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HOLLAND v BRAZIL Holland has what it takes to be real contenders. They’ve already shown their coordination, precision passing, attack mentality and individual skills. In this match they revealed a ruthless side to their game that sent a message to their opponents in the next round: if our beautiful football isn’t enough to win it, … Read more WC Fields [1/4 finals] — Day #1
Moments after Clint Dempsey’s effort was turned away, Kevin-Prince Boateng robbed Ricardo Clark of possession in the center circle, took off in an exhilarating run, and shot a low ball past Tim Howard for Ghana’s first 2010 WC goal from open play. Perhaps Team USA had been lulled into complacency by watching their opponents’ rather … Read more WC Fields [k.o.] — USA v Ghana
What a weird game. They tried to market it as “Brother against Brother,” because of the 1/2-sibling relationship between Kevin Prince (Ghana) and Jerome (Germany) Boateng. But that wasn’t it at all. It was more like Ghana against themselves. FIFA has instituted simultaneous starts to these last group matches, with the intention of preventing teams … Read more WC Fields — Ghana v Germany