World Cup Analysis: Spain book the last spot dispatching Portugal!!

@ram_cv (16513)
India
June 29, 2010 9:51pm CST
Spain dispatched Portugal thanks to a goal from David Villa. Portugal goalkeeper was in inspired form else Spain would have won by a much larger margin. Christiano Ronaldo cut a sorry figure out there in the middle, hardly making any moves and even when he had the ball, he was hardly impressive. Spain seemed to have regained their passing game and that is ominous for the teams that come up next. What do you think of Spain's performance yesterday? Cheers! Ram
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digidon
@digidon (165)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
they're warming up and getting used to the pitches in south africa... and they won against the mighty portugal so they're one team to beat... but the other teams are also going through the same process. It's now a matter of strategy, and who warmed up more :)
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ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
30 Jun 10
Yes, they seem to be peaking at the right time along with Brazil. And that is really good because I would love to see Brazil vs. Spain on the big stage!! Cheers! Ram
digidon
@digidon (165)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
well... in my opinion Spain will have a hard time to go to the finals... if my predictions are correct, semifinals will be Spain vs Argentina... Very tough one
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ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
30 Jun 10
I would love to see that match. As the number of teams reduce each one is a good one, so the competition is really going to be tough and fun to watch. Cheers! Ram
sarahruthbeth22
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
30 Jun 10
They did well. They let the gane come to them. I mean they didn't have to force anything to happen. Am I right? I am Still trying to get my " soccer eyes" I am still a novice.
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sarahruthbeth22
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
1 Jul 10
Good!Then I Did see what I thought I saw! Cheers!
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ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
1 Jul 10
Yes, after the first goal, the dominated the possession and did not really have to go all out to score another goal. Cheers! Ram
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rekhum
@rekhum (2420)
• India
30 Jun 10
I am very happy about Spain defeating the mighty Potugal.The cutie-pie-Christiano Ronaldo's charmness and his incredible mass of fans support didn't help the team much.Spain's strong defending tactic helped them to win the game.Cheers to Spain for now.
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ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
30 Jun 10
Ronaldo was a forlorn figure completely cut off from the match. He had absolutely no impact on the match yesterday. Cheers! Ram