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First off congrates to the USA women’s team for their come from behind win over Brasil to advance to the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup.

Group play in the Copa America is about end. Columbia took care of Bolivia 2-0. Los Cafeteros is top dog in Group A with seven points.

Columbia will win Group A.

The battle will be for second place.

Argentina will battle Costa Rica to see who will advance to the next round.

Costa Rica is in second place with three points.

A tie will do Argentinos no good.

La Albiceleste must win this sucker.

Argentina has two points.

Venezuela is in the pole position in Group B with four points.

Brasil is in second place with two points.

Paraguay is in third with two points tamben.

Both sides have zero plus minus so this sucker will come down to the final match of group play.

Brasil battles Ecuador while Paraguay takes on Venezuela.

Ecuador has one point.

La Vinotinto has to either win or tie their final match to advance.

Brasil must win out right to advance.

Paraguay has to beat Venezuela to advance. If Los Guaranies ties and Brasil loses Paraguay advances.

If both Paraguay and Brasil tie it will goal down to goal difference.

You gotta love it.

In Group C, both Peru and Chile sit a top the group with four points.

Uruguay is buried in third place with two points.

Mexico is out of it with zero points but the Mexicans can be the spoilers with a win over Uruguay.

Chile takes on Peru.

Either side ties they both should advance but it will come down to goal difference if Uruguay beats Mexico.

The race is on.

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Mexico came riding into their group match against Chile on a high horse.

The Mexican squad was coming off a skill full 4-2 dismantling of the USA squad in finals of the CONCACAF.

The Mexicans drew first blood in the 40^th minute. Nestor Alejandro Araujo Razo flat out beat the keeper on a brilliant shot.

Mexico 1-0 on a great counter attack.

Chile had the most of the possession however they couldn’t crack the code.

Give La Roja credit.

They didn’t fold up their tents and quit after Mexico scored first.

The Chileans pressed the attack until the 66^th minute.

Esteban Paredes poked in the rebounded off a missed shot.

Five minutes later 72^nd minute La Roja scored the match winner.

Mate Arturo Vidal nailed a perfectly placed header top shelf right to seal the deal.

This sucker was set up by a great corner kick by Matias Fernandez.

2-1 Chile.

In the Uruguay Peru match it was a different story.

The Peruvians scored first in the 23^rd minute.

Jose Paolo Guerrero broke free at the Midfield line.

He left the entire Uruguayan side in his wake.

Guerrero forced the keeper to come off his line.

He deeked left and went right.

Nestor Fernando Muslera handed his jock to the Peruvian forward Guerrero.

All he had to do was deposit the ball into the back of the net.

Charruas didn’t quit.

Uruguay kept attacking Peru. This forced La Roja to make a mistake, which they paid dearly for, in the 45^th minute.

Luis Suarez took straight to the rack. He rammed this baby through the back of the net.

The second half was a scoreless draw.

Peru and Uruguay tied at one all.

Flamenguista for life.

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The Copa America continues play on Monday July 4^th. Mexico will battle Chile.

Uruguay battles Peru.

This will be Mexico’s first major testing outside of their comfort zone.

Mexico has an emerging super star Javier Hernandez.

Chicharito has taken the EPL and now CONCACAF by storm. Let’s see how this cat will perform on a bigger stage against some of the worlds best futebol clubs.

The Chileans made the 2010 World Cup.

Los Roja made it to the quarterfinals.

Peru is not a very good futebol side.

Los Blanquirroja has played in four World Cups since it’s inception in 1930.

Peru has had some success in the Copa America.

Los Blanquirroja has won the Copa America twice in 1939 and 1975.

From 1997-2007 Peru finished fourth in 1997 and in 2001, 2004, 2007 they have made it to the quarterfinals.

Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930. In 1950 the Uruguayans defeated Brasil to win the whole enchelidda.

Uruguay finished fourth in 1954, 1970, and 2010.

In the Copa America, Uruguayans won the Copa America 14 times.

Uruguay won its last crown in 1995.

Argentina has won the 14 times and Brasil has eight titles.

Mexico was runner up twice in 1993 and 2001.

Prior to 1975 only South American countries played in the tourney.

It was called the South American Championship until it was changed to the Copa America in 1975.

Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Canada, and Honduras have been invited to play.

Mexico has been playing in the Copa since 1993.

The Mexicans have had some good success in Copa.

Flamenguista for life.

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There is bigger news in the world of futebol than the USA wearing the choke collar against Mexico.

Get this! The biggest and most successful futebol club in Argentina history is história.

You will never guess in a million years who it is unless you are Argentinos.

I bet my buds Doctor Palau would know and so would my friend Julio.

River Plate was sent packing after losing their first leg to second division Belgrano 2-0 and tying the second one all.

Los Millionaires needed to win the second leg of this sucker 3-0 or better.

Not on this day in front of the home faithful in Buenos Aires.

Belgrano and River Plate tied one all sending the winners of 33 club titles into oblivion.

Argentina has a crazy regulation system.

It works something like this.

The futebol association averages the last three-season points total to see who plays in the two-leg death match.

Los Millionaires has stunk the joint out the last three years.

You wanna talk about crazy crap the River Plate fans went bananas and almost tore the joint apart.

Mexico exposed the Americans for what they are.

USA futebol is a joke.

The 4-2 thrashing administered by Mexico should serve as a huge warning and lesson to the USA futebol association.

Get real players not fake ones.

Chicharito and the boys gave the Americans a good old-fashioned butt whooping.

American jumped out to a 2-0 lead on brilliant goals by Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan.

In truth these goals were the result of two good counter attacks.

These goals were flukes.

It should have 3-0 before the Americans scored the first goal of the match in the 8^th minute.

Mexico was taking it to the USA from the opening bell.

Mexico was faster.

The Americans “D” was exposed.

 The back four should be shot for crappy play.

Carlos Bocanegra, Clarence Goodson, Eric Lichaj, and Steve Cherundo looked like schoolgirls chasing boys around the schoolyard.

Tim Howard was made to look horrible especially when Mexican attacker Giovanni Dos Santos took it to the rack.

The entire USA back line couldn’t stop him.

Howard had to come off his line and stop the first shot.

De Santos shifted the ball to his left foot.

He deeked right and stepped left.

De Santos lifted a spinner over the top of the American defender.

The ball squeezed between the defender and the left post.

Howard was swinging wildly in the wind to stop the shot.

Sure Yank defender Steve Cherundo left the match early in the first half with an injury but even with this clown in there the Mexicans were running rings around the Americans.

Mexico has young guns.

These cats are quick.

Javier Hernandez, Dos Santos, and Andres Guardado are good players.

Chicharito is on the verge of becoming a world-class player.

This next year at Man U will tell how far this kid has come.

Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey and Freddie Adu are the only real players the USA has.

Get rid of the rest of this clowns.

Bob Bradley needs to be fired.

Bring in a real futebol coach.

Who?

Jose Mourinho.

Is Mexico a world-class futebol club?

No!

For now.

Let’s see how well they do against the real world powers-Brasil, Argentina, Italy, Spain, and Germany.

America wake up.

Our best athletes play football and basketball not futebol.

Until this changes American futebol will be second class at best.

Every once in a while they flirt with becoming a good team.

Until our best athletes decide they want to play futebol instead of football and hoops this is the result we can expect.

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It’s going to be a hot time in the old house tonight when Mexico battles the USA for the CONCACAF crown

This epic battle will take place at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night.

Bob Bradley and his boys will have to play a lot better then have been playing.

Tim Howard needs to come up big.

The USA “D” better have an effective answer for Mexican super man Chicharito.

This cat can flat out play futebol.

Seven goals in the tourney so far for Javier Hernandez and this is why this kid is fast becoming a rising star on the international stage.

Chicharito scored 13 goals for Sir Alex and the boys.

This cat single handily won two matches for Man U.

Tim Howard knows him oh so well.

Howard is keeper for Everton.

Tim Howard was a back up keeper and started a few matches for Sir Alex.

Clint Dempsey is very familiar with Chicharito tamben.

The Clint man was the top scorer for Fulham with 12 goals.

The key to this match will be the USA “D”.

Can they boys stop the fluent attack of Mexico?

Can the Carlos Bocanerga contain Chicharito?

Will Donovan come big?

Can the USA back line stop the penetration drives by Mexico?

If we can’t it will be a long night for Tim Howard.

Howard is good but he can’t stop one on eleven all nightlong.

Freddie Adu may have a say in this.

When he came in against Panama this opened up the mid field.

This allowed Donovan to swing wide and opened up the “D”.

Clint Dempsey needs to finish his scoring chances.

The USA needs to attack and pressure Mexico.

In the end Mexico should win.

The USA is okay but we lack real team speed and the basic knowledge of the game.

What I mean is that we do not possess the ability to spread the offense out.

The world-class clubs like Man U and Real Madrid set up the ”D” with many short passes and then attack.

This is called a build up.

The USA plays too much long ball.

Bob Bradley needs to work on his clubs passing ability.

This means the pass has to be right on the money.

Think Joe Montana and Jerry Rice or Magic Johnson feeding Kareem.

Mexico 3- USA 2 will be the final score.

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Most of media pundits will remember the goal was taken away from England in the first half. Yes, this was a bad call but in reality, it was small factor in the out come of the German 4-1 dismantling of England.

The Three Lions have played like crap since the World Cup began. England should have killed the USA instead wound up with one all tie.

England couldn’t score against an inferior Algerian squad and this ended in a nil-nil draw.

England struggled in a 1-0 over Slovenia.

German was faster and stronger.

The Germans first goal, in the 20^th minute, was a lightening quick counter attack.

Actually, the German keeper Manuel Neuer punted the long ball. The punt split the English “D” down the middle.

Miroslav Klose beat two defenders to the ball. English keeper David James instead of taking charge he stood his ground.

This was a dumb move.

Klose scored to make it 1-0 Germany.

The English “D” was horrible.

This was the match changer.

The English played without heart.

Germany scored a few moments later on a great easy goal by Lukas Podolski nailed the winner in the 32^nd minute to make 2-0.

A header by Upson in the 37^th minute cut the gap to 2-1.

Then Lampard’s goal that was not a goal and all broke loose in the media as well as on the pitch.

Sure, this may have changed the direction of the match in the English favor but Germany was a far superior side on this day.

The Germans kicked the English butts all over the pitch.

England was not ready to play.

Germany beat the English to every free ball, every crossing ball into the box, every ball period.

The sad fact is this England was overrated.

Wayne Rooney played like crap.

The English defense was Swiss cheese.

Lampard, Cole, Gerrard, James, Defoe, and Terry looked like they were running cement boots.

You could have timed these clowns with a sundial.

Fire the coach. Fire the players. Do what Brasil did after we were embarrassed in the 2006 World Cup. Get rid of the fat cats. Bring in younger players who are hungry and want to win.

Fire Rooney, Cole, Gerrard, Cole, James, and Terry.

England you got what sowed.

Bupkis.

Another controversial goal in the World Cup so what else is new?

Argentina rolls past Mexico 3-1.

Tevez’s first goal was clearly offside by at least two yards. The ref said it was good. Argentina was up 1-0 after the 26^th minute.

This goal took the wind out of the Mexican sails.

A dumb turnover near the Mexican goal gave Gonzalo Higuain a gift in the 33^rd minute.

Argentina was up 2-0.

Tevez powered a bullet of strike from 25 yards out in the 52^nd minute to give Argentinos a 3-nil lead.

Mexico started out like a house on fire.

The Mexican side had two good strikes on goal.

Argentina didn’t succumb to the pressure.

The superior Argentina side took control of the match.

And then rout was on.

Higuain now has scored four goals in the World Cup.

Argentina has a hot date with Germany the team that knocked them out of the 2006 World Cup Quarterfinals.

This is deja vu all over again.

I expect and Argentina-Brasil final.

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The dirty cheating French were sent home packing.

The big bad French boys lost to lowly South Africa 2-1.

This was an utterly horrible display of futebol that I have seen in many a moon.

 If you remember it was Zinedine whose world famous head butt cost the French the 2006 World Cup title.

The French cheated into the World Cup now the Frogs are paying the price for their lying cheating ways.

I love it.

France has no wins, one draw, and two losses.

Voce Vai.

Uruguay won Group A by defeating Mexico 1-0.

Both Mexico and Uruguay both advance to the knockout round.

South Africa finished their World Cup play with one win, one loss, and one tie.

Both Mexico and South Africa were tied with four points each but Mexico advanced on a better goal difference.

Mexico has a plus one while South Africa is a minus 2.

Good show South Africa.

Argentina scored two late second half goals en route to a 2-1 win over Greece.

Argentinos breezed thru Group B gobbling up the full amount of points six.

Maybe Maradona is learning how to manage big time futebol.

Messi was used as the lone striker while Tevez was given the day off.

Argentina has the strongest strike force in the world-Messi, Tevez, and Higuain.

Add to the mix Maxi Rodriguez, Martin Palermo, and Gabriel Heinze and Argentina is down right dangerous.

Argentina still has a great shot to win the World Cup.

It would be great to have a Brasil-Argentina World Cup final.

Here’s some food for thought.

The South American clubs have not lost a single match.

Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay are showing the rest of the world where the real futebol powers are.

It sure as hell isn’t in Europe.

England, France, Italy, Germany are playing like crap.

They stink.

Nigeria and South Korea tied at two all.

South Korea gets their ticket punched to the knockout stage.

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Two matches kicked off the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Mexico and South Africa tied one all.

France and Uruguay kissed their sister nil-nil.

These two results were surprises.

The Mexican squad had most of the chances but South Africa drew first blood in the 55^th minute.

South Africa forced a turnover at midfield. Wham, bam, boom, South Africa heads down the pitch in a matter of seconds. Siphiwe Tshabalala rips a shot top shelf left. Mexican keeper Oscar Perez got his paw on the ball but that didn’t stop the ball from finding the back of the net. 

Mexico found the equalizer in the 79^th minute. Rafael Marquez ripped a deadly shot from just inside the right of the box. His laser was unstoppable.

Marquez flat out beat three South African defenders.

Mexico should have won but they had their first goal called back due to an offside call.

Still the South African squad has to be pleased with the tie.

Mexico out played them but wound up with a tie.

This could hurt Mexico.

France and Uruguay stunk the joint out in nil-nil adventure. France had the most of the touches in the box but the French couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with a machine gun.

12 shots and three were on goal.

This sucks.

So, it goes for the cheaters from France.

This serves the French right.

Uruguay’s Nicholas Lodeiro was given the heave-hoe in the 81^st minute.

There are two huge matches on Saturday.

England and the USA will duke it out.

Argentina has a fight on their hands when they battle Nigeria.

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This is the day we have been waiting for.  

The World Cup begins today.

South Africa battles Mexico while Uruguay takes France.

Happy days are here again.

Brasil is one of the prohibitive favorites to win the whole shooting match.

Led by Kaka, Robinho, Maicon, Juan, Dani Alves, and the superman in goal Julio Cesar Brasileiros are a team to be reckoned with.

These cats are hungry to prove they can win without the super stars of the past-Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaucho and the rest of the fat fading stars.

Kaka and the guys have a chip on their shoulders.

Brasileiros are in a very hard group.

Check this group out.

Group D has Brasil, Portugal, Ivory Coast, and North Korea.

This is truly the Group of death.

Brasil will win hands down.

Dunga has put together a team that has size and speed.

Besides that, these cats can flat out rip the twines.

Don’t forget Dunga has taught them to play tough nosed “D”.

Globo Esporte wrote that Kaka and Robinho have led this squad to 28 wins and four draws.

These two guys make a deadly duo.

 Globo Esporte put it this way-Kaká é a principal estrela da seleção brasileira que vai disputar a Copa do Mundo a partir do dia 15, na África do Sul. Robinho é o símbolo da Era Dunga. Juntos, os dois se tornaram imbatíveis sob o comando do treinador. Em 32 jogos, a dupla obteve 28 vitórias e quatro empates. Derrotas? Nem em sonho. O aproveitamento é de 91,6%.

Atuando ao lado de Robinho, Kaká é o artilheiro da dupla. O apoiador do Real Madrid marcou 14 gols nas 32 partidas. O Rei das Pedaladas, por sua vez, deixou a sua marca em oito oportunidades. Sem contar os jogos da parceria, o jogador do Santos balançou a rede 19 vezes e é o goleador ao lado de Luis Fabiano.

God forbid if Brasil fails to win this baby.

Dunga will be shot at dusk.

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The World Cup is three days away. The world’s best futebol clubs will battle it out for the 2010 World Cup title.

Spain and Brasil are the favorites to win the whole shooting match.

Argentina, England, and Italy have a good shot a being crowned champs too.

Italy is the defending World Champion.

Will the Italians repeat?

Not.

Let the games begin on Friday June 11^th.

The opening salvo has South Africa battling Mexico and Uruguay has a hot date with France.

Brasil opens up with Korea on June 15^th.

The USA takes on England on Saturday June 12^th.

This should be a good one.

The Unites States saving grace is Tim Howard in goal.

He is the only world-class player we have.

Landon Donovan showed promise when he played for EPL club Everton for a spell from January thru April but when push comes to shove Donovan wusses out in money matches.

Let’s see if Landon man will change his ways.

I can’t wait.

I am pulling for Brasil.

My heart is Brasilian.

Go Brasil.

Teams to watch out for-France, Germany, Nigeria, Portugal, England, and Cameroon.

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