Group Stage Roundup

Best Team: Argentina. Boasting the best goal differential (other than Portugal's inflated one), El Albiceleste have been dominating their games and have the players to back up their run.

Honorable Mentions: Uruguay, South Korea, Japan, Chile, United States, Mexico

Worst Team: North Korea. I just hope the little guy doesn't shoot them all.

Best Player: David Villa, ESP. He has been truly remarkable, spearheading the Spanish attack, is tied for most goals scored, and has two of the best goals of the tournament to his credit.

Honorable Mentions: Alexis Sanchez (CHI), Anyone on Uruguay named Diego, Keisuke Honda (JPN)

Worst Player: Ri Myong-Guk, PRK. He was my worst player twice before, nothings changing now.

Dishonorable Mentions: Fabio Cannavaro ITA, Fernando Torres (ESP), Daniele de Rossi (ITA)

Best Goal: David Villa, ESP, 17' vs. Honduras. Beautiful display of touch, power, speed, finesse, finish, everything you could ever want in a striker. He recevied a great ball from midfield, darted between two defenders, cut back inside and neatly tucked the ball into the far top corner.

Honorable Mentions:

Siphiwe Tshabalala, RSA, 55' vs. Mexico (also best celebration of the tournament)

Fabio Quagliarella, ITA, 90+1' vs. Slovakia

Landon Donovan, USA, 90+1' vs. Algeria

Winston Reid, NZL, 90+4' vs. Slovakia

Best Goal That Wasn't Actually a Goal: Maurice Edu, USA, 89' vs. Slovenia. Thank you Kouman Coulibaly.