All posts tagged "World Cup 2014"

  • One year on: Fred’s plight with Brazil

    There has only ever been one man to play in a World Cup final at the Maracana and watch another.  Alcides Ghiggia, who sadly passed away over the summer, scored the winning goal in Uruguay’s famous Maracanaço...

    • Posted December 3, 2015
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  • Remember World Cup 2014 – There may not be anything like it in a long time

    Different World Cups are loved for all different reasons. In Germany 2006, it was to bring the World Cup back to Europe, a continent finally regaining supremacy after decades of South American domination. To celebrate the growing...

    • Posted July 24, 2014
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  • Post-World Cup FIFA Rankings Start A Major Shuffling

    FIFA’s World Rankings might be criticized for their accuracy , but following World Cup 2014 they have nailed a major theme throughout the tournament – a transition. Just last month, the rankings calculated Spain were the best...

    • Posted July 19, 2014
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  • World Cup 2014 Recollections – The Best And Worst

    World Cup 2014 was full of highs and lows – here we take a look at the best and worst of the tournament. The Highest Overachiever When Costa Rica were cast in World Cup 2014 Group D...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • World Cup 2014 Recollections – Lionel Messi Does Not Need A World Cup To Be The Best

    The same old question has been thrown all over the place of the past five or so years. Not, “Is Lionel Messi the most talented player in the world?” – a question that has been a resounding...

    • Posted July 14, 2014
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  • WC MOTD: Argentina 0-1 Germany

    Four years ago and four days ago Andres Iniesta smashed a volley into the back of the net in the hundred-and-seventeenth minute of Spain’s meeting with the Netherlands. It was the winner of the World Cup 2010...

    • Posted July 13, 2014
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  • Road To The World Cup Final – Germany

    It is hard to argue against the fact that Germany have been one of, if not the most impressive team at World Cup 2014. The Germans were given perhaps the toughest road to the final of all...

    • Posted July 13, 2014
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  • WC MOTD: Brazil 0-3 Netherlands

    Coming into Brazil’s final match of World Cup 2014, the tournament that they have played host to, hopes were high. It was their seventh match of the tournament, and while it wasn’t the seventh match that they...

    • Posted July 12, 2014
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  • Road To The World Cup Final – Argentina

    Argentina have been favorites to go far in the World Cup since even before the groups were announced. Grant Wahl, along with many others, called that they would win the tournament altogether, and when the groups were...

    • Posted July 12, 2014
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  • Netherlands (2) 0-0 (4) Argentina – Three Thoughts

    Neither Argentina or the Netherlands clearly wanted to waste their chance at spot. In a tight tactical World Cup Semifinal both sides hardly wanted to risk a chance of losing, hence the goalless one-hundred1and-twenty minutes of play,...

    • Posted July 9, 2014
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