Goals and gaffes in the knockouts

Soccernet selects its best and worst moments from the second round of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Best Team Performance: Brazil. The criticism of Dunga and his team were on a large scale for the tournament. Accused of ignoring the traditional style Joga Bonito for a functional and defensive milling, skeptics have laid to rest after their way to the quarterfinals. With the perfect balance of the team, the flying full-back, midfield creativity and hard power and pace in attack provides an excellent goalkeeper in Brazil are more and more attention as the tournament continues. A 3-0 victory against an impressive team of Chile is the highlight of their campaign so far.

Best player: Luis Suarez, Uruguay. An attacker was, the 55 goals in his last 61 starts, Suarez performance against South Korea is nothing less than sensational. When he was a little "drove out of the game when Uruguay formed to defend after the opening, secured his curling winning the South Americans would be a step forward and meets all the applause. Five of his six shots on goal, and he seems, attention in the summer there.

Best match: Germany 4-1 England. For sheer excitement of the first half, the game can not be offered in Bloemfontein. After all the hype of the defense build-up, used two goals from Germany guide some dubious and England, then, just when you thought they were down and out, back Matthew Upson. A few minutes later Lampard, but which can, despite the ball over the line does not reflect the official. Lampard hits the bar soon after, then to kill the control of Germany for the game to seal and its progress.

Gaffe: Ricardo Osorio against Argentina. Resist the temptation to award to the assistant referee in the match against Germany England World Cup mainly give error speaking, the stupidity of the round of the Mexican defender Ricardo Osorio should be approved. After a stay of one 1-0 behind a little decency on the back is necessary, but 30 years old, thinking the ball in an attempt by the defense (?) And lived there took us forward Gonzalo Higuain to remove it and stick the second goal for Argentina in the network.

Best Goal: Carlos Tevez, Argentina and Mexico. Her first (albeit offside meters) may have a greater effect in the course of the game, but surely there was a better target for this World Cup, second and third Tevez Argentina. Damping a bouncing ball in the park, turned past two defenders blocking the way to the gate and took the space to unleash a shot. And that shot. How to get the ball into the top corner from 25 meters, put a knife in Mexico and Tevez has his manager that he was worthy of a place of departure, after all.

Highlights: The increase in South America. Diego Maradona may have said this week that South America a long way before they can go right to the proximity to Europe, but the performance of their parties in the second round was nothing short of sensational. Traditional powers Brazil and Argentina have shot at the right time, while Uruguay and Paraguay have surprised many with its progress. A South American side in every quarter and that would work on a final against Brazil, Argentina?

Lowlight: The long shots steady long-distance shots is the tip of Slovakia Juraj Kuck, who had a pop from just inside his opponents half against the Netherlands. The questions about the ball is well documented, but now every player seems to believe that this gives them license to shoot from 50 meters. A shot and Tevez is welcome done, but steadily the old "It's cliché Row Z 'every time I think back on the left are Roberto Carlos, it is not found.

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Manuel Neuer Getty observed image, such as Frank Lampard shot over the goal line.

Talking Point: goal-line technology. When FIFA announced that the technology to give the goal line, the world-Test took a deep breath and rolled her eyes. "How can a legislator behind the times, why not try if it works in other sports as much football? Sepp Blatter is crazy?" Came the cry, and many had hoped that on the biggest stage in the world, FIFA would be made alive. The dissidents, but I will, even if the fans in England did not want all happened between them on such an important match and Blatter has now backtracked to say that FIFA have to reconsider the question. Of course the debate is raging.

Ref Watch: The second round was not nice but was not friendly to the officials, or with him. England shoots at goal past was an aberration, but the finger points to the wizard, rather than the people at the center. Carlos Tevez offside position open for Argentina against Mexico is another that is like a black spot on the scorecard officials "is almost true that FIFA has violated rules by reversing its decision, seen him on the big screen in the stadium have. If that does not would be enough to deal with the noise of the maps without sense, there are now a number of problems on the list to add.

Stat Attack: Brazil, unbeaten in 33 matches under Dunga as Kaka and Robinho to play together to win 29 and drawing four.