It was a cross, right?
Brazil, the top seeds, dominated the game but only won by a single goal. A goal, which was either pure class or a mis-hit cross, from Maicon on 55 minutes set them on their way. With 18 minutes to go, Elano settled it, latching onto brilliant through-pass from Robinho and finding the net. There was a tense final few minutes when Ji Yun-nam rocketed found the net in the closing stages. But it finished 2-1. Brazil are up and running and top of their group.
Ronaldo, Drogba stalemate in Group of Death
A scoreless draw but not a bad match by any means. With Brazil also in this group, both sides were tense and playing it tight, and cancelled each other out. It meant there were not very many goalmouth incidents, but both teams have enough quality to make an impact on the tournament yet. Cristiano Ronaldo came closest after rattling the woodwork 11 minutes into the game with a brilliant shot from distance. Didier Drogba, injured before the tournament, came on as a substitute during the second half, but barely touched the ball, until he had a half chance in injury time.
Kiwis dramatic draw
An injury time header from 21 year old defender Winston Reid gave New Zealand a draw and their first ever point at a World Cup finals. The "All Whites" went behind earlier in the second half to a Robert Vittek header that had a hint of offside about it, and looked dead and buried until the end. Reid got yellow-carded for taking his shirt off during the celebration of the goal - is this really a necessary rule, Fifa? Surely, someone should be able to celebrate the most important goal in his country's footballing history. Now, Reid has a yellow card and could miss a match if he gets booked in the next game. Silly rule.
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