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catalyst2 ([personal profile] catalyst2) wrote2010-06-26 09:39 pm

World Cup - Summary of the Group Round

Best Goal - Maicon's goal in Brazil's game against Korea DPR
Worst missed goal - Podolski's penalty miss for Germany against Serbia
Most sentimental goal - Beausejour's goal against Honduras ended Chile's 48 year drought
Funniest goal - Ronaldo's goal for Portugal against Korea DPR - even one of the supreme egotists of the current game had the decency to look embarrassed after this one
Outstanding player - no-one because there hasn't been any player who could show more than erratic flashes of brilliance
Most disappointing player - Wayne Rooney - in every game, in every way
Dullest game - Brazil vs Portugal (of all games!)
Most surprising - NZ vs Italy - for an utter minnow to hold out against a World Champion has to be a lasting memory
Flattest team - It's a close call between Italy and France but I think Italy just edges the French out because at least the French provided the spectacle of team implosion where as the Italians just surrendered without a whimper
Punching above their weight - a number of teams fall into this category but NZ finishing undefeated and effectively eliminating Italy has to be a strong contender but then again, Korea DPR holding Brazil to a 2-1 margin is pretty damned good too.
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[identity profile] leecetheartist.livejournal.com 2010-06-26 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, catalyst2, mate, I have absolutely no interest in the World Cup, but your commentary above just makes it live for me.

[identity profile] catalyst2.livejournal.com 2010-06-27 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
Happy to hear that. It is a spectacle to watch even if the game on the field isn't your thing.

[identity profile] rua1412.livejournal.com 2010-06-26 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Just one word...

SIGH!

[identity profile] catalyst2.livejournal.com 2010-06-27 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
That icon is so perfect for the occasion!

And I am so sorry that you were right about your own team, as strange as that sentence sounds! Don't worry, of the three teams I follow, both NZ and Australia are already eliminated and I am sure England will follow them out very soon!