PSW's Daily World Cup Update: Saturday, July 3, 2010 [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS]

See below for Quarterfinal results and recaps (including video highlights), 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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World Cup Quarterfinal results:

Argentina  0:4  Germany - Germany destroyed tournament favorites Argentina and put on a goal-scoring display. Miroslav Klose, in his 100th international game, scored two to put him tied for second-most (14) in World Cup history. Thomas Mueller (who got a yellow card and will miss the next game) got the Germans off to a great early start with a header goal off of a free kick in the 3rd minute. Arne Friedrich also joined in the fun, getting his first ever international goal in the 74th minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger had an impressive showing, helping to create almost all of the German chances. The Argentinians never had any great opportunities on goal, and the German defense did a good job of shutting down Lionel Messi. Germany becomes the first team ever to win by 3+ goals in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals. Who can stop this young, selfless team in great form? Video highlights are below:


Paraguay  0:1  Spain - Spain advances to their first ever World Cup Semifinal with the win over Paraguay. In a crazy game with a goal called back and two penalty kicks awarded (one saved, one made but called back and the subsequent kick saved), David Villa became the hero with the game-winning goal late in the game. The initial shot hit off the post and bounced to Villa, who rocketed a shot off the far post, which then traveled across the goal line, hit the other post, and went in to send Spanish fans into a frenzy. Villa now leads the World Cup with the most goals (5). Check out Villa\'s goal below:


2010 World Cup Bracket:

Uruguay 1 (4-2 PK)                                                              Argentina 0
Ghana   1                 Uruguay                      Germany          Germany 4
                                 Netherlands                Spain
Netherlands 2                                                                       Paraguay
Brazil           1                                                                       Spain

                                       FINAL (July 11, 2:30pm ABC)
                                       Winner Uruguay/Netherlands
                                       Winner Germany/Spain

                                       THIRD PLACE (July 10, 2:30pm ABC)
                                       Loser Uruguay/Netherlands
                                       Loser Germany/Spain

Click here for a full Tournament Bracket

News From Around The Cup:

* Wesley Sneijder has been credited with the Netherlands\' first goal in the 2-1 quarterfinal win over Brazil and shares the lead atop the World Cup scoring chart.

* FIFA has banned Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for one match for his deliberate handball to deny Ghana a winning goal in their World Cup quarterfinal match.

* Bob Bradley says he\'d be "honored" to remain the U.S. soccer coach, and he expects a decision in three to four weeks.

* England will keep Fabio Capello as national soccer coach despite the team\'s disappointing performance at the World Cup.

* Javier Aguirre has quit as Mexico coach, three days after the national team was knocked out of the World Cup in a 3-1 loss to Argentina in the round of 16.

* Outgoing French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes said Friday he is ashamed of France\'s World Cup fiasco and accepted a large share of responsibility for it.

Upcoming TV Schedule (all times are EST):

Saturday, July 3, 2010
Argentina v Germany - 10:00am - ABC
Paraguay v Spain - 2:30pm - ABC

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Netherlands v Uruguay - 2:30pm - ESPN

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Germany v Winner Paraguay/Spain - 2:30pm - ESPN