World Cup 2006: Mexico v. Angola

Admittedly, I don’t expect Mexico to have much trouble here. This is Angola’s first trip to the World Cup, and while it may not be their last, I sure didn’t pick them to make second round. At the same time, the Mexican defense is plenty suspect,...

World Cup 2006: Netherlands v. Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast has the run of play in the opening 20 minutes, then Netherlands rockets a free kick just outside the box. 1-0 Netherlands. Ivory Coast follows up by getting a yellow. Less than 3 minutes later, Netherlands puts in a second goal with some nice passing in...

World Cup 2006: Argentina v. Serbia-Montengro

Fakers v. Thugs. Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful, says Argentina, and we don’t. We hate you because you flop at the slightest contact. It’s amazing that the wind doesn’t blow some of those guys over. Now Serbia, well, a loss by Serbia...