World Cup 2006: Argentina v. Mexico

Props to Mexico for making this much more of a game than I anticipated. All CONCACAF teams are now eliminated, which should surprise no one after the US crashed and burned. Since this game went to overtime, I’m now picking Germany to top Argentina in the next...

World Cup 2006: Germany v. Sweden

It would have been closer than the 2-0 final had Sweden’s Larsson not lofted his undeserved penalty kick into the stratosphere. Of course it would have been more of a blow if Ballack had made even one of his half dozen shots on goal. As it stood, Germany put...