Day 11
Record—
Spread: 12-20
Straight up: 15-6-11
Brecht himself couldn’t compose an anthem to cheer up the
DPR right now. Similarly, I’ve no consoling words to offer all of you suckered
into betting on the North Koreans. This rout was simply waiting to happen.
Can’t wait to cash in on the Portugal fad!
Er, how shall we put this..”Swiss Miss”? Back down earth for
the Helvetians, just as I expected. Chile even knew when to stop. Wonderful
feeling to sleep on a pile of money from both sides. Screw tempur-pedic! If
Martin Tyler can proffer lame lines such as “The Swiss defense is tighter than
a tax attorney’s wallet”, so can I!! Ahem..”The Red Hot Chile Peppers rock the
Joint!” ready 80s sitcome can laughter.
Afah-faha-fah-fah-fah Yeah, pretty much getting to that point.
David Villa has my vote for goal of the tournament.
Ronaldo’s juggling is a distant second. Anyone have access to Spanish
highlights? The over-under on how many times the play-by-play announcer said
“Villa” is 5.
I envision it as such: “Villa, Villa, Villa, Villaaaaaaa,
DAVID VILLA!”
Getting hold of that would be almost as cool as
getting hold of Casillas’ girlfriend.
Hot Girl Standings
Country
|
Tally
|
Games Played
|
Italy
|
24
|
2
|
South Korea
|
21
|
2
|
Spain
|
21
|
2
|
Brazil
|
20
|
2
|
Denmark
|
16
|
2
|
USA
|
15
|
2
|
Portugal
|
14
|
2
|
Ghana
|
12
|
2
|
Chile
|
12
|
2
|
South Africa
|
11
|
2
|
Argentina
|
11
|
2
|
New Zealand
|
11
|
2
|
Japan
|
10
|
2
|
Australia
|
9
|
2
|
Cameroon
|
9
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
8
|
2
|
Paraguay
|
7
|
2
|
Switzerland
|
7
|
2
|
Honduras
|
7
|
2
|
Slovenia
|
6
|
2
|
Serbia
|
6
|
2
|
England
|
6
|
2
|
Cote d’Ivoire
|
6
|
2
|
Slovakia
|
6
|
2
|
Mexico
|
5
|
2
|
North Korea
|
4
|
2
|
Greece
|
4
|
2
|
Nigeria
|
4
|
2
|
Germany
|
3
|
2
|
France
|
3
|
2
|
Uruguay
|
2
|
2
|
Algeria
|
2
|
2
|
Everyone has played twice. No excuses, unless you happen to
be Dutch. In some respects, the contest is playing out as expected. The top
five features three Latin, one European, and one Asian country. Perennial
favorites Italy, South Korea, Spain, and Brazil occupy the top four spots.
Nevertheless we have some surprises. Upstarts Denmark, Ghana, Chile, and The
United States are nipping at the heels of the giants. Moreover, all of those
teams are set up for a long cup run. Hopefully, the three officially eliminated
teams will go out with a bang.
The Official End of Round 2—
Based on
watching all of the games (on tape delay if he had to) Prof. Pete hands out
grades for all 32 teams…..on time no less! Prof. Pete is a generous professor,
as one with a Bachelor’s must often be. Grades are assigned based not merely on
results, but team form as well.
Argentina
|
A+
|
Portugal
|
A+
|
Denmark
|
A+
|
Brazil
|
A+
|
Chile
|
A
|
Paraguay
|
A
|
Mexico
|
A
|
USA
|
A
|
Uruguay
|
A
|
Netherlands
|
A-
|
New Zealand
|
A-
|
Algeria
|
A-
|
South Korea
|
B+
|
Japan
|
B+
|
Serbia
|
B+
|
Germany
|
B
|
Spain
|
B
|
Slovenia
|
B-
|
Switzerland
|
B-
|
Ghana
|
C+
|
Cote d’Ivoire
|
C+
|
Nigeria
|
C+
|
Australia
|
C
|
Cameroon
|
C
|
Italy
|
C
|
Greece
|
C
|
Slovakia
|
C-
|
South Africa
|
C-
|
Honduras
|
D
|
England
|
D
|
North Korea
|
F
|
France
|
F
|
