Paul The Octopus versus Mani The Parrot

I guess a lot of people know who is Paul, the octopus.
Paul has predicted few matches accurately.

Let's see what Paul predicts for the final of World Cup 2010.

(see the video at below)

Oh!!
Spain is going to be the champion!

Hold on!
Here is another legendary prediction from a parrot, Mani!
Mani have also predicted some matches correctly.
Let's see what Mani says.

(see the video at below)

It's Holland!

Cool!
Whose prediction is going to be the correct one?
Paul?
or Mani?

We will see about it in the final!
Goal Goal Goal!

World Cup 2010 Quarter Final

Japan lost to Paraguay in penalty while Spain defeated Portugal with 1-0.

World Cup is getting excited!
It's going to be quarter final!

The last 8 teams who enter the quarter final are:
1. Uruguay
2. Ghana
3. Netherlands
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. Germany
7. Paraguay
8. Spain

4 South America teams, 3 Europe teams and one 1 Africa team.

Who is going to be the last team standing?
I still strongly believe Argentina can be the champion!

Schedule for quarter final:

2July
Uruguay vs Ghana
Netherlands vs Brazil

3 July
Argentina vs Germany
Paraguay vs Spain

World Cup 2010 Last 16

Third round of World Cup 2010 group stage has ended.
The Last 16 battles are going to be on show.

Last 16 matches:

Uruguay vs Korea Republic
United States vs Ghana
Netherlands vs Slovakia
Brazil vs Chile
Argentina vs Mexico
Germany vs England
Paraguay vs Japan
Spain vs Portugal

The two greatest matches in Last 16 should be Germany vs England and Spain vs Portugal.
Some friends of mine are already waiting for both of the matches.

England and Germany Successfully Enter The Next Round

Defoe and Ozil helped England and Germany to defeat the opponents with 1-0.
Thus, both England and Germany get the tickets for the Last 16.

Unfortunately,
England is going to play with Germany in the Last 16.
England managed to be just the runner-up of group C.
So, they are going to play with the winner of group D (Germany).

11 teams have gotten the tickets for Last 16:
1. Uruguay
2. Mexico
3. Argentina
4. Korea Republic
5. United States
6. England
7. Germany
8. Ghana
9. Netherlands
10. Brazil
11. Chile

Last 16 matches:
Uruguay vs Korea Republic
United States vs Ghana
Mexico vs Argentina
Germany vs England
*Netherlands, Brazil and Chile still need to play to decide whether are they the winner or the runner-up of the group.

Today matches:

Group E
Denmark vs Japan
Netherlands vs Cameroon

Can Japan be the second Asia team that enter to the Last 16?
I believe the chance is there.
As long as Japan gets at least a draw,
Japan would get the ticket for Last 16.
So I think 50% chance is there for Japan to enter to the next round.
Netherlands has secured the ticket for Last 16.
But they need to play this match to decide whether are they the winner or the runner-up of the group.
Comparing the recent performances,
The chance for Netherlands to win is very high.
But, will they keep their players for the next stage since they have had the ticket for Last 16?
We will know about it tonight.

Group F
Slovakia vs Italy
Paraguay vs New Zealand

Italy's performances disappointed a lot of football fans.
But if they win against Slovakia,
They will be entering to the next round.
I strongly believe that Italy will win the match as well as Paraguay.

The First World Cup Match That I Watched for 90 Minutes

I watched Argentina versus Korea Republic last night.
It was the first match that I watched for 90 minutes.

I went Queensbay Mall yesterday.
After I back home,
I decided to go watching World Cup with my friends.

Jeng fetched me to the coffee shop.
Jeng, Zi Hur, his girl friend, KY, Terris and I were watching together.

The match was kicked off at a half past 7.
That match can be considered as not bad.
Argentina defeated Korea Republic by 4-1.
Higuain scored 3 goals.
He became the first hat-trick hero of the tournament.
He played badly last game,
and he became hat-trick hero this game,
that's cool!

This match became the match with the most goals in this tournament so far.

After Argentina versus Korea Republic,
it's Greece versus Nigeria.
We didn't watch it.
Greece won by 2-1.

Then, the match follow by France versus Mexico.
Oh no!
France lost by 0-2!
What's France doing!?

Well,
FOOTBALL IS ROUND.

Will North Korea Continue the Miracle?

Korea Republic defeated Greece.
Japan defeated Cameroon.

Now,
it's North Korea's turn to get on the field.
Can they continue the miracle for Asia?

If North Korea wins the match,
I believe year 2010 will become a great historical year for Asia in World Cup.

So, can North Korea make it?

Well,
that hardly to be happened.

Why?

Because their opponent is going to be BRAZIL!

Whether can the miracle continue?

We will know it after 13 hours.

Europe in World Cup 2010

It's another draw for Europe's strong team.
Italy got only a 1-1 tie with Paraguay.

3 strong Europe teams have failed to win their opponents:
France, England and Italy.

Today,
Slovakia and Portugal are going to play against New Zealand and Ivory Coast.
If Slovakia fail to win over New Zealand,
Europe is really having a great challenge.

Today matches:
Slovakia vs New Zealand
Ivory Coast vs Portugal
Brazil vs North Korea

The First Europe Team To Win The Match?

5 matches are over.
Until now,
none of the Europe teams win.

In the first day,
France failed to defeat Uruguay.

In the second day,
Greece was defeated by Korea Republic while England tied with United States.

Both France and England are considered strong teams in World Cup,
but both of them couldn't defeat their opponents.

This is what I told my friends,
Europe teams will be having a big challenge in World Cup 2010.

Although Argentina won Nigeria with only 1 goal,
I do still believe that Argentina could be the winner of World Cup this time.

I strongly believe South America teams (Argentina and Brazil) have greater advantages this time.
The conditions (e.g. environment, culture and weather) in Africa bring more disadvantages to Europe teams than the South Americans.

Tonight,
3 Europe teams,
Slovenia, Serbia and Germany,
are going to play against Algeria, Ghana and Australia respectively.
I still don't think Europe would get an early winning.
Probably, Slovenia and Serbia couldn't defeat their opponent successfully.
But for Germany,
I think they stand a chance to be the first Europe team in World Cup 2010 to defeat the opponent.

Korea Republic 2-0 Greece

Among the Asia's representatives,
I put the most hope on Korea Republic.
I predict they would enter the next round.

Today,
they show to us that Korea Republic isn't weak.
They won with 2 goals!
A lot of people,
a lot of Malaysian,
a lot of Asia people,
are cheering for them.

Park Ji Sung cored a goal.
He is really the hero of Asia in football industry.
He plays in Manchester United.
He isn't only a Manchester United's player,
but one of the outstanding players for Manchester United.
He is the first Asian footballer who make it so far.

However, today is just the beginning of the journey.
Korea Republic is going to play against Argentina on 17th June,
and Nigeria on 22nd June.
I hope they could perform very well and make it to the next round!

First 2 Matches Are Tied

World Cup 2010 has finally been kicked off.
South Africa and Mexico took the kick off for the tournament this year.
Many football fans were cheering for it!

South Africa scored the first goal of the tournament in 55th minute.
Unfortunately, Mexico equalized at 79th minute.
It made the match tied with 1-1.

France went on the second match against Uruguay.
It's another tie.
France tied with Uruguay without any goal.

3 more matches coming up next today:
Greece vs Korea Republic
Argentina vs Nigeria
England vs USA

I think Argentina should able to win the game.
There are people saying that I am Argentina's super fans.
Well,
I would like to clarify again.
I am just predicting that Argentina would win the tournament.
It doesn't mean I am Argentina's fans.

World Cup 2010

It's going to be the World Cup 2010!
The football fever is going to lit up again!

After 14 hours,
the first match is going to be kicked off.

South Africa versus Mexico.

S.Africa as the host for the World Cup 2010 is going to take the kick of for this tournament.
In history,
the host has never lost in the first match.
I think S.Africa will continue the tradition.

Is that really going to happen,
we will know the answer tonight!