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2014 World Cup – Day 15 Results & Table
The group stage ended as Germany beat the United States with both teams making it out of Group G, leaving Portugal and Ghana behind, while Belgium beat South Korea to finish with a perfect record and a draw between Algeria and Russia lifted the North African team into the round of 16 for the first time.
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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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2014 World Cup – Day 15 Predictions (United States vs Germany, Portugal vs Ghana, South Korea vs Belgium, Algeria vs Russia)
The final day of the group stage in the World Cup has arrived,as things will be decided in Group G with the United States facing Germany and Portgual taking on Ghana, while we’ll see some decisions as well in Group H in matches between South Korea and Belgium and Algeria playing against Russia.
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2014 World Cup – Day 14 Results & Table
The two big stars of the day were Lionel Messi and Xherdan Shaqiri, combining to score five goals, as Argentina set themselves up for a meeting with Switzerland, as the two teams beat Nigeria and Honduras. The other qualifiers from groups E and F are France (who drew with Ecuador), meeting Nigeria next in the World Cup’s round of 16.
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Lionel Messi Scores, Argentina & Nigeria Qualify, Bosnia & Iran Go Home
Sometimes there’s no controversy, just goals. Nice, isn’t it? Lionel Messi showed once more why he is the best footballer on the planet with two first half goals that helped Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2, which turned out to be enough for both teams to qualify into the round of 16, while a historic 3-1 win for Bosnia over Iran did nothing but ruin the dreams and hopes of the Iranian team.
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2014 World Cup – Day 14 Predictions (Nigeria vs Argentina, Bosnia vs Iran, Honduras vs Switzerland, Ecuador vs France)
Day 14 of the 2014 World Cup gives us the deciding matches in Groups E & F, as Nigeria play the already qualified Argentina while Bosnia have nothing to play for against a still alive Iran. In the later matches, it’s all wide open as France play against Ecuador while Honduras might still make it in their match against Switzerland.
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2014 World Cup – Groups C & D Results & Table
Two more matches in the round of 16 have been decided, as Uruguay beat Italy thanks to a Diego Godin goal, a red card to Claudio Marchisio and Luis Suarez biting and getting away with it. Costa Rica are through from the first place after a goalless draw with England, waiting for Greece, dramatically beating the Ivory Coast with a 90th minute penalty. Colobmia finish the group stage perfectly with a win over Japan and a hat trick for Jackson Martinez.
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Luis Suarez Bites, Marco Rodriguez Ruins, Uruguay Wins, Italy Loses
A terrible match between Uruguay and Italy for the right to qualify from Group D went down with plenty of controversy. Mexican referee wrongly sent off Claudio Marchisio and ruined the match, Luis Suarez struck again with his teeth, biting Georgio Chiellini. The bottom line? Italy lose 1-0 and are knocked out of the World Cup, while Uruguay move on thanks to a Diego Godin goal.
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2014 World Cup – Vicente Del Bosque Ruined The Spain Swan Song for David Villa
It’s hard to believe Vicente del Bosque didn’t know David Villa was retiring from the Spanish national team once this World Cup is over. Is he that disconnected from his players? Are the rumors of him losing faith with his players, feeling betrayed by their ability in the first two matches, true? Or was it simply Villa no longer being part of the Barcelona-Real Madrid “mafia”, which means he gets less attention from a manager who is now taking hits from every direction for a million reasons and one.
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2014 World Cup – Neymar Turning Himself Into a Brazil Legend
At the age of 22, Neymar has a very good chance of already putting himself along the biggest names in the history of the Brazil national football team. His transcendence when it mattered the most to help the Seleção secure qualification from the first place in their group has gotten him slightly closer to that legendary status.