World Cup Watching

The play at the World Cup has been pretty much all over the place. In the last few days, we've seen teams display valour in defeat or when fighting their way back for a tie. We've also seen teams in disarray, whose dreams of a World Cup are rapidly diminishing. And alas we've seen all too much inconsistent and downright horrific officiating. Although we've seen a few flashes of brilliance from the favourites, the World Cup still looks like a wide open competition.
( update under the cut )