ARGENTINA VS GERMAN… re-match 2006.
Big upset today with Brazil literally shaken psychologically by the Dutch head game. Fact: both goals scored by Holland were not kicks but headbutts, and the first by an unfortunate Brazilian player name Felipe Melo who later got red carded out. Yes that was an auto-goal. A thing we Colombians are all too familiar with given the unfortunate aftermath of the 94 World Cup that lead to the tragic death of Andres Escobar.
So that leads NL to the next round and they are the powerhouse at the moment second to Argentina. Soccer is a game about the psyche of a team – which is also why I think Brazil unraveled – their coach Dunga really lost it and it showed.
Two teams that have a bone to pick from the last world cup are Argentina and Germany – after last time ended in penalities favoring Germany, words were exchanged, ego’s were flared and it got heated.
Now word on the street is that the Argentines and Germans have been trash talking and ready to kick balls.
What are you looking for today….a KLOSE vs MESSI rumble in Cape Town.
DEUTHLAND
On the German side is striker…Miroslav Klose who won the golden boot in 2006 for most goals but who lost the title to the Italians on home turf in the semi-finals. At 32, this is the last shot he’s got for a cup and he’s hungry.
He has also scored 12 World Cup goals in three editions to level Pele, three behind top scorer Ronaldo on 15.- Date of Birth: 9 June 1978
- Height: 182 cm
- Shirt number: 11
- Position: Forward
- Current club: Bayern Munich (GER)
- International Caps: 99
- International Goals: 50
- First international: Germany - Albania
(24 March 2001)
Club History
- Werder Bremen (GER): From 2004 to 2007
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern (GER): From 2000 to 2004
- FC Homburg 08 (GER): From 1998 to 1999
An honest pro who shuns the trappings of stardom, Miroslav Klose has always let actions speak louder than words. The kind of player who can remain quite for long periods but then suddenly explode onto the scene with a vital goal, Klose has an exceptional strike rate for his country, especially at FIFA World Cup™ finals.
The Bayern Munich striker, who turns 32 a couple of days ahead of the 2010 tournament, remains a minor mystery to many observers. One of the game’s late developers, Klose started out in senior football with lower league amateurs SG Blaubach/Diedelkopf, only to ascend the career ladder with amazing alacrity. Nowadays, he only has the legendary Gerd Müller and former GDR striker Joachim Streich ahead of him in the all-time Germany scoring chart. He finished on five goals at both the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan and the 2006 finals on home soil.
VS
ARGENTINA
The Argentine Golden Boy….Lionel Messi has been suffering from a cold but apparently undeterred.
- Date of Birth: 24 June 1987
- Height: 170 cm
- Shirt number: 10
- Position: Forward
- Current club: Barcelona (ESP)
- International Caps: 49
- International Goals: 13
- First international: Hungary - Argentina
(17 August 2005)
There has been no shortage of players billed as Diego Maradona’s successor, yet few, if any, have borne that burden with the aplomb of Lionel Messi. Blessed with a wondrous left foot, outstanding vision, near-unstoppable dribbling skills and sublime technique, Messi is a sight to behold. Add in his explosive changes of pace, timing and nose for goal – a trait particularly in evidence in 2010 – and you have a player able to change any game in the blink of an eye.
The Rosario-born superstar took his first steps in the game at local club Newell's Old Boys, before joining Catalan giants Barcelona at the age of just 13 after a successful trial at the Camp Nou. Indeed, so impressed was Carles Rexach, then head of youth development at Can Barça, that “I made him sign for the club on the back of a napkin, as a symbolic gesture. He’d caught my eye immediately.”
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