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Player Focus: Paulinho's Poor Performances Denting Brazil's World Cup Hopes

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jun 24 2014 16:25
Player Focus: Paulinho's Poor Performances Denting Brazil's World Cup Hopes When Paulinho secured a £17m switch to Tottenham Hotspur from Corinthians last summer, comparisons were drawn between the midfielder and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. I intend to follow in his (Lampard’s) footsteps as he is a very professional guy, the Brazil international said when told...
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Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Key to Mexico's Potential Progression

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jun 23 2014 16:30
Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Key to Mexico's Potential Progression Silvestre Varela’s late header in Portugal’s 2-2 draw with USA on Sunday night gave Paulo Bento’s side a fighting chance of progressing to the second round of the World Cup. Defeat would have seen them crash out of the competition having fallen to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Germ...
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Match Focus: How the USA Can Stop Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal

by Graham Ruthven at Jumamosi, Jun 21 2014 12:00
Match Focus: How the USA Can Stop Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal A look of genuine disbelief spread across the face of defender John Brooks as he wheeled away in celebration on Monday night. This was his competitive debut for the USA and he had just scored a World Cup winner in their 2-1 victory over Ghana, four minutes from the end. Disbelief was an understandab...
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Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory

by Ben McAleer at Jumamosi, Jun 21 2014 09:00
Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory Taking Miroslav Klose to the World Cup as the only striker was always going to be a risk for Germany, but it was one that Joachim Löw was willing to take. The decision to overlook Mario Gomez, Max Kruse and Kevin Volland was perhaps a controverisal one and has the potential to backfire.Despite ...
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Team Focus: Revised Spain Approach Fails to Reap the Rewards

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jun 19 2014 17:30
Team Focus: Revised Spain Approach Fails to Reap the Rewards On Wednesday evening, Spain’s bid to retain their World Cup crown came to a premature end, not with a bang, but a whimper. The defending champions crashed out of the tournament following their 2-0 defeat to Chile, this coming off the back of their 5-1 thumping from the Netherlands last we...
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Player Focus: In-form Kokorin Key to Russia's World Cup Hopes

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jun 17 2014 15:20
Player Focus: In-form Kokorin Key to Russia's World Cup Hopes The World Cup has already thrown up plenty of surprises. Costa Rica’s 3-1 win over Uruguay was perhaps the biggest shock of the tournament to date, with young Arsenal star Joel Campbell playing a key role in the win. The 21-year-old bagged the equaliser early in the second half before providin...
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Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jun 13 2014 16:15
Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia After years of planning, the 2014 World Cup kicked off in dramatic fashion on Thursday night as hosts Brazil overcame Group A rivals Croatia 3-1. A Neymar brace and late Oscar strike was enough for A Seleção to secure three points, after Marcelo had inadvertently turned into his own ne...
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Team Focus: Japan's 'Magic Square' Can Guide Them to the Knockout Stages

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jun 11 2014 14:30
Team Focus: Japan's 'Magic Square' Can Guide Them to the Knockout Stages On the face of it, Group C may not be deemed the most appealing to the neutrals. There’s no Brazil, Argentina, Spain or Germany to attract supporters, though the group does contain four teams from four different continents. The combination of the conservative Greece, flamboyant Colombia, physi...
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Team Focus: Chile Expected to be the Top Entertainers in Brazil

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jun 9 2014 18:15
Team Focus: Chile Expected to be the Top Entertainers in Brazil In November last year, Chile repeated their 2-0 win over England at Wembley from 1998. A Marcelo Salas double secured victory for the South American outfit before the turn of the Millennium, but it was Alexis Sánchez who put the England backline to the sword in their most recent clash, scorin...
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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Mei 27 2014 17:00
Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri City fans might well insist Edin Dzeko, Martín Demichelis and Samir Nasri played an important role in their title win this term. The former duo in particular were criticised early in the season, but impressed as the Citizens sat atop England’s top tier come the final day. Both were rewa...
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