Archive: Saudi Arabia
Morning Kick-About
There are four days till the first game, and it's time to kick it into a higher gear ... we'll start the day with the kick-about: - Friendlies that made news: Brazil 4, New Zealand 0: Saw some highlights on Sky (thanks to Fox Soccer Channel); Adriano's goal was quite nice. Kaka scored late on a long run that made you wonder how hard New Zealand was trying at that point. Australia 1, Netherlands 1: Again, saw some highlights. Good for Australia: GK Mark Schwarzer made some gigantic saves, and hey, it's a very respectable result. Bad for Holland: three Dutch players were hurt in the game; MF Wesley Sneijder seems to be worst off. "It's like an episode of M.A.S.H.," said Holland Coach Marco van Basten said. "It was some sight in the dressing room. But I don't regret the match because it is good to play physical football."...
By Jon DeNunzio | June 5, 2006; 08:00 AM ET | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)
Who Do You Like in Group H?
Ok, it's been delayed, but here it is ... your favorite World Cup prediction game. Study aides: - Group analysis from The Post's Steven Gofff (written at the draw in December) - Team profiles from Goff, also written in December. From BBC.com: - Saudi Arabia - Spain - Tunisia - Ukraine I have a friend and soccer teammate who's a Spain fan, as well as a boss who refers to the team as "my people" (he does this with Rafael Nadal, too). I want to get under their skin and predict an upset here ... but I think this is perhaps the most boring group in the World Cup. There's a little intrigue ... how big a factor will Raul be? Is Shevchenko ready to go? Still, I think Spain finishes first, Ukraine second, Tunisia third and Saudia Arabia last. I know, not going out on a limb here. Anyone...
By Jon DeNunzio | June 4, 2006; 09:00 AM ET | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
