Tonga with Netherlands: Looking at the Netherlands performance there's a bit of a mixed response: Yes they got the victory, but it was by no means pretty and certainly not up to the Dutch's potential ability.
Max with Brazil: Brazil had a painful dog fight with North Korea who put up a decent effort, refusing to be broken down and frustrating Brazil at times.
Ben with Spain: Of course everyone's favorites to lift the trophy, Spain are making headlines today but not for any respectable reasons as they were undone by some vigilant defending and a scrappy goal against Switzerland.
There's a resounding theme that I'm picking up: Big teams (excluding Germany who were helped by a weak Australia) are not breaking through the underdogs defense. Many a football fan regard this as "Boring defensive play" but sod that! There's nothing wrong with a weaker team putting all their eggs in the defensive basket and staving out 90 minutes of attack after attack by a stronger team. If this stronger team can't break down the weaker teams with their superior players, tactics and training then Kudos to the weak team.
Jordans Team Of Week 1:
Keep in mind this is Jordan's team of the week and suffers from spells of bias, forgetfulness and occasionally outrageous decisions.
GK Khune (South Africa)
DC Lee Jung-Soo (South Korea) DC Winston Reid(New Zealand)
DR Glen Johnson(England) DL Phillip Lahm(Germany)
CM Steven Gerrard(England) CM Oezil(Germany)
RM Modise (South Africa), LM Park Ji Sung (South Korea)
CF Klose (Germany) CF Messi(Argentina)
This is just my opinion, now its your turn to feel like a bad-ass journalist, share your team of the week below. =D
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