World Cup 2014: Match Day 10

How about that Costa Rica team?! As if their upset over Uruguay wasn't enough, Los Ticos upped the anty by beating Italy 1-0 yesterday. By doing so, England has been officially knocked out of the 2014 World Cup! This is amazing! It's hard to believe that already, just after the first week of play, both Spain and England are out, while both Italy and Brazil are still fighting to get into the next round. Wow. This is football. This is soccer. This is the World Cup.

Today, we may have a few more shockers on hand. Lionel Messi continues his quest for the only major trophy that eludes him when Argentina play Iran at the Estadio Mineirao. This should be a dismantling of Iran, but you can never count any team out in the World Cup. 

Germany look to continue their strong debut when they play a tough Ghana team in the second match of the day. Ghana took it to the United States with their strong, fast play but were finally defeated by the resilient American side. The Black Stars will have to play even harder against the technically sound abilities of the Germans. Questions have arisen whether or not Bastian Schweinsteiger is fit for play, but Germany looked strong without him in their 4-0 thrashing of Portugal. 

The final game of match day 10 pits Bosnia-Herzegovina against Nigeria at the Arena Pantanal. Eden Dzeko and company look to rebound after their opening loss to Argentina and an unlucky own goal. The World Cup debutants look to stay alive against a fast paced Nigerian squad that drew their opening match 0-0 with Iran. 

Today's Games:

Argentina vs. Iran, 9:00 PST Belo Horizonte

Germany vs. Ghana, 12:00 PST Fortaleza

Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 15:00 PST Cuiabá

My Picks:

Argentina

Germany

Bosnia-Herzegovina

My Record:

16 out of 26, 62%