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2014 World Cup – What Needs to Happen For England to Qualify
One more misstep, and England are out of the World Cup. With all the jokes at their expense, it does rarely happen to see them knocked out in the group stage but after losing to both Italy and Uruguay, England don’t just need to beat Costa Rica on the final match, but for other results to go their way before we even get into the whole goal difference situation.
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2014 World Cup – Day 9 Predictions (Italy vs Costa Rica, Switzerland vs France, Honduras vs Ecuador)
As we hit the second weekend of the World Cup on day 9, we’ll get the second match in group D between the previous winners, Italy and Costa Rica. On to Group E, where we’ll have the very interesting matchup between Switzerland and France, and finish the day with the Central vs South American clash of Honduras and Ecuador.
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2014 World Cup – Day 8 Results & Table
We’ve concluded the second round of matches in group C as Colombia secure a historic qualification to the round of 16 thanks to a big win over the Ivory Coast while Japan and Greece bored everyone with a dull, goalless draw. Uruguay, with Luis Suarez in the vanguard, came away with a big win over England, probably ending the tournament for the English side in the difficult Group D.
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Luis Suarez, Savior of Uruguay & Destroyer of England
Great players don’t need a lot. Just a chance, or two. Luis Suarez made a laughing stock of the England defense, coming back from an injury to give Uruguay a 2-1 win that puts them right back in the heat of things in Group D, showing once again just how great of a striker he really is.
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Day 7 – Group Qualifiers & Knocked Out Teams in the 2014 World Cup
Things happen quickly in the World Cup. After only two matches for some teams the dream of carrying on or even winning the tournament is over. Cameroon, Spain and Australia know that after the third group match they’re going home, while both the Netherlands and Chile have one less thing to worry about, with the position they finish in being the only thing that remains.
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2014 World Cup – Day 8 Predictions (Uruguay vs England, Colombia vs Ivory Coast, Japan vs Greece)
We reach day 8 of the World Cup, which means matches in Group C, as Colombia and the Ivory Coast battle it out between the two winners, Japan and Greece try to keep their chances alive while Group D, the group of death, brings together the two losers of the opening matches, with England and Uruguay both in must win situations.
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2014 World Cup – Day 7 Results & Table
A very interesting day that completed the first week of the 2014 World Cup, as the Netherlands found themselves in the next stage thanks to a dramatic win over Australia, while Chile will join them in Group B after beating Spain, ending any chance the world champions had of qualifying to the round of 16. Croatia are back in the picture in Group A after a dominant performance against an embarrassing Cameroon side.
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Brazil vs Mexico – Neymar Playing On His Own
The second goalless draw of the tournament between the host nation and Mexico taught us quite a few things. The most important one was how big of a problem Brazil has when it comes to creative players that aren’t named Neymar. Guillermo Ochoa and his amazing goalkeeping skills took care of the rest.
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Soccer Bigger Than the NFL for Just One Day
No, soccer isn’t bigger than the NFL and probably will never be, not in the United States. But the World Cup opening win over Ghana set quite a few records in terms of viewership and ratings, including getting a higher viewing share in New York City compared to last season’s average for both the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
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Belgium vs Algeria – Parking the Bus Has Arrived at the World Cup
Up until now, the term of Parking the Bus didn’t infiltrate the World Cup. But after Iran made their debut, Algeria perfected the system and almost got away with it against Belgium. Luckily for those who care about justice within the confines of 90 minutes, they eventually lost.