Having failed to impress in the group stage despite winning all their fixtures, Belgium will have to show an improvement if they want to beat a surprisingly resilient USA side. Jurgen Klinsmann’s men are determined to keep the rich vein of form after pipping Portugal to the second place in their group and they are
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Posted on June 30, 2014
Posted on June 30, 2014
Three wins in the group stage meant Argentina avoided France in the Last 16 stage, but the Switzerland game is definitely not going to be a walk in the park. Following a slow start, the Swiss proved they have got plenty of talent in the ranks, and they will try to make life difficult for
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Posted on June 29, 2014
The narrow win over USA ensured Germany avoided Belgium in the Last 16 stage, meaning Die Mannschaft will fancy their chances of eliminating Algeria. Meanwhile, Les Fennecs will see this match as a perfect opportunity to get revenge for the 1982 tournament when some foul play from Germany and Austria sent them back home. Die
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Posted on June 29, 2014
Following some scintillating performances in group stage, France will fancy their chances of pipping Nigeria to a place in the quarter-finals. And while the Super Eagles defied the odds to reach the knockout phase, another row over player bonuses could seriously hinder their progress. France needed a major comeback to reach the World Cup finals
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Posted on June 28, 2014
Having come out on top of the group of death, Costa Rica aim to continue the successful campaign by qualifying for the quarter-finals. Last-gasp goal against Ivory Coast proved sufficient for Greece to reach their first ever World Cup knockout stage, but they will fancy their chances against Los Ticos. Costa Rica quickly proved they
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Posted on June 28, 2014
Netherlands go into the knockout stages buoyed by some strong performances in the group phase, and they are rightly considered favourites to defeat Mexico. However, this match will be anything but a walk in the park for Oranje considering that El Tri have been pretty impressive themselves so far. There was much riding on the
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Posted on June 27, 2014
Saturday’s World Cup action concludes in Rio De Janeiro where Colombia take on Uruguay in the second match from the round of sixteen, with the winners of Brazil vs. Chile awaiting in the victors in the quarter finals. Wins in all three of their first stage matches, against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan, saw Colombia
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Posted on June 26, 2014
The World Cup round of sixteen kicks off in Belo Horizonte on Saturday as host nation Brazil take on Chile, with South American opposition awaiting the winners in the quarter-finals as Uruguay taking on Colombia later in the day. Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men go in to the game having taken seven points from their three
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Posted on June 26, 2014
United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has asked the fans to take the day off and support the national team in the crucial World Cup fixture against Germany. Team USA have largely impressed at the start of the tournament, defeating Ghana 2-1 before narrowly missing out on a win against Portugal and they now need just
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Posted on June 26, 2014
Belgium boss Marc Wilmots has revealed that he does not plan to use starting defenders Vincent Kompany and Thomas Veramelen in the final group game against Korea Republic. Having won their first two fixtures, albeit more difficult than expected, the Red Devils are already through, while they only need one more point to progress from
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