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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
UruguayUruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
MexicoMexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
South AfricaSouth Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 4
FranceFrance 3 0 1 2 1 4 1

Video highlights and match summaries below.

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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
ArgentinaArgentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 9
Korea RepublicKorea Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 4
GreeceGreece 3 1 0 2 2 5 3
NigeriaNigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 1

Video highlights below.

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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
BrazilBrazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Côte d'IvoireCôte d’Ivoire 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
PortugalPortugal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Korea DPRKorea DPR 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Video highlights of completed matches below.

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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
ChileChile 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
HondurasHonduras 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
SpainSpain 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

Video highlights of completed matches below.

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Group D – Match Summaries/Video Highlights – Germany/Ghana/Serbia/Australia

June 23, 2010 — by Suman

Scenario Analysis:

Here’s who advances in each of the 9 possible outcomes of this afternoon’s 2 matches:


 GER win/GHA loss GER/GHA draw GER loss/GHA win
SRB win/AUS loss GER & SRB SRB & ? GHA & SRB
SRB/AUS draw GER & ? GHA & ? GHA & SRB
SRB loss/AUS win GER & GHA GER & GHA GHA & ?

Lots of ? marks, indicating cases where two teams finish with the same number of points, in which case it goes to the tiebreaker based on total goals (scored?).

Group D fixtures & results:

  • Sun June 13 (Day 3): Ghana 1, Serbia 0
  • Sun June 13 (Day 3): Germany 4, Australia 0
  • Fri June 18 (Day 8): Serbia 1, Germany 0
  • Sat June 19 (Day 9): Ghana ?, Serbia ?
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): Ghana v Germany
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): Serbia v Australia

Standings:

Team MP W D L GF GA Points
GhanaGhana 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
GermanyGermany 2 1 0 1 4 1 3
SerbiaSerbia 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
AustraliaAustralia 2 0 1 1 1 5 1

Video highlights and match summaries below.

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Group C Summary – England/USA/Algeria/Slovenia

June 23, 2010 — by Suman

Scenario Analysis:

Here’s who advances in each of the 9 possible outcomes of this morning’s 2 matches:


 USA win USA draw USA loss
ENG win USA & ENG ENG & SVN ENG & SVN
ENG draw USA & SVN SVN & ? SVN & ENG
ENG loss USA & SVN SVN & USA SVN & ALG

(?: if both games end as draws, both USA & ENG will finish with 3 points.  The tiebreaker is total GF, so USA has the advantage, having scored 3 so far to ENG’s 1.  It’s possible but unlikely that ENG could advance in this scenario–if they & SVN play to a high-scoring draw, e.g. 3-3, while USA plays to a low-scoring draw, e.g. 0-0.)

Group C fixtures & results:

  • Sat June 12 (Day 2): England 1, USA 1
  • Sun June 13 (Day 3): Slovenia 1, Algeria 0
  • Fri June 18 (Day 8): USA 2, Slovenia 2
  • Fri June 18 (Day 8): England 0, Algeria 0
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): Slovenia v England
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): USA v Algeria

Standings:

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
SloveniaSlovenia 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
USAUSA 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
EnglandEngland 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
AlgeriaAlgeria 2 0 1 1 0 1 1

Video highlights below.