WORLD CUP: Belgium victorious in dull game with Russia
GROUP H BELGIUM 1-0 RUSSIA SUNDAY 22ND JUNE – RIO DE JANIERO Potential dark horses Belgium have guaranteed their progression through the World Cup group stage after making it two […]
GROUP H BELGIUM 1-0 RUSSIA SUNDAY 22ND JUNE – RIO DE JANIERO Potential dark horses Belgium have guaranteed their progression through the World Cup group stage after making it two […]
Costa Rica have surpassed may expectations in this World Cup, having beaten Uruguay and 2006 winners Italy. A team full of energy and strength, the Central Americans have taken Group […]
GROUP F NIGERIA 1-0 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA SATURDAY 21ST JUNE – CUIABA Nigeria defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina by Peter Odemwingie’s first-half goal in the Africans first World Cup win since […]
GROUP G GERMANY 2-2 GHANA SATURDAY 21ST JUNE – FORTALEZA Joachim Löw and his Germany side were held to a 2-2 draw by Ghana on Saturday evening, leaving Group G […]
GROUP F ARGENTINA 1-0 IRAN SATURDAY 21ST JUNE – BELO HORIZONTE Superman is actually a small man playing for Argentina, and Barcelona and his name is Lionel Messi. This tournament […]
GROUP E HONDURAS 1-2 ECUADOR FRIDAY 20TH JUNE – CURITIBA Ecuador came back from a goal down to defeat Honduras 2-1, with two goals from in-form striker Enner Valencia that […]
GROUP E SWITZERLAND 2-5 FRANCE FRIDAY 20TH JUNE – SALVADOR Five different players were on target for the Les Bleus at Salvador as they beat Switzerland 5-2 to qualify to […]
GROUP D ITALY 0-1 COSTA RICA FRIDAY 20TH JUNE – RECIFE Fulham striker Bryan Ruiz scored the only goal of the game as Costa Rica defeated Italy with a 1-0 […]
GROUP C JAPAN 0-0 GREECE THURSDAY 19TH JUNE – NATAL Greece fell down to ten men just before half time as Katsouranis got two bookings. But Japan lacked the enthusiasm […]
GROUP D URUGUAY 2-1 ENGLAND THURSDAY 19TH JUNE – SAO PAULO Four years on from a horrific showing in South Africa, England’s World Cup dream is very much hanging in the […]
GROUP C COLOMBIA 2-1 COTE D’IVORIE THURSDAY 19TH JUNE – BRAZILIA Colombia climbed to the top of Group B with a 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivorie with second-half goals from […]
GROUP A CAMEROON 0-4 CROATIA WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE – MANAUS Barcelona’s Alex Song was sent off as Cameroon crash out of the World Cup after losing 4-0 against Croatia in their […]
GROUP B SPAIN 0-2 CHILE WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE – RIO DE JANEIRO Napoli man Eduardo Vargas gave Chile a 1-0 lead 20 minutes after kick off to unsettle the former […]
GROUP B AUSTRALIA 2-3 NETHERLANDS WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE – PORTO ALEGRE Porto Alegre was the venue for a truly stunning game between Australia and the Netherlands that ended up in […]
GROUP H RUSSIA 1-1 KOREA REPUBLIC TUESDAY 17TH JUNE – CUIABA After a dismal first 45 minutes, Fabio Capello’s Russians fought back from a goal down to clinch a vital […]
GROUP A BRAZIL 0-0 MEXICO TUESDAY 17TH JUNE – FORTALEZA Brazil and Mexico played to a thrilling goalless draw. Mexico deserved their point against a slow, ponderous Brazil side who […]
GROUP H BELGIUM 2-1 ALGERIA TUESDAY 17TH JUNE – BELO HORIZONTE Belgium picked up the three points in the opening game in Group H, despite not being at their best. […]
GROUP G GHANA 1-2 UNITED STATES MONDAY 16TH JUNE – NATAL After all the anxiety and stress of the prematch buzz, the pundits being split on the US National team fate […]
GROUP F IRAN 0-0 NIGERIA MONDAY 16TH JUNE – CURITIBA After being spolit with goals for whole tournament so far, the inevitable has happen when Iran and Nigeria played out […]
GROUP G GERMANY 4-0 PORTUGAL MONDAY 16TH JUNE – SALVADOR Thomas Müller scored a treble as Germany cruised to a 4-0 victory over Portugal on Monday evening, while Pepe was sent […]
GROUP E ARGENTINA 2-1 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA SUNDAY 15TH JUNE – RIO DE JANIERO Although not convincing it was a winning start for Argentina in a close affair against World […]
Nigeria’s coach, Stephen Keshi will be looking to channel the energy of his squad away from reports of bonus crisis that threatens the purpose of the team towards ending the […]
GROUP E FRANCE 3-0 HONDURAS SUNDAY 15TH JUNE – PORTO ALEGRE France banished the bad memories of four years ago by destroying a hapless 10-man Honduras side in Porto Alegre. […]
GROUP E SWITZERLAND 2-1 ECUADOR SUNDAY 15TH JUNE – BRASILIA Switzerland went 1-0 behind after 22 minutes to an Enner Valencia header but manager Hitzfeld infused new energy when SC […]
GROUP C IVORY COAST 2-1 JAPAN SUNDAY 15TH JUNE – RECIFE A below par Japan were ultimately undone by familiar deficiencies, namely their complete inability to defend cross balls, but […]
GROUP D ENGLAND 1-2 ITALY SATURDAY 14TH JUNE – MANAUS Mario Balotelli scored with a second-half header Saturday to give Italy a 2-1 win over England at the World Cup. […]
GROUP D URUGUAY 1-3 COSTA RICA SATURDAY 14TH JUNE – FORTALEZA Costa Rica caused the first major upset of the tournament beating Uruguay 3-1 in Fortaleza. It was even more […]
GROUP C COLOMBIA 3-0 GREECE SATURDAY 14TH JUNE – BELO HORIZONTE Belo Horizonte today was painted yellow, but not with the colours of Brazil but the wonderful vibrancy of the […]
GROUP B CHILE 3-1 AUSTRALIA FRIDAY 13TH JUNE – CUIABÁ Chile defeated a gallant Australia today 3-1 in an open and entertaining Group B encounter in Cuiaba. The Chileans showed greater […]
GROUP B SPAIN 1-5 NETHERLANDS FRIDAY 13TH JUNE – SALVADOR A wonderful second half performance lead by Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben handed Spain a heavy 5-1 defeat in their […]
GROUP A MEXICO 1-0 CAMEROON FRIDAY 13TH JUNE – NATAL Once again bad officiating marred the game but Mexico overcame having two goals wrongly chalked off to defeat Group A rivals […]
GROUP B SPAIN vs. NETHERLANDS FRIDAY 13TH JUNE – SALVADOR In a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final, defending champions Spain face The Netherlands in Salvador. The Dutch’s strengths […]
GROUP A BRAZIL 3-1 CROATIA THURSDAY 12TH JUNE – SAO PAULO Following a demonstration-filled troublesome day in Sao Paulo off the pitch, Neymar gave the Brazilian fans something to cheer […]
GROUP A BRAZIL vs. CROATIA THURSDAY 12TH JUNE – SAO PAULO It’s finally here, the 2014 World Cup is about to get underway. World Cup hosts Brazil are expected to line-up against […]
The dark horse ready to emerge from Bielsa’s shadow writes Jamie Currie. They finished third in South American qualifying behind Argentina and Colombia, with a goal difference of just positive […]
DAY ONE – 12TH JUNE 2014 Tonight sees the opening clash of the 2014 World Cup when hosts Brazil entertain Croatia in Sao Paulo, the biggest city in South America […]
Japan are no longer the newcomers on the big stage. Having qualified for every world cup since their first appearance in France 98 Japan are starting to stamp themselves as […]
As we are within days to the start of probably the biggest sporting event, the cloud of controversy surrounding the completion of stadiums in Brazil is finally shifting to the […]
AUSSIE APATHY So the FIFA World Cup is almost upon us and as excitement levels across the globe build to crescendo levels, here in Australia its strangely muted. Sure there […]
It’s that time of the soccer, sorry football loving world becomes so enamored with the sport, that we’ll hear about it on every network. It’s also the time of the […]