A Look At The Games Of This Year’s World Cup
The World Cup is always a universal spectacle. It seems that everyone in the world cares greatly about it, with the exception of the United States. Even this year, however, it seems like Americans are invested in the tournament more so than years past.
First off, I have to say I am a little disappointed with the action. The goal scoring is way down. Most of these games have either ended 1-0 or 1-1. As of today, only two teams have scored 3 goals in a game and as of this morning, no player had scored more than one goal. Here are some theories.
The ball. This year's world cup has introduced a different soccer ball, which might possibly explain why goals haven't been going in. I doubt it though, as shots on goal are way down as well.
Another possible cause of the lack of goals is teams are just playing better defense. There have been less shots on goal, so its possible.
Those awful noise makers. The vuvuzelas make these games sound like a bee's nest. I almost prefer to watch the game on mute. I can't imagine how those things effect the players' mindset.
The climate. Seeing as this is the first World Cup in Africa, it is possible that the climate change is affecting the players. Ironically enough, the weather has been freezing with heavy rain at times in this African hosted tournament.
I don't mean to be a pessimist because there have been some highlights. The first upset occurred when Switzerland beat the heavily favored Spaniards 1-0. The United States managed to tie England, which is better than losing to England.
Unfortunately for South Africa, it looks like they will not make it out of the first round. The host country played brilliantly against Mexico the other day, resulting in a 1-1 tie. But today they lost to Uruguay in a crushing 3-0 loss.
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