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2014 World Cup – Day 3 Results & Table
Day 3 was another fantastic one, although a long affair, with a total of 13 goals in four matches, as Colombia and the Ivory Coast took the early lead in Group C with convincing wins over Greece and Japan, while in Group D, the supposed Group of Death, Costa Rica stunned Uruguay and later were joined by Italy who came out as the winners from the battle of giants against England.
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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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2014 World Cup – Day 3 Predictions (England vs Italy, Uruguay vs Costa Rica, Colombia vs Greece)
Day 3 of the 2014 World Cup will also be the longest one with four matches taking place. The biggest of course will be in Group D as England and Italy face each other, and Uruguay playing Costa Rica is also in that group. Group D opens and closes the day, first with Colombia playing against Greece and then the Ivory Coast against Japan.
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World Cup – Group C Predictions
Although some might consider Group C to be the weakest among the eight in the 2014 World Cup, it is also one of the most difficult to predict with a wide open race for the two qualifying spots, as the Ivory Coast, Colombia and Japan hold the promise of some very exciting football, while Greece will be there as usual to spoil it for everyone.
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Euro 2012 – Day 11 Summary (Croatia vs Spain, Italy vs Ireland)
The Italians, for once, got the result they needed with a 2-0 win over the sympathetic Irish team, who were simply outplayed and outmatched in every single match they had in Group C, while Spain hung in there with a tough Croatian team before scoring a late goal that put them on top of their group and into the quarterfinals.
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Euro 2012 – Day 7 Summary (Italy vs Croatia, Spain vs Ireland)
Fernando Torres came out as the big star and winner of the day, scoring twice to lead Spain in their impressive 4-0 thrashing of Ireland, while Italy were probably filled with questions about how they let Croatia come back from behind to end their clash in a 1-1 draw, in another fantastic day of football in Euro 2012.
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Euro 2012 – Day 7 Predictions (Italy vs Croatia, Spain vs Ireland)
Completing a week of Euro 2012 football, Italy will take it’s defensive style and try to tweak and upgrade it a little after surviving the Spanish encounter, hoping to get their first ever win over Croatia. Spain, probably sticking to their 4-6-0 formation, will hope Ireland are as weak as the first match suggested.
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Euro 2012 – Day 3 Summary (Spain vs Italy, Ireland vs Croatia)
Italy, as always, were too tough of a nugget for Spain to beat, displaying a strong defense that was good enough to draw with the usual elegant passing of the Spanish midfield (1-1). The later match provided a bit more goals due to the quality differences between Croatia and Ireland, as Mario Mandzukic became the second brace scorer in Euro 2012.
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Fernando Torres Still Can’t Score (Spain vs Italy)
It’s hard playing football, not matter how talented your midfielders are, without a natural striker. But maybe Fernando Torres shouldn’t be Spain’s striker, missing two huge opportunities late in the match, as Italy held the European champions to a 1-1 draw in the Group C opener.