Friday, July 2, 2010

Netherlands 2, Brazil 1: Oranje to the semifinals!

Woah! That was a shocker! I'm sorry, Carla and Phil. How many of you thought the Dutch would come back to win after being down 1-0 at halftime? I didn't even think Netherlands played all that well - Brazil just had a terrible second half. Emotionally they lost it - they showed no composure when things got rough. You could tell a red card was coming after the Sneijder scored the second goal. So much for all the infighting among the Dutch - they look like a pretty happy group today! I thought once again Kuyt was so valuable, and Van Persie was not (he should be benched in favor of Elia in the semifinals). How did Julio Cesar - probably the best goalie in the world - manage to botch that cross? Why did Brazil seem content just to be up 1-0? Why did Dunga take off Fabiano when they were down 2-1? A bit of luck for the Oranje, but in the end I think they are the more deserving team.

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