After almost 3 weeks of non-stop soccer, the vuvuzelas have been put down for at least 2 days.
The 16 stage of the FIFA World Cup 2010 is over and here we have the results:
26/06 16:00; Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
Uruguay 2:1 (1:0) Korea Republic
Luis SUAREZ (8′, 80′) – LEE Chung Yong (68′)
26/06 20:30; Rustenburg
USA 1:2 (0:1 ; 1:1) Ghana
Landon DONOVAN (62′ PEN) – Kevin Prince BOATENG (5′), Asamoah GYAN (93′)
27/06 16:00 Mangaung/Bloemfontein
Germany 4:1 (2:1) England
Miroslav KLOSE (20′), Lukas PODOLSKI (32′), Thomas MUELLER (67′, 70′) – Matt UPSON (37′)
27/06 20:30; Johannesburg
Argentina 3:1 …

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