World Cup Diary Day 10: Baaaaaa humbug
By Jemm Tappenden
June 22 2010
There was more misery for the so called 'big sides' on day 10 of the world cup as 5th placed FIFA Ranked Italy managed only a 1-1 draw against 78th ranked New Zealand. But number 1 ranked side Brazil did manage a win, their 3-1 victory over the Ivory Coast all but ensures their pathway through to the next stages,
Slovakia 0-2 Paraguay (HT 0-1)
Venue: Free State stadium
Referee: E Maillet
Attendance: 26,643
Slovakia (FIFA Ranking: 34)
- 01 Mucha
- 02 Pekarik
- 03 Skrtel
- 21 Salata (Stoch, 83)
- 06 Strba
- 07 Weiss - Yellow card
- 08 Kozak
- 16 Durica - Yellow card
- 17 Hamsik (Captain)
- 09 Sestak - Yellow card (Holosko, 70)
- 11 Vittek
Paraguay (FIFA Ranking: 31)
- 01 Villar (Captain)
- 03 Morel
- 14 Da Silva
- 21 Alcaraz
- 06 Bonet
- 13 Vera - Yellow card GOAL 27 MINS (Barreto, 87)
- 15 V Caceres
- 16 Riveros GOAL 86 MINS
- 09 Santa Cruz
- 18 Valdez (Torres, 68)
- 19 Barrios (Cardozo, 82)
Italy 1-1 New Zealand (HT 1-1)
Venue: Mbombela Stadium
Referee: C Batres
Attendance: 38,229
Italy (FIFA Ranking: 5)
- 12 Marchetti
- 03 Criscito
- 04 Chiellini
- 05 Cannavaro (Captain)
- 19 Zambrotta
- 06 De Rossi
- 07 Pepe (Camoranesi, 46)
- 15 Marchisio (Pazzini, 61)
- 22 Montolivo
- 09 Iaquinta GOAL 29 MINS (PEN)
- 11 Gilardino (Di Natale, 46)
New Zealand (FIFA RAnking: 78)
- 01 Paston
- 03 Lochhead
- 04 Reid
- 06 Nelsen (Captain) - Yellow card
- 19 Smith - Yellow card
- 05 Vicelich (Christie, 80)
- 07 Elliott
- 11 Bertos
- 09 Smeltz GOAL 7 MINS
- 10 Killen (Barron, 90+2)
- 14 Fallon - Yellow card (Wood, 62)
Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast (HT 1-0)
Venue: Soccer City
Referee: S Lannoy
Attendance: 84,455
Brazil (FIFA Ranking: 1)
- 01 Julio Cesar
- 02 Maicon
- 03 Lucio (Captain)
- 04 Juan
- 06 Michel Bastos
- 05 Felipe Melo
- 07 Elano GOAL 60 MINS (Daniel, 67)
- 08 Silva
- 10 Kaka - Yellow card - Red card
- 09 Luis Fabiano GOAL 25, 50 MINS
- 11 Robinho (Ramires, 90+3)
Ivory Coast (FIFA Ranking: 27)
- 01 Boubacar Copa
- 04 Kolo Toure
- 17 Tiene -Yellow card
- 20 Demel
- 21 Eboue (Romaric, 72)
- 05 Zokora
- 09 Tiote - Yellow card
- 19 Yaya Toure
- 08 Kalou (Keita, 68 - Yellow card)
- 11 Drogba (Captain) GOAL 79 MINS
- 15 Dindane (Gervinho, 54)
| Group F | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Group G | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |