{"id":5589,"date":"2014-06-21T09:05:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2014-06-21T10:44:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T14:44:44","slug":"drinking-from-the-world-cup-day-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=5589","title":{"rendered":"Drinking from the World Cup: Day 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recapping Day 9:
\n<\/strong>Well, once again we learn the lesson: Vegas sharps know what they’re talking about.\u00a0 As Bry noted, they were all over Costa Rica advancing out of this group, despite being up against three former world champions.\u00a0 And before we even reach the third series of games, the Costa Ricans are through to the knockout stage, thanks to wins over Uruguay and Italy.\u00a0 Now they just need a point vs. a demoralized England team to be assured of winning this group outright.\u00a0 Amazing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the French have announced themselves as a true force to be reckoned with in this tournament, as they’ve now outscored their two opponents 8-2 and are all but assured of moving on.<\/p>\n

Today’s Games:
\n<\/strong>Noon: Argentina vs. Iran
\n3PM: Germany vs. Ghana
\n6PM: Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/p>\n

Today’s Drink
\n<\/strong>Helles Schlenkerla Lagerbier. <\/em>Like the Weihenstephaner I had earlier in the tournament, this is another Bavarian brew, but a lager this time.\u00a0 According to the website, it’s “lagered in century old caves underneath the historic Schlenkerla brewery and maltings.”\u00a0 I have no idea what that means, but it sounds pretty awesome.\u00a0 Also, its subtle smokiness makes it a unique representative of the classic German lager.\u00a0 Sounds great.<\/p>\n

Highlighted Game:
\n<\/strong>With Spain out, there’s three favorites left: the tournament host, and two teams that take to the field today.\u00a0 Argentina might be up against the single worst team in the tournament, so we won’t say much about that game unless something crazy happens.\u00a0 The Germans, on the other hand, should get a decent test with Ghana.<\/p>\n

Germany should control the tempo and possession in this one, but Ghana has the speed and skill in attack to make the Germans pay if they overexpose themselves and push up too far in search of a goal.\u00a0 Asamoah Gyan looked very dangerous vs. the US, and Kevin-Prince Boateng was really good when he came on as a sub.\u00a0 I wouldn’t be surprised to see Boateng starting in this one.\u00a0 I’m sure he wants to, with his brother playing on the other side as a German defender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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