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World Cup: Day 11 Preview

The final day of the second round of games wraps up today. Portugal faces North Korea in the first game as Portugal look to get their offense on track. In the other two games, Group H gets its second game.

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World Cup Day 9: Things We Learned

We finally had the first team eliminated today as Cameroon crashed out of the tournament. The Indomitable Lions fell 2-1 as Denmark came back to defeat them after Samuel Eto’o had opened the scoring. In the other games, Netherlands won

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World Cup: Day 10 Preview

The second round of games is coming towards its end. Group F and Group G are up tomorrow. Italy will look to improve after only getting a draw against Paraguay as they face New Zealand. In the other Group F

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A Look Back At The Slovenia-United States Game

The main talking point after the game was the referee. He certainly made a mistake in disallowing the goal, but now the question for the United States is how they move on from this game. They will have to avoid

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Slovenia 2, United States 2: Recap and Player Ratings

It was another mixed game for the United States. They started off poorly and dug themselves a 2-0 hole, but a furious comeback for the United States earned them a 2-2 draw. Controversially, the United States were denied a late

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World Cup Day 8: Things Learned

Another exciting day at the World Cup is in the books. However, it was also the first time that the refs played big roles in the game. I will have more on the USA draw with Slovenia tomorrow, so I

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World Cup Day 9 Preview

Day 9 will feature Groups D and E. Group D is getting especially interesting with Serbia scoring a victory over Germany. Group E features an interesting match-up between Denmark and Cameroon. Here is my preview of the games today.

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World Cup Day 8: Live Matchday Commentary

I’ll be providing live commentary throughout the day for all three games today. The first game will be Serbia and Germany facing off in Group D. After that there will be the United States squaring off against Slovenia. The final

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World Cup Day 7: Things We Learned

There were finally some goals. The second group stage games have been a breath of fresh air with goals flying in after a struggle for goals in the first round of games. The first game of the day featured Argentina

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World Cup: Slovenia-United States Preview

The England match may have had the hype, but the Slovenia game is the big one to determine whether the United States advances. When the draw was made, this game seemed like the one that could be tough for the

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