<p style="text-align: center;">(<strong>Results of the day: </strong>Slovakia 1-1 New Zealand, Portugal 0-0 Ivory Coast, Brazil 2-1 Korea DPR)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Day-5 of the FIFA World Cup 2010 can be depicted as a day which failed to live up to the expectations. The first match of the day, <em>Slovakia-New Zealand</em>, resulted in a tame 1-1 draw. The eagerly anticipated match between <em>Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast</em> and <em>Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal</em>, which was expected to be one of the glam-fests in the group stages, could not produce even a single goal. In the final match of the day, which was projected to be a one sided affair, <em>North Korea</em> gave <em>Brazil</em> a run for their money, with <em>Brazil</em> eventually escaping with a 2-1 victory.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Goal Of The Day</em></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It was a moment of brilliance from <em>Maicon</em> that takes the cherry for the day – this goal may well go in the book as the <em>Goal of South Africa 2010</em>. Charging into an overlapping run through the right wing, his thunderous strike from the toughest of angles beat the Korean keeper <em>Ri Myong-Guk</em> at his near post. The stunned Korean faces and jubilant celebration from the <em>Canarinhos</em> truly portray the quality of that fabulous strike.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Player Of The Day</em></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Maicon</em></strong> makes it two-in-two. Currently regarded as one of the finest right backs in the world, <em>Maicon</em>, looked entirely at ease doing the defensive duties and was flawless while overlapping. That spectacular thunderbolt was the icing on the cake for the power-packed performance of the night.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/football-brazil-north/image/9125694?term=brazil+v+North+korea+maicon" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0px;" title="Football - Brazil v North Korea FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010" onmousedown="return false;" src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9125694/football-brazil-north/football-brazil-north.jpg?size=500&imageId=9125694" border="0" alt="June 15, 2010 - South Africa - Football - Brazil v North Korea FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 - Group G - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - 15/6/10..Brazil's Maicon in action." width="450" height="344" /></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Maicon's thunderbolt will go down as one of the best goals of 2010 World Cup</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Team Of The Day</em></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The resilient performance from the Korean side against the <em>Samba Boys</em> could not earn them the much desired point, but it certainly entitles them to become<strong> <em>TheHardTackle’s Team of Day-5</em></strong>. The North Koreans kept the <em>Samba Boys</em> scoreless until ten minutes into the second half and Brazil, with all their experience and skills, needed to respond with the <em>Goal of the Tournament</em>, so far, to break the deadlock. Demonstrating utmost determination of their swarming defense, the North Koreans have proved the world that they are certainly a tough nut to crack. <strong> </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">"Didier Drogba" Dive Of The Day</span></strong></em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Cristiano Ronaldo</em></strong> takes the honors. He now has all the qualities to be eligible for the post of <em>Principal </em>in the <em>School of Diving</em> from which <em>Drogba </em>and <em>Gerrard</em> graduated. How to get booked even without a slightest contact? Ask <em>Didier Zakora</em>, the latest victim of yet another <strong><em>CR7</em></strong> antic.</p> <div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: justify;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 390px;"> <dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/football-ivory-coast/image/9124099?term=portugal+v+ivory+coast" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0px;" title="Football - Ivory Coast v Portugal FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010" onmousedown="return false;" src="http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9124099/football-ivory-coast/football-ivory-coast.jpg?size=380&imageId=9124099" border="0" alt="June 15, 2010 - South Africa - Football - Ivory Coast v Portugal FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 - Group G - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa - 15/6/10..Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) with Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast." width="380" height="545" /></a></dt> <dd class="wp-caption-dd"><em>"Well done boy, you have perfectly mastered my trademark skill "</em></dd> </dl></div> <p style="text-align: justify;"></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><script src="http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js" type="text/javascript"></script><strong> </strong></p> <em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">‘He makes Lucas look world-class!’ Player Of The Day</span></strong></em> Employed to perform the role of the play maker, <em>Deco </em>was almost non-existent during the entire period. The only noticeable moment for the<em> Chelsea</em> man, that too off the pitch, was the public display of dissent while storming down the subway in protest of his substitution. <div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: justify;"><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px;"> <dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/cote-ivoire-portugal/image/9123292?term=Deco+world+cup" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0px;" title="Cote D'Ivoire vs Portugal" onmousedown="return false;" src="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9123292/cote-ivoire-portugal/cote-ivoire-portugal.jpg?size=500&imageId=9123292" border="0" alt="June 15, 2010 - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - epa02203503 Portuguese player Tiago (L) comes on the pitch for teammate Deco during the FIFA World Cup 2010 group G preliminary round match between Ivory Coast and Portugal at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 15 June 2010." width="350" height="447" /></a></dt> <dd class="wp-caption-dd"><em>Deco had largely been non-existent in the match</em></dd> </dl></div> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Worst Hairdo of The Day</em></span></strong> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Ivory Coast’s</em> rising star <strong><em>Gervinho</em></strong><strong> </strong>is sporting<strong> </strong>a mathematically impossible haircut. His perm of black curls, tapered around the right ear into a bunny-like tail, highly resembles a Mughal Emperor’s protective headgear. He might regret making a bunny of himself.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Historic Moment Of The Day</em></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Robert Vittek’s</em> 50<sup>th</sup> minute header marked the first goal for <em>Slovakia</em> in a FIFA World Cup Finals as an independent nation after the dissolution of <em>Czechoslovakia.</em></p> <dl style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/cote-ivoire-portugal/image/9123292?term=Deco+world+cup" target="_blank"></a></dl>