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World Cup Day 31: My Thoughts on Netherlands-Spain

Like most of Spain’s games, the final was not a goal fest, but it didn’t mean the game wasn’t entertaining and filled with chances. It was a tense match throughout but both teams had chances to win the game in

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World Cup Day 30: My Thoughts on Germany-Uruguay

The game may not have the importance of the final, but it was certainly an exciting match as Uruguay fell 3-2 for the second straight game as Germany took third place at the World Cup. This is the second straight

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World Cup Day 31: Netherlands-Spain Preview

It is finally here. The World Cup will wrap up today, but not before the biggest game where Netherlands and Spain will look to get their first World Cup titles ever. Both teams have not been super impressive in their

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World Cup Day 30: Uruguay-Germany Preview

The third place game may not have the meaning of other games, but they often are quite entertaining to watch in terms of attacking football. This game should be a nice treat given how entertaining Germany have been and two

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World Cup Day 27: My Thoughts On Spain-Germany

It may not have had lots of goals, but this was an exciting game especially in the second half where the game began to open up as Germany began to get tired. The goal was surprisingly from a set piece

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World Cup Day 26: My Thoughts on Netherlands-Uruguay

Netherlands booked their place in the finals with a 3-2 win over Uruguay. Netherlands got a good start with a goal from Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the 18th minute. The goal forced Uruguay to open up and they eventually equalized

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World Cup Day 27: Germany-Spain Preview

This is a great semifinal. Spain have been grinding out the wins but they now face off against a solid defense and great counter attacking side in Germany. Germany will be without Thomas Muller which could be a big miss

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World Cup Day 26: Netherlands-Uruguay Preview

The World Cup is winding down, but the games are as big as they get. Netherlands will look to continue its strong run after defeating Brazil as they face the last South American team in Uruguay. Uruguay were lucky to

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UEFA’s Quarterfinal Dominance: A Closer Look

The early rounds of the World Cup were filled with the talk about how CONMEBOL region was dominating the combination. Heading into the quarterfinals, CONMEBOL had 4 of the 8 teams. They had only suffered only two losses as Chile

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World Cup Day 23: Things We Learned

We’re down to the final four teams. The first game of the day was a rematch from 2006 from two heavyweights Germany and Argentina. In 2006, it went to penalties, but this time it was a blowout. Germany took an

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