DI MARIA’S EXTRA-TIME GOAL PROPELS ARGENTINA TO QUARTERFINALS

Argentina barely advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after Angel Di Maria hit a game-winning goal in extra-time to advance at São Paulo. A PK shootout looked inevitable but Di Maria slid Messi’s cross into the back of the net for the winner. Switzerland had a chance to equalize but Blerim Džemaili’s shot bounced […]

Read This Post

GERMANY BEATS ALGERIA IN EXTRATIME

Germany advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals by the skin of their teeth with a 2-1 win over Algeria in extra-time at Porto Alegre. Andre Schurrle and Mesut Ozil scored as Germany won 2-1. For most of the game it looked like we were heading for an upset but everything changed 2 minutes into extra-time when […]

Read This Post

FRANCE ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS

France advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Nigeria at Brasilia. It was a back-and-forth game that was great to watch. The French took the lead in the 79th minute with a header from midfielder Paul Pogba and added insurance when Joseph Yobo committed an own-goal in stoppage time. Nigeria keeper Vincent Enyeama was great for most […]

Read This Post

COSTA RICA ADVANCES IN PK’S

Keeper Keylor Navas was the hero for 10-man Costa Rica as Los Ticos advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time EVER in the history of the country with a 5-3 win on penalties and will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. Costa Rica got on the board first but Bryan Ruiz’s 50th minute goal was cancelled […]

Read This Post

NETHERLANDS STUN MEXICO

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored goals for the Netherlands in the last 3 minutes of play to break the hearts of El Tri and advance to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Mexico. Huntelaar scored the game-winner on a PK in stoppage time after Rafael Marquez  made a poor […]

Read This Post

JAMES RODRIGUEZ POWERS COLOMBIA TO 2-0 WIN

James Rodriguez scored both goals for Colombia as “The Coffee Growers” advanced to the quarterfinals and set up a date against hosts Brazil with a 2-0 win over Uruguay who was without star Luis Suarez who was banned for biting in a 1-0 win over Italy. Rodriguez’s first goal came in the 28th minute when Abel […]

Read This Post

BRAZIL ADVANCES ON PK’S

Brazil advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals after a 3-2 win in penalties following a 1-1 draw against Chile in Belo Horizonte. Neymar’s penalty put they Brazilians up 3-2 and Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara’s PK bounced off the left post to keep dreams of Brazil winning a World Cup on home soil alive. The Gold and Green broke the […]

Read This Post

BELGIUM BEATS SOUTH KOREA TO WIN GROUP, WILL FACE U.S.

Belgium advanced as champions of Group H with a 1-0 win over South Korea on Thursday and will play the United States in the Round of 16.  Belgium beat the “Taegeuk Warriors” despite having only 10-men, losing Steven Defour at 45′ after an ill-advised tackle on Kim Shin-Wook. The lone goal  of the game came […]

Read This Post

ALGERIA TIES RUSSIA, ADVANCES TO KNOCKOUT STAGE

A 1-1 draw was enough for Algeria to advance to the knockout stage on Thursday for the first time in the history of the country. Dmitri Kombarov crossed it to Aleksandr Kokorin who netted it into the top corner for the Russians in the 6th minute, if that result would have held Russia would have advanced to face […]

Read This Post

US LOSES TO GERMANY BUT ADVANCES TO KNOCKOUT STAGE

For the first time ever the United States has advanced to the knockout stage in back-to-back years just no exactly the way you would have hoped for. The US advanced despite losing to Germany 1-0 on Thursday on goal differential against Portugal mainly because Germany put them to the sword in the opener 4-0. Thomas […]

Read This Post