World Cup 2014: group stage, day 3
COLOMBIA 3-0 GREECE (Armero, Gutierrez, Rodriguez) Not a bad game, but the most straightforward victory of the tournament so far. 4-2-3-1 and lots of width The team news was significant, because...
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COLOMBIA 2-1 IVORY COAST (Rodriguez, Quintero; Gervinho) A good game contested mainly in the wide areas, with the Ivory Coast full-backs overlapping and the Colombian wingers counter-attacking in...
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URUGUAY 1-0 ITALY (Godin) A boring first half, a highly dramatic second half, and Diego Godin scoring another crucial goal Italy switch to a back three, Uruguay follow Having played their first two...
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Colombia took a while to get going, but never looked in trouble after James Rodriguez’s astonishing strike. Jose Pekerman selected Jackson Martinez, though he played from the left rather than alongside...
View ArticleBrazil 2-1 Colombia: Brazil prevail in a very aggressive game
Goals from both centre-backs put Brazil into the semi-finals. Luiz Felipe Scolari made a straight swap at right-back, with Maicon in for Daniel Alves, while Paulinho replaced the suspended Luiz...
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