Well my bet took a bit of a hammering last night! I had the fortune (or misfortune) to stay up last night and watch the Peru-Uruguay match. First of all Peru looked very well organised, and limited Uruguay to only one real chance in the whole game, counter-attacked well and I dont think the 3-0 score flattered them - in fact they played the way Uruguay have been playing for many years.

As for Uruguay, they were desperately disappointing. The much vaunted Forlan and Estoyanoff might as well have been playing on different planets the way they ignored each other. There was also no real rhythm in their passing. Pablo Garcia, the anchorman, and Lugano the sweeper, were only players to come out with any credibility. Also astonishing was Uruguay's complete inability to deal with crosses and set-pieces in defence. However, the draw between Venezuela and Bolivia still leaves the group wide open...

I would like to see Mexico do well, as they play the right brand of football. After last night's performance by Peru, however, whose to say some other 'outsider' won't emerge, possibly Colombia or indeed the Mexicans ...

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