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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. The first World Cup held on the African continent opened on Friday, June 11 with two matches involving the 4 teams

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Group SummariesVideo

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. Day 2, Sat June 12: South Korea 2, Greece 0 Although Greece had an early chance off a corner kick

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8 Million Stories in the City: USA-Algeria..and Jonathan Bornstein

June 24, 2010 — by AmyChiu

I’ve been recruited by two lovely gentlemen to write this piece because my usual posts on FSM (www.fantasysportsmarket.com ...shameless plug) are on hiatus after a heartbreaking Celtics loss in the NBA finals. I woke up yesterday morning a nervous wreck. A Canadian, who shall remain nameless, taunted me pre the USA v. Slovenia game. Meanie. What happens? We tie. USA v. Algeria this morning. The foreigner better keep his negativity to himself.  Unfortunately, I could not come up with a feasible excuse to skip work to watch the game, so I sucked it up and listened to Spanish radio with my co-worker while sketching on my Wacom tablet.  My Spanish is not that awesome. The game sounded like a nail-biter. Either that, or those Spanish speaking peeps know how to put on a good show. 90 minutes of game time. Landon Donovan scores in the last minutes of stoppage time.

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History

Germany v England: A Primer

June 24, 2010 — by Sean — 10

England and Germany have played one another for more than a century, but it was only after WWII that the tensions really showed. The origins of the bad blood do in fact reach back before the conflict, to the rise of the Nazi party and a friendly played in Berlin before 100,000 fans. The English squad were given commands to perform a Nazi salute before the game, which they did, at the time not particularly caring one way or another. Looking back, it's a sure sore spot. By the by, that 1938 matchup ended in a win for the lions. War and interim friendlies aside, we come to the World Cup final of 1966, played in Wembley between England and the newish West Germany. The Germans drew  level at the death, sending the game into extra time where a controversial goal for England saw them go up 3-2, then another

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