QUARTER-FINALS AT SIGHT

During this week we have watched the best and the worst of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010.

The round of 16 has relegated teams which power and tradition in football hasn't reached the level of contenders to the championship.

Teams like Mexico, South Korea, Slovakia, Japan, USA, England, Portugal and Chile showed that it is needed something else but, hiring expensive coaches, having players in the best clubs of the world or managing the best organized leagues.

They were not bad teams, but in a World Cup, it is not enough being a "good" team, it is required to be extrordinary in many aspects of the game.

Some fans would like to blame referees (whose performace was really bad) of their teams elimination.However, it was the lack of ideas, technic, even character, what made them vanish in front of the doors of the next stage.

The good news are that great games will be played in the quarter-finals. Let's check:

Argentina vs Germany (they played two World Cup Finals in 1986 and 1990), Brazil vs Netherlands (they have played in quarter ans semifinals many times, 1998, 2002), Spain vs Paraguay (Spain is looking for semifinal for first time since 1962) Uruguay vs Ghana (Uruguay want to tie what they did in 1970).

So, get ready, because it's SHOWTIME

Health and World Cup

During the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, millions of condoms were given to the people of that country, because of the AIDS (HIV) rate, which has increased amazingly since the 1980's.

Suppositions

There are some facts in the World Cup, that maybe are not very good for all fans, but let's enter to the expeculation's field.

Quarter Finals

Here is a quick view of the Quarterfinals. Check it and make your predictions.

Stadiums in the FIFA World Cup of South Africa

Here are some images related to the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010.

Watch this stadium. South Africans made a great investment.

Surprise!!

Few hours ago, one of the biggest surprises of the World Cup was accomplished. Italy the current champion was defeated in great match by Slovakia.

The king is dead, long life to the King!! Italy played the best match in the Cup, but it wasn't enough to defeat a very well organized team.

On the other hand Japan achieved to eliminate Cameroon, and qualified secondly, behind Holland.

Nippons are going to play vs Paraguay, who showed great power in defense and contundency in attack. Meanwhile Holland (with perfect record) will face the amazing Slovakia, in other sections of the draw in the FIFA World Cup.

The real World Cup is about to begin

Today started the final round of the World Cup's first phase. The matches were and will be played at the same time in order to avoid expeculations of arranged games.

Uruguay with no defeats and Mexico are the qualified in the group A, meanwhile Argentina with a perfect record and South Korea classified for group B.

The South American teams are clearly favorites in their next matches, and Mexico with Korea have been labeled as VICTIMS prevously.

However, every single game must be played and perhaps Mexico will have another epic fight just like in 2006 World Cup, when it was eliminated by Argentina in overtime thanks to an extraodinary goal by Maxi Rodriguez.

Koreans can not be subestimated, just remember that in 2002 they achived unusual heights "defeating" Spain and Italy. So, I guess there won't be such easy games.

Real football is about to start in the view will be clear when the other groups define their situation during the next days.