Brazil, Netherlands make into quarters
The Netherlands joined fellow Europeans Germany in the last eight with a 2-1 win over the Slovaks before Brazil switched on the Samba turbo power their fans had been waiting for to beat Chile 3-0, despite a spirited fight by the Latin American underdogs. Brazil, accused of being insipid up to now, spiced up their game to stand comparison with their great rivals and fellow quarter-finalists Argentina. Fine goals from Juan and Luis Fabiano in the first half and Robinho after the break continued the torment of Chile at the hands of the five-times champions, who have now beaten them eight matches in a row. The Dutch were dominant throughout and tiny Slovakia rarely came close to repeating their shock elimination of holders Italy last week, although Robert Vittek scored a consolation penalty just before the whistle. Arjen Robben, making his first start, picked up a superb long ball from Wesley Sneijder and slammed in a left-footed shot in the 18th minute. Sneijder doubled the score six minutes from the end at the match in Durban. Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss said Robben was "an absolute genius" although there remains a suspicion his skill raises the quality of a fairly ordinary Dutch side. They will face a much sterner test against the Brazilians on this form in Port Elizabeth on Friday. SAMBA POWER The Samba Boys looked brilliant in attack and solid in defence to almost mirror the panache that swept Diego Maradona's Argentina into the quarters with a 3-1 defeat of a tough Mexican side on Sunday. There are now three Latin American sides in the last eight including Uruguay. While Netherlands went through comfortably after maintaining their perfect record, England wallowed in shame after a humiliating 4-1 defeat on Sunday by Germany, which resulted in a torrent of British press abuse. Their shaken Italian manager Fabio Capello said he wanted to stay in the job, despite England's worst defeat at a World Cup, but told reporters his future would be decided after two weeks reflection by the Football Association. Seasoned observers said England's showing was one of the worst seen by the country in a World Cup. The humiliation of another European soccer power, France, claimed the head of the president of their federation on Monday when Jean-Pierre Escalettes resigned. France, runners-up in 2006, went out bottom of their group following a chaotic players' revolt. French Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot said last week Escalettes should quit although FIFA had warned against political meddling. Argentina's defeat of Mexico set up a quarter-final clash with Germany. About Author We are very professional supplier of selling Nike shoes such as Nike or more AirShox,AirMax,Air Jordan,Air Force 1 and so on, We offer grade A quality product only. Our products are authentic quality with original box.And all products displayed on our website are available and have stocks here. We offer very special prices to our customer (price depends on your quantity).Very fast and safety delivery by TNT, DHL OR EMS, we can delivery within 24 hours upon receiving your payment. It is very safe door to door service, never get problems with customs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We accept small orders! Thank you very much ! fail information, please kindly visit our website: www.footwearfile.com www.yannikeshoes.com www.pickfashion.com Disclaimer: Article submitters are solely responsible for the content of their articles. ArtiLib can't be held liable for the contents of the articles. Report Abuse | Browse By Category |
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