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- Cameroon v Croatia: World Cup 2014 live!
- Revolutionary spirit in the air at red-hot Chile street party in Brazil
- England determined to stay in attack mode for Uruguay match
- Englands Steven Gerrard cuts to quick for vital message before Uruguay
- England frustrated but a more content camp than at the 2010 World Cup
- Vicente del Bosques standing is damaged by second Spanish calamity
- Spain v Chile: World Cup 2014 as it happened
- Japan face dilemma over pressure point of Shinji Kagawa for tie with Greece
- Alan Irvine asks for time at West Brom and moves for Joleon Lescott
- Uruguays Diego Lugano is out but Luis Suárez likely to start against England
- Spain crash out as irresistible Chile prove to be too much of a handful
- Australias Tim Cahill delivers his banner moment against Holland
- Spain go out of World Cup and Chile fans invade Maracanã in pictures
- Greeces Giannis Maniatis booked flight home in anger before U-turn
- World Cup 2014: Chile fans invade Maracanã before Spain game
- Holland come from behind to beat brave Australia in Group B classic
- Australia v Holland: World Cup 2014 as it happened
- Xavi and Gerard Piqué dropped by Spain for World Cup clash with Chile
- 'Ferrari must be bullies': Italian giant looks ahead to Austrian Grand Prix video
- Uruguay captain Diego Lugano ruled out of England match with knee injury
- World Cup 2014 as it happened
- World Cup 2014 power rankings: Holland top after first round of games
- Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa: the World Cup's new internet darling
- World Cup 2014: Scolari faces critical media after Brazil draw
- North Korean football fans gather to watch World Cup video
| Cameroon v Croatia: World Cup 2014 live! Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:44 PM PDT
41 min: That was Cameroon in a nutshell, there. As Mbia and Moukandjo were arguing with each other after a mix-up, Alex Song was sprinting behind Mandzukic, who appeared to slow down and cause a collision. Song continued running after him and sort of - as difficult as it should be to perform such an act - elbow him from behind. The referee was perfectly placed and had no hesitation in showing him the red card. That's really dim-witted from Song. All we needed was a couple of players elsewhere on the pitch arguing about bonus payments and we'd have been able to shout 'House!' in the game of Cameroon bingo.
The Cameroon midfielder elbows Mandzukic down the back in an off-the-ball incident and is shown a straight red card. I'll need to see that again to be sure of what happened.
39 min: Mbia and Moukandjo get in each other's way as they try to take possession of a Choupo-Moting cross.
37 min: Matip advances down the inside-left channel, beating two players in the process. Swivelling to try and cross the ball, he hits the ball off Darijo Srna then watches in exasperation as it ricochets out for a goal-kick off his own leg.
35 min: Rakitic takes a corner for Croatia. Perisic darts in from the edge of the penalty area to get on the end of it and thumps a meaty header wide.
32 min:The game's gone a bit flat, but livens up when Stephane Mbia picks up the ball on the right flank, leaves Pranjic sprawled on the turf and gallops into the penalty area. Rather than pick out a team-mate or drill the ball into the mixer, he continues to advance, making it easy for Dejan Lovren to close him down.
31 min: Croatia win a free-kick wide on the right, a good distance out. Rakitic sends the ball into the crowded penalty area, where Mandzukic gets a touch on the ball. Offside.
28 min: A bit of a lull after a fairly frenetic opening half hour. Both sides are channeling their attacks down the respective right flanks, where both left-backs are in all sorts of bother. As a one-time left-back who spent my entire career in all sorts of bother, I can recognise the signs.
26 min: Dejan Lovren goes a galloping down the inside left flank and takes out the Cameroon defence with a ball over the top towards Ivica Olic on the approach to the Cameroon penalty area. Olic's attempted "finish" from there is rather less clinical than his earlier effort and he ends up trapping the ball out for a goal-kick.
3 - #CRO have scored in three successive World Cup games for the first time since their run to third place in 1998. Motoring.
23 min: Cameroon win a corner, which is sent to the far post. Ivica Olic is back defending and puts it out for a throw-in. That's taken, Sammir wins possession and attempts to run the ball out of defence and is brought down by Joel Matip.Free-kick for Croatia, deep inside their own half.
21 min: Luka Modric has been in the wars again, having sustained a bloody nose after being brought down in midfield. He's forced off the field to get himself cleaned up, but returns soon after.
19 min: Some respite for Cameroon. Alex Song tries his luck from the edge of the Croatia penalty area. Dejan Lovren charges down his effort.
17 min: Rakitic shoots low and hard from distance. In the Cameroon goal, Charles Itandje saves comfortably. Having got off to a great start, Cameroon are now in all sorts of bother. Their defence looks incredibly creaky and Croatia are making hay down the right hand side. Metaphorical hay, I hasten to add. The grass isn't long enough for them to make actual hay.
16 min: From the corner, Croatia create another goalscoring opportunity, with the ball bouncing down for the unmarked Perisic from four yards out. From four yards out, he somehow contrives to miss, shooting straight at Itandje.
15 min: Croatia attack down the right flank again and Srna sends in another cross towards Mandzukic. Stephane Mbia tips the ball over the bar with his head to concede the corner.
14 min: Alex Song goes down holding his shin under a challenge from Pranjic on the halfway line, but no free-kick is forthcoming.
12 min: That was an excellent goal from Croatia. Darijo Srna advanced up the right for the first time and sent a cross towards Mario Mandzukic. The Croatia striker wrestled for control of the ball, which broke to Perisic in space on the right side of the penalty area. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Olic making a run towards the edge of the six-yard box and rolled the ball between two defenders and into his path. Boom! Olic wasn't going to miss from there.
The hardest looking man on the pitch puts Croatia ahead against the run of play, finishing with aplomb from seven yards out after being teed up by a wonderful diagonal pass from Ivan Perisic.
10 min: Croatia play it long from the back and the ball's flicked on for Mandzukic to chase. The ball's ushered back to Charles Itandje by a defender.
9 min: You'll have noticed I haven't mentioned Ivan Rakitic or Luka Modric yet. There's a reason for that - they've barely had a kick of the ball between them. They need to get into this game if Croatia are to have any chance.
7 min: Croatia launch their first attack of note, but Perisic over-hits his cross to Mandzukic, who had moments previously been lying on the turf at the other end of the pitch accusing some Cameroonian or other of elbowing him in the chops.
5 min: Another free-kick for Croatia, after Lovren brings down Aboubaker between touchline and the side of the Croatia penalty area. Assou-Ekotto sends the free-kick towards the near post, where Ivan Perisic clears. It's been a splendid start for Cameroon; Vincent Aboubaker is playing superbly, running into space around the penalty area, drawing fouls from assorted Croatian defenders.
3 min: Cameroon win the first corner of the game, after excellent play from Vincent Aboubaker. Benoit Assou-Ekotto sends the ball into the mixer andhis delivery is excellent, but Stephane Mbia fouls Stipe Pletikosa in the Croatia goal and the referee awards a free-kick.
2 min: Cameroon fly out of the traps, getting a cross in with their first attack. Moments later they attack down the right flank and Danijel Pranjic slides in to foul Benjamin Moukandjou. Free-kick for Cameroon, over by the right touchline. Nothing comes of it.
1 min: We're off for the third match of the day. The first two have been belters, so here's hoping this one will be of equally high quality. Croatia kick-off, playing from right to left in Italian restaurant table-cloth shirts, white shorts and blue socks. Cameroon's players wear green shirts, red shorts and yellow socks.
Not long now. The players emerge from the tunnel, with boths sets wearing tracksuit tops over their jerseys. They line up either side of referee Pedro Proenca and his team of match officials. Benoit Assou Ekotto's barnet is looking particularly splendid, despite the best attempts of the humidity to flatten it. Croatia's anthem is played next and at the end of the line of Croatia's line, Ivica Olic is wearing the expression of a man weighing up whether or not to glass somebody he thinks might have spilt his pint.
Disciplinary tightrope department: Croatia defenders Vedran Corluka and Dejan Lovren are the only players from either side on yellow cards.
ITV are covering this match: Having picked over the bones of Spain's exit from the tournament, they're now previewing England's match against Uruguay tomorrow night. It's almost as if, somehow ... Cameroon v Croatia isn't the main story tonight.
Benny's extraordinary 'fro. Modric's (now sadly departed) golden locks. It can only be #CAMvs#CRO @bglendenning pic.twitter.com/dUmF6MBi4g
Here's the match report: http://t.co/KjWDq7Io5h Click on the link above to read an absolutely sensational match report from the Maracana written by Sid Lowe. Bear in mind, a tight deadline means he'll have clicked "send" on that bad boy as the final whistle blew, while looking over his shoulder for marauding Chileans. Bear that in mind next time you accuse somebody of lazy journalism.
A cynic writes: "Isnt the scheduling here slightly odd?" asks Michael Plant. "Brazil play their second game before Russia and South Korea play their first; now the other Group A game is placed after both Group B games and Brazil enter their last group game with an extra 27 hours or so of rest over their opponents. Purely coincidental Im sure."
Those line-ups again, this time with added substitute clutter Cameroon: 16-Charles Itandje; 2-Benoit Assou Ekotto, 3-Nicholas Nkoulou, 14-Aurelien Chedjou; 17-Stephane Mbia, 21-Joel Matip, 6-Alexandre Song, 18-Enoh Eyong, 8-Benjamin Moukandjo; 10-Vincent Aboubaker, 13-Eric Choupo-Moting Substitutes: 1-Loic Feudjou, 4-Cedric Djeugou, 5-Dany Nounkeu, 7-Landry Nguemo, 9-Samuel Eto'o, 11-Jean Makoun, 12-Henri Bedimo, 15-Achille Webo, 19-Fabrice Olinga, 20-Edgar Salli, 22-Allan Nyom, 23-Sammy Ndjock
Ah! Now that logo makes sense! #Spainvschile #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/bv7gwATZXm
You join me in exceptionally buoyant mood! Spain to go out in group stage. Chile to make semi-finals. They're my bets. "@lloydeleven: @bglendenning any tips for the world cup barry?"
Cameroon: 16-Charles Itandje; 2-Benoit Assou Ekotto, 3-Nicholas Nkoulou, 14-Aurelien Chedjou; 17-Stephane Mbia, 21-Joel Matip, 6-Alexandre Song, 18-Enoh Eyong, 8-Benjamin Moukandjo; 10-Vincent Aboubaker, 13-Eric Choupo-Moting Croatia: 1-Stipe Pletikosa; 11-Darijo Srna, 3-Danijel Pranjic, 5-Vedran Corluka, 6-Dejan Lovren; 19-Sammir, 18-Ivica Olic, 7-Ivan Rakitic, 10-Luka Modric, 4-Ivan Perisic; 17-Mario Mandzukic
Meet tonight's referee: His name is Pedro Proenca, he's from Portugal and this Fifa profile on YouTube makes him sound a bit like a contestant on Britain's Got Talent. Here's hoping he has a good match tonight, because Croatia could certainly do without getting shafted again.
Early team news: Despite early fears that he might have to sit this one out with a foot injury, Croatia midfielder Luka Modric returned to training yesterday after an MRI scan revealed no lasting damage. Left-back Daniel Pjancic is likely to start in place of Sime Vrsaijko, having recovered from the injury that kept him out of the Brazil game. Croatia will also field striker Mario Mandzukic, who returns from suspension, with Nikica Jelavic the man almost certain to make way.
How Croatia fared in their opening match:Not too well either, although they were excellent in defeat against a Brazil side that got plenty of help from Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura, who couldn't have been more of a "homer" if he was overweight, worked in a nuclear power plant and was father to children named Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Barney Ronay was in São Paulo for that one and this is how he saw it.
How Cameroon fared in their opening match. Not too well. They lost 1-0 against Mexico and could consider themselves lucky to have escaped from Natal with such a slender margin of defeat. Mexico had two perfectly good goals disallowed for offside, while their opponents looked strangely sluggish and subdued. Enrique Gomez braved torrential rain at the Estádio das Runas for the Guardian and you can read his report by clicking on this link.
Croatia national anthem: Here's what ABC frontman Martin Fry made of the Croatian effort and his opinion is worth taking on board because (a) he wrote Poison Arrow and The Look of Love and (b) he's one of few men in history who is able to wear a gold lamé suit without looking even remotely ridiculous.
Cameroon national anthem: Steve Harley is best known for his 1975 No1 hit Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) and is currently on tour in the UK. Here's what he had to say about the Cameroon national anthem when he asked him for a review.
Good evening everybody. Welcome to this evening's minute-by-minute coverage of the crucial Group A clash between Cameroon and Croatia. With both sides having lost their opening games, last night's entertaining stalemate between Brazil and Mexico means that defeat for either team will end their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages. Kick-off in Manaus is at 11pm (BST), but I'll be here with all the team news and build-up for an hour or so before that.  |
| Revolutionary spirit in the air at red-hot Chile street party in Brazil Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:45 PM PDT The victorious teams supporters and a host of South American friends came to jeer Spain to the World Cup exit Continue reading...  |
| England determined to stay in attack mode for Uruguay match Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:30 PM PDT Steven Gerrard promises bold and aggressive mind-set Players warned there will be no hiding place if they fail Roy Hodgson has vowed to use any weapon weve got as England seek to revive their World Cup group campaign by defeating Uruguay, while Steven Gerrard has warned his team-mates there will be no hiding place if they are knocked out of the competition prematurely. The manager is expected to field the same line-up that lost to Italy last weekend, with Englands leading scorer, Wayne Rooney, operating as a central playmaker. He will also attempt to implement the same quick, attacking style at the Arena Corinthians to unsettle Uruguay. Hodgson has conceded that the defeat by Italy has left England in effect playing knockout football as they attempt to qualify from Group D. But while there is an acceptance they must defend better as a team, their bold approach will be maintained. Continue reading... |
| Englands Steven Gerrard cuts to quick for vital message before Uruguay Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:30 PM PDT Captain warns of terrible, long summer if Roy Hodgsons team lose their second game in five days at the World Cup Before the bus carrying Roy Hodgson and his players set off on Rodovia Ayrton Senna into São Paulo the England manager by his own admission, a man who will not use 10 words if 100 will do confessed there was something he lacked that Steven Gerrard possessed. Gerrard, he said, had a wonderful knack of being very good at saying in two or three sentences what takes me 10 minutes to talk through. This is why, earlier in the week, he turned to his captain during a debrief of the Italy game back at the team hotel in Rio de Janeiro and invited him to address the squad. Gerrard did not rise from his seat but still managed to hold the room, and what he said essentially took the form of an early team-talk for the Uruguay game, as forthright as anything that has been heard in the England camp since they touched down in Brazil. Continue reading... |
| England frustrated but a more content camp than at the 2010 World Cup Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:29 PM PDT As Uruguay test arrives, Roy Hodgsons methods are proving more popular with players than those used by Fabio Capello Take a moment to recall the atmosphere the last time Englands World Cup prospects teetered on the brink at the group stage. Rewind four years and a spluttering draw against the USA and a dismal goalless repeat against Algeria had left Fabio Capellos side third in their section. A group of senior players had sat up in Cape Town over a rare beer and grumbled their frustration. Back at the teams isolated Royal Bafokeng Sports complex the next day, with the decisive third game against Slovenia looming large, it was John Terry who suggested the time had come for the squad to clear the air with the hard-line management. The players can say how they feel and, if it upsets him, then Im on the verge of just saying: You know what? So what? said Terry, who had been deposed as captain by Capello earlier that year, before a planned team meeting that evening. If we cant be honest with each other, then theres no point us being here. In the end the Chelsea defender was warned off expressing his dissatisfaction by team-mates alarmed by his press briefing, the Italian reasserting his authority in the process, but the threat of mutiny summed up a dispiriting campaign. England retain precious few happy memories of South Africa. Continue reading... |
| Vicente del Bosques standing is damaged by second Spanish calamity Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:24 PM PDT Champions campaign wrecked in three halves at World Cup and coachs wish for controlled anxiety a pipe dream against Chile Continue reading...  |
| Spain v Chile: World Cup 2014 as it happened Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:17 PM PDT Spain crash out of the World Cup after Charles Aranguiz and Eduardo Vargas's first-half goals give Chile a famous win at the Maracana Gallery: all the best images from the game Continue reading... |
| Japan face dilemma over pressure point of Shinji Kagawa for tie with Greece Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:09 PM PDT Manchester United player struggled against Ivory Coast I lost a battle with myself and I was beaten psychologically Continue reading...  |
| Alan Irvine asks for time at West Brom and moves for Joleon Lescott Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:07 PM PDT Irvine admits he was a surprise appointment at West Brom West Ham secure Cheikhou Kouyaté from Anderlecht Alan Irvine, the new West Bromwich Albion head coach, has urged sceptical supporters to give him time to succeed at the Hawthorns and confirmed that the club are in talks with Joleon Lescott about a potential transfer. Irvine, appointed by West Brom on Saturday, served for five years as David Moyes assistant manager at Everton and previously managed Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday, but some fans have argued his appointment represents a lack of ambition from Albion. Continue reading... |
| Uruguays Diego Lugano is out but Luis Suárez likely to start against England Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:04 PM PDT Óscar Tabárez confirms his captain will miss Group D tie Striker may take on Roy Hodgsons men even if not 100% fit Uruguays coach, Óscar Tabárez, has confirmed that the captain, Diego Lugano, will miss their match with England through injury but indicated Luis Suárez would start, even if he was not 100% fit. The Liverpool striker, who has been recovering from a knee injury and did not feature in Uruguays 3-1 defeat by Costa Rica, trained with the squad night in the Arena Corinthians. Continue reading... |
| Spain crash out as irresistible Chile prove to be too much of a handful Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT All the best images as Spain went out of the World Cup Spains era came to an end at the Maracanã, graveyard of great expectations. This was not 1950 and Iker Casillas is not Moacir Barbosa, nor is Charles Aránguiz Acides Ghiggia, but it was historic. The world and double European champions became the first team to leave the 2014 World Cup, knocked out of a major tournament for the first time in eight years. As the second half slipped away, so did Spains vital signs. Casillas, the captain who lifted the trophy four years ago, wore a haunted look. Diego Costa, the man Spain had signed, had departed to insults, unable to score. And Xavi, the ideologue of a philosophy this team espoused, never even took to the field. There was symbolism in his absence. He will probably not be back; Casillas may not be either. Between them, they have 289 caps and every medal there is. Continue reading... |
| Australias Tim Cahill delivers his banner moment against Holland Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT We wont see him again at a World Cup, but the former Everton midfielder has left us with the memory of a great goal to savour Continue reading...  |
| Spain go out of World Cup and Chile fans invade Maracanã in pictures Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:22 PM PDT All the best images from the Maracanã where Spain lost to Chile to end their World Cup. In the build-up to the game, ticketless Chile fans invaded the stadium and rampaged through the media area Continue reading...  |
| Greeces Giannis Maniatis booked flight home in anger before U-turn Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:43 AM PDT Midfielder enraged by standard of crosses from team-mate Maniatis eventually persuaded to stay at World Cup Continue reading...  |
| World Cup 2014: Chile fans invade Maracanã before Spain game Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT Chile fans broke through fence and into stadium Follow Spain v Chile live with John Ashdown Continue reading...  |
| Holland come from behind to beat brave Australia in Group B classic Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:17 AM PDT How it happened The Guardians live coverage Socceroos exit World Cup after second defeat Louis van Gaal had complained beforehand about his view from the dugout, but for long periods of this wonderful match the Holland manager must have wished he was unable to see anything. Australia, the lowest ranked team at the World Cup, gave Holland one hell of a scare and can count themselves bitterly unlucky to leave Porto Alegre with nothing to show for their efforts. Ange Postecoglou promised that his players would take the game to Holland and the Australia coach was true to his word. Inspired by the evergreen Tim Cahill, whose breathtaking first-half volley will be remembered as one of the classic World Cup goals, Australia played without fear and made life far more uncomfortable for Van Gaal and his players than they could ever have imagined. Continue reading... |
| Australia v Holland: World Cup 2014 as it happened Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:04 AM PDT Goals from Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay see off a spirited Australia side in a pulsating game in Porto Alegre  |
| Xavi and Gerard Piqué dropped by Spain for World Cup clash with Chile Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:27 AM PDT Vice-captain Xavi and Piqué pay price for Holland defeat Javi Martínez and Pedro preferred by Vicente del Bosque Continue reading...  |
| 'Ferrari must be bullies': Italian giant looks ahead to Austrian Grand Prix video Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:38 AM PDT With only one podium finish in the F1 season and consistently outperformed by leaders Mercedes, Ferrari is looking to the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday for a comeback. Ferrari's technical director James Allison says his team needs to 'bully' their way up the grid, and reveals the company has purchased several upgrades in its bid to improve its position Continue reading...  |
| Uruguay captain Diego Lugano ruled out of England match with knee injury Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:18 AM PDT Lugano has been ruled out of crucial Group D game England and Uruguay both lost in opening matches Continue reading...  |
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| World Cup 2014 power rankings: Holland top after first round of games Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:52 AM PDT Holland's crushing of Spain sees them top of the pile, closely followed by Germany, while Australia and Greece bring up the rear in our ranking of the teams so far Continue reading... |
| Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa: the World Cup's new internet darling Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:51 AM PDT Brazil could not find a way past Mexico's inspired goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa when they met in Fortaleza. He is currently without a club, but Ochoa has many admirers online If you were building a team of the tournament so far, who would make it into your first XI? You could have Robin van Persie and Karim Benzema up top, with Thomas Müller providing support from his floating position. Toni Kroos and Andrea Pirlo could spread the ball from midfield with Yohan Cabaye shielding a defence of Daley Blind, Mats Hummels, Rafael Márquez and Daryl Janmaat. With a team that attack-minded, you would need a decent goalkeeper: step forward Guillermo Ochoa. Ochoa kept a clean sheet in Mexico's opening match, their 1-0 defeat of Cameroon last Friday, but he didn't face a shot on target until the 90th minute. Things were not so simple against Brazil, who tested him on seven occasions. These were not run-of-the-mill, straight-down-the-middle daisycutters; Brazil pummelled Ochoa's goal, making him stretch one way and then the other to repel headers, volleys and a general bombardment of traffic towards his net. What Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa did during the first half, explained in one photo. #MEXvsBRA pic.twitter.com/5LnPNmDkVm Shhhhhh girl don't worry I have protection ���� #mex #ochoa pic.twitter.com/zydVgVdnmH Guillermo Ochoa y diez más. #BRA 0-0 #MEX http://t.co/nhWMWueGWV pic.twitter.com/185UjywA6o At times in the first half it seemed like Mexico had Goro from Mortal Kombat in goal! #WorldCup #BRAMEX pic.twitter.com/2fgOsb43R6 Mexico's Ochoa has six fingers.... pic.twitter.com/B6YhIExgzD Let the #OCHOA memes roll in! We like this one, you? (via @SupermanTweets) pic.twitter.com/NnkqkLp3dR Who needs the Hulk when you've got The Thing? #BRAvsMEX #Ochoa pic.twitter.com/9DNnuk34rb You shalt not pass! #ochoa pic.twitter.com/qw0E4otB79 That was a great game #MexicoVsBrasil #Ochoa was a brick wall today !!!! #WorldCup2014 pic.twitter.com/4UfZwYdUKe QUALITY: Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa's Wikipedia page has been updated. pic.twitter.com/OQ9HylkUWU Memo Ochoa = Memo-Wall #MEX #WorldCup2014 #Mundial2014 @miseleccionmx pic.twitter.com/4lT230qQLG ¡San Memo Ochoa! pic.twitter.com/LUjNpDdT9Y The @VW #TopPerformance in todays Brazil-Mexico match came from Guillermo Ochoa. He made 6 svs for Mexico in a draw pic.twitter.com/kS8HguCTqB And here's what Lance! cartoonist Mario Alberto made of Guillermo Ochoa's display #BRA #MEX #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XQEEFpTkCQ Ochoa is the chosen one. pic.twitter.com/8X1y0fXa4O Continue reading... |
| World Cup 2014: Scolari faces critical media after Brazil draw Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:50 AM PDT The Brazil manager was combative after drawing with Mexico but has bigger issues before the final game with Cameroon Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot have expected bouquets after the 0-0 draw against Mexico in Fortaleza on Tuesday but what he did get from a critical media visibly riled him. The Brazil manager, however, is not a creature to scuttle off under a rock and so he reacted in the way that he tends to react. He bit back. One more, one more, Scolari said to the Fifa official, who was attempting to wrap up the post-match press conference. Because I want to ask a question myself. Yes, I want to ask a question. Continue reading... |
| North Korean football fans gather to watch World Cup video Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:50 AM PDT They may not have qualified for the World Cup, but North Korean football fans are eagerly following the tournament as it unfolds several thousand kilometres away in Brazil. Hundreds of fans have been gathering in public squares to watch their favourite teams in action. North Korea were knocked out of the group stage during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Continue reading...  |
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