Like It Is

Ivory Coast 3 Serbia Montenegro 2. From 2 goals down the Ivorians came back from 2 goals down to win a historic, if not stylish match. This is only the second time a team has come back from being 2 goals down to win a match in the World Cup. The first was when West Germany got a 3–2 victory over England in 1970. The number of red and yellow cards made the great entertainment.. and as for the hand balls…let’s not go there. But it’s Ivory Coast’s first win in the World Cup, good for them!

Holland 0 Argentina 0. A goalless draw. Not that much to say about this one, in fact, there was no urgency for either team. Unexceptional. Just two football heavyweights slugging it out. Holland and Portugal will now meet and the winner plays England in the quarter-final if England beats Ecuador.