From the Spot of the Foul

Connoisseur's delight

Spain 1 Portugal 0

2010 World Cup Round of 16

Tuesday 29 June 2010 | Green Point Stadium | Cape Town, South Africa

 

Portugal had given up only three goals in their last 16 matches (11 wins and 5 draws), and none in this World Cup. Spain had won 14 of their 15 since the loss to the United States in the 2009 Confederations Cup.

To say the least, this was a tasty matchup.

FIFA's intransigence in the world's spotlight

Is this what it will take to implement goal-line technology?

The aftermath of reliance on brute force

Ghana 2 United States 1 (aet)

2010 World Cup Round of 16

Saturday 26 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | Rustenburg, South Africa

The United States ran out of late-stage heroics Saturday in Rustenburg. They gave a performance high on effort but low on quality when it counted.