Friday, June 25, 2010

World Cup: Portugal ties Brazil, both advance

Mike McDermott


Portugal has just wrapped up its opening-round play at the World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Brazil in Durban, South Africa.


Both teams have qualified for the knockout round out of Group G. Brazil won the group and will face the second-place finisher in Group H; Portugal came in second and will face the top team in Group H.

Right now Chile stands atop Group H with two wins in two games. Spain and Switzerland are tied for second, each with one win and one defeat, while Honduras is last with two losses. Chile plays Spain while Switzerland takes on Honduras at 2:30 today. If both Spain and Switzerland tie their matches today, the Spanish would advance based on their overall goal differential.

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