Nigeria’s second round encounter with the impressive French side will be an exciting encounter as the African Champions would look to take their chances and qualify for the quarters for the first time in their history. France, however would look to banish the memories of the last World Cup in ...
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Navas wins it for Costa Rica
Costa Rica, another sensational team in this World Cup of surprises faces Greece, who sneaked into the second round at the expense of Côte d’Ivoire. Costa Rica will look to build on their resolute defence and stretch the Greece side with their exciting forwards Campbell and Ruiz. Georgios Samaras is ...
Read More »Hunterlaar fires Netherlands into the quarter finals
The free scoring Netherlands, finalists at the 2010 World Cup would look to outscore the exciting Mexican side and book a ticket for the quarter finals. The hot conditions in Fortaleza would prove a tough test for the two sides as they battle for supremacy. The game kicked off with ...
Read More »James Rodriguez stars for Colombia
Colombia, one of the surprise teams of this tournament will look to continue their winning form with a win over Uruguay, a team tainted by the antics of Luiz Suarez, their star striker disgraced out of the World Cup for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini. The game started with Uruguay aggressively ...
Read More »Brazil edges Chile out on penalties
The round of 16 clash between the hosts; Brazil and Chile promised to showcase the best of attacking football following their displays in their group games. The game started with both sides trying to impose their game and relishing the physical contest. Marcelo did well to create space for a ...
Read More »Algeria edges out Russia to secure qualification
Algeria will fancy their chance of qualifying from group H by beating or drawing with Russia, to join Nigeria as Africa’s surviving representatives in the second round. Russia on the other hand will hope to get a measure of the Algerian team and restore their pride and qualify with a ...
Read More »Manufacturers wilt in the face of strenuous import regulations
The manufacturing industries in Nigeria have trudged on in the midst of the peculiar challenges that have plagued them over the years. Key amongst the numerous challenges are; (i) Inadequate infrastructure, particularly the lack of power supply (ii). High financing costs (iii). Poor transport infrastructure. The ever present challenge of power supply have ...
Read More »Nigeria qualifies as Messi and Musa star
Nigeria needed a draw to ensure qualification from group F, while Argentina would want to maintain their World Cup winning record against Nigeria and ensure they avoid France by topping the group. With the array of attacking talents paraded by Argentina, this crucial game against the African Champions promises to ...
Read More »Samaras breaks Ivorian hearts
Côte d’Ivoire, with 3 points, will look for a victory or at least a draw against Greece, to ensure their qualification from group C and retain the hopes of Africa to make an impression in this edition of the World Cup. The iconic Didier Drogba started in a strong attacking ...
Read More »Brazil defeats Cameroon to top Group A
The Brazil vs Cameroon game provided an opportunity for Brazil to stamp their authority in this tournament by securing a win and topping the group while Cameroon would wish to leave Brazil with some points. The game started with Brazil frantically trying to take control of the game. Neymar’s free ...
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