NETHERLANDS 2, MEXICO 1 WESLEY SNEIJDER CANCELS OUT GIOVANI DOS SANTOS OPENER AND LATE KLAS JAN HUNTELAAR PENALTY SEALS LATE COMEBACK WIN Louis Van Gaal’s Dutch team braved ridiculous heat to record the eighth comeback win of the Brazil World Cup after Mexico had taken the lead early in the second half and were just […]
Brazil hold their nerve to beat Chile on penalties
BRAZIL 1, CHILE 1 (BRAZIL WIN 3-2 ON PENALTIES) WOODWORK TWICE DENIES CHILE, HULK HAS NORMAL TIME GOAL RULED OUT FOR HANDBALL An excellent attacking World Cup has delivered once again over two hours and a penalty shootout as Brazil went though on penalties after Hulk’s second half goal was ruled out for handball and […]
Fernando joins Manchester City from Porto
CITY BOLSTER MIDFIELD OPTIONS WITH BRAZILIAN FERNANDO Porto midfielder Fernando has finally completed his move to Manchester City after the news was confirmed to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission by his club. The statement said: “FC Porto hereby informs the market that it has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the permanent transfer of […]
Germany and USA qualify as Portugal and Ghana go out of the World Cup
USA 0, GERMANY 1 (WORLD GROUP GROUP G) PORTUGAL 2, GHANA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP G) GERMANY TOP GROUP G, USA QUALIFY IN SECOND ON GOAL DIFFERENCE DESPITE LOSING TO GERMANY AFTER PORTUGAL BEAT GHANA The pre-match build-up to these Group G games in Brasilia should have highlighted the news that Ghana had sent two […]
Swiss and French go through after Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick, Antonio Valencia sent off
ECUADOR 0, FRANCE 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) HONDURAS 0, SWITZERLAND 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) XHERDAN SHAQIRI HAT TRICK SENDS SWISS THROUGH, FRANCE KEEP TEN MAN ECUADOR AT BAY AFTER ANTONIO VALENCIA IS SENT OFF For large tracts of their final Group E game, both France and Ecuador cancelled each other out. The French didn’t […]