5 Things to Watch in todays World Cup Matches....
It's that time in the World Cup where
everyone breaks out the crystal ball and the statistics manual, trying to
determine how every game will affect their team's chances to advance to the
next round. It's enough to make your head hurt.
Whether you're a die-hard fan or just enjoying the spectacular play in Brazil,
there's lots to watch during Friday's World Cup matches:
1. Costa Rica: lucky break or
the little engine that could?
Costa
Rica takes on Italy after a shocking 3-1 win over Uruguay.Clearly the underdog, we'll see if they can hold their own
against Italy, which whomped England 2-1.
The two
teams have apparently only played once before.
2. All eyes on Italy's mohawked striker
If you
watched Italy's defeat of England this
week, you saw the amazing header into the net by Italy's Mario
Balotelli.
Now as Italy sets its sights on the World Cup finals, the team's fans will be
looking to Balotelli, who could be the key to his team's success.
Balotelli
knows that Italy's win over Costa Rica would mean England stays in the World
Cup, so he only has one request:
3. Neighbor vs. neighbor: France takes on Switzerland
France is
looking good after its 3-0 win over Honduras. Friday mid-afternoon, they'll
take on Switzerland, which could be more of a match. Most are putting their
money on France to win.
5 things France fans should look for
4. The end for
Ecuador or Honduras
The loser
in the Ecuador-Honduras match will be going home. So that has some
characterizing this battle as a fight to the death.
5. Who knew? Rihanna a World Cup fan
World Cup
fever has infected Rihanna: the singer's 35+ million Twitter followers may have
wondered who Rooney and Suarez were on Thursday.
It wasn't the first time Rihanna has taken to Twitter to urge favorite soccer players on.
Who knows? Maybe we'll see her predicting the winners and losers on ESPN.
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