Category: WC2014
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FT: England 1-2 Italy
Mario Balotelli scored the winning goal as Italy beat a lacklustre England 2-1 on Saturday night. Both sides entered their opening Group D game in good spirits but it was the Italians who started better with Andrea Pirlo up to his usual tricks as he bossed the opening exchanges. Raheem Sterling started for England and…
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FT: Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica
Arsenal forward Joel Campbell produced a superb performance to help Costa Rica pull off a shock win over Uruguay on Saturday evening. The game began with both sides starting well but it would be the South Americans who started better with Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin putting the ball into the net. However, his finish…
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Arsenal man Joel Campbell trends worldwide
A superb performance against Uruguay for Costa Rica on Saturday evening saw Arsenal forward Joel Campbell trend on Twitter worldwide. The lively forward scored one and was a constant threat for Uruguay as he helped his country beat the South Americans and cause an upset, prompting Arsenal fans to call on Arsene Wenger to hand…
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Liverpool ace Sterling starts for England
Roy Hodgson has confirmed the starting line-up for England’s opening World Cup game against Italy on Saturday night, which features Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling. Fans and media men had called for the young Liverpool winger to be included in the startling line-up to face Italy and they have got their wish after England boss Hodgson confirmed…
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Bomb scare ahead of England v Italy
Football Express News understands that bomb disposal experts have been working at the Arena Amazonia in Brazil ahead of England’s match with Italy. The game was under question after a bomb scare was investigated by the local authorities, which police had taken seriously enough to warn fans of heading to the stadium and used dogs…
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Ollie Silverton reporting from Brazil – Saturday 14th June
Ollie Silverton reporting from Brazil on behalf of Titan Bet Take a look at what Ollie has been up to today in Brazil… Watch England v Italy tonight 23:00GMT
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FT: Colombia 3-0 Greece
James Rodriguez inspired Colombia to a 3-0 win over Greece in their opening World Cup match in Belo Horizonte. The South American side opened the scoring within five minutes after Pablo Armero arrived in the box following good work and a neat cut- back from Juan Cuadrado to tap home. Greece almost responded quickly but…
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FT: Chile 3-1 Australia
Chile beat Australia 3-1 on Friday night to go level on points with Netherlands at the Arena Pantanal. The South American side entered the tournament as many people’s underdogs and they got off to a perfect start when Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez was on hand to tap home from close range. The tricky winger has been…
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FT: Spain 1-5 Netherlands
In a repeat of the World Cup final in 2010, Netherlands and Spain met on Friday night but the scoreline was much different from that four years ago as Louis van Gaal’s side won 5-1. Spain dominated the game in the opening stages, but the first clear cut chance fell to the Dutch as Wesley…
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FT: Mexico 1-0 Cameroon
Mexico had two goals disallowed before finally scoring to beat Cameroon 1-0 in their World Cup opener at the Estadio das Dunas on Friday evening. Former Tottenham Hotspur Giovanni dos Santos had twice been denied by some strange officiating who disallowed two goals, before Oribe Peralta gave them the lead with a deserved tap in…
