Yesterday, we saw one of the brightest stars of the footballing world shine when Lionel Messi scored a go ahead winner for Argentina as they beat an impressive Bosnia-Herzegovina side at the Maracana. France rocked an ugly Honduras side by a score of 3-0, and Switzerland put on a gutsy performance to snatch victory at the last from Ecuador, 2-1.
Today is the day that American soccer fans have been waiting for: USA vs. Ghana, round three. In 2006 the US lost to Ghana in the group stage. 2010 saw Ghana booting the United States from the tournament in the round of 16. But the US Soccer Federation hired a brilliant German man by the name of Jurgen Klinsmann to snap the streak of defeats. Making headlines by leaving Landon Donovan at home, Klinsmann has whipped this young squad into shape and is poised to make a Hollywood scripted escape from Group G. It will take blood, sweat and tears from the 23 US players as well as their faithful American Outlaw fans, loyally singing as loud as they can, "I Believe That We Can Win!"
A clash of titans will take place in the first game when Portugal plays Germany. Miroslav Klose is chasing the All Time World Cup Goalscoring Record in Brazil, and he leads a highly decorated, intimidating squad. It will take speed and technical precision on the part of the Portuguese to defeat the Germans, but having the reigning Ballon d'Or winner, Mr. CR7, gives them a chance.
Today's Games:
Germany vs. Portugal, 9:00 PST Salvador
Iran vs. Nigeria, 12:00 PST Curitiba
USA vs. Ghana, 16:00 PST Natal
My Picks:
Germany
Nigeria
USA
My Record:
7 out of 11, 64%
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