occasional posts by risa aratyr
GERMANY v ARGENTINA On paper? A not-to-be-missed match, end-to-end, neck-and-neck. On the pitch… Argentina got creamed. Germany won by a resounding 4 – 0 margin. The one and only question I had at the end of the 90 minutes was, “How the hell is anybody going to beat these guys?” Argentina’s pride was crushed as … Read more WC Fields [1/4 finals] — Day #2
These matches will be remembered not for their smoldering rivalry (Germany/ England) or fiery action (Argentina/ Mexico) on the playing field, but for their incendiary effect on the already-hot video technology controversy raging off the pitch. Down a goal in the 39th minute, Frank Lampard’s blistering shot from just outside the 18-yard box came off … Read more WC Fields [k.o.(s)] — Germany v England / Argentina v Mexico
see Nigeria v South Korea. Just kidding. Samaras gave a credible performance. The wall of Grecian white made it damned hard for the Argentines to score. Then again, some of the Argentine starting line-up didn’t start. No Tevez. No Mascherano. No Heinze. No Higuain. For Maradona and his squad, the win was a matter of … Read more WC Fields — Greece v Argentina