Silver Road and Golden Stripes, Yet Another Football TL

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MatthewFirth

Ghana v Spain
United States v Turkey
Japan v Italy
Germany v England
Norway v Australia
France v Brazil
Portugal v Denmark
Argentina v Uruguay
 
Round of 16 2010-11
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    For the Asian and African teams, the road would stop in the Round of 16. Facing against Spain and Italy, Ghana and Japan had no chance and were quickly eliminated. The North Americans and Oceanians would continue though, with both the USA and Australia making their first appearance in the Quarter-Finals, the latter going to extra time against Norway. Germany continued to be England's nightmare, eliminating them once more, and heading towards the hardest part of the bracket.
    On the other hand, the winner of Argentina versus Uruguay, which would prove to be the Celeste, would have a freebie to the final. Indeed, added to Australia's win over Norway, France upset Brazil after a catastrophic 2010 World Cup run, while Portugal were also upset by the Danes, who continued their deep run throughout the tournament.

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    Rooney attempts a header against Germany in Old Trafford.

    Choc 5
    Renne 6
    Red 6
    Unknown 4
    Kurt 5
    Matthew 6

    Quarter-Finals:
    Spain v United States (Madrid (Santiago Bernabeu), Seattle)
    Italy v Germany (Rome, Gelsenkirchen)
    Australia v France (Sydney, Marseille)
    Denmark v Uruguay (Copenhagen, Montevideo (Campeon del Siglo))
     
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    The Quarter-Final opener saw no upset, with Spain managing a relatively easy win over the US. The return leg would shock the world though, as Sergio Ramos would be handed a red card after only six minutes of play, while Gerard Pique would injure himself ten minutes later. With that, the United States completely ran over the Spanish defence, being 4-2 up at half time, and scoring a further three in the second half, qualifying for a historic semi-final. Germany and Italy clashed in what turned out to be a very close game. At Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena, it would be Germany that would finally prevail, with Hummels scoring a header in extra time to qualify Germany for the Semi-Finals. In the lower half of the bracket, the favorites prevailed, with France beating Australia, and Uruguay defeating Denmark despite a loss in the opening match.

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    The U.S and Spain clash at Madrid's Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

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    Unknown 3 (7)
    Red 3 (9)
    Renne 2 (8)
    Matthew 3 (9)
    Kurt     3 (8)

    Semi-Finals:
    United States v Germany (Pasadena, Munich)
    France v Uruguay (Saint-Denis, Montevideo (Centenario))
     
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    In front of a packed Rose Bowl, the United States defied expectations once more, beating Germany 1-0 thanks to a 54th minute goal from Landon Donovan. No one expected it to be enough, especially after Germany scored after only six minutes of play during the return leg. But the U.S held throughout the rest of the match, clutching extrea time, then even a penalty shoot-out, where none of them cracked under pressure. It would take Thomas Muller to send the U.S to the final, the German striker's shot hitting the post, as the U.S made it to a historic final. There they would meet Uruguay, who proved to be too much for France, eliminated a step away from an underdog's final. The Celeste would aim for a second title in a row, something that hasn't been done since Brazil in 1981 and 1982.

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    Mats Hummels struggles with Fabian Johnson during the first leg at Pasadena's Rose Bowl.

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    Unknown 1 (8)
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    Renne     1 (9)
     
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