Shocker

Shaka Hislop. Remember this name, so far he is the undoubted world cup man of the tournament. Hislop is the 37-year-old keeper for the tiny island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Hislop made key save after key save while maintaining his demeanor and composure, and is the reason why T&T were able to shock the field by earning a draw and 1 point vs. the heavily favored Swedish squad. T&T is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and now they are tied for second in Group B with Sweden, behind England, but in front of Paraguay. What was even more shocking was the T&T was shorthanded the entire second half after Avery John was sent off with his second yellow card. The finally 45 minutes showed T&T's tenacity and character pulling together to fend off the Swedes with only 10 men to their 11. Sweden had possession advantage 60/40, and out shot the Caribbean’s 18-6, but could not manage to penetrate the Hisop wall. On top of this Hislop was not slated to start the match until warm-ups when Kelvin Jack was injured and replaced. The 37 year old took control of the match even though he was tied for the oldest player to ever make his world cup debut at 37 years old. Another stand out was defender Brent Sancho who seemed to always be in the right spot to clear dangerous balls out of the air inside the box. Who knows what lies ahead for Trinidad and Tobago, but for tonight T&T will savor this draw almost as much as Sweden will rue the defeat Next, Argentina takes on the Ivory Coast in Saturday's last match.