Third day of playoff games were played with the bad smell still lingering in the air of yesterday's refereeing disasters. Those kind of mistakes take away from the beauty of the game.
Netherlands and Brazil easily defeated Slovakia and Chile. Chile was supposed to be one of the surprises of the tournament. I guess sound defeats against Spain and Brazil show that Chile's victories over Honduras and Switzerland were overstated in their significance. The Slovaks left the World Cup with the pride of their historical victory over Italy.
Today's games according to the Simulator:
Paraguay meets Japan. Why does this have penalty shoot-out written all over it (no penalty shoot-outs to date).
Spain has a very tough match against Portugal. The Portuguese know the Spaniards very well and will make their progress difficult. Cristiano Ronaldo will be the key.
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Wow great prediction with the Paraguay - Japan match.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read it this morning, I didn't believe you and thought Paraguay would be stronger than Japan, just as the simulator :p