Sunday, January 24, 2010

World Cup 2010 Blog: “CAN QuarterFinal Liveblog: Angola vs. Ghana” plus 1 more

World Cup 2010 Blog: “CAN QuarterFinal Liveblog: Angola vs. Ghana” plus 1 more

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CAN QuarterFinal Liveblog: Angola vs. Ghana

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:43 PM PST

jabulaniThe group stages in the African Cup of Nations are finished, and now it’s time for the knockouts. We’re going to liveblogging all of the remaining matches here at World Cup Blog, so be sure to stop by and keep us company.

Today I’ll be handling Angola vs. Ghana, and Rob will be covering Cote d’Ivoire vs Algeria at 8:30pm Angola time (8:30 pm CET, 7:30pm UK, 2:30 Eastern US, 1:30 Central US, 11:30am, Pacific US.) Please stop in and keep us company!

The big question for this match: Will a Ghana without the injured Michael Essien be able to overcome the home advantage that propelled the Angolan team to top of group A in the group stage?

Interesting news of the weekend: Ghana is claiming “disgraceful intimidatory tactics” on the part of Angolan security. (Remember in the group stages, when Angola’s fellow group A teams Malawi and Mali had “scheduling difficulties” that left them unable to get training time before matches? But I’m sure this is all coincidence.)



World Cup Quiz: Fill in the Blanks

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:34 PM PST

Here’s a quiz to test your World Cup history knowledge and your ability to memorize trivial statistical data. There’s nothing to win, so no need to cheat and look up everything on the net. That would be like diving in a friendly. Take a look at the following tournament brackets and see if you can fill in the blanks and the year of the World Cup.

World Cup #1

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World Cup #2

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World Cup #3

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World Cup #4

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World Cup #5

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