Recaps Jimeny Christmas, what a day yesterday was. Germany vs Portugal Totally didn’t see that one coming. Germany DESTROYED Portugal yesterday 4-0. And frankly it could have been worse than that. An impressive display by the Germans, for sure. Portugal not only lost by a large score, but had two starters go down to injury and … Continued
Recaps With the exception of the Argentina vs Bosnia-Hervogina match, I didn’t see much of the days games… Switzerland vs Ecuador Ecuador with the early lead, but a FANTASTIC late game run and finish in extra time gave Switzerland the victory. That late game run should be viewed by every single youth player on the planet … Continued
Recaps Meanwhile, at home…. SO: “Babe, which team are you rooting for?” ME: “Yes” Colombia vs Greece Colombia with the 3-0 win, thank goodness. Overall, they played “well” but not great. I think they played down to their opponent a little bit. There were times we gave Greece too much time & space and a … Continued
Recaps Mexico vs Cameroon This game started out like Brasil vs Croatia in that Mexico had the run of play and most of the possession but didn’t score early. Cameroon via Samuel E’too looked dangerous on their few trips up the field. Mexico was denied two legit goals with bad calls from the referee, but managed … Continued
Day 2. So far so good :) Recaps Brasil 3 – Croatia 1 A few take aways while watching the game… Brasil will have their usual problem in defense. Specifically the all important trio of two central defenders and the goalie. This has always been a weakness and will continue to be. Croatia did an … Continued