I have decided to start a blog as a way to stay in touch with friends and family.

I never blogged before, and I was going to write a blog about how much I hate blogging.
Instead I am going to write about the 2010 FIFA World Cup.



I am going to start with Portugal vs Ivory Coast.
I thought it was a rather poor performance by the Portuguese. Portugal's only real chance to score was on Ronaldo's first half shot from distance that beat the keeper but came back off the post.

Cristiano Ronaldo has now gone 15 months without a goal for Portugal. He went on to criticize the African side by saying that they were too defensive.
"We knew the Ivory Coast would not attack much and would stay at the back more," he explained.
"They were afraid of us in the first half, but in the second half their game got a bit looser; we only did not win because we were unlucky."

Didier Drogba was however quite pleased with the African teams performance, calling a draw against Portugal, "amazing". The draw will boost the confidence of the African giants, who defended well, played with energy and looked dangerous going forward.

Deco was also unhappy, he criticized the national team coach Carlos Queiroz for using him as a right winger. This might be a situation to keep an eye on.

On another note, Portuguese player Ricardo Quaresma has agreed to join Turkish team Besiktas . He turned down offers to return to Portugal, as Sporting, Porto and Benfica were all interested in the creative winger.