subject: Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Ten Man Uruguay Holds France To A 0-0 Draw [print this page] Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Ten Man Uruguay Holds France To A 0-0 Draw
Uruguay and France, two former world cup champions met for the third time in the world cup with France being held to a goalless draw by ten man Uruguay. In a match in which though France had more control of the ball and attacked more did not really create all that many clear scoring opportunities. In fact it could be said that not only were scoring chances about even but so too were shots on goal in a match which though played at a faster tempo than that of Mexico-South Africa; was not all that more interesting.
As for France, despite doing most of the attacking failed to produce anything inspiring yet could have had a penalty called in their favor, for a handball in the dying moments of the game which in my opinion was justly not given. This being the case since the rule is clear that if the ball should strike the hand of a player while that hand is by his side or directly in front of him shielding his body, it can be considered an unintentional hand which was clearly the case in this match.
France for the most part won the world cup in 1998 not so much for the brilliance of their individual players but their determination as a team which seems to be lacking in this squad. As for Uruguay, though they did get a draw from this game which places all the teams in this group (South Africa, France, Mexico and Uruguay) level at one point a piece; they to a large extent were fortunate not to have lost and should work on their midfield if they wish to progress further in the tournament. As for the match itself, it was not bad despite no goals being scored, given there were some chances and nice plays by both sides with Forlan playing well for Uruguay though clearly not as well as someone of his status is expected to. Regarding France, it would be hard to say much about any of their players though Ribery did show some flashes of quality.
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