Friday, June 25, 2010
last roundup for the group stage and Group H
It seems like only yesterday (or two weeks ago) that group play started but here we are: on the cusp of the the knockout stage.
Group H provides our final two matches with the especially intriguing Chile-Spain and Switzerland-Honduras. All four teams are alive although Honduras is a long shot since they don't have a point yet and a -3 goal differential.
For Spain and Chile, two legit teams, they both want to avoid Brazil which is who the runner-up will get. The Group H winner gets Portugal.
Starting 11's:
Chile Lineup
G
1Claudio Bravo
CD
3Waldo Ponce
CD-L
18Gonzalo Jara
CD-R
17Gary Medel
CM-L
8Arturo Vidal
CM-R
13Marco Estrada
LM
11Mark González
RM
4Mauricio Isla
F
10Jorge Valdivia
CF-L
15Jean Beausejour
CF-R
7Alexis Sánchez
Spain Lineup
G
1Iker Casillas
CD-L
5Carles Puyol
CD-R
3Gerard Piqué
LB
11Joan Capdevila
RB
15Sergio Ramos
CM
14Xabi Alonso
LM
16Sergio Busquets
RM
8Xavi
F
7David Villa
LF
9Fernando Torres
RF
6Andrés Iniesta
Switzerland Lineup
G
1Diego Benaglio
CD-L
13Stéphane Grichting
CD-R
5Steve von Bergen
LB
17Reto Ziegler
RB
2Stephan Lichtsteiner
CM-L
8Gökhan Inler
CM-R
6Benjamin Huggel
LM
16Gelson Fernandes
RM
7Tranquillo Barnetta
CF-L
10Blaise N'Kufo
CF-R
19Eren Derdiyok
Honduras Lineup
G
18Noel Valladares
CD-L
5Victor Bernárdez
CD-R
2Osman Chávez
LB
3Maynor Figueroa
RB
16Mauricio Sabillón
CM-L
6Hendry Thomas
CM-R
8Wilson Palacios
LM
7Ramón Núñez
RM
17Edgar Álvarez
F
11David Suazo
RCF
10Jerry Palacios
Torres has had two nice chances for Spain: a header that he couldn't square up and a shot that was deflected out for a corner. It would be nice to see our boy got on the board.
Spain and Chile is 0-0 in the 22nd minute and Chile has already picked up three yellow cards: by defenders Gary Medel and Waldo Ponce-who will both miss the next match-and midifielder Marco Estrada.
Switzerland and Hounduras is also scoreless in the 23rd minute and Honduras midfielder Hendry Thomas has a yellow card already.
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