The 2010 FIFA World Cup Thread #1/Sports Thread #2 For 6/24/10: Paraguay Top The Group And Send Brave New Zealand; Little Slovakia Sends The Holders Crashing Out In Dramatic Thriller

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The Final Group Standings
Paraguay 5 pts (+2)
Slovakia 5 pts (-1)
New Zealand 3 pts (0)
Italy 2 pts (-1)

Seeing that last team at the bottom, and below New Zealand, is quite stunning to look at. Very stunning to look at indeed.



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The scenarios folks:
If Paraguay just tie today, they are in the next round.

If New Zealand win today, they are in the next round in improbable fashion.

If Italy win, then they will advance.

And Slovakia can only advance if they win. Anything else will not suffice. If Slovakia win, than they would need to have a better goal difference or more goals scored than Paraguay if New Zealand defeats Paraguay and keeps the South American team at 4 points.

The lineups of Italy-Slovakia

Slovakia: Mucha, Pekarik, Skrtel, Zabavnik, Strba, Vittek, Stoch, Durica, Hamsik, Jendrisek, Kucka

Italy: Marchetti, Criscito, Chiellini, Cannavaro, De Rossi, Pepe, Gattuso, Iaquinta, Di Natale, Zambrotta, Montolivo

The lineups for New Zealand-Italy:

New Zealand: Paston, Reid, Nelsen, Smith, Elliott, Vicelich, Bretos, Lockhead, Killen, Smeltz, Fallon

Paraguay: Villar, Morel, Da Silva, J. Caceras, Vera, V.Caceras, Riveros, Valdez, Santa Cruz, Cardozo

1st half analysis:
Italy is in trouble, so trouble.