Day 7

DAY 7

 

 

6/18/14. FORTALEZA - On one side Mini Papi is saying "love and be loved", as he is feeling the affection of soccer fans on Beira Mar avenue. And, on the other, Chileans and Colombians are saying "today we do it for you and tomorrow you do it for us", as they are standing united for the collective success of the two "underdogs" of South America.

 

Today, with Spain's disqualification, we are guaranteed to see another team rising the World Cup in Brazil. Curiously, the last three World Cup champs from Europe have been dismissed from the following tournament in the first round (France in 2002, Italy in 2010 & Spain in 2014).

 

By the way, if you are hesitant to jumping on the bandwagon of La Furia Roja's meltdown, this stat might do it for you: Spain was scored on 7 times in two games at this current World Cup... in the two previous ones, it received 8 goals in 11 matches (2 in South Africa 2010 & 6 in Germany 2006).

 

TODAY'S RESULTS:

AUSTRALIA 2 - 3 NETHERLANDS

SPAIN 0 - 2 CHILE

CAMEROON 0 - 4 CROATIA