World Cup Day 5 Match Thread

Closer to home, sources in San Sebastian suggest that Llorente is very close to signing a four year deal for Real Sociedad.

Villarreal are being linked with Moroccan born midfielder Adel Taarabt, as an addition for the B team.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Taarabt

mourinho has implemented cowardice and defensive style football which is so ugly to watch, this doesnt feel like a WC anymore.

euro was way more exciting than this.

North Korea doesn’t look as horrible as I was expecting.

da bee horns r no fun, they sucks. da brasil didn’t impress v korea

New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia FT. Best finish of the tournament to date, and frankly no less than the All Blacks (playing in white) deserved. Both sides’ first World Cup point, congratulations.

Cote d’Ivoire 0-0 Portugal FT. The Elephants were unfortunate not to come away with all 3 points. Lille’s Gervinho was man of the match (even though it was awarded to Ronaldo, who hit a post and made a few more enemies), while Drogba was quiet as a sub. Still all to play for in Group G.

I was tremendously impressed with North Korea. I do not know who they have played to get ready for the World Cup, or how many times they have ever played in front of that many fans, but they were downright fearless. They pressed forward throughout, every opportunity they had, they were very organized in defense for the most part, and many could argue that while Brazil played more stylish football, PRK were for large parts of their match their equal in terms of totality of play. I can see them causing real problems for the Ivory Coast and Portugal.