Japan vs. Cameroon

[Flying_Monkey]

Lots of fun so far, including speed, skill, poor final balls and comedy goalkeeping - but none of these sides will trouble the later stages!

 

[darkstar]

Love the Ref, he's awesome! The footballs not top class, but entertaining.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Both keepers look pretty poor, so if they actually start shooting, we could have plenty of goals

 

[Flying_Monkey]

and that easy goal for Honda might just get things going...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

All gone a bit boring now. Cameroon just aren't able to get Eto'o into the game, and Japan are sitting back and absorbing everything.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

endo - end of

classic

 

[darkstar]

Well done Japan, poor match but great result for them.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

probably the upset of the tournament so far.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

probably the upset of the tournament so far.

Really? Japan are better than their rating suggest and they have never lost to Cameroon, who were pretty poor in qualifying. They won't get very far, but Japan showed exactly how a disciplined team performance can overcome their individual limitations.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

never said it was a major upset, but there's not been a proper one so far, something of the order of england losing to algeria…

 

[Flying_Monkey]

never said it was a major upset, but there's not been a proper one so far, something of the order of england losing to algeria…

I agree, there's been nothing startling so far.

 

[HLaB]

Why when you have one of the best centre forwards in the world do you play them out wide and continue to do so when you are a goal down ?

 

[mr Mag00]

yawn

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Why when you have one of the best centre forwards in the world do you play them out wide and continue to do so when you are a goal down ?

That was very strange, I have to say.