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Switzerland gave Argentina all they could handle in the round of 16 on Tuesday, forcing extra time and coming just inches away from having to settle the game with penalty kicks. With less than three minutes remaining in extra time, Switzerland …
Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla blew a perfect opportunity to send his team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Saturday when he missed a shot against Brazil. Pinilla’s shot, which came as the final seconds of extra time ticked away, …
Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’Bohli made some phenomenal saves to keep his team in the game against Germany on Monday. His best work came late in the second half when he stopped a header from Germany’s Thomas Muller. Muller got his head on a …
Rememeber when Luis Suarez defended himself by saying he lost his balance and accidentally smacked his teeth off of Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder, injuring his own mouth in the process? The Uruguay star has apparently had time to reconsider his …
France are one of the favorites to win the 2014 World Cup, and they advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Monday. France’s first goal didn’t come until the 79th minute, but Nigeria sealed its own fate with an own …
The US advanced to the knockout round despite being shut out against Germany last week, and they are hoping their offense will receive a much-needed boost from the return of Jozy Altidore. On Monday, US Soccer announced that Altidore will be …
FIFA basically had no choice but to suspend Luis Suarez for the remainder of the 2014 World Cup and then some after he bit the shoulder of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. Suarez is a three-peat offender (four if you count this) who had already …
The penalty kick shootout between Brazil and Chile on Saturday featured many more missed shots and improbable saves than the one we watched Costa Rica defeat Greece with on Sunday. Alexis Sanchez was one of the players who missed the net for Chile, …
Arjen Robben drew a controversial foul in the 88th minute against Mexico on Sunday to secure a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals for The Netherlands. Mexico were called for a foul inside the box with the score tied 1-1, and Klaas Huntelaar …
Costa Rica converted all five of their penalty kicks in a shootout with Greece to win the match 2-1 Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Costa Rica had made their first four shots before Greece’s Theofanis Gekas looked to …
Mexico soccer coach Miguel Herrera was furious with referee Pedro Proenca for costing El Tri in a 2-1 loss to The Netherlands Sunday at the World Cup. Proenca called a penalty on Rafael Marquez for tripping Arjen Robben in the box during injury time. …
Mexico lost in the round of 16 at the World Cup for the sixth straight time after falling 2-1 to The Netherlands Sunday. Mexico was up 1-0 after Giovani Dos Santos scored in the 48th minute, and they held that lead until Wesley Sneijder made the …
Colombia’s James Rodriguez has proven himself as one of the best and most productive players at the World Cup. James scored in the 28th minute to give Colombia a 1-0 lead over Uruguay during their round of 16 match Saturday on a beautiful …
The MVP of the Brazil-Chile World Cup game on Saturday had to have been the crossbar. In the final few minutes of extra time in the round of 16 match between the two teams, Chile’s Mauricio Pinilla just missed winning the game-winning goal off …
A goal scored by Hulk in the 54th minute of Brazil’s Round of 16 World Cup match with Chile was disallowed Saturday because of a handball call. The goal would have made it 2-1 Brazil, but the game remain tied at 1 after the call was made. What …
It looks like we can credit some laser-pointing Algerian fans with the assist on the country’s first goal of their Group H World Cup game against Russian on Thursday. Russian goalie Igor Akinfeev was at a disadvantage just before Algeria scored …
