‘2010’ Archives
Holland 0-1 Spain
Andres Iniesta struck a dramatic winner late in extra time to give Spain World Cup glory for the first time but condemned the Netherlands to their third defeat in a final. Andres Iniesta v Holland - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Paraguay 0-1 Spain
David Villa scored the only goal seven minutes from time after both teams missed a penalty in a hugely lacklustre affair. Spain had scored all 14 of their penalties (excluding shootouts) at the World Cup before this tournament, but have missed both so far in 2010. Paraguay 0 - Spain 1 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Argentina 0-4 Germany
At the end I tried to make a list of all the things Germany did wrong today and came up with absolutely nothing. This was a marvellous performance by the team of the tournament. If there's any justice, Germany will win this bloody thing. Argentina 0 - Germany 4 Longer Highlights - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Germany became the first [...]
Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (4-2 pens)
Uruguay won an epic encounter on penalties after Ghana had missed a spot-kick in the final-seconds of extra-time. On the day of the big World Cup surprise, Ghana narrowly failed to stretch probability to the extent of becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals. The South Americans will now play Holland for the chance to reach the [...]
Holland 2-1 Brazil
Yes, yes, yes. The first Brazilian own-goal in 97 World Cup matches, from the head of Felipe Melo, set up the victory with which Holland finally avenged their defeat at Brazil's hands in the semi-finals 12 years ago. Arjen Robben played a role in setting up both goals, the second of them scored by Wesley Sneijder, while also provoking the [...]
Spain 1-0 Portugal
David Villa scored the deciding goal as Spain huffed and puffed before eventually blowing Portugal's house down. Spain 1 - Portugal 0 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Japan 0-0 Paraguay (3-5 pens)
This was the kind of match that would put most right-thinking people to sleep. Paraguay 0* - Japan 0 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Brazil 3-0 Chile
Brazil easily picked off Chile with a series of razor-sharp attacks to comfortably make the quarter-finals. Brazil 3 - Chile 0 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Post 'couple of beers' reflection... Here's a thought for you: Reflecting on the Chile vs Brazil game yesterday, it occurred to me that the player suspension rules [...]
Holland 2-1 Slovakia
Holland set up a quarter-final date with Brazil or Chile after seeing off a spirited, much-better-than-England Slovakia side. Arjen Robben v Slovakia - Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod.
