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2014 World Cup – Day 6 Predictions (Brazil vs Mexico, Belgium vs Algeria, Russia vs South Korea)
Day 6 of the World Cup is when we complete the first round of group stage matches and head back to the beginning as Brazil play their second match, this time against Mexico. We also get to see Group H in action with Belgium taking on Algeria and Russia facing South Korea.
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2014 World Cup – Day 5 Results & Table
It turns out Day 5 was quite special: We had our first hat trick of the World Cup courtesy of Thomas Muller as Germany ravaged Portugal to take the lead in Group G, our quickest goal of the tournament from Clint Dempsey to start off the United States victory over Ghana, and our first draw and goalless match as Iran and Nigeria disappointed everyone.
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Match Highlights – Ghana vs United States
The USA are off to a great start, something they’re not used to in World Cups, beating Ghana 2-1 thanks to goals from Clint Dempsey and the winner by John Brooks, giving them a great advantage heading into their next to matches in Group G against the stronger European sides. Ghana might have been the better team for most of the match, but that one goal from Andre Ayew wasn’t enough.
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Match Highlights – Germany vs Portugal
It seems to be that the biggest matches also give us the most one sided outcomes in this tournament so far, as Germany demolish Portugal 4-0 with Thomas Muller scoring the first hat trick of the World Cup and the Portuguese side finishing with only 10 men after Pepe was sent off for another stupid reaction from the centre back.
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14 Best World Cup Memes of Italy, Spain & More
Just as people are busy watching all the matches of the World Cup, there are those equally busy creating memes and jokes about what’s been going on – from the Netherlands thrashing Spain to more up to date things like Andrea Pirlo being a legend for Italy and Honduras getting KO’d by France.
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Can France & Karim Benzema Win the 2014 World Cup?
So is one big win enough to convince you that France are now among the favorites to win the World Cup? In truth they always were in the mix, although a bit pushed to the back of the line. But with Karim Benzema in this kind of scoring form and overall looking very solid all over the pitch with a dominant opening match victory, why not consider France as an option for the 2014 World Cup champions?
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2014 World Cup – Lionel Messi Can’t Win for Argentina on his Own
Beating Bosnia 2-1 was a decent way to start off a World Cup for Argentina and especially Lionel Messi, visibly burdened by the pressure and expectations. However, his attempt to make it all happen on his own didn’t work out so well until he and the team changed their approach. Carrying on that way will only result in heartache for him and the nation that expects so much of him.
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2014 World Cup – Trends of Comebacks & Goals Continue
There’s a pattern to this world cup and it simply won’t go away. It’s not just the abundance of goals which makes us feel like we’re back in the 1950s when teams played with three defenders and seven attacking players, but knowing that scoring first means absolutely nothing, as Switzerland became the next team to not let an early slip ruin their day.
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2014 World Cup – Day 5 Predictions (Germany vs Portugal, Ghana vs United States, Iran vs Nigeria)
The fifth day of the 2014 World Cup brings us one of its biggest matches as Germany and Portugal go head to head in a battle for Group G supremacy, followed by Ghana and the United States completing the picture in that group, while residue from Group F – Iran playing against Nigeria, also takes place.
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2014 World Cup – Day 4 Results & Table
On day 4 of the 2014 World Cup we saw three favorites claim wins, some more convincing than others. Switzerland were the next in the list of comebacks with a dramatic, last-minute win over Ecuador, France dominated against a dirty and violent Honduras with a brace from Karim Benzema while Lionel Messi had a nice opening to his own tournament, leading Argentina to a tough win over Bosnia.