FIFA World Cup group stages

[shankycricket]

WOW!!!!!!! WHAT A MATCH! Only next to Netherlands vs Australia IMO. And that second half was easily the best half in this World Cup. What an epic World Cup this is turning out to be! After the Jabulani ball nonsense in South Africa, this is so refreshing.

[sussexpob]

One of the best football matches I can remember..... Why the Ghana midfielder held the ball up when he was 3 on 2 at the end is beyond belief.

Feel sorry for Ghana, I think they are gone, but both games they deserved more..... that game would have taken quite a lot out of both teams.

[shankycricket]

Klose is a World Cup goal machine... Amazing. Scored within 2 minutes of coming on. Why the hell does this guy not start?

Because hes 36, and 90mins in Brazil will probably kill him.

Probably right.

[shankycricket]

Night... Can't be bothered to staye awake at 3.30 in the morning for a Bosnia-Nigeria match. Highlights tomorrow. Bye all!

[The Waugh Twins]

Another day and another 3 matches.

USA will have it a lot tougher against Portugal and Ronaldo and to get a point would be awesome. It's been a funny old world cup so you never know.

[Aidan11]

Another day and another 3 matches.

Four a day for the next few days beginning tomorrow. Sadly two each are being played at the same time.

[shankycricket]

Pretty boring match. Belgium score a last gasp winner to win 1-0. Playing nowhere near expectations.

[ianp1970]

Another day and another 3 matches.

Four a day for the next few days beginning tomorrow. Sadly two each are being played at the same time.

Remember the match that forced FIFA to schedule the final group matches to kick-off concurrently?

West Germany v Austria 1982, probably the biggest carve up of all time!

At least Sweden and Denmark played some football on their way to the 2-2 draw that knocked out Italy in 2004.

[SaintPowelly]

I saw the Austria - Germany game the other day, on a "50 most memorable WC moments" show.

Farcical.

[yuppie]

Pretty boring match. Belgium score a last gasp winner to win 1-0. Playing nowhere near expectations.

No need to worry about that though, they are through.

[shankycricket]

Algeria 3-0 ahead at half time.. Didn't expect South Korea to be this bad....

[sussexpob]

Algeria have played magnificently

[Durhamfootman]

I watched the Germany Ghana game on the re-run thing.

Excellent second half.

I think one of the reasons that helped make it such a good game, was that both teams tried to beat the other by just playing football.

No play acting, no kicking lumps out of each other, no mucking around trying to disrupt the other teams rhythm, just two teams going toe to toe and may the best team win

It's been so long since I've a seen a footy match played in such a spirit, I'd forgotten what it was like.

No South/Central American teams involved............................. naturally!

[Gingerfinch]

Not watching this game, but sounds good. USA - Portugal later. Will try and stay up for that.

[Durhamfootman]

I won't be staying up for that, DR, but I will be hoping for a Portugal defeat

I like seeing the winker cry.