your daily recap

[rone]

Brazil 3 - Ghana 0: Ghana missed Essien (out due to yellow card accumulation), but i'm not sure that it would have made a difference.  They played the offside trap all game, even though its failure led to the first goal in the 5th minute.  Brazil played most of the game in second gear.  Had Ghana actually finished one of their chances, i suspect Brazil would have stuck it to them, like they did to Japan.  A Ghanaian got a yellow card for diving —and as it was his second, he was sent off— but he didn't dive.  He just fell down.  The third goal looked to be a result of a half-step offside Zé Roberto, who then chipped the ball away from a rushing Kingson with a high kick.  No call either way, not that it really mattered in the end.

France 3 - Spain 1: Didn't get to see it.  It looked like a somewhat chippy game, although there were very few yellow cards.  Zidane seemed to have jumped into the wayback machine for this game; he better hope he can keep it going against Brazil.  Spain gets another notch on their choker reputation, however undeserved it might be.

Two whole days without soccer.  I feel faint.

Comments

[divisadero.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think Ghana played a much better game than the score indicated. Yet, like you, I'm sure Brazil would have stepped it up had they needed to.

[eb-oesch.livejournal.com]

I didn't see the matches either, but one shouldn't overlook France's spectacular early double whiff (included in the FIFA web site's game highlights) just because France couldn't maintain the self-shutout.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

I could barely watch the France/Spain game. All that sex and smolder in one field! Oh my! *wave fan*

short shameful confession

[yong-mi.livejournal.com]

I think Barthez is hott.

Re: short shameful confession

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that it doesn't matter how technically ugly French and Spanish players are, they still exude sex.

Here's a Barthez/Zidane sandwich (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/match/56/photos.html?i=48&d=1). Totally ugly, totally hot. *swoon*

Re: short shameful confession

[yong-mi.livejournal.com]

Okay, that is full of the hotness.
What do you think of the Italian team? Brazil makes me sad because of the lack of hottness.

Re: short shameful confession

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

They smoke even with some rampant ugly and if they meet France for the final, it'll be days before I realize there was a ball game on my screen.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

See, i thought the beard suited him in `98. This time around he just looks like somebody's toothless grampa.

[sandollar17.livejournal.com]

Woot for those Frenchies.