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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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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.
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Match Highlights – Argentina vs Bosnia
After eight years Lionel Messi finally has a World Cup, leading Argentina to a 2-1 win over Bosnia in a tense and close match that opened with the favorites in Group F taking the lead early after an own goal by Sead Kolasinac and ended with Vedad Ibisevic giving the Bosnian side some false hope in the final minutes.
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Match Highlights – France vs Honduras
For the first time we had a match in this World Cup that had a chance of being remembered more for its brutality and violence and not the football, but eventually Honduras calmed down and accepted their fate of losing to a much better side, as France came away with a 3-0 win to take the top spot in Group E, getting a brace from Karim Benzema and another own goal off of goalkeeper Noel Valladares.
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Match Highlights – Switzerland vs Ecuador
Another fantastic match to open play in Group E of the 2014 World Cup, as Switzerland conjure up a dramatic win with a Haris Serefovic goal in the very last minute of injury time, beating Ecuador 2-1. The South Americans actually took the lead through Enner Valencia, but another substitute, Admir Mehmedi, equalized early in the second half.
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2014 World Cup – Best Fan Photos From Day 3
One of the most beautiful things about the World Cup isn’t the football but the gathering of fans from all over the world. The colors, the noises, the sounds and the differences between people from all around the world. On day 3 it came in the form or the plentiful English, the always original Japanese, the noisy and pretty Colombians and the fun and colorful Ivory Coast crowd.