WC 10 update

Saturday, June 19, 2010


Above, Clint Dempsey expresses my feelings about referee Koman Coulibaly; but also about my picks so far. Eight days of the FIFA World Cup 2010 down. I was 2-3 after the first two days with my picks. Here is how I have done over the last 6...

Group A
Wed. June 16 2:30p Uruguay over South Africa. Correct. Uruguay 3, South Africa 0.
Thurs. June 17 2:30p Mexico over France. Correct. Mexico 2, France 0.

Group B
Wed. June 16 7:30a Argentina over South Korea. Correct. Argentina 4, South Korea 1.
Wed. June 16 10a Greece ties Nigeria. Incorrect. Greece 2, Nigeria 1.

Group C
Sun. June 13 7:30a Algeria ties Slovenia. Incorrect. Slovenia 1, Algeria 0.
Fri. June 18 10a Slovenia ties USA. Correct. Slovenia 2, USA 2.
Michell Kaufman in the Miami Herald sums up my feelings pretty well [here].
Fri. June 18 2:30p England over Algeria. Incorrect. England 0, Algeria 0.

Group D
Sun. June 13 10a Serbia ties Ghana. Incorrect. Ghana 1, Serbia 0.
Sun. June 13 2:30p Germany over Australia. Correct. Germany 4, Australia 0.
Fri. June 18 7:30a Germany ties Serbia. Incorrect. Serbia 1, Germany 0.
Sat. June 19 10a Ghana ties Australia. Correct. Ghana 1, Australia 1.

Group E
Mon. June 14 7:30a Netherlands ties Denmark. Incorrect. Netherlands 2, Denmark 1.
Mon. June 14 10a Cameroon over Japan. Incorrect. Japan 1, Cameroon 0.
Sat. June 19 7:30a Netherlands over Japan. Correct. Netherlands 1, Japan 0.
Sat. June 19 2:30p Cameroon ties Denmark. Incorrect. Denmark 2, Cameroon 1.

Group F
Mon. June 14 2:30p Italy over Paraguay. Incorrect. Italy 1, Paraguay 1.
Tues. June 15 7:30a Slovakia over New Zealand. Incorrect. New Zealand 1, Slovakia 1.

Group G
Tues. June 15 10a Portugal over Côte d'Ivoire. Incorrect. Portugal 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0
Tues. June 15 2:30p Brazil over North Korea. Correct. Brazil 2, North Korea 1.

Group H
Wed. June 16 7:30a Honduras ties Chile. Incorrect. Chile 1, Honduras 0.
Wed. June 16 10a Spain over Switzerland. Incorrect. Switzerland 1, Spain 0.

Overall: 10-16 (.385), just slightly better than a random .333 would be.

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