World Cup Diary Day 10: Baaaaaa humbug


By Jemm Tappenden
June 22 2010

There was more misery for the so called 'big sides' on day 10 of the world cup as 5th placed FIFA Ranked Italy managed only a 1-1 draw against 78th ranked New Zealand. But number 1 ranked side Brazil did manage a win, their 3-1 victory over the Ivory Coast all but ensures their pathway through to the next stages,

Slovakia 0-2 Paraguay (HT 0-1)

Venue: Free State stadium

Referee: E Maillet

Attendance: 26,643

Slovakia (FIFA Ranking: 34)

  • 01 Mucha
  • 02 Pekarik
  • 03 Skrtel
  • 21 Salata (Stoch, 83)
  • 06 Strba
  • 07 Weiss - Yellow card
  • 08 Kozak
  • 16 Durica  - Yellow card
  • 17 Hamsik (Captain)
  • 09 Sestak - Yellow card (Holosko, 70)
  • 11 Vittek

Paraguay (FIFA Ranking: 31)

  • 01 Villar (Captain)
  • 03 Morel
  • 14 Da Silva
  • 21 Alcaraz
  • 06 Bonet
  • 13 Vera - Yellow card GOAL 27 MINS (Barreto, 87)
  • 15 V Caceres
  • 16 Riveros GOAL 86 MINS
  • 09 Santa Cruz
  • 18 Valdez (Torres, 68)
  • 19 Barrios (Cardozo, 82)

Italy 1-1 New Zealand (HT 1-1)

Venue: Mbombela Stadium

Referee: C Batres

Attendance: 38,229

Italy (FIFA Ranking: 5)

  • 12 Marchetti
  • 03 Criscito
  • 04 Chiellini
  • 05 Cannavaro (Captain)
  • 19 Zambrotta
  • 06 De Rossi
  • 07 Pepe (Camoranesi, 46)
  • 15 Marchisio (Pazzini, 61)
  • 22 Montolivo
  • 09 Iaquinta GOAL 29 MINS (PEN)
  • 11 Gilardino (Di Natale, 46)

New Zealand (FIFA RAnking: 78)

  • 01 Paston
  • 03 Lochhead
  • 04 Reid
  • 06 Nelsen (Captain) - Yellow card
  • 19 Smith - Yellow card
  • 05 Vicelich (Christie, 80)
  • 07 Elliott
  • 11 Bertos
  • 09 Smeltz GOAL 7 MINS
  • 10 Killen (Barron, 90+2)
  • 14 Fallon - Yellow card (Wood, 62)

Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast (HT 1-0)

Venue: Soccer City

Referee: S Lannoy

Attendance: 84,455

Brazil (FIFA Ranking: 1)

  • 01 Julio Cesar
  • 02 Maicon
  • 03 Lucio (Captain)
  • 04 Juan
  • 06 Michel Bastos
  • 05 Felipe Melo
  • 07 Elano GOAL 60 MINS (Daniel, 67)
  • 08 Silva
  • 10 Kaka - Yellow card - Red card
  • 09 Luis Fabiano GOAL 25, 50 MINS
  • 11 Robinho (Ramires, 90+3)

Ivory Coast (FIFA Ranking: 27)

  • 01 Boubacar Copa
  • 04 Kolo Toure
  • 17 Tiene -Yellow card
  • 20 Demel
  • 21 Eboue (Romaric, 72)
  • 05 Zokora
  • 09 Tiote - Yellow card
  • 19 Yaya Toure
  • 08 Kalou (Keita, 68 - Yellow card)
  • 11 Drogba (Captain)  GOAL 79 MINS
  • 15 Dindane (Gervinho, 54)
Group FWDLGDPTS
Paraguay 110 24
Italy 020 02
New Zealand 020 02
Slovakia 011-2

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Group GWDLGDPTS
Brazil 200 36
Portugal 110 74
Ivory Coast 011-21
North Korea 002-80

 

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