World Cup Diary - Day 2 Todays Fixtures Updated with Results
Group B (Port Elizabeth)
South Korea vs Greece (12:30) 2-0 R
Group B (Johannesburg)
Argentina vs Nigeria (15:00) 1-0 R
Group C (Rustenburg)
England vs USA (19.30) 1-1 R
* We have noticed some discrepancies between published fixture times, world cup wall charts (from the same publications!) and the TV Guide (Radio Times) so I recommend you turn on your TV early and check your TV Guides so avoid missing the start of any game. I expect it is due to the time difference between the UK and South Africa however publications are not specifying this so be careful!
All three games are going to be brilliant today! We are watching a repeat of yesterdays opening game at the moment as we missed it due to work and what an opening game it was. Also I am really happy to say I think the referees and lines men have been very good so far.
I am used to officials in the World Cup being a little over zealous when it comes to penalising players. I can understand it, this is the World Cup and the standards should be at the highest level but there is also a lot to be said for measured reactions and allowing the run of play to continue.
This chap has been our favourite referee in recent years but unfortunately is retired now.
Pierluigi Collina was permitted to work one year past the standard retirement age, of 45 for referees, for domestic matches and Champions League matches but the last World Cup he refereed in was 2002. It may seem a long time ago but it was only two World Cups ago!
Collina has been voted world referee of the year five times and was a referee for 28 years.
Image and Info Credit: BBC Sport
Great S.W.F. photo :).
ReplyDeleteIf your interested check out my new photo challenge website www.weekdayphotos.com, its different...every day has its own theme with a different challenge every week, and the website design is unique! Check it out and hopefully ill see a photo from you soon :)
btw this is my S.W.F. photo for this week...here.
Have a great one!
Hi Cai, thank you. I have had a look at your photo challenge and will try and take part, it sounds good fun.
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