They have potential. With so much of the apponents defensive attention going to one player, they should be able to go far. I feel for the team that lets Messi go without giving him special attention.

Their back line worries me... but I have faith

 

I actually have a little bit more faith in the USA. Almost every major team has shown vulnerability. Like the old American Football saying: "Any given Sunday"...

 

Tomorrow is going to be exciting. I'm recording both games in the morning. And I CANNOT WAIT for Brazil-Portugal...

At this stage, Argentina looks unstoppable. Messi is amazing and the team is just flowing. It's fun to watch.

 

Yeah, but it sucks the games are on at the same time, they tell you the results throughout whatever match your watching without any warning. I was going to watch the Mexico game after the France game, but by the time the France game was over I knew everything that happened in the other game.

 

Eh, I'll probably watch the USA game first. If England loses, I'm not bothering watching it.

 

Yup, great matches lined up for tomorrow And its great that we get such a delightful treat during the group stages, Brazil - Portugal is usually a semi-final/final match.

As far as Argentina goes. They do have the potential to get very far, or even win it. If there backline can hold up, the offense will take care of itself. Messi, when given space, is incredible and almost always creates something positive.

Viva Argentina!

 

Too bad Bafana Bafana didn't make it after all, they had France in the bag.

Did you guys catch Domenech refusing to shake hands with Parreira (SA's coach)? What a total tool.

For those who missed it, here's a clear vid of the incident: WK 2010 Zuid-Afrika - Domenech weigert hand Parreira

 

Just so I'm right with the math, if USA and England both win, then USA's in, barring a goal difference from England of more than 3. If USA wins, and England loses, USA is win. And if USA loses and England wins, then USA is out. Correct? So, really, the only way USA doesn't qualify is with the last possiblity?

 

I'm too lazy to check but I believe you can verify this at the Wall Street Journal, they did the math over the weekend. It should be on wsj.com...

 

Couldn't find it at wsj.com. Whatever, we'll find out soon enough.