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Match Highlights – Brazil vs Mexico
No goals in a World Cup match for the second time in this tournament, as the two leaders of Group A, Brazil and Mexico, couldn’t find the net thanks to a wonderful performance from both Julio Cesar and the man of the match, Guillermo Ochoa, making quite a few incredible saves from point blank during the match.
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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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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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Match Highlights – England vs Italy
Another clash of giants resulted in a very enjoyable match, as Italy beat England 2-1 with an opening goal from Claudio Marchisio and a winner from Mario Balotelli, while Daniel Sturridge scored an equalizer that lasted until midway through the second half. Italy now seem like the favorites to finish first in Group D, while […]
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Match Highlights – Uruguay vs Costa Rica
The trend continues – surprising results and plenty of goals, as Costa Rica open the matches of Group D with a stunning 3-1 win over Uruguay who were playing without Luis Suarez and held the lead through Edinson Cavani. A brilliant Joel Campbell equalized, followed by goals from Oscar Duarte and substitute Marco Urena to claim a 3-1 win, with Maxi Pereira sent off in injury time.
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Match Highlights – Colombia vs Greece
Things were made very clear about two of the teams in Group C, as Colombia looked fantastic in their 3-0 win over the declining Greece with a quick Pablo Armero goal followed by more celebration worthy goals from Teofilo Gutierrez and in injury time from the excellent James Rodriguez.
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Match Highlights – Chile vs Australia
Two very different teams met in Cuiaba to end the second day of football and the first round of matches in Group B. Chile played a brilliant first half, enough for them to beat Australia 3-1, relying mostly on Alexis Sanchez and his skills with a goal and an assist, while Tim Cahill gave Australia a fighting chance and hope for most of the second half.