June 20, 2006

Paraguay 2, Trinidad 0: Sweden's draw in the concurrent game with England made this one moot, but Paraguay gained a measure of consolation with the shutout win. BTW, ESPN's favorite stat is the one showing that teams which have scored first have some awesome, unbeatable record, like "25-3-8" or something. King Kaufman at Salon treats it with the respect it deserves: basically, any team that scores has just dramatically increased the likelihood that it won't lose, since 24 of the 36 games played so far have been shutouts. The really important goal is the second one....

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