Who says the ball isn't round? Day Eight proved that notion wrong as it turned out to be a night of shockers with hot favorites Germany and England dropping points against less illustrious opponents. Let’s now move on to Day Nine where another big gun, Holland, will hope not to follow in the footsteps of the two.
England failed to impress once again as they were held 0-0 by minnows Algeria in their second Group C match. It would be unjust to say that it was a fair result as Algeria seemed to be asking all the questions in a match that England were expected to win comfortably.
Serbia's World Cup hopes were kept alive after beating a 10-man Germany side by a single goal.
Day Seven saw the highest scoring game day with 10 goals scored in three matches. Let's move on to Day Eight where two big guns will be in action -- Germany and England.
Last World Cup's first runners-up France are on the brink of elimination after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in Group A of the 2010 World Cup.
Argentina all but sealed their spot in the last 16 after a superb 4-1 thrashing of South Korea in their second Group B game.
Let's move on to Day Seven where big guns Argentina and France will be in action against South Korea and Mexico respectively. Meanwhile, Euro 2004 winners Greece will take on Nigeria.
It was supposed to be a night when South Africa leaped a big step forward in qualification for the last 16. However, after the promise shown in their opening match against Mexico, the Bafana Bafana were brought right back down to earth as they were outclassed 3-0 by Uruguay.