The high-scoring 2014 World Cup added further goals to its repertoire as 10 more were scored in Group E on Friday. France 5-2 Switzerland What a difference 4 years makes. From going on strike […]
World Cup 2014: Group D Round-up—Costa Rica Add Italy to Their List of Scalps and Suarez Sends England Home
England 1-2 Uruguay After both teams lost their opening matches, neither side could afford to lose in Sao Paolo. Roy Hodgson kept faith with same side that bravely battled Italy—half of whom ply their […]
World Cup 2014: Group C Round Up—Colombia Counter-Attack their Way into the Last 16
GROUP D Colombia 2-1 Ivory Coast #COLvsCIV, the two teams atop Group C are about to kick off. Watch Live on WatchESPN here »http://t.co/QzEm1chFF7 pic.twitter.com/fRxoajvLdN — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 19, 2014 […]
World Cup 2014: Group A and B Round-Up—Holland Down Brave Australia in a Thriller and Chile Signal the End of an Era by Eliminating Spain
GROUP A Brazil 0-0 Mexico The immense passion evident by Brazilian tears during the national anthems failed to translate to the Selecao’s play, as Mexico proved to be more than a match in a scoreless […]
World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben sets a World-Record Against Spain
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf clocked Arjen Robben sprinting at a stunning 37 kilometres per hour (22.9 mph) during the Netherlands victory against Spain last week. https://twitter.com/GarimaThakkar99/status/478124867066138624 This beat the previous record set by Arsenal’s Theo […]
World Cup 2014: Dark Horses Belgium Commence their World Cup with a Comeback Win
GROUP H saw the final set of teams—Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea—commenced their 2014 World Cup campaigns on Tuesday. Belgium 2-1 Algeria World Cup dark horses Belgium kicked-off their 2014 campaign […]
World Cup 2014: Germany Unleash a Statement of Intent Against Portugal and Dempsey Inspires the States to Three Welcome Points
GROUP G Although Germany are one of the favourites to win the World Cup, none of the remaining three teams should have been discounted from progressing to the knock-out stages and therefore Group G’s […]
World Cup 2014: The Swiss Fashion a Late Victory as Messi Gets Down to Business
GROUP E Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador It was a tie on paper which failed to ignite huge anticipation, yet by full-time it had been a cracker. There was significant drama in the 92nd minute, […]
World Cup 2014: Pirlo Produces Another Masterclass Against England and Drogba Inspires the Ivory Coast to Beat Japan
After being entertained by the first two days of the World Cup, the excitement and goals continued to flow in the opening games of Group C and D. GROUP C Colombia 3-0 Greece […]
World Cup 2014: Brazil Dubiously Beat Unlucky Croatia, While Holders Spain are Destroyed by the Ruthless Dutch
The World Cup kicked off on Friday but the build up to the 2014 tournament has been dominated by controversy. The $11bn cost to host the World Cup, rather than invest the funds on much needed […]
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