Tag: WC2014
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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…
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Chelsea legend: Cahill natural successor to Terry
Gary Cahill is tipped to succeed Chelsea team-mate and defensive partner John Terry as England’s number centre-back and should lead the Three Lions’ back four in Brazil, in the eyes of Chelsea legend Ron Harris. Chelsea defender Cahill, 28, was one of Chelsea’s key players last season and formed an important part of the strong…
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Chelsea midfielder delights on WC opening day
Chelsea midfielder Oscar delighted on World Cup opening day, winning the Football Express News Man of the Match award for his performance and goal against Croatia. The 22-year-old was a constant threat for Brazil as the host nation had to come from behind to beat Croatia 3-1 in Sao Paulo, with the goals coming from…
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FT: Brazil 3-1 Croatia
SAO PAULO – The opening game of the 2014 World Cup began with Brazil facing Croatia with the host nation fully expected to produce a performance. But a mistake by Real Madrid’s Marcelo saw the hosts go behind after some good play from Ivan Rakitic and Ivica Olic, whose cross was turned in the full-back.…
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One to watch: Brazil’s unheralded hero
The 2013 Confederations Cup was perhaps the best moment in Fred’s career with the Brazilian national side, scoring five goals and finishing joint top scorer to seal the Golden Shoe. 17 goals in 31 international caps so far have seen the former Lyon striker become big part in the plans of Luis Filipe Scolari of…
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Sansom: Luke Shaw to shine but Cole still got it
England left back legend Kenny Sansom backs Three Lions youngster Luke Shaw for a glittering career in the national team, but still thinks Ashley Cole could be the number one English left back had he have been given the chance to prove it. Southampton’s highly-prized youngster Shaw, who is reported to be on the verge of…
