Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Group Stage 1st Round Review

I won't be counting South Africa's match against Uruguay, but now one full round of group play has concluded! Some awards:

Best Team: Germany. Who else? No one else scored more than twice, and they scored 4 and kept a clean sheet against a solid Australia team.
Other teams that impressed: Uruguay, Nigeria, South Korea, Paraguay, North Korea, Switzerland

Worst Team: Greece. Dismal in every aspect of the game. As harsh as it sounds, they are disgracing the tournament.
Dishonorable Mentions: France, Slovakia, Australia, Cameroon, Brazil, Italy

Best Player: Maicon (Brazil). Without him, they would have been absolutely lost, and probably would have lost. An invaluable player.
Honorable Mentions: Lionel Messi (ARG), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (I know, it's cliche, give me a break), Vincent Enyama (NIG)

Worst Player: Ri Myong-Guk (North Korea). If it wasn't for his continued misplays, North Korea might have done the impossible.
Dishonorable Mentions: Daniele De Rossi (ITA), the entire Greek squad.

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