Day 16
Record—
Spread: 19-30
Straight up: 27-10-12
Two teams I wish were still around have had their dream
terminated. Nothing trite to say today, U.S. fans. You proved yourselves worthy
over the last two weeks. I’ll even resolve to watch a minimum of two MLS Games
this season. That goes for the nascent K-League as well. We may have a blast
poking fun at one another over the last two weeks, but when it comes to the
final heartbreak, the fraternal order of football fans must share the tears and
always be ready to join in on a kitschy rendition of “You’ll never walk alone.”
To illustrate how tight these matches are at this stage,
barely better weather might have helped the Koreans finish better. Likewise,
had Bradley opted to start Edu instead of Clark, or even Buddle instead of
Findley, we might be looking at a different result. Jozey Hercules, and
Feilhaber also missed chances that strikers will ordinarily have the composure
to take. Don’t give up, American and Korean football fans!
Hot Girl Standings
Country
|
Tally
|
Games Played
|
South Korea
|
49
|
4 (finished)
|
United States
|
45
|
4 (finished)
|
Netherlands
|
44
|
3
|
Spain
|
37
|
3
|
New Zealand
|
37
|
3 (finished)
|
Cameroon
|
35
|
3 (finished)
|
Italy
|
32
|
3 (finished)
|
Japan
|
32
|
3
|
Brazil
|
29
|
3
|
South Africa
|
27
|
3 (finished)
|
Cote d’Ivoire
|
26
|
3 (finished)
|
Portugal
|
24
|
3
|
Argentina
|
24
|
3
|
Australia
|
24
|
3 (finished)
|
Greece
|
22
|
3 (finished)
|
Paraguay
|
20
|
3
|
Denmark
|
20
|
3 (finished)
|
Ghana
|
18
|
4
|
Chile
|
17
|
3
|
Honduras
|
16
|
3 (finished)
|
Mexico
|
15
|
3
|
Nigeria
|
12
|
3 (finished)
|
Uruguay
|
12
|
4
|
England
|
12
|
3
|
Slovakia
|
12
|
3
|
Serbia
|
11
|
3 (finished)
|
Germany
|
10
|
3
|
Switzerland
|
10
|
3 (finished)
|
Algeria
|
7
|
3 (finished)
|
Slovenia
|
7
|
3 (finished)
|
North Korea
|
4
|
3 (finished)
|
France
|
4
|
3 (finished)
|
