The 8 Knockouts
So here we are - midway through the World Cup and the beginning of the knockout stage, which is when the finger nails suffer the most. Quite a few games in the preliminary round notched up absolute fairy tales. Tales of grit, passion and stupidity only seen in the beautiful game. But the real war for Middle Earth begins tomorrow for the Fellowship of the Cup. Devour on these predictions for the Round of 16:
Germany vs Sweden: Generally a World Cup host tends to do well and I prefer not to disturb the historians. A German win by a single goal.
Argentina vs Mexico: Ahaaa! The Albiceleste have played like true champions with Messi, Riquelme and Tavez giving nightmares to the opposition. Should I say more? Bye bye Mexicana by 3 golas.
England vs Ecuador: England will suffer a few jittery moments at the hands of the Latino minnows. But will somehow scrape through. Rooney to inspire them and score goals.
Portugal vs Netherlands: A game, as salivating as this, ought to be decided on a few fantabulous goals. Tough to pick one here. As much as I hate to say it, this game will be decided on penalties. Portugal.
Italy vs Australia: The Aussies have surprised all except me. Guus Hiddink somehow manages to inspire a bunch of hardworking players and creates upsets. It was the Azzuri ousted by the Hiddink Koreans last time and this time the Aussies play ball with Cahill and Aloisi. A victory the Aussies will cherish for a long time.
Switzerland vs Ukraine: The game will witness a duel of equals with both teams slugging it out. It will be time for Shevchenko to spin some magic. But the Swiss will just hold good. Switzerland by a goal.
Brazil vs Ghana: An encounter I am dying to watch, simply because of the way both play the game. An encounter replete with attacks and counterattacks. An encounter between the Brazilian Samba and the African gazelle. The African's naivete will be their bane. Rio erupts in a carnival for the 2 goals.
Spain vs France: Its Zidane's last World Cup and he cannot afford to disappoint us more. The Spanish Armada, rolling every opposition on the way, will be up against a rejuvenated French side . Les Francais are back with a bang, credit to Zizou and Henry.
Germany vs Sweden: Generally a World Cup host tends to do well and I prefer not to disturb the historians. A German win by a single goal.
Argentina vs Mexico: Ahaaa! The Albiceleste have played like true champions with Messi, Riquelme and Tavez giving nightmares to the opposition. Should I say more? Bye bye Mexicana by 3 golas.
England vs Ecuador: England will suffer a few jittery moments at the hands of the Latino minnows. But will somehow scrape through. Rooney to inspire them and score goals.
Portugal vs Netherlands: A game, as salivating as this, ought to be decided on a few fantabulous goals. Tough to pick one here. As much as I hate to say it, this game will be decided on penalties. Portugal.
Italy vs Australia: The Aussies have surprised all except me. Guus Hiddink somehow manages to inspire a bunch of hardworking players and creates upsets. It was the Azzuri ousted by the Hiddink Koreans last time and this time the Aussies play ball with Cahill and Aloisi. A victory the Aussies will cherish for a long time.
Switzerland vs Ukraine: The game will witness a duel of equals with both teams slugging it out. It will be time for Shevchenko to spin some magic. But the Swiss will just hold good. Switzerland by a goal.
Brazil vs Ghana: An encounter I am dying to watch, simply because of the way both play the game. An encounter replete with attacks and counterattacks. An encounter between the Brazilian Samba and the African gazelle. The African's naivete will be their bane. Rio erupts in a carnival for the 2 goals.
Spain vs France: Its Zidane's last World Cup and he cannot afford to disappoint us more. The Spanish Armada, rolling every opposition on the way, will be up against a rejuvenated French side . Les Francais are back with a bang, credit to Zizou and Henry.
posted by Tejas at 12:38 PM
1 Comments:
Dear Tejas, I am not a fan of Soccer, and I feel that, its just 23 men, including the ref. running around crazy on the field.
Do not even know its rules, and was wondering when I saw one guy was throwing the ball with his hand, and wondering football, why are they using the hand. Now, a buddy told me, its a throw. Okay okay, let them enjoy. Believe me, its kind of circus for me. "Tamasha".
Jump and throw the ball inside, the more you put the ball in the right place, the better are your chances of winning.
Its all about the "Ball", man, trust me. Its the ball that controls the brain on the field.
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