I've had wonderful moments watching some underdogs win in this World Cup and today's games were not lacking in any way. It was a joy to watch and the teams that finally made it to the next round of the tournament have so far proved to be deserving of their qualification spot.
What a day! This World Cup is making me jump around like a kid on sugar and I'm loving this feeling. I completely love it and I'm all set to see what comes next.
Well, before we talk about what comes next, this post is all about the last group stage games that were played in group G and H. We will also get to see the teams that made it to the next round from these groups and the ones that will be heading back home.
Brazil and Switzerland progress to the next round of the tournament, but the headlines are all about Cameroon. They successfully got one over Brazil and are now the only African team to beat Brazil in a World Cup tournament.
You need to see the reaction of folks to this result, especially that of people who do not have any vested interest in the match. The thing about football is that we admit that some teams go into a game with all odds in their favour, yet we look forward to seeing some unexpected sh*t from the underdogs.
The underdogs in this case were Cameroon and they did so well to get a hard-fought win against the samba lads of Brazil.
What's comical about this result is that the win doesn't give them any chance of qualifying for the next round of the competition, yet they will go home with pride for putting up a fairly decent performance in this competition.
This group is one of the groups that had so many loose ends until the final minute of the final game of the group. This is such a thrilling group and it was really interesting to see how things stood by the end of the games.
Ghana 0 - 2 Uruguay
South Korea 2 - 1 Portugal
During the buildup to these games, the fixture between Ghana and Uruguay made headlines because of the unfinished business that Ghanaians have with Uruguay.
If you have been a fan of international football for a fair number of years, you will surely remember the brilliance that Suarez displayed in their game against Ghana in the 2010 World Cup. Yeah, that's exactly the bone of contention. haha.
It's interesting to see that Ghana was gifted a penalty in the 21st minute of their game today, but Andre Ayew bottled it. Ouch! That must have been a heartbreaking moment for the Ghanaians. That miss was the spirit-dampening moment in the game.
Look at the stats;
After missing that penalty, Uruguay used the next 10 minutes to score two goals against Ghana. That's pretty much how the game ended up.
The comical thing about this group is that Ghana wanted revenge which they couldn't get, but they were still glad to know that South Korea won against Portugal since that meant that Uruguay will also be on their way home. Haha. Box office at its best.
Special Congratulations to Heung-Min-Son and South Korea. They fought hard to get through and they deserve to be in the next round of the competition.
This World Cup is a joy to watch and I'm already filled with a surge of anticipation to see how the round of 16 will play out. Hehe. Interesting!
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