BELGIUM 2, USA 1 AET BELGIUM HOLD OFF LATE US SURGE TO PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER FINALS, WONDOWLOWSKI COULD HAVE WON IT FOR AMERICANS IN NORMAL TIME Just when you thought you couldn’t see a more attacking game at the World Cup, the Americans served up another slice of attacking football and pushed the Belgians […]
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Germany strike late to scrape past Algeria
GERMANY 2, ALGERIA 1 (AFTER EXTRA TIME) ALGERIANS PUSH GERMANY ALL THE WAY BUT ARE PUNISHED FOR NOT TAKING THEIR CHANCES, KEEPERS PLAY A FULL PART It was a game for goalkeepers as both Manuel Neuer and Rais M’Bolhi performed heroics to keep the scores level for the first 90 minutes of this fine contest […]
Sneijder and Huntelaar snatch late Dutch victory from the Mexicans
NETHERLANDS 2, MEXICO 1 WESLEY SNEIJDER CANCELS OUT GIOVANI DOS SANTOS OPENER AND LATE KLAS JAN HUNTELAAR PENALTY SEALS LATE COMEBACK WIN Louis Van Gaal’s Dutch team braved ridiculous heat to record the eighth comeback win of the Brazil World Cup after Mexico had taken the lead early in the second half and were just […]
Brazil hold their nerve to beat Chile on penalties
BRAZIL 1, CHILE 1 (BRAZIL WIN 3-2 ON PENALTIES) WOODWORK TWICE DENIES CHILE, HULK HAS NORMAL TIME GOAL RULED OUT FOR HANDBALL An excellent attacking World Cup has delivered once again over two hours and a penalty shootout as Brazil went though on penalties after Hulk’s second half goal was ruled out for handball and […]
Germany and USA qualify as Portugal and Ghana go out of the World Cup
USA 0, GERMANY 1 (WORLD GROUP GROUP G) PORTUGAL 2, GHANA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP G) GERMANY TOP GROUP G, USA QUALIFY IN SECOND ON GOAL DIFFERENCE DESPITE LOSING TO GERMANY AFTER PORTUGAL BEAT GHANA The pre-match build-up to these Group G games in Brasilia should have highlighted the news that Ghana had sent two […]