World Cup Post

Finally It's The 2nd Round Of The Tournament Which Means From Now Onwards It's Also Called The Knockout Stages. Once You Lose That's It, Pack Your Bags And Go Home. If You Win, Get Ready For More Soccer .

I'll Just Show The Results For The First 4 Matches Of The Knockout Phrase And I'll Slowly Talk About The Matches.

Germany 2 - 0 Sweden

Argentina 2 - 1 Mexico

England 1 - 0 Ecuador

Portugal 1 - 0 Holland

Germany Vs Sweden. Yes, It's The Host Nation Against Sweden. Pressure Is Piling Up On The Hosts. Sweden Is Definitely Not A Weak Team. They Are One Of The Top Teams Of Europe. Everybody Thinks Germany Will Have A Hard Game Against The Swedes But It Doesn't Seem Lydat. Germany Nearly Dominated The Game And With A Striking Pair Of Lukas Podolski And Miroslav Klose, Goals Can Be Guaranteed By Them.

Sweden Was Always 2nd Place In All The Departments Against Germany. Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Poor Club Form Continues And Their Midfield Of Kallstrom, Ljungberg And Linderoth Is Unable To Shine Against The Likes Of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Michael Ballack And Torsten Frings. The Defensive Pair Of Olof Mellberg And Teddy Lucic Is Unable To Keep Podolski And Klose Out. In The End, Germany's Lukas Podolski Got The Job Done.

Argentina Vs Mexico. Argentina Trashed Serbia & Montenegro During The Group Stages And Were Tipped To Win The World Cup. They Started As The Favourites Against Mexico And Was Expected An Easy Win For Them But This Seriously Isn't The Case. They Were Being Outplayed By The Lowly Mexicans And The Mexico Captain Rafael Marquez Scored A Goal First Which Gives Mexico The Lead.

The Goal Is Very Important Because It Acts As A Morale Booster. But After Awhile, Mexico Helped Argentina Equalise Through An Own Goal From Them. After That Mexico Did Well In Defending For The 90mins But Their Hearts Broke During Extra Time. Argentina's Maxi Rodriguez Scored A Screamer From Outside The Penalty Box. It Was Beautiful, The Goalkeeper Can Do Nothing About It. So After This, Argentina Will Face The Host Nation Germany In The Quarter Finals.

England Vs Ecuador. The Match Was Boring. It Was Bad. England Played A Defensive Game With A 4-5-1 Formation Leaving Wayne Rooney Up Front. Although England Kind Of Dominated The Match But They Were Unable To Show Their Attacking Prowess. They Kept Possession Throughout The Game But Can't Create Any Chances For Wayne Rooney.

Steven Gerrard And Frank Lampard Had A Bad Game. Their Combination Is Still Unable To Spark For Their Country. Michael Carrick Is Not Performing As The Midfield Holding Role. Wayne Rooney Is Being Isolated Throughout The Game As Somemore He Haven Recovered From His Injury. In The End, The Captain Saved Them. David Beckham Scored A Trademark Freekick Which Gives Them The Lead For The Whole Game.

Portugal Vs Holland. It's Another Boring Game. This Match Is The Most Hyped Match As They Are Both European Giants. Holland Wasn't Performing At Their Best This World Cup. They Were Disappointing. With World Class Players Like Arjen Robben, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Rafael Van Der Vaart, They Still Unable To Break The Deadlock. Their Flank Play Proved Useless Against The Portugese.

Portugal On The Other Were The More hardworking Side. But Where Is Their Sportsmanship. They Were Playing Rough Soccer All The Way. They Dun Have Much Chances During The Game Also Until The Goal By Maniche. It Was A Good Finish. Van Der Sar Was Unable To Save The Ball. Grounders Are The Most Difficult For Goalkeepers And Maniche Did That. So Portugal's Quarter Final Opponents Will Be The Popular England.