[GreatBriton]

Why is this World Cup simply the best? See the pictures.


Best card: Serbia & Montenegro's Koroman trumped for waving an imaginary yellow card to try and get an opponent booked.
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Best clearance: Rio Ferdinand's fallen, Stern John is straining, but in comes John Terry, the Chelsea lionheart, to spare England's embarrassment against Trinidad & Tobago.
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Best earrings: They're Swedish, they're cool and incredibly sexy ... so naturally Sven would love a pair. Strictly for Nancy, of course.
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Best fans: Orange squash all round? It could only be the hordes from Holland, but can they and their team maintain such a vibrant start?
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Best hat: On my head, son! Ghana's colourful followers loved to see Czechs bounced.
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Best match: Argentina's six-shooters on parade: Rodriguez (1 & 3), Cambiasso (2), Crespo (4), Tevez (5), Messi (6) [[I hate praising the Argies]]
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Best miss: May the ground open up and swallow you. Crouchie. Good job you scored one later!
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Best own goal: Mamma Mia! Italy's Cristian Zaccardo slices a clearance into his own net and the USA are level.
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Best picture: It's behind you! Ivory Coast goalkeeper Jean-Jacques Tizie (left), Kolo Toure (centre) and Holland's Ruud Van Nistelrooy play spot the ball during their Group C battle.
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Best save: Kasey Keller (USA) denies Alessandro Del Piero (Italy). Wow!
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Best shoppers: England's WAG ladies (wives and girlfriends) are in a league of their own.
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Best team: Unfortunately, Argentina looked a bit tasty when they rounded up the Elephants of Ivory Coast, but the 6-0 rout of Serbia & Montenegro left fans worldwide in awe. [[Maybe the scoreline was so one-sided as S&M are so weak]]
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Best goal: It's up there with the greatest, Maradona's mazy run in 1986 to best of the 1970 Brazilian blend...
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... 24 consecutive passes and Argentina's Cambiasso leaves us all spellbound [[Joe Cole's goal to put England 1-0 up against Sweden was the tournament's 2nd-best goal]].
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[Hester]

The goal by Rodriguez in the first extra period of the game between Argentina-Mexico in the first knockout round was at least the equal of any other Argentina goal, and in the same style as the Joe Cole goal. He took a 40yd pass off his chest and fired it home from 25yds out before it hit the ground. Beautiful stuff!

[Toro]

Fabulous goal.

There have been some great goals and great games in this tournament.