Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Ali-Frazier, Southern Cone Edition

The world's top team presently faces off against the world's top team historically in Belo Horizonte in a game that matters. What could be better?

Argentina has had a couple of mediocre games lately, and this is a great chance for them to say that ties with the US and Ecuador didn't mean anything. The Argentines are also aware that they've lost three straight by three goals apiece to their neighbors. Brazil is itself coming off a pair of horrible results, 2-0 losses to lowly Venezuela and Paraguay, the latter in a World Cup qualifier. They won't want to drop a meaningful game at home, much less against their biggest rival. Both teams should turn it around today. We expect nothing less than 90 minutes of world-class play.

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