An abundance of action, fine goals and a teeny bit of controversy has resulted in a highly entertaining World Cup thus far. Not to be confused with Simon Baker’s TV Series, this post is […]
World Cup 2014: Group H Round-Up—Belgium Make it a Clean Sweep and Algeria Dare to Dream in the Last 16
GROUP H Belgium 1-0 South Korea De Rode Duivels joined Holland, Argentina and Colombia in achieving a 100 percent winning record during the group phase. Dries Mertens came close on a couple of […]
World Cup 2014: Group G Round-Up—Germany and USA Qualify for the Last 16 as Ghana Head Home Under a Cloud
GROUP G Germany 1-0 USA USA’s previous match against Portugal broke records as it became the most watched football match in the US history. Given the magnitude of the final match against […]
World Cup 2014: Group F Round-Up: Lionel Messi Ups the Ante as Argentina and Nigeria Contest a Five Goal Thriller in Porto Alegre
GROUP F Argentina 3-2 Nigeria Porto Alegre was treated to one of the World Cup’s most exciting matches yesterday in a 3-2 thriller between Group F’s top dogs, Argentina and Nigeria. Lionel […]
World Cup 2014: Ground E Round-Up: France Secure Top Spot and a Shaqiri Hat-trick Fires the Swiss into the Last-16
GROUP E France 0-0 Ecuador Ecuador became the first South American team to exit the World Cup following a scoreless draw with France at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s showpiece […]
2014 World Cup: Group D Round-Up—Luis Suarez Tucks into Italy and England Endure their Worst World Cup Finals
GROUP D Costa Rica’s fine achievement of finishing top of this Group was overshadowed by Luis Suarez’s bewildering antics during Uruguay’s clash with Italy. Uruguay 1-0 Italy Four-time world champions Italy were […]
World Cup 2014: Group C Round-Up—Hellas Rekindle the Spirit of 2004 and Colombia Flex their Muscles Against Japan
GROUP C World Cup goals and entertainment were back on the agenda in Group C, making up for the misdemeanours in Group D. Results from #WorldCup Group C tonight mean Colombia and […]
World Cup 2014: Group A Round-Up—The Goals Continue to Flow as Neymar Nets Another Double and Mexico Book their Place in the Second Round
GROUP A Brazil 4-1 Cameroon Luiz Felipe Scolari could have been forgiven if he chose to hide this week, given the hosts’ first two performances of the World Cup were below the ever-demanding Selecao fans’ expectations. […]
World Cup 2014: Group B Round-Up—Holland Win the Battle of the Top Dogs and Spain Salvage Some Pride Against the Socceroos
Holland 2-0 Chile With Robin Van Persie absent due to suspension, an interesting statistic was revealed prior to kick-off in Sao Paulo No "VAN" in the starting 11 for Netherlands for the […]
World Cup 2014: Group G Round-Up—Germany, Ghana, Portugal and the US All Earn a Share of the Spoils in Two Thrillers
Germany 2-2 Ghana Against one of the World Cup’s favourites, Ghana were excellent value in this hugely entertaining draw. The Germans opened the scoring as Mario Gotze managed to head the ball onto his […]
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