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Cameroon v Holland Open Thread (+ Japan v Denmark lookins)

June 24, 2010 — by Sean — 5

The Flying Dutchmen and the Indomitable Lions facing off right now! Open thread for comments, with Mr. Ganguli here in the second half to walk us through every pass. [Update: Mr. Ganguli is here, but he most certainly will not be walking us through every pass. It'll be more forest than trees..see below. [2nd Update: Final scores: Japan 3, Denmark 1 Netherlands 2, Cameroon 1 The Dutch finish 1st in the group & Japan advances in 2nd place, with the resulting Round of 16 matchups: Netherlands v Slovakia (on 28-June) Japan v Paraguay (on 29-June) [liveblog]15[/liveblog]

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Sad but not unexpected developments from France

June 24, 2010 — by Simon — 4

Today, I decided to check out the French newspaper Le Monde to see what was new in the disaster which was the French excursion to South Africa. At the same time I opened my online edition of the NYT to see general reactions to the World Cup. Low and behold I see in both quite a bit. But what was disturbing was the shift in rhetoric from one of technical and tactical abilities, having a lame duck coach, etc. to one of Race, Nationality, French Identity, and Patriotism. The gist of the argument is that problem with the team had nothing to do with the age of players, the lame duck coach, but instead the fact that the team looked like the melting pot of French society, with players from many corners of the former French Empire—Senegal (Evra), Guyana (Malouda), Cong (Mandanda) to a name a few. How could the

Italy v France

June 24, 2010 — by Tommy — 2

Devastating result for the Azzurri, but Italy will be over it a few days after the Cup has finished. Contrast that with the French and the existential crisis its collapse has brought on. They'll be gnawing on this for years, agonizing over what it means for French culture, society, and world stature -- while the Italians are off chasing women/men, eating pasta, and sacking their governments. Maybe it's something in the soil -- Italians make happy wine; the French make anxious wine.

General Knowledge

Cultfootball Fans Exposed!

June 24, 2010 — by Sean — 1

Yesterday's USA match created some pretty wild celebrations, duh. Some of the Cultfootball.com faithful were with a group of burly men at a local waterhole and made their way into the pages of the NY Daily News. Go buy yourself a copy and check out the inside of the front page for a shot of Messrs Stadlen and Shepard. Bring the sexy, boys.

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. Day 4, Mon June 14: Netherlands 2, Denmark 0 The Netherlands--the favorite to win the group, and among the contenders to win the whole tournament--defeated one of their traditional European rivals Denmark, 2-0. Day 4, Mon June 14: Japan 1, Cameroon 0

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. Mon June 14 (Day 4): Italy 1, Paraguay 1 Paraguay surprisingly played defending champion Italy to a tie. In fact, Paraguay took a 1-0 lead near the end of the 1st half, when Paraguayan defender Alcaraz leapt between and above two Italian defenders (Daniel De Rossi and Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro), heading the ball into the side netting off a beautiful service from a free kick near midfield. But Italy equalized, and De Rossi earned redemption, also with a goal that came off a set piece.

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. Tues June 15 (Day 5) : Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0 Tues June 15 (Day 5): Brazil 2, North Korea 1 The pre-game conventional wisdom had the Brazilians walking all over the largely unknown North Koreans (remarkably 20 of the 23

Liveblogging Italy v Slovakia

June 24, 2010 — by Sean — 15

Running a little late today, friends... The Italians haven't impressed, and the Slovakians are firm in back. Both teams could go through, though the boys in blue are clear favorites. Here comes the fun! ————————————————————————— [liveblog]14[/liveblog]

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