So El Tri looked as sharp as they've been in months if not years, making most viewers forget about #DOSACERO and how St. Graham Zusi put Mexico into the World Cup in the first place.
Throughout the game Cameroon looked outmatched and El Tri was called offside on two occasions wiping two should be goals off the board in what would have made this game a 3-0 shutout. Mexico's passes were clean and they swarmed all over the field, playing aggressive defense. Mexico no longer looks like mere pushovers that would be bullied out of the group. They still aren't out of the clear just yet with games against the Neymar-lead Brazilians and the Croats, and their goal differential certainly won't make advancing any easier. El Tri really helped their cause with this win today and could possibly advance to the round of 16 unlike their American CONCACAF counterparts (unless Kyle is right).
Spain vs Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben
La Roja simply looked outmatched. It was boys vs. men and the Spanish looked defeated from the second the Dutch scored. RVP channeled his inner dolphin/swan/mystical being and nailed a header to put the Oranje back in the game.
The Oranje put on a clinic from that point forward making Spain's #1 ranking look stupid and Iker Casillas look like Eli Manning:
OH GOD NO
The real interesting point of this game was that Spain's goal differential is now -4 meaning that anything less than two wins from this point forward will put La Roja's chances of advancing to the Round of 16 into serious jeopardy. Spain's patented Tiki-Taka looked silly as the Dutch cut off many of the short passes that the Spanish use to suffocate their opponents due to sheer time of possession. In all the Dutch played a simply sublime game that showed off their silky skills. In the words of ESPN "Spain didn't just get a bloody nose, they got a full-body bludgeoning in terms of pride and result.
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