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Match Highlights – Germany vs Algeria
It was a lot more difficult than it should have been, but after extra time Germany managed to beat Algeria and keep their impressive quarterfinals qualification record with a 2-1 win, scoring their two goals in extra time after a goalless draw through the first 90 minutes, while the last African team in the tournament scored their goal in garbage time.
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Match Highlights – France vs Nigeria
Not a great match from France who were the most impressive team in this World Cup, but their superiority through the second half of the match, first coming with a Paul Pogba header after a Vincent Enyeama mistake and as Nigeria sent more players forward, a counter attack with a cross that bounced off of Joseph Yobo finished the encounter with a 2-0 French win, moving on to the quarterfinals.
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Match Highlights – Costa Rica vs Greece
For the first time in their history, Costa Rica are in the quarterfinals of a World Cup. They need a penalty shootout to get ir done, as Theofanis Gekas misses the fourth one for Greece followed by Michael Umana hitting the clincher, as the first 120 minutes ended in a 1-1 draw: Costa Rica led thanks to a Bryan Ruiz goal, Greece equalized in the 91st minute through Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
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Match Highlights – Netherlands vs Mexico
There are rules in the World Cup, and one of them is that Mexico never get past the round of 16. A bad match from the Netherlands for most of it didn’t matter in the end, as a brilliant goal from Gio Dos Santos wasn’t enough to hold onto the win, as a powerful equalizer from Wesley Sneijder and eventually an injury time penalty from Klaas Jan Huntelaar put the Dutch in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win.
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Match Highlights – Colombia vs Uruguay
Not the favorites to win the World Cup, but it’s hard to deny that Colombia have been the most impressive team in the tournament so far, picking up a fourth win, this time beating Uruguay 2-0 to make it into the quarterfinals while leaving a terrible Uruguay side behind with James Rodriguez scoring twice, including the best goal of the tournament so far, now leading the scoring charts.
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Match Highlights – Brazil vs Chile
The first match in the round of 16, the first penalty shooutout. After a 1-1 draw through the first 120 minutes, Brazil came through with penalty kicks as Julio Cesar made two saves and Neymar scored the fifth kick, while Gonzalo Jara missed the deciding kick by hitting the post.
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Match Highlights – United States vs Germany, Portugal vs Ghana
No surprises in the final picture of Group G, as Germany beat the United States 1-0 with both teams qualifying to the round of 16, while Portugal beat Ghana 2-1 with a pair of hilarious goals that sent both teams away from the World Cup. The rains on and around Recife didn’t take away from […]
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Luis Suarez, Savior of Uruguay & Destroyer of England
Great players don’t need a lot. Just a chance, or two. Luis Suarez made a laughing stock of the England defense, coming back from an injury to give Uruguay a 2-1 win that puts them right back in the heat of things in Group D, showing once again just how great of a striker he really is.
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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.