World Cup 2006: France v. Korea

Henry finally gets a goal, on a shot that he could hardly avoid making. Let’s hope that opens the flood gates for him. Yellow to Korean player, Ho, thereafter. Good call. 1-0 at half time with France getting most of the chances. Seems weird to me that...

World Cup 2006: Brazil v. Australia

Post game comments: I thought Brazil looked sharper than in their first outing. My expectations—and maybe that of most people-are so high that if they don’t set the world on fire, we’re disappointed. I’m disappointed. Not that Australia is a...

World Cup 2006: Croatia v. Japan

This is the game that most of think gets Croatia back on the road to the second round. It’s undeniably hard to open your Cup adventure against Brazil. A 1-0 loss, while respectable, still nets you no points. For good team, which I think Croatia is, it means you...