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Germany 3 – 0 Ecuador Costa Rica 1 – 2 Poland ln light of the influence Group A has on England’s progress to the last eight, there’s been plenty of speculation relating to the Germany/Ecuador match. If Ecuador, playing five … Continue reading →

Togo 0 – 2 Switzerland Saudi Arabia 0 – 4 Ukraine Spain 3 – 1 Tunisia Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Yesterday, we learned that the French are back in self-destruct mode. Today, we learned that Switzerland can play attacking … Continue reading →

Japan 0 – 0 Croatia Brazil 2 – 0 Australia France 1 – 1 South Korea After the initial group games, the pressure has been on certain big teams to prove themselves. In today’s matches, the onus was on Brazil … Continue reading →

Portugal 2 – 0 Iran Czech Republic 0 – 2 Ghana Italy 1 – 1 USA One moment in today’s first match was guaranteed to bring a wry smile to the face of any seasoned football fan. After seeing one … Continue reading →

Argentina 6 – 0 Serbia & Montenegro Holland 2 – 1 Ivory Coast Mexico 0 – 0 Angola Cutting swiftly to the chase, Holland were lucky to win their match, despite having started in fine form. Arjen Robben couldn’t match … Continue reading →

Ecuador 3 – 0 Costa Rica England 2 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago Sweden 1 – 0 Paraguay Yesterday I said that the Germany/Ecuador game could prove interesting, based on the fact that the German defence was looking quite dodgy. … Continue reading →

Spain 4 – 0 Ukraine Tunisia 2 – 2 Saudi Arabia Germany 1 – 0 Poland At last! It’s taken us until the start of the second set of group games, but we’ve now seen a proper full-blooded European grudge … Continue reading →

South Korea 2 – 1 Togo France 0 – 0 Switzerland Brazil 1 – 0 Croatia On days like this, I’m always glad I have the multitasking ability which allows me to play guitar, drink beer and read the paper … Continue reading →

Australia 3 – 1 Japan USA 0 – 3 Czech Republic Italy 2 – 0 Ghana Can Italy still be considered one of the Big Teams? Taking into account the full history of international football, they certainly can… they’re members … Continue reading →