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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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World Cup – Group G Predictions
It seems that Group G is another sort of ‘group of death’, which means people see more than two teams that can qualify. Obviously, the big favorites are Germany and Portugal, although it won’t be too much of a shock to see either Ghana or the United States slip past A Selecção.
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4 Biggest Favorites to Win the 2014 World Cup
Club football season in Europe is over, which means it’s time to completely focus on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil that kicks off on June 12 and concludes on July 13. The hosts are one of the biggest if not the biggest favorites to win the tournament, joined by Argentina, Germany and Spain as the most likely of winners.
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2014 World Cup – Early Favorites
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil isn’t that far away – only five months to go, so it’s a good time to start checking out who is who and what is what, including the early favorites to win the competition. Three teams seem to be somewhat ahead of the rest: Brazil, the hosts and confederation cup winners; Spain, the defending World and European champions; and Germany, with probably the most talented squad heading into the tournament.
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The Never Ending List of German Attacking Midfielders
The revolution that German football has undergone over the last seven or eight years hasn’t been demonstrated with titles for the national team (yet), but the success of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, relying on German players and not just a horde of foreigners, is due to the immense pool of talent, especially in attacking midfield positions, the country currently has to offer.
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Squads for the 2013 U-21 Euro
The 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship kicks off for the 19th time, with host nation Israel seeded in Group A along with England, Italy and Norway, while defending champions Spain are in Group B, playing with Germany, Netherlands and Russia, with each side bringing a squad of 23 players, some of them who have already played for their senior national sides.
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Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski Shouldn’t Be Pleased About Debut Season
While Lukas Podolski seems to be more worried that his current ankle injury is going to keep him out of the Germany internationals, it is his form for Arsenal over this entire season that needs to concern him, which as been a lot closer to a failure than a success.
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Euro 2012 – Italy vs Germany Summary
Another masterpiece from Andrea Pirlo while Mario Balotelli showed levels of clinical finishing no one knew he had. Germany compeltely fell apart, throwing away one streak out the window while continuing their lack of success against Italy on the biggest stages. Euro 2012 has only one match left, the final – Spain against Italy for a second time in this tournament.
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Germany vs Italy – Confidence in the Favorites Camp
Whether the German players are impressed or not by Italy’s performance in the quarterfinal against England, it doesn’t really matter. Germany are the favorites to win the semifinal clash, and their players seem to know that by the confidence some of them are showing in the pre-match interviews.
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Euro 2012 – Germany vs Greece Summary
The Greeks rarely score more than one goal, but it wasn’t nearly enough. German, despite all of the changes to the attacking trio made by Joachim Low, were by far the superior side, winning their 15th consecutive competitive match and reaching their second straight Euro Semi Final with an impressive 4-2 win.