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World Cup: Day 8 Preview

Here we are ready for Day 8. The United States will play their second game against Slovenia which I will have a preview of in a separate post. However, the other two games aren’t bad. The other game in Group

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World Cup Day 6: Things We Learned

The tournament definitely picked up with Group H. Chile started off the day with a great attacking display as they defeated Honduras 1-0. Chile were attacking throughout and only some poor finishing and great goalkeeping kept it from being a

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World Cup 7 Preview

Almost a full week is in the books for the World Cup and the teams are now heading into their second group games where the pressure should be rising. Argentina faces South Korea in the first game while Greece and

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World Cup Day 5: Recap And Thoughts

Day 5 saw the first team score and lose the game as Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1. In the other games, Slovakia looked set to win 1-0, but a goal in stoppage time for New Zealand tied the game giving

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World Cup Day 6 Preview

After today, we will have seen every team. Group H finally gets underway as favorites Spain get their first game. The day ends with South Africa getting their second game as they face Uruguay. Here is my preview of Day

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World Cup Day 4: Things We Learned

Another day is in the books. Netherlands got the day started with a 2-0 win over Denmark that was not particularly impressive. In the middle, Japan got a surprise result with a 1-0 win over Cameroon. In the final game,

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World Cup Day 5 Preview

Day 5 sees the second half of Group F and the start of Group G which has been called the “Group of Death.” The game of the day will be Ivory Coast vs. Portugal which will likely be a key

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World Cup Day 3: Recap And Thoughts

Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for

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World Cup: Day 4 Preview

We are onto Day 4 where Group E and F will be participating. It well be the first chance to see one of the favorites Netherlands as well as the defending champions of Italy. Here is my preview for the

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England 1, United States 1: Thoughts And US Player Ratings

The game finally happened and there were certainly talking points in the game as the United States earned a 1-1 draw in the opening game of its World Cup campaign against England. The United States got off to a bad

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