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Day two of the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw the holders Spain taking on the Dutch in a highly anticipated rematch of the finalists...
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Day two of the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw the holders Spain taking on the Dutch in a highly anticipated rematch of the finalists...
Well this World Cup certainly has had it’s fair share of controversy in the opening 2 matches but the two disallowed goals for Giovani...
The curtain raiser to the grandest tournament of the year took place on the 12th of June at Sao Paulo, with the hosts and...
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil marks the Russian national team’s first world cup since 2002’s World Cup in Korea and Japan; a greatly...
“Team Melli” is on its way back to the World Cup spotlight after missing an appearance at South Africa four years ago. Being drawn...
Ottmar Hitzfeld’s Switzerland are one of the eight seeded teams at the World Cup. An unbeaten WC qualification record in Europe saw the Swiss...
Tasked with a difficult group but favoured by a familiar climate, Chile head to Brazil with a target of qualifying for the second round...
Belgium is a stunning collection of young and talented players who play for some of the big clubs in England, Spain and Germany. They...
If there’s a man who has a more illustrious career than the entire French cirque that has descended upon Brazil this summer, it is...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria booked their spot in Group G of the FIFA World Cup after what was in hindsight an easy qualifying...
The Paradox of Choice. Analysis Paralysis. Kid in a candy store. All of these phrases seek to explain having too many options to effectively...
Mexico struggled to make it into the World Cup, having to take the play-off route to beat New Zealand. However, the El Tri are...
All eyes are on the Portugal team, the team of the best player of the world. There are high expectations of this team, and...
One of the few Asian teams that can count itself among the best in the world is Japan. The Blue Samurai are a truly...
Netherlands remain the greatest team yet to win the World Cup, and after falling just short in the last edition, they’ll be hoping to have...
Manager Niko Kovač has named his squad, and it contains a lot of big name players like Luka Modrič, Mario Mandžukić, Ivan Rakitič, Ivica...
Ivory Coast’s golden generation has been plagued by the lack of success. Their special crop of players, spearheaded by talisman Didier Drogba, have entered...
Heading into the 2014 World Cup, Spain are the defending champions, but certainly not the hot favourites to retain their title. This seems strange,...
The United States cruised through qualifying in CONCACAF after a rough opening loss to Honduras, boasting a 7-1-2 record overall. JurgenKlinsmann’s side only lost...
The two-time winners topped the South American qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and, as ever, will go into the tournament as one...
Italy travel to Brazil as somewhat of an unknown quantity, a lot has changed over the eight years following the 2006 World Cup in...
The Bosnian Dragons, under the management of Safet Sušić, are making their debut in the 2014 World Cup and it has to be said...
After struggling throughout qualifying, Uruguay only scraped into the World Cup via a play-off against Jordan but on their day the 2010 semi-finalists will...
In the upcoming friendlies and leading up to the World Cup, Hodgson will likely experiment with various combinations and several roles will be addressed....
The Brazilian national football team, or as they are more popularly known in their homeland ‘the Selecao’, are once again favourites going into the...
It would be embarrassing not to admit the only significant narrative surrounding Colombia’s 2014 World Cup journey has been their preoccupation with the fitness...