Red cards and WAGs

The party in South Africa came to a halt yesterday, as the South African team lost 3-0 to Uruguay.

It was a tough loss: with Uruguay leading by only 1 goal, South African goalie Itumeleng Khune got a red card. If you get a red card, you not only get kicked out of the game, but you have to sit out the next game as well.

South Africa argues the red card.

To make matters worse, Uruguay was given a penalty kick on the play. So South Africa's back up goalie had to come off the bench into the game and face a penalty kick right of the bat. The goal went in, and the vuvuzelas fell silent (sort of).

Diego Forlan scored for Uruguay.

South Africa is now in real danger of becoming the first ever host country not to advance to the second round. They have to beat France, who came in second in the last World Cup, in their game on Monday to move on.

Another big story: Switzerland, ranked 24th, defeated Spain, ranked 2nd, in their game yesterday by a score of 1-0. Some people in Spain are blaming their goalie's girlfriend, who was filming him while he was warming up before the game and is accused of being a distraction.

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This may sound a bit crazy, but WAGs (wives and girlfriends) are often blamed when their men don't perform on the pitch. In the last World Cup in 2006, England's early exit from the tournament was pinned on the hard partying ways and general debauchery of their ladies.

WAGs are a big deal in England, and are constant fodder for the tabloid press. And there's lots to talk about. These women know drama (think Mean Girls with millions of dollars). Check out this story on MSN today, aptly titled "A field guide to WAGs," for a brief WAG education.

WAGs on the prowl.

That's Posh on the left.