Portugal vs North Korea

21/6/10 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town 


Portugal 7-0 North Korea 


Goal Scorers [there is a long list of them]: Meireles, Simao, Almeida, Tiago [2 goals], Liedson & Cristiano Ronaldo,


Yes, seven goals! I can hardly believe it.This is Ooh La La Soccer at its best.  A stunning game of smooth soccer, Portugal triumphed over the rest of the world with the World Cup's largest victory after eight years. 


 All the pessimists against the ball should be quiet and watch how the Portuguese danced with that ball, scoring almost deliciously. They didn't hold back and defend after three, they went forward to attack, and you just had to blink and they were celebrating once more. The ball drawn to the net as if it there was magnetizing force there, and we just watched in awe as the goals kept pouring in.  Enticing soccer from these Portuguese. 


They crafted the ball through the helpless Koreans and made endless passes, looking entirely at ease. The Koreans might have held the Brazilians back, but here they were dismantled and were stunned at the almost never ending streak of goals. The match seemed endless, I looked at the clock and was surprised that there was still 10 minutes until the end.


The first half did not note at the the impending victory. The Koreans themselves getting chances at goal. It was only until the 29th minute that Meireles fired in a goal.


After the second half, the Portuguese decided to show the world that they were going to slash those critics of theirs and win the trophy. Simao made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute. After some scintillating play, it was only three minutes after when Almeida to nodded it past the goalkeeper. Portugal were now tearing the Koreans apart, and the commentator remarked that it would be truly extraordinary if there were to get back on par. But Portugal were not taking any chances,they soon had their fourth goal, Tiago finding the net from Ronaldo's pass. Then Liedson got in on the score sheet after whipping past a defender.

And then, what I was waiting for, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal. Mr. Most Expensive Player in the World has had a tough time playing for his country, having not scored in for them in quite a long while. Then it almost happened, Ronaldo struck the top corner of the bar with a stunning strike, everybody sighing collectively.  Then the ball spun off Ri Myong-Guk and on to Ronaldo's back before  he dropped it from his head to his foot and tapped it in for an easy finish, ending it off with a relieved grin. Tiago's header one minute from time completed the magnificent seven.

The vuvuzelas roared in appreciation for the scintillating show the team had put up for them. 

“My goal was funny but I’m very happy,” said Ronaldo, "To score seven in a World Cup game is not easy, we played fantastic.”