Cup Update, Part 1

I've managed to catch two of the three matches played thus far, Poland/Ecuador and England/Paraguay. Impressions:

Ecuador 2, Poland 0: Poland looked terrible on defense against Ecuador, and while their players in front looked capable, they really didn't demonstrate that until the last 10 to 15 minutes. Ecuador, meanwhile, was aggressive but also picked their spots well. They sure took advantage of the Polish defenders, who were often just standing around.

England 1, Paraguay 0: A Beckham free kick lead to a Paraguay own-goal when Gammara tried to clear with a header. He ended up helping the ball into the corner of the net. It seemed as though the keeper probably could have gotten to Beckham's kick otherwise. England played relatively passively throughout much of the remainder of the match. Watching this match made me wonder what would happen if Beckham played in the middle - every time he touches the ball, there's the potential for something fantastic to happen, but he often doesn't touch the ball that much because he plays so wide on the right.