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Villa strike sends Spain into the quarterfinals and Portugal packing
Posted on 29 Jun 2010 by Igor Henriques.
A David Villa strike in the 63rd minute allowed Spain to get past Portugal 1-0 and move on to the quarterfinals. Spain started the matched brightly with Torres exposing Portuguese make shift right-back Ricardo Costa as he tested Portuguese keeper Eduardo with a curling shot in the very first minute of the match causing the keeper to make a acrobatic save. Eduardo was indeed superb in the early ...
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Portugal and Brazil battle to a 0-0 stalemate
Posted on 25 Jun 2010 by Igor Henriques.
When the World Cup draw was made months ago, the match-up with Brazil and Portugal was seen as perhaps the best match of the group stage. Two technically gifted sides that played attractive attacking football that would make for a classic of a game. Unfortunately, do to the circumstances surrounding the game, that proved to be a unrealistic possibility. Heading into the game, Brazil sat comfort...
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Portugal rout North Korea 7-0
Posted on 22 Jun 2010 by Igor Henriques.
It was supposed to be a close match, after all North Korea had defended so well in their first game against Brazil and Portugal had been having trouble finding the back of the net and were missing inspirational midfielder Deco who was out with a hip injury. Things certainly did not turn out that way. It was a rainy start to the game in South Africa,the first half was closely contested with both...
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Portugal and Ivory Coast open Group G with a stalemate
Posted on 15 Jun 2010 by Igor Henriques.
In one of the most highly anticipated matches of the group stages, Portugal and the Ivory Coast opened up the ‘Group of Death’ with a 0-0 draw. The main storyline entering the match was the fitness of Ivory Coast star striker Didier Drogba who required surgery on a injured right arm after going down in a heap during a friendly match against Japan before the World Cup commenced. The availabi...
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World Cup Preview: Portugal
Posted on 9 Jun 2010 by Igor Henriques.
Heading into South Africa, the Portuguese national team faces a stern test having been drawn into the so called “Group of Death” featuring the likes of Brazil,Ivory Coast and the lesser light of the group North Korea. The 2010 World Cup draw was the last thing on Portuguese minds just a few months back when it looked like qualification would be an after thought. Having been unable to...
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Steve Massey said: Don't worry about the vase, my friend; as I plan on living even longer (until my C...
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Steven Keys said: Yes, very "open" and very disdainful of the "run first QB." And since I won't hav...
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Steve Massey said: Elmer Fudd didn't land because "wabbiters" was my 'not so obvious' allusion to you...
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