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David Luiz fires Brazil into the semis

The Fortaleza Stadium was a sea of yellow when Colombia took on the host nation; Brazil for the second quarter final match of the 2014 World Cup. Colombia, whose home kit is yellow also, had to don their red away strip as Brazil wore their traditional yellow jersey. The game ...

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Lukaku makes the difference for Belgium

The big news before the second round match between Belgium and USA was that Vincent Kompany, Belgium’s captain passed late fitness tests and made the starting line up. His inspirational leadership would be needed for Belgium to qualify ahead of this well drilled and organised US side.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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