Spain sent packing by impressive Chile
SPAIN suffered the humiliation of being the first reigning champions to be knocked out of the World Cup after just two matches as Chile sent their tens of thousands of fans in the Maracana into rapture.
View ArticleWorld Cup comment: Suarez masterclass ruthlessly exposes England's inadequacies
MOMENTS of skill and nous from Luis Suarez might have won the match but it was England’s lack of those match-winning attributes that may have sealed their place on the earliest flight home.
View ArticleLloris and France on the verge of World Cup second round with Swiss win
Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris captained France to a 5-2 win over Switzerland this evening to all but seal France's progress to the second round of the World Cup.
View ArticleJapan held by ten-man Greece
TEN-MAN Greece held Japan to a goalless World Cup draw in Thursday’s Group C clash at Arena das Dunas in Natal.
View ArticleColombia through after win over Ivory Coast
COLOMBIA are through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 in a fiercely-contested Group C clash in Brasilia.
View ArticleBrilliant Suarez puts England on the brink
ENGLAND stand on the brink of an early World Cup exit after Luis Suarez blew Roy Hodgson’s men away with a deadly double in Sao Paulo.
View ArticlePochettino keen on Moreno reunion at Spurs
New Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino is keen to bring Espanyol centre-back Hector Moreno to White Hart Lane next season, according to the Daily Mail.
View ArticleSpurs eye World Cup hot-shot Valencia
Ecuador striker Enner Valencia has caught the eye of Tottenham Hotspur, who are keen on securing a deal for the forward after the World Cup, according to the Sunday Express.
View ArticleVertonghen the only Spurs player to feature as Belgium beat Russia and...
Jan Vertonghen was the only member of Tottenham's Belgian trio to feature as the Red Devils overcame Russia 1-0 in their second group match.
View ArticleBentaleb helps Algeria thrash South Korea
Spurs midfielder Nabil Bentaleb helped Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 in their Group H World Cup clash yesterday.
View ArticleIvory Coast defender linked with Spurs move
Tottenham Hotspur will go head-to-head with north London rivals Arsenal to sign the Ivory Coast’s highly-rated full-back, Serge Aurier, according to the Daily Mail.
View ArticleMagic Messi sends Argentina through to knockout stages
ARGENTINA once again required heroics from their talisman Lionel Messi as the diminutive forward scored an injury-time winner to secure qualification from World Cup Group F and break the hearts of a...
View ArticleKlose closes in on World Cup scoring record
GHANA kept their World Cup hopes alive by denying Germany in Fortaleza in a 2-2 draw which saw Miroslav Klose become the joint leading World Cup goalscorer.
View ArticleNigeria end Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup hopes
BOSNIA-Herzegovina suffered their second successive World Cup defeat as Nigeria’s 1-0 win in Cuiaba ended the debutants’ hopes of reaching the knockout stages.
View ArticleAlgeria win first World Cup game since 1982
SPORTING Lisbon striker Islam Slimani led the way as Algeria rekindled their hopes of emerging from Group H with a thrilling 4-2 victory over South Korea.
View ArticleBelgium leave it late to defeat Russia
BELGIUM had to rely on a first international goal from 19-year-old striker Divock Origi to settle a tight and often dreary contest against Fabio Capello’s Russia side.
View ArticleLate Varela header denies USA
SUBSTITUTE Silvestre Varela headed in a stoppage-time equaliser against the United States to keep Portugal’s slim World Cup hopes alive.
View ArticleSpain end poor World Cup with Australia win
SPAIN at least ensured the end of their golden era finished with a 3-0 victory as they saw off Australia in something of a lacklustre Group B dead-rubber match in Curitiba.
View ArticleHolland top Group B after beating Chile
HOLLAND secured top spot in World Cup Group B after late goals from substitutes Leroy Fer and Memphis Depay steered them to a 2-0 victory over Chile in Sao Paulo on Monday.
View ArticleBrilliant Neymar inspires Brazil to victory
NEYMAR'S superb two-goal show inspired Brazil as the hosts eased through to the last 16 of the World Cup, finishing top of Group A to set up a meeting with Chile.
View ArticleUnbeaten Mexico qualify for knock-out stages
MEXICO captain Rafael Marquez once again led by example to help carry his side into the last 16 with a 3-1 victory over Croatia which ended their hopes of qualifying from Group A.
View ArticleLloris' France progress to World Cup second round as group winners
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris kept a clean sheet as France drew 0-0 with ten-man Ecuador to reach the World Cup second round as group winners.
View ArticleEngland end World Cup with Costa Rica draw
ENGLAND'S dismal World Cup campaign ended in a fittingly underwhelming fashion as Roy Hodgson's men laboured to a dull goalless draw against Costa Rica.
View ArticleSuarez bite overshadows Uruguay's win over Italy
LUIS Suarez found himself at the centre of another biting storm shortly before Diego Godin's late goal sent Uruguay through to the World Cup knockout stages at the expense of 10-man Italy in Natal.
View ArticleRodriguez inspires Colombia to victory over Japan
MIDFIELDER James Rodriguez enhanced his growing reputation with an influential display as a second-half substitute as Colombia set up a mouthwatering clash with fellow South Americans Uruguay after...
View ArticleDramatic late penalty sends Greece through to knockout stages
FORMER Celtic striker Georgios Samaras struck an injury-time penalty as Greece snatched a place in the World Cup last-16 with a dramatic 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
View ArticleBosnia eliminate Iran with win
IRAN'S dreams of a place in the last 16 of the World Cup were ended by goals from Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Avdija Vrsajevic as Bosnia-Herzegovina’s tournament ended with...
View ArticleMessi inspires Argentina to win over Nigeria
LIONEL Messi scored twice, including a sumptuous free-kick, to help Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 and ensure qualification to the knockout stages as winners of Group F.
View ArticleShaqiri hat-trick fires Switzerland into knock-out stages
A XHERDAN Shaqiri hat-trick fired Switzerland into the knock-out stages with a 3-0 victory over Honduras and set up a mouth-watering tie against Argentina in the first round of the knock-out stages.
View ArticleFrance held by 10-man Ecuador
FRANCE secured top spot in Group E and a last 16 showdown with Nigeria as Ecuador’s Manchester United midfielder Antonio Valencia saw red for a two-footed lunge in the Maracana.
View ArticleSuarez hit with four-month ban
LUIS Suarez has been given a nine-game international ban and a four-month suspension from all football for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
View ArticleVertonghen nets winner for Belgium in Korea win
Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen scored the winner as Belgium beat South Korea 1-0 to set up a last-16 tie with the USA.
View ArticleGhana win not enough for Portugal
A 2-1 victory over Ghana was not enough to save Portugal's World Cup campaign as their target of a top-two finish in Group G and a place in the knockout stages fell agonisingly short.
View ArticleAlgeria make history with Russia draw
ALGERIA booked their place in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in their history with a 1-1 draw against Russia in Curitiba.
View ArticleGermany defeat USA to top group
THOMAS Muller moved level with Lionel Messi and Neymar at the top of the World Cup scoring charts with the goal which took Germany through to the last 16.
View ArticleHosts Brazil squeeze past Chile on penalties
BRAZIL squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after coming within a whisker of going out against an accomplished Chile side.
View ArticleRodriguez double sends Uruguay out of World Cup
URUGUAY followed their shamed striker Luis Suarez out of the World Cup as the furore over his lengthy ban for biting was eclipsed by a goal of spectacular beauty by Colombia's young star James...
View ArticleHolland through to last 8 after dramatic last gasp win over Mexico
KLAAS Jan Huntelaar kept his cool in the heat of Fortaleza as Holland stunned Mexico with an injury-time winner.
View ArticleTen-man Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties
COSTA Rica are through to their first ever World Cup quarter-final after recovering from a second-half red card, a late Greece leveller and an extra-time barrage to progress on penalties.
View ArticleGermany unconvincing in Algeria win
GERMANY scraped through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup despite being given a real scare by Algeria on a thrilling night of football in Porto Alegre.
View ArticleFrance march into World Cup quarter-finals
FRANCE marched into the World Cup quarter-finals after shading an absorbing contest against Nigeria in Brasilia courtesy of Paul Pogba's header.
View ArticleDi Maria breaks Swiss hearts in extra-time
ARGENTINA squeezed into the quarter-finals of the World Cup thanks to a last-gasp extra-time winner from Angel Di Maria.
View ArticleBelgium reach quarter-finals with USA win
An outstanding performance from the United States, inspired by Tim Howard, could not prevent American hearts being broken as Belgium finally produced a performance to match their pre-World Cup billing.
View ArticleGermany progress after victory over lacklustre France
GERMANY secured a familiar World Cup semi-final berth with a minimum of fuss as French hopes of avenging past injustices shrivelled and died in the Maracana.
View ArticleLuiz thunderbolt sends Brazil through to semis - but Neymar ruled out of...
DAVID Luiz thundered home one of the World Cup's finest goals as Brazil progressed to the semi-finals, disposing of Colombia in an enthralling battle.
View ArticleArgentina ease into World Cup semi-finals
ARGENTINA eased into the World Cup semi-finals as a disappointing Belgium side made a low-key exit from the tournament.
View ArticleHolland break Costa Rican hearts on penalties
HOLLAND'S substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul dramatically made two saves in a penalty shoot-out against Costa Rica to carry his side into the semi-finals of the World Cup.
View ArticleGermany obliterate hosts Brazil
BRAZIL'S dreams of making a return to a World Cup final in the Maracana were shattered in the most agonising manner as Germany inflicted on the hosts one of the most remarkable defeats in the 84-year...
View ArticleArgentina reach World Cup final after penalty shootout win over Holland
ARGENTINA are just 90 minutes away from lifting the World Cup in the Maracana after they edged past Holland on penalties in Wednesday's semi-final at the Arena Corinthians.
View ArticleSUPER MARIO: Gotze clinches World Cup for Germany
GERMANY were crowned world champions for the fourth time thanks to a stunning extra-time winner from super-sub Mario Gotze.
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