Uruguay 0 Peru 3 - shows how much I know...

I blame World Soccer though - since they gave me most of my initial information on the tournament - at least with regard to the teams that haven't been to a World Cup for a while. To be fair they (or Brian Homewood to be precise) did suggest that Peru might "sneak into the quarters from a weak group" but the general tone of the piece wasn't very optimistic. Venezuela - on the other hand - are supposed to be on the crest of a wave...

For once I wish I had Sky Sports & the opportunity to watch these games. I was hoping they might pop up on one of the old German satellite channels I still have access to - but sadly not. I even took Stephen's advice & tried sopcast - but somehow having apparently downloaded the software makes absolutely no difference to my ability to see the game - 20 minutes later it's still allegedly "connecting".

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