Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Final Guess - Group H
I will keep it short - Chile and Switzerland. And I kinda like the Swiss. I was impressed with their game against Spain. They have Honduras left, which I think they will beat. If Spain beats Chile, then it could be interesting having 3 teams tied with 6. It will go by goals then, and right now, Chile and Spain lead with 2 and 1, respectively. The Swiss are at 0. So really, it could go to anyone. Honduras even has a chance. It is kind of fun looking at all the different possibilities.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Groups D - G
Group D - (I am going to watch Serbia and Australia's recap game before I judge one way or another.)
Group E - consists of Netherlands, Japan, Denmark, and Cameroon. Cameroon is out. Netherlands has 6, and Japan and Denmark have 3. Japan and Denmark are scheduled to play on Thursday, I believe. I am rooting for Japan, because I lived in Okinawa for 3 years, and I consider Japan to be a part of my long list of homes. They don't play too bad, they are just really small in comparison with other teams so they get beat to the ball quite often. NETHERLANDS AND JAPAN is my hope. I don't remember how Denmark plays, so we shall see.
Group F - consists of Paraguay, Italy, New Zealand, and Slovakia. Out of this group, I just hope Italy doesn't make it because they are terrible.
Group G - Although I was impressed with N. Korea at first, they just got spanked by Portugal. I didn't see the game and I'm glad. I hate watching a beating. BRAZIL and PORTUGAL will take this group, I'm sure.
Group E - consists of Netherlands, Japan, Denmark, and Cameroon. Cameroon is out. Netherlands has 6, and Japan and Denmark have 3. Japan and Denmark are scheduled to play on Thursday, I believe. I am rooting for Japan, because I lived in Okinawa for 3 years, and I consider Japan to be a part of my long list of homes. They don't play too bad, they are just really small in comparison with other teams so they get beat to the ball quite often. NETHERLANDS AND JAPAN is my hope. I don't remember how Denmark plays, so we shall see.
Group F - consists of Paraguay, Italy, New Zealand, and Slovakia. Out of this group, I just hope Italy doesn't make it because they are terrible.
Group G - Although I was impressed with N. Korea at first, they just got spanked by Portugal. I didn't see the game and I'm glad. I hate watching a beating. BRAZIL and PORTUGAL will take this group, I'm sure.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Group C
Oh my - USA was robbed of a goal! The ending score should have been 3-2. Trying to get over it, because as the commentators put it, the referee is like the Queen of England and doesn't have any accountability. BUT, USA has just got to win next week - bottom line. If they win, then they advance no matter the outcome of England and Slovenia. They can't lose. They have no chance if they do. I am hoping Slovenia beats England because then USA can at least tie, but they CAN NOT lose! Argh! Wow, I am invested. Thank you Donovan and Bradley for keeping us in this!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Group A, B, and C
I have not done any research on any teams prior to the World Cup. However, after watching the games, I am slowly picking my favorites. Obviously, I want USA to take it. They are going to have to get their heads together and learn to pass if they want to go far.
From Group A - I did not watch South Africa play Mexico. My first game to watch was Uruguay vs. France. Interesting that both ended in a tie. I did watch the South Africa and Uruguay game, and I felt really bad for S. Africa, with their keeper getting a red card and just getting some real bad luck. I do want South Africa to make it to the next round because they are the host country. Call me lame, but there it is. I just watched the Mexico and France game, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. I remember when the 37 year old coming in, I thought, "He's old! We'll see how he does..." And he scored! France made some really poor decisions. I am quite disappointed with France, considering they got second last World Cup, and in PKs. They don't seem to be working together and they do not really have any standouts in my opinion.
All in all - I hope Mexico and South Africa make it out. The standing right now though are Uruguay and Mexico, each with 4, and then South Africa and France, each with 1. In order for South America to advance, they would need to beat France with at least a net of 7 goals (Mexico would have to help them out with this by scoring a lot on Uruguay to make their net goals go down as well. Right now S. Africa has net -3 and Uruguay has 3 - If Mexico beats Uruguay and S. Africa beats France.) I do NOT see this happening. I think Mexico and Uruguay will go through.
From Group B - My guess is that Argentina and South Korea will advance to the next round. I did not see Argentina play South Korea, however I heard a knockout in favor of Argentina. I have not seen South Korea play at all, and they have Nigeria left. I am just going by scores, but S. Korea beat Greece, and Greece beat Nigeria - so S. Korea will beat Nigeria. Dumb argument, right? If Nigeria brings it, which I think they are capable of, then it could be a good match. But Argentina for SURE. So far I am quite impressed with them, mostly Messi :) He has been one of the players that has really stood out to me. Always moving and creating plays.
From Group C - USA has Slovenia and Algeria left, both important wins, and the same with England. I did not see the Slovenia and Algeria game, so I am not too sure how they play or if they are good. My guess is England and USA will advance. Obviously I want USA to advance, and I don't want England to, just to be advantageous to USA. However, with the other groups, I am not really thinking advantage. No matter what, it will be a competitive next round and difficult for USA.
From Group A - I did not watch South Africa play Mexico. My first game to watch was Uruguay vs. France. Interesting that both ended in a tie. I did watch the South Africa and Uruguay game, and I felt really bad for S. Africa, with their keeper getting a red card and just getting some real bad luck. I do want South Africa to make it to the next round because they are the host country. Call me lame, but there it is. I just watched the Mexico and France game, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. I remember when the 37 year old coming in, I thought, "He's old! We'll see how he does..." And he scored! France made some really poor decisions. I am quite disappointed with France, considering they got second last World Cup, and in PKs. They don't seem to be working together and they do not really have any standouts in my opinion.
All in all - I hope Mexico and South Africa make it out. The standing right now though are Uruguay and Mexico, each with 4, and then South Africa and France, each with 1. In order for South America to advance, they would need to beat France with at least a net of 7 goals (Mexico would have to help them out with this by scoring a lot on Uruguay to make their net goals go down as well. Right now S. Africa has net -3 and Uruguay has 3 - If Mexico beats Uruguay and S. Africa beats France.) I do NOT see this happening. I think Mexico and Uruguay will go through.
From Group B - My guess is that Argentina and South Korea will advance to the next round. I did not see Argentina play South Korea, however I heard a knockout in favor of Argentina. I have not seen South Korea play at all, and they have Nigeria left. I am just going by scores, but S. Korea beat Greece, and Greece beat Nigeria - so S. Korea will beat Nigeria. Dumb argument, right? If Nigeria brings it, which I think they are capable of, then it could be a good match. But Argentina for SURE. So far I am quite impressed with them, mostly Messi :) He has been one of the players that has really stood out to me. Always moving and creating plays.
From Group C - USA has Slovenia and Algeria left, both important wins, and the same with England. I did not see the Slovenia and Algeria game, so I am not too sure how they play or if they are good. My guess is England and USA will advance. Obviously I want USA to advance, and I don't want England to, just to be advantageous to USA. However, with the other groups, I am not really thinking advantage. No matter what, it will be a competitive next round and difficult for USA.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Whirlwind
May has been such a whirlwind! I don't even know where to start. We went to Bastrop, Texas to celebrate my grandmother's life. She passed away in September, and she wanted her ashes spread at the place where she and my grandfather celebrated their honeymoon. So we stayed in the same cabin. I thought that that was cool. Then, we went to Connecticut to celebrate Taylor's best friend Matt getting married. The plan was to go to New York City. But with Ellie having a cold, and the weariness from traveling, we decided to just enjoy ourselves in the beautiful house that my mom and dad rented. They and my sister came with us. They celebrated 25 years of marriage! Then Ellie and I went to Michigan for a week. After we came home, I got my wisdom teeth removed. So, needless to say, it has been super CRAZY around here. On top of it all, Ellie is now 5 months old! She is getting so big. She can roll over both ways now :) She is rolling all over the room now. So my job starts getting harder from here on out :) Her new thing is blowing raspberries. Her and my mom had such a blast this past weekend. She came to help me with the whole teeth thing, and I am glad she did. I was very out of it. I don't even remember what happened that day. But she and Ellie spent a lot of time together. I think she was more than happy to spend time with her granddaughter!
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