June 30th - Massacre Day

Well today we have two matches that will not be worth watching for the emotion or nail biting unknown.  It will be a a day of goal counts.  Germany and France are without a doubt the best two teams in the Cup and both have matches against very weak opponents.  Expect each game to be resolved by the 20th minute and then get out a pen and paper for the avalanche that should ensue.

Bear in mind of course that smart coaches often have their sides turn things down a gear and manage the lead rather than engage in a goal scoring contest.  But make no mistake, France and Germany could easily win by 5 goals or more tomorrow if they so desired.

Algeria is the better of the two African sides but neither team stand a chance to even make it close.  After handily dispatching these two laughable African sides, France and Germany will set up a quarter final match that is the true final of this tourney as it will pit the two best sides in the world against each other.  Its a shame they have to face each other so early, or at all before the final, but thats the way the cards fell.  My gut says that the farce of a draw (if anyone watched it they could see that the manipulation of the paper ribbons removed from the ball but then always taken out of sight of the camera before being revealed) was done so that Argentina wouldn't have to face either of these teams before the final.  FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly made his affection for Messi known and the clear funny business in giving the worlds most overrated player the Player of the Year awards four times is proof positive of that.

Mexico was the only team I could have envisioned being capable of winning against France or Germany so at this point it seems clear (barring serious injury or red card setbacks) that whoever wins that quarter final match will be Champion.