John Boschini
2010 World Cup Final Becomes The Most Watched Soccer Match In U.S. History
ESPN’s torrential onslaught of World Cup coverage seems to have been vindicated as 24.3 million Americans tuned in to either ABC or Univision to watch the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands. According to overnight estimates from …
Paul The Octopus Tips Spain For World Cup Title
The most famous cephalopod in the world has made his prediction for Sunday’s World Cup Final clash between the Netherlands and Spain. Paul the octopus, who correctly predicted all six of Germany’s results during the World Cup, thinks Spain will …
World Cup Results: Day 26
Netherlands 3, Uruguay 2 Never ones for making it easy on themselves, the Netherlands secured their third birth into the World Cup final with their fifth-straight one-goal victory of the tournament. Uruguay, who were missing prolific striker Luis Suarez following …
World Cup Results: Day 23
Germany 4 , Argentina 0 Their legendary efficiency and scoring prowess on full display, Germany scored four goals for the third time at the expense of a porous Argentinean defense. Miroslav Kloser continued his resurgance by scoring twice to bring his total World …
World Cup Results: Day 22
The Netherlands 2, Brazil 1 For the second World Cup in a row Brazil is headed home after the quarterfinals while the Netherlands continues their run towards a first ever title. Brazil took the lead after 10 minutes when Robhino …
Top 10 World Cup Moments Thus Far
19 days and 56 matches later the field of 32 nations has been whittled down to eight. These last couple of days has been a nice reprieve from the constant World Cup action and is an appropriate time to look …
World Cup Results: Day 19
Spain 1, Portugal 0 David Villa scored for the third straight game as the European champions ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s World Cup dreams in the final round of 16 matchup. There wasn’t much action in the opening stages as …