My PREMONITION:

3 Goalkeepers: Muslera, Castillo, Martín Silva

8 Defenders:  Cáceres, Godín, Lugano, Mono, Fucile, Coates, Victorino, Bruno Silva

8 Midfielders:  Gargano, Arévalo, Cebolla, Palito, Japo, Ruso, Nacho, Lodeiro

4 Strikers: Forlán, Suárez, Abreu, Cavani

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Nigeria could be next...

With the World Cup almost upon us, I went ahead and used Castrol’s World Cup Predictor to see what Uruguay’s chances were in the 2010 World Cup, Amazingly “they” have Uruguay progressing to the knockout stage with a probability of 61.5% of that actually happening. Which brings us to the fantasy portion of this entry, lets pretend Uruguay is able to get out of the Group Stage alive and in one piece, Uruguay would then move into the aforementioned Knockout Stage (also known as the 2nd Round or Round of 16)  ––– Uruguay’s likely opponent as per the Castrol Predictor could be either Nigeria or Argentina, depending of course if Uruguay qualify first or second in Group A. Continue reading »

The playmaker cannot only score goals himself, but more importantly has the ability to create goalscoring opportunities for his team (even out of the blue). He is capable of splitting defenses in half and exposing weakness.

In a glance, he understands the field and anticipates the future in order to finally make the right decision.

In addition, his passes in the midfield will always help his teammates to play beautiful football, and most importantly of all, score goals.

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Antes que nada, quisiera agradecer a Nico y al equipo de LCB por permitirme la oportunidad de presentar un breve análisis del partido amistoso jugado el Miércoles pasado. Es asombrosa la manera en que una victoria devuelve las sonrisas de la gente; el fracaso contra Argentina y la manera frustrante en que Uruguay al final consiguió el pasaje a Sudáfrica se perdieron en el olvido. El gol de Forlán, luego el de Suárez (que reconozco, fue impresionante) acompañado por un gol inesperado de Cavani, sirvieron para devolver la alegría al pueblo uruguayo. Es increíble el poder talismático de un gol ¿no? Dicho gol es capaz de borrar noventa minutos de fútbol como si estuviéramos hablando de borrar la tiza en una pizarra. Continue reading »

Now that the Group A friendlies in the only FIFA date are over, it is probably a good time to sit and try to analyze the results and performances of Uruguay….and the rest of the Group A. Continue reading »

La Furia Roja has basically steamrolled over opponents the last 4 years, winning 41 of 44 matches, only losing their match against the USA in the 2009 Confederations Cup. Spain booked their ticket as one of the World Cup contenders when they won Euro 2008. In the past, for Spain, it had not been a matter or whether or not they had the talent, but rather if they had the mental toughness. With the Euro 2008 win, they proved to themselves that they could win the big games. Sure, they did have a minor hiccup in the quarterfinal against Italy. It was a “gut check” for Spain. Would they fold like they had done many times in the past and continue to bear the tag of “perennial underachievers” or would they persevere. Spain eventually won 4-2 on penalty kicks and in this manner, Spain was able to exorcise some ghosts from its past. Continue reading »

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Uruguay Vs. Switzerland

Begins at 17 (GTM -2)
Thanks Forlan & Suarez!

URU 3-1 SWI

Few words of Tabarez, 2 days ago… Continue reading »

All of the questions Oscar Tabarez has regarding this Uruguayan Squad & all of the questions we have regarding this Uruguayan Squad will be answered on Wednesday night. For the fringe players this will be their last shot at World Cup glory, the last opportunity to crack El Maestro’s line-up, will they be up for the task? Continue reading »