Unlucky Aussies

From Sukhdev:

I'm starting to feel a little sorry for the Australians. They had a plucky game against Ghana, and I thought Ghana would go onto win the game once Kewell was sent off. Kewell deserved to be sent off, but so did Addy after a horific tackle. Australia were probably wondering how Cahill could be sent off against the Germans while Addy only got a yellow card. Still, it was one of the better games to watch. With 11 on 11 or 10 vs 10, I think the Australians would probably have won.

In contrast, the Netherlands vs Japan game was a little stale until the Dutch scored meaning the Japanese had to come out and play. The Denmark game was also interesting, and it could have gone either way.

So to today's games. First up is Slovakia vs Paraguay. I just hope both teams really go for it. Slovakia probably need this one more, but our model shows that Paraguay is a more likely winner.






















The second game should see Italy win, but in this cup who knows. Most of the top seeds are not doing that well.























The final game should be very interesting. Cote d'Ivoire need the win more, but to beat Brazil will be a very difficult task. However, Cote d'Ivoire does have a lot of quality so I would not completely rule them out.