Germany - Costa Rica
Pretty exciting game with 6 goals. Our team played their offensive style we were used to during the Confed. For an opening game it was exciting. Germany had a lack on def but the fowards compensated it. The team should be better with Ballack returning to the team for the Poland game.
Costa Rica surprised me somehow. The def of CR is horrible and their goals came from individual mistakes by the German players (offside trap).
Poland - Ecuador
First surprise of the tourney but for me it was not really a surprise. Poland played horrible in the last games prior to the tourney. They should have beaten Ecuador by having the better individual players but football is a teamsport. Ecuador really deserved the win. I would rate this game as a mediocore one.
England - Paraguay
Sven declared his team as the best for 40 years. Imo this team played a horrible match. In case England does not show up in the next games they will get eliminated after the stage 2.
Paraguay was a total no show. They had one chance in the whole game.
Rating for this game: boring
Sweden - Trinidad
I expekted this game to end under 2.5 goals. I saw the last two matches of Sweden and was not impressed by them. Furthermore I expekted a defensive match of Trinidad. Sweden should have had the power for scoring at least two goals but their forwards had no luck.
This game was exciting due to the fact of the surprise
Argentina - Ivory Coast
The most exciting game so far. Argentina scored an early goal and the Ivory Coast looked somehow shaky after that. The Ivory Coast had some pretty good chances after that early shock and Droghba played exactly what I expekted from him. The Ivory Coast really deserved a draw but overall Argentina was the better team.
Serbia - Holland
The early goal from Holland killed the tactic of the Serbians. It would have been a stalemate in the midfield without that goal. Holland would have attcked and Serbia would have waited for their counter attacks. Robben had an impressiv performance. The forwards of Serbia were a no show.
Rating: mediocore
Mexiko - Iran
It was a nice fist half by Iran but what happened at ht? They must have taken some pills or whatever. Zero chances for them in the second hald. Ali Daei is like a lame duck as a forward. Mexiko more than deserved the victory. It was a complete domination by them in the second half.
Rating: ok
Portugal - Angola
I wasted two hours of my life watching this game. IT WAS SO BOOOORING. I really understand the audience in Cologne (they started singing some local songs in the last 20 minutes). That game was a total joke. No pace, no fight, no chances for Angola in the second half, just one shot from inside - this game had nothing at all.
Rating: BOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG
On Monday we have the following games:
Australia - Japan
Should be a high scoring game. Both teams will attack.
USA - Czech Republic
Both teams have to win or at least get a draw. This will be a high tactical game.
Italy - Ghana
Not sure what to expekt from this match. The African teams are without any win so far.
Pretty exciting game with 6 goals. Our team played their offensive style we were used to during the Confed. For an opening game it was exciting. Germany had a lack on def but the fowards compensated it. The team should be better with Ballack returning to the team for the Poland game.
Costa Rica surprised me somehow. The def of CR is horrible and their goals came from individual mistakes by the German players (offside trap).
Poland - Ecuador
First surprise of the tourney but for me it was not really a surprise. Poland played horrible in the last games prior to the tourney. They should have beaten Ecuador by having the better individual players but football is a teamsport. Ecuador really deserved the win. I would rate this game as a mediocore one.
England - Paraguay
Sven declared his team as the best for 40 years. Imo this team played a horrible match. In case England does not show up in the next games they will get eliminated after the stage 2.
Paraguay was a total no show. They had one chance in the whole game.
Rating for this game: boring
Sweden - Trinidad
I expekted this game to end under 2.5 goals. I saw the last two matches of Sweden and was not impressed by them. Furthermore I expekted a defensive match of Trinidad. Sweden should have had the power for scoring at least two goals but their forwards had no luck.
This game was exciting due to the fact of the surprise
Argentina - Ivory Coast
The most exciting game so far. Argentina scored an early goal and the Ivory Coast looked somehow shaky after that. The Ivory Coast had some pretty good chances after that early shock and Droghba played exactly what I expekted from him. The Ivory Coast really deserved a draw but overall Argentina was the better team.
Serbia - Holland
The early goal from Holland killed the tactic of the Serbians. It would have been a stalemate in the midfield without that goal. Holland would have attcked and Serbia would have waited for their counter attacks. Robben had an impressiv performance. The forwards of Serbia were a no show.
Rating: mediocore
Mexiko - Iran
It was a nice fist half by Iran but what happened at ht? They must have taken some pills or whatever. Zero chances for them in the second hald. Ali Daei is like a lame duck as a forward. Mexiko more than deserved the victory. It was a complete domination by them in the second half.
Rating: ok
Portugal - Angola
I wasted two hours of my life watching this game. IT WAS SO BOOOORING. I really understand the audience in Cologne (they started singing some local songs in the last 20 minutes). That game was a total joke. No pace, no fight, no chances for Angola in the second half, just one shot from inside - this game had nothing at all.
Rating: BOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG
On Monday we have the following games:
Australia - Japan
Should be a high scoring game. Both teams will attack.
USA - Czech Republic
Both teams have to win or at least get a draw. This will be a high tactical game.
Italy - Ghana
Not sure what to expekt from this match. The African teams are without any win so far.
