players, said Berbatov, who is now 29.

He recalled all the unsuccessful attempts of the national side to qualify for a major football tournament. The last one and the only Berbatov appeared in was Euro 2004 in Portugal.

Berbatov said he had informed Bulgaria's national coach Stanimir Stoilov of his decision to quit the team. "I talked to him and wished him success and I am sure that the team has a good chance of succeeding with him in charge".

"I took this decision on my own, not under anyone else's influence. I started thinking about my future with the team a month ago," he said.

Answering a question whether he had informed Alex Ferguson, his manager at Manchester United, about quitting Bulgaria's team, Berbatov said that the news would reach Ferguson now.

"My goal is to remain with Manchester United, the best team in the world and to see out my contract with the club. I know I have the qualities to do so".

"I want to ask why every second question I get is about where I am going next year. I wonder why you (the media) are not wishing me luck for my next year with Manchester United but instead are asking me where I am going. By joining Manchester United, I have achieved everything I wanted," he said.

Pressure was also a factor that influenced his decision, Berbatov said, adding that now when he had a daughter, he did not want to "take the stress back home".

"Things have changed since I was 22. I know have a wife and a daughter and they are the most important thing to me.

"The national team will not end with me leaving because players have quit the team before and I don't see why my decision should be interpreted as abandoning the team and the country," he said.

"The reason to leave the team does not have to do with the criticisms I get for my play. I have a plan that I follow. A man should be able to say stop whenever he decides to do so," he said.
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