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Day 7 – Group Qualifiers & Knocked Out Teams in the 2014 World Cup
Things happen quickly in the World Cup. After only two matches for some teams the dream of carrying on or even winning the tournament is over. Cameroon, Spain and Australia know that after the third group match they’re going home, while both the Netherlands and Chile have one less thing to worry about, with the position they finish in being the only thing that remains.
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Tim Cahill Scores the Best Goal of the 2014 World Cup
The only thing wrong for Tim Cahill in the 2014 World Cup has been the results. Australia opened with a loss against Chile despite Cahill scoring. He scored again against the Netherlands in what was also the best match of the tournament. Once again, Australia lost.
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23 Best Memes of Chile Knocking Spain out of the World Cup
One of the more dominant teams in the history of football is heading to the scrap yard. Spain lost to Chile and were knocked out of the World Cup four years after winning it. Just like after the opening loss, the memes and jokes at their expense were soon to follow. The man taking more […]
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2014 World Cup – Day 8 Predictions (Uruguay vs England, Colombia vs Ivory Coast, Japan vs Greece)
We reach day 8 of the World Cup, which means matches in Group C, as Colombia and the Ivory Coast battle it out between the two winners, Japan and Greece try to keep their chances alive while Group D, the group of death, brings together the two losers of the opening matches, with England and Uruguay both in must win situations.
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2014 World Cup – Day 7 Results & Table
A very interesting day that completed the first week of the 2014 World Cup, as the Netherlands found themselves in the next stage thanks to a dramatic win over Australia, while Chile will join them in Group B after beating Spain, ending any chance the world champions had of qualifying to the round of 16. Croatia are back in the picture in Group A after a dominant performance against an embarrassing Cameroon side.
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Match Highlights – Spain vs Chile
Some might say that it’s the end of an era, for but now, it’s simply Chile beating Spain 2-0 with goals from Eduardo Vargas and Charles Aranguiz, which means the defending world champions won’t be in the round of 16 while Chile secure their qualification from one of the top two spots in Group B.
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Match Highlights – Australia vs Netherlands
The best match of the World Cup so far as Australia were able for about an hour to outplay the Netherlands until they ran out of gas. Eventually, the Dutch managed to come through with a dramatic 3-2 victory that keeps them on top of Group B and pretty much secures their place in the round of 16 unless something completely unexpected happens as the trio of Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay scored for the Oranje.
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Georges the Dog Trying to Play Fetch With World Cup Footballers
Not all dogs are interested in TV or watching sports, but it turns out one canine named Georges can’t get enough of the 2014 World Cup, as he is pretty sure the ball moving around the pitch on the screen is a game for him to participate in.
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Brazil vs Mexico – Neymar Playing On His Own
The second goalless draw of the tournament between the host nation and Mexico taught us quite a few things. The most important one was how big of a problem Brazil has when it comes to creative players that aren’t named Neymar. Guillermo Ochoa and his amazing goalkeeping skills took care of the rest.
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Soccer Bigger Than the NFL for Just One Day
No, soccer isn’t bigger than the NFL and probably will never be, not in the United States. But the World Cup opening win over Ghana set quite a few records in terms of viewership and ratings, including getting a higher viewing share in New York City compared to last season’s average for both the New York Giants and the New York Jets.