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FIFA President Apologizes, Goal Line Technology Reconsidered
Posted on 30 Jun 2010 by Crystal Rose.
If you haven't heard the controversy about the bad calls this year by World Cup referees, you may be just as far behind in technology as the whole FIFA organization. At the top of the list of teams who are speculated to have been eliminated because of an obvious referee mistake is England, who scored a goal that bounced from the top post straight down into the goal. The ball was immediately swo...
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USA Eliminated From World Cup
Posted on 26 Jun 2010 by Crystal Rose.
The “Comeback Kings” of the 2010 World Cup nearly kept their title today, but were eliminated in overtime in a 2-1 game against Ghana. The Americans set up their reputation in group stage, with a late tie against England, a 3 goal comeback in the second half against Slovakia (although one goal was thrown out) and Landon Donovan's now famous 90th minute goal on Algeria. Today's knoc...
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World Cup Group Standings
Posted on 25 Jun 2010 by Crystal Rose.
The 32 teams competing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa are broken into 8 groups (A through H). In the group stage, 2 teams from each group make it through to the next round of 16. Which countries were included this year, and who is making it through the group stage? Here is a breakdown of the group standings. 2010 WORLD CUP GROUPS & STANDINGS Group A: South Africa, Mex...
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France: C’est Fini?
Posted on 18 Jun 2010 by Crystal Rose.
So far, France has yet to score a goal this World Cup. Do Les Bleus have a shot at advancing to the next round? Chances are looking slim after their defeat by Mexico (2-0) and a goaless draw with Uraguay (0-0) but anything is possible. The match against Mexico seemed like it would have the same fate as the Uruguayan game, with an uneventful draw. France was looking like the better team in the f...
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Switzerland Stuns and Spain Ends In Blood
Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by Crystal Rose.
The World Cup Group H was thrown for a spin today in Durbin. Switzerland defeated Spain 1-0, making history for the Swiss and possibly forcing Spain into an elimination game on their next round. To make matters worse, this game ended a 12-game winning streak for Spain, with the Switzerland the victor (a team that had not been able to defeat Spain in their last 18 meetings). You have to watch th...









