Fifty-First Entry

No subbing at all this week. It is to be expected though. Its the last full week of school and the teachers want to be in their classes for the last time **sniff**. Ya right. They probably just ran out of sick days or something.

Major upset last night in the world of World Cup soccer. USA def. Portugal 3-2. Very disappointing. I always knew that the US had a stronger team than they were given credit for. I just didn't think they were strong enough to beat Portugal. And I always knew that Portugal was always very slow to start their games. But not this slow. Two of the goals in the game were own goals which tells me that neither team is perfect. Should they make it to later rounds, they will falter against the likes of Brazil, Argentina, Spain(??) (more perfect teams.)

Predictions: USA will win the group, Korea Republic in 2nd, leaving Portugal and Poland(no surprise here) with tickets to ride...on a plane home.

Scenarios: USA and Portugal will win against Poland because they suck. If Portugal can blow out Poland in their next game, they will be in a good position on goal differential, should it come to that. If USA wins their next game (against Korea) they will win the group. If Korea somehow manages to keep the game tied or win, Portugal stands a chance at winning the group, if they can beat Korea. It does not bode well for Portugal. They really do not deserve to win anything after the horrible performance they put on last night. I would be happy if the US made it to Quarters, but they will have to beat either Italy or Mexico.

Onto happy business. There is none.