Nigeria's red card ultimately worked to make the match that I felt would be least intriguing today into a real barn burner. Still, rather than the "rush of blood to the head" Robbie Mustoe believed was responsible for Kaita's indiscretion, I can't help but wonder if it was intentional. The Nigerians have been accused of corrupt behavior in the past, and that sort of brain-lock at this level just seems so unlikely. I'm far from a conspiracy-minded person (at least in this context), but it did give me pause to think.

Really looking forward to the Mexico/Uruguay match, as Mexico will be playing to win in order to avoid facing Argentina and La Mano de Dios. Also interested to see how little Slovenia make out tomorrow.