The dust has settled on the group phase and the World Cup now becomes a straight forward knock-out competition. We are now 75% of the way through the World Cup (48 matches played out of […]
World Cup 2014: A Round-Up of the Mentalists
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 […]
