The group G encounter between Germany and Ghana promised to be intriguing, especially on the backdrop of the two Boateng brothers playing for either country, Jerome for Germany and Kevin-Prince for Ghana. Germany had dismantled Portugal in their opening match, while Ghana had lost to USA despite their gallant efforts. ...

France and Switzerland won their opening games and would both be looking for a win to seize control of this crucial group E encounter. Sissoko and Giroud started ahead of Pogba and Griezmann for France. On the 8th minute, the buzzing Giroud left his booth on the face of Von ...

The all important game between England and Uruguay promised to be interesting as the two sides had lost their opening games and desperately needed a win to ensure their progress from their group. Uruguay switched from the 4-4-2 formation in the previous game to a 4-3-5 formation and started with ...

The terrific display of the Dutch side in their opening match against Spain proved not to be a fluke as they served up another scintillating performance in their courageous win over the hard fighting Aussies. This was a day the bald headed Dutch magician, Arjen Robben, who looked anything but ...

It was on the 20th minute that the Chilean striker; Eduardo Vargas reproduced the uncommon image of bringing the legendary Iker Casillas on his breech as his goal was breached for the sixth time in just two games. It was a game the Spanish needed to win to redeem their ...

Brazil’s second match of the tournament was against the combative Mexican side, who won their first game against Cameroon. Mexico, successfully closed Brazil down in the first half though they couldn’t create much for themselves. It was a high octane match with the irrepressible Guillermo Ochoa, in goal for Mexico, ...

The expectations of many Nigerian fans were doused by the uninspiring display of the Super Eagles in their group F opener against Iran. A game many expected the Eagles to win, to have any hopes of emerging from the group comprising of Argentina and Bosnia Herzegovania, their tame display in ...

A classic European, South American encounter. The group F opener between Argentina and Bosnia Herzegovina promised to be an entertaining game primarily because of the quality of the players both teams parade. Equally, it is the tournament where the magical Lionel Messi, the first player to win four FIFA/Ballon d’Or, ...

The shock defeat of Uruguay by Costa Rica in the first match of this group, made the England and Italy match even more important, as whoever wins this would fancy their chances of topping group D. However, I had only concluded that nothing else would surprise me again, in this ...

The next big game of the 2014 World Cup was the match between two European giants; Spain and Netherlands. A replay of the 2010 final match, no one imagined the Dutch masterclass that was to come. The game started with the Spanish team spreading the ball around, trying to impose ...