World Cup Stupf So It Looks Like I'm Paying Attention
Upcoming Games:
* Slovakia V. Paraguay & Italy V. New Zealand: All the Group F contenders are tied with only one point after one game, so anybody who wins will have an advantage going into the third game.
* Brazil V. Ivory Coast & Portugal V. DPR Korea: If Ivory Coast upsets Brazil it could change the whole tournament. DPR Korea is fighting for its life and will likely put 110% on the field.
* Switzerland V. Chile & Spain V. Honduras: The winner of the Switz./Chile matchup will likely win the whole Group H bracket. Loser of the Spain/Honduras match is likely to be eliminated.
* Mexico V. Uruguay & France V. South Africa: The winner of the Mexico/Uruguay game will advance; the French and South Africans are playing for honor.
* Nigeria V. R of Korea & Greece V. Argentina: With a win or tie, Argentina advances. (It also looks like even if Argentina loses, and South Korea wins, Argentina still would advance because they've already beaten South Korea. Am I reading this correctly?)
* Slovenia V. England & U.S.A. V. Algeria: If the Slovenes beat the English they advance. The only way for the Yanks to advance is to beat the Algerians and hope the English tie with the Slovenes.
* Ghana V. Germany & Australia V. Serbia: If Ghana beats the Germans, Ghana advances. If the Germans win and Serbia wins the Serbians advance. (Right? I only took Soccer for one semester in College and I forget my final grade.)
And that brings us back to Groups F, G & H.
PS: *Reads More* Okay...the top TWO contenders from each Group advance, not just the #1. Still, the Yanks must win against Algeria if they hope to move on to the knockout round.
* Denmark V. Japan & Netherlands V. Cameroon: The Dutch have clinched their advance and Cameroon has been eliminated by their losses to Japan and Denmark. By the chart I see on Yahoo! it looks like if Japan ties Denmark, Japan advances...?
* Slovakia V. Paraguay & Italy V. New Zealand: All the Group F contenders are tied with only one point after one game, so anybody who wins will have an advantage going into the third game.
* Brazil V. Ivory Coast & Portugal V. DPR Korea: If Ivory Coast upsets Brazil it could change the whole tournament. DPR Korea is fighting for its life and will likely put 110% on the field.
* Switzerland V. Chile & Spain V. Honduras: The winner of the Switz./Chile matchup will likely win the whole Group H bracket. Loser of the Spain/Honduras match is likely to be eliminated.
* Mexico V. Uruguay & France V. South Africa: The winner of the Mexico/Uruguay game will advance; the French and South Africans are playing for honor.
* Nigeria V. R of Korea & Greece V. Argentina: With a win or tie, Argentina advances. (It also looks like even if Argentina loses, and South Korea wins, Argentina still would advance because they've already beaten South Korea. Am I reading this correctly?)
* Slovenia V. England & U.S.A. V. Algeria: If the Slovenes beat the English they advance. The only way for the Yanks to advance is to beat the Algerians and hope the English tie with the Slovenes.
* Ghana V. Germany & Australia V. Serbia: If Ghana beats the Germans, Ghana advances. If the Germans win and Serbia wins the Serbians advance. (Right? I only took Soccer for one semester in College and I forget my final grade.)
And that brings us back to Groups F, G & H.
PS: *Reads More* Okay...the top TWO contenders from each Group advance, not just the #1. Still, the Yanks must win against Algeria if they hope to move on to the knockout round.
* Denmark V. Japan & Netherlands V. Cameroon: The Dutch have clinched their advance and Cameroon has been eliminated by their losses to Japan and Denmark. By the chart I see on Yahoo! it looks like if Japan ties Denmark, Japan advances...?