World Cup Results for June 18

The US played game two of their World Cup, and again pulled out a draw, this one of epic proportions. The US doesn't have many memories in soccer, but I think this game will live on in US soccer lore. Again, the US gave up early goals, but came back strong in the second half, and, honestly, should have won. After Landon Donovan and the coach's son Michael Bradley tied the game at 2, Maurice Edu scored what appeared to be the game winner, only to have it disallowed. The ref called a foul, but never said on who or what the foul was. I never thought I'd be this passionate about soccer, but watching the replay of that play made me sick. Alexi Lalas looked like he was near tears in the post game, and even the English announcers were saying it was a horrible call. The good thing, however, is that thanks to England's lifeless tie with Algeria, the US controls their destiny. A win against Algeria Wednesday puts them through to the elimination round. 


The third game of the day saw Serbia upset a 10 man Germany. Klose was tossed with two yellows in the first half, and Serbia was able to upset the Germans.

Game Summaries

Germany 0:1 Serbia

Slovenia 2:2 United States

England 0:0 Algeria



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World Cup Results for June 17

For the first time, no games ended in a tie. After a slow scoring start to the World Cup, it picked up today. Argentina thrashed the host South Africa. Greece picked up their country's first World Cup win, beating a 10 man Nigeria. And Mexico did the world a favor and took out France in the third game today.

Game Summaries

Argentina 4:1 South Korea

Greece 2:1 Nigeria

France 0:2 Mexico

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World Cup Results for June 16

The story of the day was Switzerland pulling off the biggest upset thus far in the 2010 World Cup, taking a 1-0 victory and the 3 points that come with it in their match against Spain. It's simply unbelievable that the Swiss were able to pull the upset, and, personally, my social media network reflected it. Feeds full of just shock and a mix of joy and disappointment. I just watched the end of the game, and it could have been 2-0 if not for the post getting in the way. The Spaniards dominated in the stats, but the Swiss got the win. In the other two games, Chile got their country's first World Cup victory and Uruguay put up a big win against the host team of South Africa.

Game Summaries

Honduras 0:1 Chile

Spain 0:1 Switzerland

South Africa 0:3 Uruguay

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Youtubesday

A few quick videos this Youtubesday, since this is my second post today and all. First up, let's combine the last two weeks themes - legos and soccer - for a rather funny rendition of the goals scored in this weekend's US/England game.



What was Lady Gaga's plan for getting famous? Glad you asked!



And the most recent episode of the Philip DeFranco show. He's just a guy who got YouTube famous by posting himself talking about current events, some that matter, some that don't. It could be considered NSFW if that matters to you, so you've been warned. He's an entertaining fella, and worth a follow.



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World Cup Results for June 15

The first two games this morning seemed to be pretty dull, although it was good to see that Drogba played, broken arm and all. New Zealand's stoppage time goal salvaged them a point, making that game slightly exciting. The Brazil/North Korea game was entertaining, and it seems as though the North Korean keeper put on quite a show to keep them in the game. Brazil pulled away with two second half goals after a scoreless first half, but it was good to see North Korea earn a goal at the end of the game. It didn't really help their cause, but scoring against Brazil is a huge accomplishment for them.

Game Summaries

New Zealand 1:1 Slovakia

Côte d'Ivoire 0:0 Portugal

Brazil 2:1 North Korea

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World Cup Results for June 14

Oranje got their World Cup started today, and as expected they picked up 3 points. It didn't seem easy though, and an own goal by Denmark provided a better looking final. Paraguay almost pulled a huge shocker, but Italy managed to pull even and get the tie. Buffon was out in the second half, but his replacement was never challenged. Japan got a huge leg up in their group, picking up an unexpected 3 points today against Cameroon.

Game Summaries

Netherlands 2:0 Denmark

Japan 1:0 Cameroon

Italy 1:1 Paraguay

Outside of this weekend, I feel as though I haven't been very productive. I need to get out of my apartment and do stuff. It's getting depressing in here. Oh, and while I'm out doing stuff, follow me on Twitter @andrewensminger.

World Cup Results for June 13

Australia pretty much eliminated themselves today, giving up 4 goals. Even if they end up tied for second in the group, I'm thinking this four goal differential will just be too much to overcome and they would slide to third. The fact that Slovenia picked won doesn't leave much room for error for the US and England. A tie might not be enough to ensure second place with Slovenia picking up 3 points today. We're going to need to beat both Algeria and Slovenia to be on the safe side. Ghana, a lot of people's sleeper pick, justified that today with a late penalty kick goal to get the win.

On a personal note, what a great weekend. I got a knock on the door around 11:30 on Friday night, and when I opened it, Dayna was there. She drove 6 hours to Vermont from New Jersey to surprise me with a weekend visit. She rules.

Game Summaries

Germany 4:0 Australia

Serbia 0:1 Ghana

Algeria 0:1 Slovenia

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