Brasil joga hoje!

yay! brasil play today :) i think this will be the first game ive seen them play on tv since actually being in brasil, so thisll be fun!

as for yesterday's games….

australia3-1japan
well done to australia in finally playing, and winning, at the world cup. they took their time though! until the last 10 minutes of the game, japan looked well organised but also with an added edge of skill. australia had all the possession, especially in the second half but lacked that cutting edge… well, until japan's keeper started getting a bit overconfident in coming out for the ball and then cahill was given far too much space for his goal from the edge of the area. aloisi did well as a sub too.

czechs3-0usa
i cant wait to see rosicky play for arsenal next year! he looked a great player, and while nedved was still the man everyone looked to for inspiration, rosicky was the one on form, with his fantastic runs and shots – and a goal to rival frings (& gerrard from the fa cup final still in memory too). usa were disappointing. i had predicted a 0–0 draw but while the czechs were impressive, USA were equally poor. Reyna did very well, but other leading american players, like Donovan, did virtually nothing all game. eddie johnson looked like he will develop into a decent player… but then so did donovan at the last world cup.

italy2-0ghana
italy looked surprisngly weak at centreback.. where nesta & cannavaro play, with amoah and asamoah threatening to open for ghana all game. but at the end of the day, italy's big–match experience showed, with ghana losing discipline (even Kuffour, their most experienced player, pulled down Toni from behind as the last man… even though the ref had blown for offside). italy will have to improve to get far in this world cup, but they are still good enough for the quarterfinals. the czech republic will top this group of koller & baros gain fitness in time.

: 13 Jun 2006 12:59 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem