Despite playing its poorest match of the tournament, Spain ended up winning Group H by edging out a 10-man Chile who continued to play with great determination and winning neutral fans in the process. Both teams advanced as projected, largely…
Arrivederci! Italy Knocked Out After Lackluster World Cup Performance
Four-time World Cup winner Italy was knocked out of the tournament by a resilient Slovakian team yesterday, but perhaps more than anything Italy failed due to its own inability to put together any kind of coherent performance on the big…
91 minute magic! USA Wins Group C, England Advance to Germany Clash
Prouder than ever! That has been the sentiment of every USA supporter at the end of the USA-Algeria match and for the team’s performance throughout this tournament. USA deservedly won Group C with another impressive display of determination, commitment, perseverance…
South Korea Survives, Nigeria Gutted, Mexico to Meet Argentina Next
Nigeria had the opportunities for a miracle finish that would have seen them claim the second spot in the group despite forgettable performances in their two previous games, but it was not to be. Obafemi Martins missed Nigeria’s last great…
The New Brazil: Spain’s Jogo Bonito
Spain’s World Cup became complicated after its unthinkable loss to Switzerland in the first group game, possibly setting up an earlier than anticipated meeting with Brazil next week. It was a match that demonstrated once again that anything can really…
Italy and England Look Within
If France has provided the biggest scandal at the World Cup thus far, Italy and England are on the threshold of either disaster or a new beginning, depending on their performances in the final group match. Italy has a serious…