World Cup 2010

Uruguay’s Solid Defense Kept France at Bay

June 11, 2010
By ModernAmericanSoccer

If you watched the first 80 minutes of the second World Cup match, you might have thought that the game wasn’t great. Yellow cards, sloppy attacking, and a seemingly lazy French side prevented the ball from going into the net. Then Uruguay’s Lodeiro, just around 20 minutes after he was subbed in, was given...

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Was Mexico Offsides?

June 11, 2010
By ModernAmericanSoccer

During the first half of the opening match between South Africa and Mexico, a dangerous ball in the box forced Khune to move up, but Vela received the ball right in front of the goal to leisurely put it in the back of the net. Mexico, the ESPN commentators, and much of the blogging...

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South Africa vs. Mexico

June 11, 2010
By ModernAmericanSoccer

What an opening match! South Africa vs. Mexico! The World Cup hosts against CONCACAF’s current Gold Cup champion! Mexico definitely had the most possession in the first half, and they had plenty of chances to score between Dos Santos and G. Franco. In the 36th minute, there was a possible goal for Mexico that...

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The World Cup is Here!

June 10, 2010
By ModernAmericanSoccer
The World Cup is Here!

We’re mere hours away from kick off in the match between Group A members Mexico and South Africa, and so starts the World Cup Finals! For the next month, the world’s productivity will drop as people eat, breathe, and consume nothing but soccer. If you want to see a World Cup 2010 Central Time...

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FIFA 2010 World Cup Calendar

December 4, 2009
By ModernAmericanSoccer

Now that the 2010 World Cup groups have been seeded, it would be nice to have a place to see which games are being played when. I took the time to create such a calendar in my time zone, Central Time. While the calendar below might be a bit small for your liking, you...

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