They said Villa had been offside. But after a dozen replays, I still didn't quite see it. Apparantly he was a little bit. Ten or twenty centimeters offside or not is entirely academic.


I was shocked at the way Portugal started! Three shots by Spain in the first five minutes. Pfff...

Portugal recovered in the first half, but was lacklustre in the second. Ronaldo was useless throughout. Ah well, Spain is a strong team. It was always going to take something special to beat them. Portugal has not been a well-oiled machine this tournament, the mauling of North Korea's Glorious Heroes of the Fatherland was not representative.

Maybe Portugal's lacklustre performance doesn't mean they are that poor, maybe it was all more a matter of the opposition being simply that strong and decisive. You always look rubbish when outplayed.



WHAT AM I GOING TO DO UNTIL FRIDAY I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY DAILY WORLD CUP