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Photo from Getty Images and Fifa.com The Final Analysis: Well, this was one contest where the protagonists were clearly the managers. For Takeshi Okada, much criticism was labeled on him . And his lineup for today certainly raised a few eyebrows and garnered much criticism. It was very conservative, leaving the likes of Shunsuke Nakamura, Atsuto Uchida and Takayuki Morimoto out of the lineup. But it worked like a masterstroke. Who knows if Uchida would have gotten out of position on defense, allowing the likes of Eto'o and Webo to go into space and capitalize. And who knows if Honda would have worked that hard like he did today with that lineup, or if Japan would have frustrated the midfield for Cameroon today. He got his tactics spot on, for sure. But as Okada was the manager's man today, the opposite can be said of his counterpart. Paul Le Gren will be feeling the heart for his terrible tactics today. Eto'o in the "hole" behind Webo and alongside Choupo-Mot...

Former Chelsea teammates status for the World Cup has appeared to improve from Saturday big time (Photos from Getty Images and AFP) Well what do you know, both Arjen Robben and Didier Drogba could not only be available for this World Cup, but they could even play in the opening games of the tournament! First, on the Bundesliga player of the year's situation : Arjen Robben has confirmed he has a small tear in his left hamstring but is hoping intense physiotherapy will help him take part in the FIFA World Cup™. The Netherlands star came on as a half-time substitute in Saturday's 6-1 thrashing of Hungary and scored two goals before being forced off five minutes from time. The initial diagnosis was gloomy but Robben is hoping he can still play a key role in South Africa. With the game being a week away, that greatly improved the chance of Robben playing in comparison to if the game was on the first several days of the tournament. Now towards Drogba, and how his arm will no...