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Group A Summary – Mexico/South Africa/Uruguay/France

June 24, 2010 — by Suman

Uruguay wins the group with 2 wins and 1 draw; Mexico finishes 2nd with 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss.

Group A Fixtures & Results:

Fri June 11 (Day 1): Mexico 1 South Africa 1
Fri June 11 (Day 1): France 0, Uruguay 0
Fri June 16 (Day 6): Uruguay 3, South Africa 0
Fri June 17 (Day 7): Mexico 2, France 0

Tues June 22 (Day 12): South Africa 2, France 1
Tues June 22 (Day 12): Uruguay 1, Mexico 0

Standings

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4	0	7
Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	2	4
South Africa	3	1	1	1	3	5	4
France	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

Video highlights and match summaries below.

Group B Summary – Argentina/Nigeria/South Korea/Greece

June 24, 2010 — by Suman

Argentina dominates the group, winning all 3 of its matches. South Korea finishes in 2nd place with 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss.

Group B Fixtures & Results:

Day 2, Sat June 12: South Korea 2, Greece 0
Day 2, Sat June 12: Argentina 1, Nigeria 0
Day 7, Thurs June 18: Argentina 4, South Korea 1
Day 7, Thurs June 18: Greece 2, Nigeria 1

Day 12, Tues June 22: Argentina 1, Greece 0
Day 12, Tues June 22: South Korea 2, Nigeria 2

Standings:

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	1	9
Korea Republic	3	1	1	1	5	6	4
Greece	3	1	0	2	2	5	3
Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Video highlights below.

Altidore & Donovan – “This Is SportsCenter” (via @OneLoveFC & Weffer, resp)

June 24, 2010 — by Suman

Hat tip to OneLove FC for posting this to their facebook feed:

And h/t to CultFootball’s resident sociologist, Simon Weffer, for posting this one in his facebook feed:

Which one do people like better?

“The World’s Reaction to Landon Donovan’s Game Winning Goal”

June 24, 2010 — by Suman — 1

Tommy was early with the awesome video from the Lincoln Neb bar. I forwarded the link to Tommy’s post to my brother, who just emailed back with the link to the following compilation (which includes some of the Lincoln footage)

Damn these internets work fast!

Group Summaries Video

Group E Summary – Netherland/Denmark/Cameroon/Japan

June 24, 2010 — by Suman — 1

Group E Fixtures, Results & Standings:

Mon June 14 (Day 4): Netherlands 2, Denmark 0
Mon June 14 (Day 4): Japan 1, Cameroon 0
Sat June 19 (Day 9): Netherlands ?, Japan ?
Sat June 19 (Day 9): Denmark ?, Cameroon ?

Thurs June 24 (Day 14): Netherlands v Cameroon
Thurs June 24 (Day 14): Japan v Denmark

Video highlights below.

Group Summaries Video

Group F Summary – Italy/Slovakia/Paraguay/New Zealand

June 24, 2010 — by Suman — 1

Group F fixtures & results:

Mon June 14 (Day 4): Italy 1, Paraguay 1
Tues June 15 (Day 5) : Slovakia 1, New Zealand 1

Sun June 20 (Day 10): Slovakia v Paraguay
Sun June 20 (Day 10): Italy v New Zealand
Thurs June 24 (Day 14): Slovakia v Italy
Thurs June 24 (Day 14): Paraguay v New Zealand

Video highlights of completed matches below.

Group Summaries Video

Group G Summary – Brazil/Portugal/Ivory Coast/North Korea

June 24, 2010 — by Suman

Group G fixtures, results & standings:

Tues June 15 (Day 5): Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0
Tues June 15 (Day 5): Brazil 2, North Korea 1

Sun June 20 (Day 10): Brazil v Ivory Coast
Mon June 21 (Day 11): Portugal v North Korea
Fri June 25 (Day 15): Brazil v Portugal
Fri June 25 (Day 15): Ivory Coast v North Korea

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Points
Brazil	1	1	0	0	2	1	3
Côte d’Ivoire	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Portugal	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Korea DPR	1	0	0	1	1	2	0

Video highlights of completed matches below.

Group Summaries Video

Group H Summary – Spain/Chile/Switzerland/Honduras

June 24, 2010 — by Suman

Group H fixtures, results & standings:

Wed June 16 (Day 6): Switzerland 1, Spain 0
Wed June 16 (Day 6): Chile 1, Honduras 0

Sun June 21 (Day 11): Chile v Switzerland
Sun June 21 (Day 11): Spain v Honduras
Fri June 25 (Day 15): Chile v Spain
Fri June 25 (Day 15): Switzerland v Honduras

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Points
Chile	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
Honduras	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	1	0

Video highlights of completed matches below.

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