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2014 World Cup – Quarterfinals Predictions (France vs Germany, Brazil vs Colombia)
First day of the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals with the two arguably bigger matches. It starts off with France facing Germany at the Estadio Maracana, and continues with Brazil playing against Colombia at the Castelao in Fortaleza.
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2014 World Cup Quarterfinals – Who’s Playing & What to Expect
Two days of rest for us and the players, but the 2014 World Cup needs to resume with the quarterfinals waiting just around the corner: France against Germany, Brazil facing Colombia. A day later it’ll be with an Americas vs Europe flavor, as Argentina take on Belgium and the Netherlands facing Costa Rica. Four world […]
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2014 World Cup – Round of 16 Results & Quarterfinals Teams
All eight teams that won their groups also made it into the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup, with four Europeans (Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium), three South Americans (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia) and one team from Central America, Costa Rica.
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Mexico and the Curse of the Quarterfinals
Mexico have been to the quarterfinals of the World Cup: Once in 1970 and against in 1986. Other than that, a nation that is mad about football and has over over eight million people participating in the sport, with a population of 118 million, can’t get past the round of 16, failing to do so in the 2014 World Cup for a sixth consecutive time.
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions League
The Champions League quarterfinals have some pretty intriguing matches lined up for us: Bayern Munich & Manchester United, Real Madrid & Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid and Chelsea facing PSG. Great games, but none of them a potential final with two favorites going head to head.
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The 8 Teams in the 2014 Champions League Quarterfinals
The final 8 of the Champoins League consists of three teams from Spain (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid), two teams from England (Manchester United and Chelsea), two teams from Germany (Defending champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) and one team from France, Paris Saint-Germain.
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Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray; Advances to Australian Open Semifinal
Roger Federer isn’t the same player he was a few years ago; age does that to an athlete. However, he’s still good enough to extend his semifinal streak at the Australian Open semifinal, beating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to make it for an 11th consecutive time into the final four at Melbourne, with Rafael Nadal waiting for another epic showdown.
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Champions League – Too Easy for Real Madrid Against Galatasaray
It should have been harder than the 3-0 Real Madrid finished with against Galatasaray, but these are the true differences between the Spanish champions and those from Turkey. When you have Cristiano Ronaldo, backed up by the likes of Mesut Ozil, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, it shouldn’t be a surprise.
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Rafael Nadal Makes Roger Federer Look Old
Last year, it was Roger Federer beating Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells, showing us he’s got still a lot in the tank to win another Grand Slam title, which he did. It’s 2013, and Nadal is the comeback kid (off an injury), playing very well on both clay and hard courts, disposing of his elderly rival en route to the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open.
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Champions League Quarterfinals Draw
In a draw that began with two matches that seem to heavily favor the stronger teams and favorites to win the Champions League title ended with two mega clashes that were unavoidable. While Dortmund and Real Madrid will be heavy favorites in their ties with Malaga and Galatasaray (respectively), the matches between PSG & Barcelona and Bayern Munich & Juventus are a lot more open, and interesting.