PSW's Daily World Cup Update: Saturday, June 26, 2010

See below for Round of 16 results and recaps (including video highlights), a tournament bracket, news from around the tournament, final group standings, and a TV schedule for the upcoming week.

Also, be sure to check out PSW guest blogger Ben Mahler\'s South African Scenes posts - thoughts and first-hand observations on the World Cup, the atmosphere, and South African culture.
Post 1: AYOBA! - vuvuzelas are everywhere and it\'s hard not to get caught up in the “Ayoba!” – a phrase translating into joy and happiness
Post 2: USA...A-O-K? - other nations\' reactions to the disallowed U.S. goal vs Slovenia

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Round of 16 results:

Uruguay 2:1 South Korea
Luis Suarez struck twice as Uruguay beat Korea Republic 2-1 in Port Elizabeth to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970.

USA 1:2 (OT) Ghana
Asamoah Gyan scored three minutes into extra time to secure a historic place in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for Ghana after a dramatic 2-1 victory over USA in Rustenburg.

Tournament Bracket:
Coming soon!

News From Around The Cup:
* Landon Donovan’s dramatic goal on Wednesday didn’t just keep the United States in the World Cup. It also may have paved the way for a reconciliation with his estranged actress wife.

* President Barack Obama called the U.S. World Cup soccer team Thursday to congratulate it on an "extraordinary victory" this week and to wish the team luck in the next round of the tournament.

* The United States soccer team\'s dramatic victory over Algeria was followed by a record number of people online and on mobile devices (no doubt helped by the fact that the game took place during work hours). ESPN said 1.1 million people watched at least some of the USA\'s 1-0 win as it was streamed on ESPN3.com Wednesday. The match, which was also watched on ESPN by 6.2 million people

* South African Police Service spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer says extra security measures will be in place for the World Cup match between England and Germany.

* France\'s World Cup squad arrived home to a cold welcome after a humiliating early exit condemned by domestic media as "A State Scandal."

* Jose-Marcia Garcia-Aranda, head of refereeing for FIFA, is "very, very satisfied with the performance of the referees." Um, that makes one of you, Jose-Marcia.

World Cup Final Group Standings:
Group A
Uruguay (2-1-0; 7pts) - Advance to Second Round
Mexico (1-1-0; 4pts) - Advance to Second Round
South Africa (1-1-1; 4pts)
France (0-1-2; 1pt)

Group B
Argentina (3-0-0; 9pts) - Advance to Second Round
South Korea (1-1-1; 4pts) - Advance to Second Round
Greece (1-0-2; 3pts)
Nigeria (0-1-2; 1pt)

Group C
United States (1-2-0; 5pts) - Advance to Second Round
England (1-2-0; 5pts) - Advance to Second Round
Slovenia (1-1-1; 4pts)
Algeria (0-1-2; 1pt)

Group D
Germany (2-0-1; 6pts) - Advance to Second Round
Ghana (1-1-1; 4pts) - Advance to Second Round
Australia (1-1-1; 4pts)
Serbia (1-0-2; 3pts)

Group E
Netherlands (3-0-0; 9pts) - Advance to Second Round
Japan (2-0-1; 6pts) - Advance to Second Round
Denmark (1-0-2; 3pts)
Cameroon (0-0-3; 0pts)

Group F
Paraguay (1-2-0; 5pts) - Advance to Second Round
Slovakia (1-1-1; 4pts) - Advance to Second Round
New Zealand (0-3-0; 3pts)
Italy (0-2-1; 2pts)

Group G
Brazil (2-1-0; 7pts) - Advance to Second Round
Portugal (1-2-0; 5pts) - Advance to Second Round
Ivory Coast (1-1-1; 4pts)
North Korea (0-0-3; 0pts)

Group H
Spain (2-0-1; 6pts) - Advance to Second Round
Chile (2-0-1; 6pts) - Advance to Second Round
Switzerland (1-1-1; 4pts)
Honduras (0-1-2; 1pt)

TV Schedule for upcoming week (all times are EST):
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Uruguay v South Korea -10:00am  - ESPN
USA v Ghana - 2:30pm - ABC

Sunday, June 27, 2010
Germany v England - 10:00am - ESPN
Argentina v Mexico - 2:30pm - ABC

Monday, June 28, 2010
Netherlands v Slovakia - 10:00am - ESPN
Brazil v Chile - 2:30pm - ESPN

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Paraguay v Japan - 10:00am - ESPN
Spain v Portugal - 2:30pm - ESPN