Россия: World Cup Begins!
For those who have their heads in the sand, or blog members who live in places where soccer is not followed with great relish (USA? Canada? Australia? India?), we have a special announcement: The World Cup has begun. Hosts of this year's Association Football Fest, Russia, opened the festivities in grand style with a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. This was the opening day's only game, as group play in group A continues today, and throughout the weekend. In winning the game, Russia has completed two feats. First, in 22 World Cups, no host team has ever lost the opening game. 6 of those opening games ended in a draw, but nary a loss. Also, Russia had three total goals in their three game 2014 World Cup appearance, so they have already almost doubled that total. In Group A, Russia will have to contend with Saudi Arabia, already vanquished, and with Uruguay. Their greatest challenge in group A play may be from Egypt, which has been surging and features players with European experience. Today's games feature Egypt vs. Uruguay, which is ongoing, Morroco vs. Iran, and perhaps the most anticipated game, Spain vs. Portugal, a night game in Russia, an afternoon game in the USA. Portugal, of course, features several key players, such as Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain, expected to be strong, changed head coaches last week, as the former coach has been hired on as head coach of Real Madrid, to replace Zinedine Zidane, and the organizers felt he should be sacked. Helas... Enjoy the action! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
