Halftime: Socceroos 1, Netherlands 1 – Bruno Martins Indi Hurt
Australia show they’ve got the willpower to take it to the Dutch. Tied at halftime, both goals were brilliant...
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Gueillermo Ochoa’s brilliance
Two out of the string of brilliant saves the mexican goalie pulled...
Russia – S Korea play out another draw.
Russia and S Korea shared the honours.The mexican goalkeeper was the hero of his game...
Surprise!? Brazil 0, Mexico 0
The Mexicans scared everyone, including themselves. Brazil missed more clear scoring opportunities like this header by Silva: Mexico can...
Belgium fights back to defeat Algeria 2-1
Down by one, Belgium brings on Fellaini in the second half, and almost immediately the game changes:
Cristano Ronaldo hits one man wall with free kick
Yesterday was a really bad day for him. Philip Lahm was the only man in the German wall. And...
The reincarnation of Paul the Octopus
He’s back. And this time he’s a turtle. Big Head the ‘psychic’ Turtle .He resides near the beach village...
Ghana in 30 seconds…!
Nicholas Cage needs to take some tips from Dempsey. It takes him 60 seconds to steal a fancy car.Dempsey...
Iran Nigeria play out a boring draw
A dour, depressing, dreary, dreadful draw.
Loew’s boys fly high
Joachim Loew’s young German side flew high whereas Portugal hit a new low. They produced the worst team performance of...
Halftime: Germany 3, Portugal 0
Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup experience has turned into a nightmare. Germany are dominating, up by three, and have succeeded...
Goal line Technology shows why it’s worth it.
Goal line technology proved it’s worth in the second goal that France scored against Honduras Karim Benzema’s initial shot...
Messi on target as Argentina beat Bosnia Herzegovina 2 -1
Sead Kolasinac conceded an own goal with just three minutes on the clock – sending the ball the wrong...
France Honduras 3- 0 Goal- Video
France had a easy opening game against Honduras – winning 3 – 0 – two goals by Karim Benzema...
Did that Brazuca just do a Jabulani ? The Andrea Pirlo free kick secret.
Andrea Pirlo's amazing free kick against… by f100000306661040 Andre Pirlo’s free kick went in a direction that Joe Hart...
England still waits for Rooney
England would have collectively screamed in frustration when Rooney missed this glorious chance of an equaliser. He followed it...
Pirlo’s genius
Pirlo’s two bits of sheer genius in the game against England. Joe Hart was at the receiving end both...
Ivory Coast beat Japan in 100 second second half comeback (video)
Ivory Coast score two goals in the space of a 100 seconds or so in the second half to...
Halftime: Japan 1, Ivory Coast 0
Keisuke Honda strikes first with a great left-footer. The Ivory Coast players are physically stronger, but have not yet...
Italy 2, England 1
A spirited England lose to Italy. Super Mario does the job, while Rooney still hasn’t scored. The bright lights for...
Costa Rica produce dazzling comeback to beat Uruguay 3 -1
Uruguay 1 ~ 3 Costa Rica (Highlights) Group D… by veniaminshows Another day,another upset Costa Rica was supposed to...
Colombia beat Greece 3 – 0 ( Video)
Columbia 3 ~ 0 Greece (Highlights) Group C… by veniaminshows
Comments from David Cameron
England PM David Cameron gets behind the lads with this diplomatic pep-talk: Here’s what he really meant to say:...
Comments from Selwyn Brown
Selwyn Brown from Steel Pulse joins SoccerBlog to share his thoughts about World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Spain 1...
Socceroos dignified in defeat against Chile
The Aussies were always going to be up against it – after all they had landed up in a...
FIFA: It’s time to ban this guy – for life!
For some reason, the Blatter bus just keeps on going. Time to send the guy into retirement. Or jail.
The Return of Total Football? Holland 5, Spain 1
All Goals – Spain 1-5 Netherlands – 13-06-2014 Spain finally meets its match. Van Persie and gang obliterated Spain...
OMG! Van Persie ties Spain just before Halftime
Spain 1, Netherlands 1. A beautifully placed header by Robin van Persie will go down in history as one...
FIFA ban Franz Beckenbauer
Now there’s a headline that you did not see coming. Franz Beckenbauer – adviser to FIFA’s football committee and...
Oribe Peralta wins it for Mexico
More crappy refereeing. Giovani Dos Santos scored from a cross from the right which should have put Mexico ahead,...
Fred’s flop puts Nishimura in the spotlight
Yuichi Nishimura is public enemy number 1 in Croatia after a pretty ghastly display of officiating at the opening...
The Latest from Manaus
England arrival greeted by polite Brazilian fans: Meanwhile, the pitch is being spray-painted green: Maybe they’ll need to play...
Brazil beat Croatia 3 – 1 : Video
Brazil 3 ~ 1 Croatia (Highlights) Group A: 2014… by veniaminshows
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Witchdoctor Jinx Continues
Cristiano Ronaldo cut short his training session with Portugal on Thursday, and left the field with an ice pack...
A Message from Space
Soccer will be played on other planets… but maybe we need to ban FIFA from space.
Brazil 3, Croatia 1
The Samba boys played a bit better in the second half and score two more. All goals by Brazil:...
Line in the Sand at Halftime: Croatia 1, Brazil 1
An unlucky Marcelo starts the scoring with an own-goal against Brazil: Neymar shows he’s got vision with this goal...
OK, Can We Start the Game Already?
Has anyone seen Sepp “Don Corleone” Blatter?
Can Croatia Shock Brazil?
The Croatian team manager Niko Kovac thinks so. With two Brazilians on the Croatian team along with the soccer...
The Exoskeleton that Helped a Paraplegic Kick Off the World Cup
Built with funding for basic research from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Miguel Nicolelis and the Walk Again Project...
The Shallows: US News Coverage Scores an “F”
I have to say the shallowness of CNN’s coverage of the World Cup is truly shocking. What’s amazing is...
WATCH: Riots Kick Off the World Cup in Sao Paulo
Nice. The CNN anchorwoman actually asks: “What are these people protesting?” Unfortunately, this is going to be a difficult World Cup...
Scolari’s Spy? “Ronaldinho” crashes Messi’s party in Belo Horizonte
A Ronaldinho look-alike pays Messi a surprise visit as the Argentinian team practice in Belo Horizonte: Read all about...
The Winner of the World Cup Brazil 2014: Odebrecht!??
Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has already been named the winner of the World Cup by Bloomberg in this insightful article....
The Pitch in Manaus: The grass died from “an excessive use of fertilizer.”
Apparently the grass in not greener in the Amazon: #450407418 / gettyimages.com I wonder whether England or Italy are...
Are You Ready?
Just to remind you why this game is worth saving from the jaws of Blatter’s FIFA:
Rooney: “This is the best squad I’ve been a part of…”
Bash Street Boy Wayne Rooney shares a few thoughts before Italy:
Can the Best Players Save the World from FIFA?
This is the best example of satirical advertising ever. Just in time for the World Cup, Samsung unintentionally unleashes...
