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 […]
Swiss and French go through after Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick, Antonio Valencia sent off
ECUADOR 0, FRANCE 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) HONDURAS 0, SWITZERLAND 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) XHERDAN SHAQIRI HAT TRICK SENDS SWISS THROUGH, FRANCE KEEP TEN MAN ECUADOR AT BAY AFTER ANTONIO VALENCIA IS SENT OFF For large tracts of their final Group E game, both France and Ecuador cancelled each other out. The French didn’t […]
Luis Suarez in third bite controversy as Italy crash out of World Cup
LUIS SUAREZ COULD FACE SANCTION AFTER ALLEGED BITE ON GIORGIO CHIELLINI ITALY 0, URUGUAY 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) COSTA RICA 0, ENGLAND 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) There was a big surprise as Italy joined England on the next plane home at the climax to the Group D games. While the English media were […]
England squad players get chance to stake claim against Costa Rica
NINE CHANGES FOR ENGLAND AS FRINGE PLAYERS GET A RUN OUT Roy Hodgson announced the England team to face Costa Rica tomorrow at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, and will seek to restore some pride before flying straight home immediately after the game. The team will look to avoid an unprecedented whitewash in Brazil – three […]
Brazil and Mexico top Group A, set up ties with Chile and Netherlands
CAMEROON 1, BRAZIL 4 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) CROATIA 1, MEXICO 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) NEYMAR SCORES 100TH GOAL AT BRAZIL 2014, CHILE NEXT FOR BRAZIL, MEXICO HAVE NETHERLANDS NEXT For just a couple of minutes towards the end of these final group games there was the prospect of Mexico finishing top of their […]