End of Group Phase
Pravda.Ru presents you with this document, in which all the group phase games are documented with results, match statistics, scorers and tables. Today, Germany and the USA passed to the knock-out phase from Group G. Russia is eliminated amid some dubious decisions on the pitch, Algeria and Belgium pass.
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Group G
Portugal and Ghana go out, Germany and USA pass on to the next phase
Portugal 2 Ghana 1
Boye og 30 Gyan 57
Ronaldo 80
Portugal
Beto (Eduardo), João Pereira (Varela), Miguel Veloso, Carvalho, Pepe, Bruno Alves, João Moutinho, Amorim, Éder (Vieirinha), Nani, Ronaldo
Coach: Paulo BENTO
Yellow card: João Moutinho
Ghana
Dauda, Afful, Asamoah Rabiu (Acquah), Boye, Mensah, Atsu, Badu, Gyan, Waris (J.Ayew), A.Ayew (Wakaso)
Coach: James APPIAH
Yellow card: Afful, Waris, J, Ayew
Ball possession: Portugal 58% Ghana 42%
Shots/on target: Portugal 18/7 Ghana 17/4
Corners: Portugal 7 Ghana 4
Fouls committed: Portugal 21 Ghana 16
USA 0 Germany 1
Müller, 55
USA
Howard, Johnson, Beasley, Jones, González, Besler, Zusi (Yedlin), Beckerman, Dempsey, Bradley, Davis (Bedoya)
Coach: Juergen KLINNSMANN
Yellow card: González, Beckerman
Germany
Neuer, Boateng, Höwedes, Lahm, Mertesacker, Hummels, Schweinsteiger (Götze), Kroos, Müller, Özil (Schürrle), Podolski (Klose)
Coach: Joachim LOEW
Yellow card: Höwedes
Ball possession: USA 32% Germany 68%
Shots/on target: USA 4/0 Germany 13/6
Corners: USA 2 Germany 3
Fouls committed: USA 15 Germany 9
Group G
Germany 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
USA 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Portugal 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4
Ghana 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
Goal scorers
Germany: T. Müller (4), Hummels. Götze, Klose
USA: Dempsey (2), Brooks, Jones
Ghana: A. Ayew (2), Gyan (2)
Portugal: Nani, Varela, Ronaldo
Group H
Algeria 1 Russia 1
Slimani 60
Kokorin 6
Algeria
M'Bolhi, Mandi, Mesbah, Bentaleb, Belkalem, Halliche, Feghouli, Medjani, Slimani (Soudani), Brahimi (Yebda), Djabou (Ghilas)
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC
Yellow card: Mesbah, Ghilas
Russia
Akinfeev, Kozlov, Kombarov, Glushakov (Denisov), Berezoutski, Ignashevitch, Kerzhakov (Kanunnikov), Faizulin, Kokorin, Shatov (Dzagoev), Samedov
Coach: Fábio CAPELLO
Yellow card: Kozlov, Kombarov
Ball possession: Algeria 44% Russia 56%
Shots/on target: Algeria 8/6 Russia 9/4
Corners: Algeria 3 Russia 4
Fouls committed: Algeria 15 Russia 14
R. Korea 0 Belgium 1
Vertonghen 77
R. Korea
Kim Seung-gyu, Lee Yong, Yun Suk-young, Ki Sung-yueng, Hong Jeong-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Lee Chung-yong, Han Kook-young (Lee Keun-ho), Kim Shin-wook (Kim Bo-kyung), Koo Ja-cheol, Son Heung-min (Ji Dong-won)
Coach: HONG Myungbo
Yellow card: Hong Jeong-ho
Belgium
Courtois, Vanden Borre, Vertonghen, Defour, van Buyte, Lombaerts, Fellaini, Dembélé, Mirallas (Hazard), Januzaj (Chadli), Mertens (Origi),
Coach: Marc WILMOTS
Yellow card: Dembélé
Red card: Defour
Ball possession: R. Korea 55% Belgium 45%
Shots/on target: R. Korea 16/4 Belgium 15/5
Corners: R. Korea 7 Belgium 4
Fouls committed: R. Korea 16 Belgium 12
Group H
Belgium 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
Algeria 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Russia 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
Rep. Korea 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
Goal scorers
Algeria: Feghouli, Slimani (2), Halliche, Djabou, Brahimi
Belgium: Fellaini, Mertens, Origi, Vertonghen
Russia: Kerzhakov, Kokorin
Rep. Korea: Lee Keun-ho Son Heung-min, Koo Ja-cheol
Knock-out stage (Last 16)
Brazil v. Chile
Mexico v.Netherlands
Colombia v. Uruguay
Costa Rica v. Greece
France v. Nigeria
Switzerland v.Argentina
Belgium v. USA
Germany v. Algeria
Latin America: 7
North America: 1
Europe: 6
Africa: 2
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Group A Round 3
It's Brazil versus Chile!
Brazil versus Chile, Mexico versus the Netherlands, is the result of the end of the group phase for Groups A and B.
Group A
Cameroon 1 Brazil 4
Matip 26 Neymar 17, 34; Fred 49; Fernandinho 84
Cameroon
Itandje, Nyom, Bedimo, Mbia, N'Koulou, Matip, Moukandjo (Salli), Enoh, Aboubakar (Webó), N'Guémo, Choupo-Moting (Makoun)
Coach: Volker FINKE
Yellow card: Salli, Enoh
Brazil
Julio César, Dani Alves, Marcelo, Luiz Gustavo, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Hulk (Ramires), Paulinho (Fernandinho), Fred, Oscar, Neymar (Willian)
Coach: Luiz Felipe SCOLARI
Yellow card: -
Ball possession: Cameroon 46% Brazil 54%
Shots/on target: Cameroon 12/1 Brazil 19/11
Corners: Cameroon 6 Brazil 7
Fouls committed: Cameroon 14 Brazil 19
Croatia 1 Mexico 3
Perisic 87
Márquez 72 Guardado 75 Hernández
Croatia
Pletikosa, Srna, Vrsaljko (Kovacic), Pranjic (Jelavic), Corluka, Lovren, Perisic, Rakitic, Mandzukic, Modric, Olic (Rebic)
Coach: Niko KOVAC
Yellow card: Rakitic, Rebic (2)
Red car5d: Reboc
Mexico
Ochoa, Aguilar, Layún, Moreno, Márquez, Rodríguez, Herrera, Vázquez, Peralta (Peña), dos Santos (Hernández), Guardado (Fabián)
Coach: Miguel Herrera
Yellow card: Márquez, Vásquez
Ball possession: Croatia 55% Mexico 45%
Shots/on target: Croatia 10/3 Mexico 11/4
Corners: Croatia 7 Mexico 9
Fouls committed: Croatia 17 Mexico 11
Group A: Second round
Cameroon 0 Croatia 4
Olic 11, Perisic 48, Mandzukic 61, 73
Croatia started well, in a first half which was balanced. Both teams managed seven shots (Croatia had 4 on target to Cameroon's nil) Cameroon had 2 corners to Croatia's 3... Croatia scored...and Cameroon had a player sent off (Alexandre Song).In the second half, Croatia turned on the pressure, scored three more goals...and Cameroon is out of the World Cup.
Match statistics
Cameroon
Itandje, Matip, Assou-Ekotto, Song, N'Koulou, Chedjou (Nounkeu), Moukandjo, Mbia, Aboubakar (Webó), Enoh, Choupo-Moting (Salli)
Coach: Volker FINKE
Yellow card: -
Red card: Song (Misses next match)
Croatia
Pletikosa, Srna, Pranjic, Rakitic, Corluka, Lovren, Perisic (Rebic), Modric, Mandzukic, Cruz Campos (Kovacic), Olic (Eduardo)
Coach: Niko KOVAC
Yellow card: Eduardo
Ball possession: Cameroon 42% Croatia 58%
Shots/on target: Cameroon 17/2 Croatia 18/2
Corners: Cameroon 4 Croatia 7
Fouls committed: Cameroon 11 Croatia 9
Brazil 0 Mexico 0
Match statistics
Brazil
Julio César, Dani Alves, Marcelo, Luiz Gustavo, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Ramires, (Bernard), Paulinho, Fred (Jô), Neymar, Oscar (Willian)
Coach: Luiz Felipe SCOLARI
Yellow cards: Thiago Silva, Ramires
Mexico
Ochoa, Aguilar, Layún, Moreno, Márquez, Rodríguez, Herrera (Fabián), Vázquez, dos Santos (Jiménez), Peralta (Hernández), Guardado
Coach: Miguel HERRERA
Yellow card: Aguilar, Vázquez
Ball possession: Brazil 53% Mexico 47%
Shots/on target: Brazil 15/6 Mexico 13/2
Corners: Brazil 4 Mexico 3
Fouls committed: Brazil 13 Mexico 18
First round
Mexico 1 Cameroon 0
O. Peralta 61
Cameroon can say that they could have come away from this match with a point, and this is backed up by the match statistics: 10 shots for Cameroon, 4 on target, against nine shots from Mexico, 5 on. Cameroon had five corners to the Aztecs' two. Mexico, however, had two goals ruled out before Cameroon had a chance right at the end of the game when Ochoa somehow managed to save Benjamin Moukandjo's header in the top left corner of the goal.
Match statistics
Mexico
Ochoa, F. Rodriguez, Marquez (Capt), Herrera (Salcido), Layun, Dos Santos, Moreno, Guardado (Fabian), O. Peralta (Hernandez), Aguilar, Vazquez
Coach: Miguel HERRERA
Yellow card: Moreno
Cameroon
Itanjde, Assou Eketto, Nkoulou, Djeugoue (Mounkeu), Song (Webo), Moukandjo, Eto'o (Capt), Choupo-Moting, Chedjou, Mbia, Enoh
Coach: Volker FINKE
Yellow card: Nounkeu
Ball possession: Mexico 62% Cameroon 38%
Shots/on target: Mexico 9/5 Cameroon 10/4
Corners Mexico 2 Cameroon 5
Fouls committed Mexico 11 Cameroon 12
Brazil 3 Croatia 1
Neymar 29 Marcelo (own goal, o.g. 11)
Neymar 71 (pen)
Oscar 90
Hrvatska! This was the first roar the Arena Corinthians Stadium heard this evening as the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off with the Group A game between hosts Brazil and Croatia, when after ten minutes Marcelo poked a loose ball into his own net, the sequence of a Croatia counter-attack from Brazil's first corner of five on nine minutes.
Brazil kept pressing, despite the setback and after 29 minutes, the amazing Neymar equalized, three minutes after getting a yellow card for elbowing. His left-footed shot rebounded off the woodwork, leaving Croatia's solid keeper, Pletikosa, beaten.
In the second half, Neymar (penalty) and Oscar added two more goals for Brazil on 71 and 90 minutes, the last coming seconds after Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar made a crucial save.
Croatia will certainly prove a difficult opponent for Cameroon and Mexico in the same group but can hardly complain about this result, such was the dominance of Brazil's attacking display.
Match statistics
Brazil
Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, T. Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, Hulk (Bernard), Paulinho (Hernanes), Fred, Neymar (Ramires), Oscar, L. Gustavo
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Yellow cards: Neymar, L. Gustavo
Croatia
Pletikosa, Vrsaljko, Perisic, Corluka, Lovren, Rakitic, Jelavic (Rebic), Modric, Srna, Olic, Kovacic (Brozovic)
Coach: Niko KOVAC
Yellow cards: Corluka, Lovren
Ball possession: Brazil 61% Croatia 39%
Shots/on target: Brazil 14/6 Croatia 11/3
Corners Brazil 7 Croatia 3
Fouls committed Brazil 5 Croatia 20
Groups
Group
Country Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference Points
Group A After three games
Brazil Cameroon Croatia Mexico
Brazil 2 1 0 7 2 + 5 7
Mexico 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Croatia 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
Cameroon 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0
Goal scorers:
Brazil: Neymar (4) Oscar, Fred, Fernandinho
Mexico: O.Peralta, Márquez, Guardado, Hernández
Own goals: Marcelo 1 Brazil (for Croatia)
Croatia: Olic, Perisic (2), Mandzukic (2)
Cameroon: Matip
Scenarios:
Mexico v. Croatia. A draw or a win is enough to put Mexico through, a Croatia win is enough to put Croatia through. A draw or a win against Cameroon puts Brazil through. The complication is if Brazil loses and Mexico draws or wins, in which case, in which case goal difference kicks in.
Group B After 3 games
Australia Chile Netherlands Spain
Round 3
Group B
Australia 0 Spain 3
Villa 36 Torres 69 Mata 82
Australia
Ryan, McGowan, Davidson, McKay, Wilkinson, Spiranovic, Leckie, Jedinak, Taggart (Halloran), Bozanic (Bresciano), Oar (Troisi)
Coach: Ange POSTECOGLOU
Yellow card: Spiranovic, Jedinak
Spain
Reina, Juanfran, Alba, Alonso (Silva), Albiol, Ramos, Koke, Iniesta, Torres, Villa (Mata), Cazorla (Fábregas)
Coach: Vicente BEL BOSQUE
Yellow card: Ramos
Ball possession: Australia 42% Spain 58%
Shots/on target: Australia 4/0 Spain 10/4
Corners: Australia 2 Spain 6
Fouls committed: Australia 14 Spain 9
Netherlands 2 Chile 0
Fer 77
Depay 90
Netherlands
Cillessen, Janmaat, Kuyt (Kongolo), Blind, Vlaar, de Vrij, Wijnaldum, de Jong, Sneijder (Fer), Lens (Depay), Robben
Coach: Loius VAN GAAL
Yellow card: Blind
Chile
Bravo, Isla, Mena, Jara, Medel, Silva (Valdívia), Aránguiz, Díaz, Gutierrez (Beausejour), Sánchez, Vargas (Pinilla)
Coach: Jorge SAMPAOLI
Yellow card: Silva
Ball possession: Netherlands 32% Chile 68%
Shots/on target: Netherlands 13/4 Chile 8/1
Corners: Netherlands 2 Chile 7
Fouls committed: Netherlands 26 Chile 14
Group B
Netherlands 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
Chile 2 0 5 3 +2 6
Spain 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
Australia 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
Goal scorers:
Spain: Xabi Alonso, Villa, Torres, Mata
Netherlands: Van Persie (3), Robben (3), de Vrij, Depay
Chile: Alexis Sanchez, Valdivia, Beausejour, Vargas, Aránguiz
Australia: Cahill (2), Jedinak
Australia
Ryan, McGowan, Davidson, McKay, Wilkinson, Spiranovic, Leckie, Jedinak, Taggart (Halloran), Bozanic (Bresciano), Oar (Troisi)
Coach: Ange POSTECOGLOU
Yellow card: Spiranovic, Jedinak
Spain
Reina, Juanfran, Alba, Alonso (Silva), Albiol, Ramos, Koke, Iniesta, Torres, Villa (Mata), Cazorla (Fábregas)
Coach: Vicente BEL BOSQUE
Yellow card: Ramos
Ball possession: Australia 42% Spain 58%
Shots/on target: Australia 4/0 Spain 10/4
Corners: Australia 2 Spain 6
Fouls committed: Australia 14 Spain 9
Netherlands 2 Chile 0
Fer 77
Depay 90
Netherlands
Cillessen, Janmaat, Kuyt (Kongolo), Blind, Vlaar, de Vrij, Wijnaldum, de Jong, Sneijder (Fer), Lens (Depay), Robben
Coach: Loius VAN GAAL
Yellow card: Blind
Chile
Bravo, Isla, Mena, Jara, Medel, Silva (Valdívia), Aránguiz, Díaz, Gutierrez (Beausejour), Sánchez, Vargas (Pinilla)
Coach: Jorge SAMPAOLI
Yellow card: Silva
Ball possession: Netherlands 32% Chile 68%
Shots/on target: Netherlands 13/4 Chile 8/1
Corners: Netherlands 2 Chile 7
Fouls committed: Netherlands 26 Chile 14
Round 2
Spain 0 Chile 2
Vargas 19, Aránguiz, 43
Spain's Vicente del Bosque and his tiki-taka pupils had no answer for Chile today. The result is two games, seven goals against, one for (penalty), and an early exit from the World Cup. Spain has some serious introspection to do and one good idea would be to contract Portugal's José Mourinho to coach the side to their former glory. This would begin by retiring Iker Casillas.
Match statistics
Spain
Casillas, Azpilicueta, Alba, Alonso (Koke), Javi Martínez, Ramos, Pedro (Cazorla), Busquets, Diego Costa (Torres), Silva, Iniesta
Coach: Vicente DEL BOSQUE
Yellow card: Alonso
Chile
Bravo, Isla, Mena, Jara, Medel, Silva, Aránguiz (Gutierrez), Díaz,Vidal (Carmona), Sánchez, Vargas (Valdívia)
Coach: Jorge SAMPAOLI
Yellow card: Mena, Vidal
Ball possession: Spain 63% Chile 37%
Shots/on target: Spain 16/6 Chile 8/4
Corners: Spain 7 Chile 1
Fouls committed: Spain 14 Chile 15
Australia 2 Netherlands 3
Cahill 21 Robben 20
Jedinak 54 Van Persie 58, Depay 68
(pen)
Group B
Australia had a fantastic first half, playing as equals with the Netherlands and blocking the Dutch midfield. It was the Netherlands however that opened the score when Robben latched on to a ball that was intercepted from the left, ran from the halfway line and fired with his left foot to the left of the keeper.
Australia's reaction was as immediate as it was amazing. Cahill made contact with his left foot, volleying home a cross from the right near the half-way line leaving Cillesen no chance. On 30' and 31' Bresciano and Spiranovic could have put Australia ahead with good chances but the first half ended badly, with Bruno Martins (Netherlands) behind stretchered off after a foul from Cahill, which earns him a one-match band for round 3.
In the second half, Australia went ahead, through a penalty from Jedinak on 54' but the Netherlands came back, with an equalizer from Van Persie on 58' and the winner, ten minutes later (Depay). Australia has lost two games but leaves a very positive impression for the future after this game, which it was unlucky to lose.
For the Netherlands, 2 games, 6 points, 8 goals scored... what more could one ask for? Is this the Year of the Orange?
Match statistics
Australia
Ryan, McGowan, Davidson, McKay, Wilkinson, Spiranovic, Leckie, Jedinak, Cahill (Halloran), Bresciano (Bozanic), Oar (Taggart)
Coach: Ange POSTECOGLOU
Yellow cards: Cahill (Misses next match)
Netherlands
Cillessen, Janmaat, Blind, Martins Indi (Depay), Vlaar, de Vrij, de Guzmán (Vijnaldum), de Jong, Sneijder, van Persie (Lens), Robben
Coach: Louis VAN GAAL
Yellow card: Van Persie
Ball possession: Australia 50% Netherlands 50%
Shots/on target: Australia 10/4 Netherlands 14/9
Corners: Australia 3 Netherlands 2
Fouls committed: Australia 18 Netherlands 25
First round
Spain 1 Netherlands 5
Xavi Alonso Van Persie 44, 72; Robben 53, 80; de Vrij 64
(pen) 27
The Netherlands has the first candidate for the goal of the tournament: Van Persie's equalizing header from the middle of the area, following an inch-perfect pass from the left (Daley Blind). Spain had edged ahead, through a penalty (Xabi Alonso) after Diego Costa was brought down in the area by de Vrij, after a wonderful move from Iniesta, David Silva and Xavi Alonso.
After the break, an avalanche buried Spain and their tiki-taka short-passing game (Brazil had already shown how to play against this system in the Confederations Cup, which they won 3-0. The answer is the application of the WM formation, massing the midfield).
The second Dutch goal came on 52'. Arjen Robben shot past Casillas in the centre of the area (assist from Daley Blind) after holding the ball, skipping past two defenders and finding a shooting position. Goal 3 came after a foul by Robben on Casillas and shines a light on what the media has started calling bad refereeing (dubiously, because Brazil's penalty was legitimate, and Cameroon gave Mexico a scare). De Vrij converted the goal from a set piece.
After this, Spain pressed and the Netherlands acted like poisoned arrows in a classic counter-attack game. On 72', Casillas went out of his goal to counter Van Persie, who controlled the ball, skipped past the fallen keeper and rifled the shot between two desperate Spanish defenders. Spain's miserable night was compounded on 80', when Arjen Robben fired his shot past Casillas' left hand into the right-hand corner of the goal, after a perfect assist from Wesley Sneijder.
Match statistics
Spain
Casillas, Azpilicueta, Alba, Alonso (Pedro), Piqué, Ramos, Silva (Fabregas), Busquets, Diego Costa (Torres), Xavi, Iniesta
Coach: Vicente DEL BOSQUE
Yellow card: Casillas
Netherlands
Cillessen, Janmaat, Blind, Martins Indi, Vlaar, de Vrij (Veltman), de Guzman (Wijnaldum), de Jong, Sneijder, van Persie (Lens) Robben
Coach: Louis VAN GAAL
Yellow cards: De Vrij, de Guzman, Van Persie
Ball possession: Spain 64% Netherlands 36%
Shots/on target: Spain 10/4; Netherlands 14/10
Corners: Spain 4 Netherlands 1
Fouls committed: Spain 5 Netherlands 18
Chile 3 Australia 1
Sanchez 12 Tim Cahill 35
Valdivia 14
Beausejour 90
Match statistics
Chile
Bravo, Isla, Mena, Diaz, Medel, Jara, Aránguiz, Valdívia (Beausejour), Vargas (Pinilla), Sánchez, Vidal (Gutierrez)
Coach: Jorge SAMPAOLI
Yellow card: Aránguiz
Australia
Ryan, Franjic (McGowan), Davidson, Milligan, Wilkinson, Spiranovic, Leckie, Jedinak, Cahill, Bresciano (Troisi), Oar (Halloran)
Coach: Ange POSTECOGLOU
Yellow cards: Cahill, Milligan, Jedinak
Ball possession: Chile 65% Australia 35%
Shots/on target: Chile 10/5 Australia 13/4
Corners: Chile 3 Australia 1
Fouls committed: Chile 9 Australia 18
Group B
Netherlands 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
Chile 2 0 5 3 +2 6
Spain 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
Australia 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
Goal scorers:
Spain: Xabi Alonso, Villa, Torres, Mata
Netherlands: Van Persie (3), Robben (3), de Vrij, Depay
Chile: Alexis Sanchez, Valdivia, Beausejour, Vargas, Aránguiz
Australia: Cahill (2), Jedinak
Group C
Colombia Greece Ivory Coast Japan
Third round
Greece 2 Ivory Coast 1
Samaris 42 Bony 74
Samaras 90 (pen)
Greece
Karnezis (Glykos), Torosidis, Holebas, Karagounis (Gekas), Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Salpingidis, Maniatis, Samaras, Kone (Samaris), Christodoulopoulos
Coach: Fernando SANTOS
Yellow card:
Ivory Coast
Barry, Aurier, Boka, Gonzaroua Die, K Touré, Bamba, Kalou, Tioté (Bony), Drogba (Diomande), Y Touré, Gervinho (Sio)
Coach: Sabri LAMOUCHI
Yellow card: Gonzaroua Die, Kalou, Drogba
Ball possession: Greece 46% Ivory Coast 54%
Shots/on target: Greece 13/5 Ivory Coast 13/4
Corners: Greece 4 Ivory Coast 7
Fouls committed: Greece 12 Ivory Coast 23
Japan 1 Colombia 4
Cuadrado 17 (pen), Martínez 55, 82; Rodríguez 89
Okazaki 45
Japan
Kawashima, Uchida, Nagatomo, Hasebe, Yoshida, Konno, Okazaki (Kakitani), Aoyama (Yamaguchi), Okubo, Honda, Kagawa (Kiyotake)
Coach: Alberto ZACCHERONI
Yellow card: Konno
Colombia
Ospina (Mondragón), Arias, Armero, Mejía, Valdés, Balanta, Cuadrado (Carbonero), Guarín, Ramos, Quintero (Rodríguez), Martinez
Coach: José PEKERMAN
Yellow card: Guarín
Ball possession: Japan 60% Colombia 40%
Shots/on target: Japan 24/7 Colombia 13/4
Corners: Japan 9 Colombia 2
Fouls committed: Japan 10 Colombia 18
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Second round
Japan 0 Greece 0
Match statistics
Japan
Kawashima, Uchida, Nagatomo, Yamaguchi, Yoshida, Konno, Okubo, Hasebe (Endo), Osako (Kagawa), Honda, Okazaki
Coach: Alberto ZACCHERONI
Yellow card: Hasebe
Greece
Karnezis, Torosidis, Holebas, Katsouranis, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Maniatis, Kone (Salpingidis), Mitroglou (Gekas), Fetfatzidis (Karagounis), Samaras
Coach: Fernando SANTOS
Yellow card: Katsouranis, Torosidis, Samaras
Red card: Katsouranis
Ball possession: Japan 74% Greece 26%
Shots/on target: Japan 18/4 Greece 9/4
Corners: Japan 5 Greece 7
Fouls committed: Japan 23 Greece 18
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Goal scorers Colombia: Armero, Gutiérrez, James Rodríguez (2), Quintero Ivory Coast: Bony, Gervinho (2) Japan: Honda |
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Colombia 2 Ivory Coast 1
Rodriguez 64 Gervinho 73
Quintero 70
The statistics say it all: another African team dominates the game, has more ball possession, has more shots but less on target, has the same number of corners, commits less fouls, and loses the game.
Match statistics
Colombia
Ospina, Zuñiga, Armero (Arias), Sánchez, Zapata, Yepes, Cuadrado, Aguilar (Mejía), Gutiérrez, Rodríguez, Ibarbo (Quintero)
Coach: José PEKERMAN
Yellow card: -
Ivory Coast
Barry, Aurier, Boka, Gonzaroua Die (Bolly), Zokora, Bamba, Gradel (Kalou), Tioté, Bony (Drogba),Y Touré, Gervinho
Coach: Sabri LAMOUCHI
Yellow card: Zokora (misses next match), Tioté
Ball possession: Colombia 45% Ivory Coast 55%
Shots/on target: Colombia 11/6 Ivory Coast 13/3
Corners: Colombia 5 Ivory Coast 5
Fouls committed: Colombia 11 Ivory Coast 14
First round
Colombia 3 Greece 0
Armero 5
Gutiérrez 58
James Rodríguez 90
Colombia got off to the best start possible, putting the ball away on 5 minutes, when Armero shot through a crowded area, blinding Greek goalkeeper Karnezis to the shot. When he saw it, it was in his net. 1-0 to Colombia, which then sat back and gave possession to Greece.
On 6', Kone shot just wide, Torosidis headed just wide on 28', two corners ensued on 34' and 39' and on 44', Kone forced Ospina to make a great save, conceding another corner.
However, after 45 minutes, the score remained at 1-0 to Colombia. After the break, James Rodriguez tested Karnezis. Greece did noit take advantage of the ball possession, and things got worse after 58' when Gutiérrez fired home his shot after a corner. Greece's misery and ineffective attack, which made the team look as miserable as its coach, the Portuguese Fernando Santos looking on as if he was attending a tragedy, was compounded as the game ended, when James Rodríguez fired in the third.
Greece distributed the ball around the park but has to do far better in the remaining games.
Match statistics
Colombia
Ospina, Zapata, Yepes (Capt), C. Sanchez, Armero (Arias), Aguilar T. (Mejia), Teo (Jackson Martínez), James Rodríguez, Cuadrado, Ibarbo, Zuñiga
Coach: Jose PEKERMAN
Yellow cards: Sanchez
Greece
Karnezis, Maniatis, Manolas, Samaras, Kone (Karagounis), Salpingidis (Fetfatzidis), Torosidis, Gekas (Mitroglou), Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Cholevas, Katsouranis (Capt)
Coach: Fernando SANTOS
Yellow card: Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Salpingidis
Ball possession: Colombia 48% Greece 52%
Shots/on target: Colombia 13/6 Greece 11/2
Corners: Colombia 4 Greece 4
Fouls committed: Colombia 19 Greece 14
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Ivory Coast 2 Japan 1 Bony 64 Honda 16 Gervinho 66
Ivory Coast Barry, Aurier , Boka (Djakpa), Gonzaroua Die (Drogba), Zokora, Bamba, Kalou, Tioté, Bony (Ya Konan), Y Touré, Gervinho Coach: Sabri LAMOUCHI Yellow cards: Zokora, Bamba
Japan Kawashima, Uchida, Nagatomo, Hasebe (Endo), Morishige, Yoshida, Okazaki, Yamaguchi, Osako (Okubo), Honda, Kagawa (Kakitani) Coach: Alberto ZACCHERONI Yellow card: Morishige, Yoshida
Ball possession: Ivory Coast 58% Japan 42% Corners: Ivory Coast 8 Japan 5 Fouls committed: Ivory Coast 12 Japan 13
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Group C After 2 games
Colombia 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
Greece 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
Ivory Coast 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
Japan 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
Goal scorers
Colombia: Armero, Gutiérrez, James Rodríguez (3), Quintero, Cuadrado, Martínez (2)
Ivory Coast: Bony (2), Gervinho (2)
Japan: Honda, Okazaki
Greece: Samaris, Samaras
Group D
Costa Rica England Italy Uruguay
Third round
Group D
Costa Rica 0 England 0
Costa Rica
Navas, Gamboa, Díaz Campbell, Miller, Gonzalez, Duarte, Ruiz, Borges (Barrantes), Campbell (Ureña), Tejeda Valverde, Brenes (Bolaños)
Coach: Jorge Luís PINTO
Yellow card: Gonzalez
England
Foster, Jones, Shaw, Wilshere (Gerrard), Smalling, Cahill, Milner (Rooney), Lampard, Sturridge, Barkley, Lallana (Sterling)
Coach: Roy HODGSON
Yellow card: Barkley, Lallana
Ball possession: Costa Rica 44% England 56%
Shots/on target: Costa Rica 4/2 England 8/1
Corners: Costa Rica 3 England 7
Fouls committed: Costa Rica 18 England 16
Italy 0 Uruguay 1
Godín 81
Italy
Buffon, Darmian, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli, Verratti (Motta), Marchisio, Immobile (Cassano), Balotelli (Parolo), Pirlo
Coach: Cesare PRANDELLI
Yellow card: De Sciglio, Balotelli
Red card: Marchisio
Uruguay
Muslera, Cáceres, Pereira (Stuani), Arévalo Rios, Giménez, Godín, González, Lodeiro (Maxi Pereira), Suarez, Cavani, Rodríguez (Ramírez)
Coach: Oscar Washington TABAREZ
Yellow card: Muslera, Arévalo Rios
Ball possession: Italy 57% Uruguay 43%
Shots/on target: Italy 9/1 Uruguay 14/5
Corners: Italy 3 Uruguay 3
Fouls committed: Italy 19 Uruguay 19
Second round
Group D
Italy 0 Costa Rica 1
Ruiz 44
Match statistics
Italy
Buffon, Abate, Darmian, De Rossi, Barzagli, Chiellini, Candreva (Insigne), Motta (Cassano), Balotelli, Pirlo, Marchisio (Cerci)
Coach: Cesare PRANDELLI
Yellow cards: Balotelli
Costa Rica
Navas, Gamboa, Díaz Campbell, Umaña, Gonzalez, Duarte, Ruiz (Brenes), Borges, Campbell (Ureña), Tejeda Valverde (Cubero), Bolaños
Coach: Jorge Luís PINTO
Yellow cards: Cubero
Ball possession: Italy 61% Costa Rica 39%
Shots/on target: Italy 10/4 Costa Rica 11/5
Corners: Italy 4 Costa Rica 5
Fouls committed: Italy 10 Costa Rica 23
Uruguay 2 England 1
Suarez Rooney 75
39, 84
Match statistics
Uruguay
Muslera, Cáceres, Pereira, Arévalo Rios, Giménez, Godín, González (Fucile), Lodeiro (Stuani),Suarez (Coates), Cavani, Rodríguez
Coach: Oscar Washington TABAREZ
Yellow card: Godín
England
Hart, Johnson, Baines, Henderson (Lambert), Cahill, Jagielka, Sterling (Barkley), Gerrard, Sturridge, Rooney, Welbeck (Lallana)
Coach: Roy HODGSON
Yellow card: Gerrard
Ball possession: Uruguay 37% England 63%
Shots/On target: Uruguay 8/2 England 12/6
Corners: Uruguay 7 England 6
Fouls committed: Uruguay 17 England 12
First round
Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 3
Cavani 24 Campbell 54, Duarte 57 Ureña 84
(pen)
Match statistics
Uruguay
Muslera, Maxi Pereira, Cáceres, Gargano (González), Lugano, Godín, Stuani, Arévalo Rios, Forlán (Lodeiro), Cavani, Rodríguez (Hernández)
Coach: Oscar Washington TABAREZ
Yellow cards: Gargano, Lugano, Cáceres
Red Card: Maxi Pereira
Costa Rica
Navas, Gamboa, Díaz Campbell, Umaña, Gonzalez, Duarte, Ruiz (Ureña), Tejeda Valverde (Cubero), Campbell, Borges, Bolaños (Barrantes)
Coach: Jorge Luis PINTO
Ball possession: Uruguay 56% Costa Rica 44%
Shots/on target: Uruguay 9/3 Costa Rica 13/4
Corners: Uruguay 5 Costa Rica 6
Fouls committed: Uruguay 20 Costa Rica 18
England 1 Italy 2
Sturridge 37 Marchisio 35, Balotelli 50
Despite losing the match and despite the fact that Italy looked like a team of men playing against boys, a team which if necessary would put another ball in the net, there can be no doubt that the experience and intelligence of team coach Roy Hodgson has taken England to another dimension.
It is a pity for England that key players, such as Wayne Rooney, despite being an excellent supporting strike force, whose passing and vision is second to none when he is on form, fail to put the ball away in situations which would see any boy in any park celebrate a goal. This underlines the notion that football players can systematically fail to display what would be basic skills in any other profession and yet still keep their jobs, the notion that football players can commit massive mistakes and go unpunished, when any executive, for ten times less, would lose his job.
For those who state that a footballer's lot is not an easy one, then when one takes into account that the players have been practicing their art daily since they were knee-high to a grasshopper, the argument falls flat.
That said, England showed too much skill and collective will to leave the competition in the group phase and should prove too hot to handle for the Group C rivals in the last 16. Hodgson seems to have booked his team's place in the last 8, together inevitably with Italy, Brazil, Netherlands, probably Croatia and Spain if they can pick themselves up and learn how to play tiki without taka.
Match statistics
England
Hart, Johnson, Baines, Henderson (Wilshere), Cahill, Jagielka, Welbeck (Barkley), Gerrard (Capt), Sturridge (Lallana), Sterling, Rooney
Coach: Roy HODGSON
Yellow card: Sterling
Italy
Sirigu, Darmian, Chiellini, De Rossi, Barzagli, Paletta, Candreva (Parolo), Verratti (Motta), Balotelli (Immobile), Pirlo, Marchisio,
Coach: Cesare PRANDELLI
Yellow card: -
Ball possession: England 44% Italy 56%
Shots/on target: England 18/5 Italy 13/4
Corners: England 9 Italy 2
Fouls committed: England 8 Italy 11
Group D
Costa Rica 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Uruguay 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Italy 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
England 0 1 2 2 3 -1 1
Goal scorers
Costa Rica: Campbell, Duarte, Ureña, Ruiz
Uruguay: Cavani (pen), Suarez (2), Godín
England: Sturridge, Rooney
Italy: Marchisio, Balotelli
Group E
Ecuador France Honduras Switzerland
Third round
Group E
Ecuador 0 France 0
Ecuador
Domínguez, Paredes, Ayoví, Minda, Guagua, Erazo, A Valencia, Noboa (Caicedo), E Valencia, Arroyo (Achilier), Montero (Ibarra)
Coach: Reinaldo RUEDA
Yellow card: Erazo
Red card: A. Valencia
France
Lloris, Sagna, Digne, Schneiderlin, Koscielny, Sakho (Varane), Pogba, Matuidi (Giroud), Benzema, Sissoko, Griezmann (Remy)
Coach: Didier DESCHAMPS
Yellow card:
Ball possession: Ecuador 31% France 69%
Shots/on target: Ecuador 12/2 France 21/9
Corners: Ecuador 1 France 7
Fouls committed: Ecuador 17France 6
Honduras 0 Switzerland 3
Shaqiri 6 31 71
Honduras
Valladares, Beckeles, García, Palacios, Bernárdez, Figueroa, García (Najar), Claros, Costly (Palacios), Bengtson, Espinoza (Chávez)
Coach: Luis SUAREZ
Yellow card: Palacios
Switzerland
Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Rodriguez, Inler, Schär, Djourou, Xhaka (Lang), Behrami,
Drmic (Seferovic), Shaqiri (Dzemaili), Mehmedi
Coach: Ottmar HITZFELD
Yellow card:
Ball possession: Honduras 62% Switzerland 38%
Shots/on target: Honduras 12/4 Switzerland 16/10
Corners: Honduras 8 Switzerland 1
Fouls committed: Honduras 17 Switzerland 17
Second round
Honduras 1 Ecuador 2
Costly 31 E. Valencia 34, 65
Honduras
Valladares, Beckeles, Izaguirre (Garcia), Garrido (Martínez), Bernárdez, Figueroa, García (Chávez), Claros, Costly, Bengtson, Espinoza
Coach: Luis SUAREZ
Yellow card: Bernárdez, Bengston
Ecuador
Domínguez, Paredes, Ayoví, Minda (Gruezo), Guagua, Erazo, A Valencia, Noboa, E Valencia, Caicedo (Méndez), Montero (Achilier)
Coach: Reinaldo RUEDA (photo)
Yellow card: A. Valencia, E. Valencia, Montero
Ball possession: Honduras 50% Ecuador 50%
Shots/on target: Honduras 17/5 Ecuador 10/4
Corners: Honduras 4 Ecuador 12
Fouls committed: Honduras 15 Ecuador 16
France can celebrate early, because the goal difference is so high that Switzerland would need to thrash Honduras, and France get thrashed by Ecuador, to lose out. Despite a thumping 5-2 defeat, Switzerland can be expected to beat Honduras, leap-frogging over Ecuador unless it beats Deschamps' promising-looking side.
Switzerland 2 France 5
Giroud 17, Matuidi 18, Valbuena 40, Benzema 67, Sissoko 73
Dzemaili 81
Xhaka 87
Switzerland
Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Rodriguez, Inler, Djourou, Von Bergen (Senderos), Shaqiri, Behrami (Dzemaili), Seferovic (Drmic), Xhaka, Mehmedi
Coach: Ottmar HITZFELD
Yellow card: -
France
Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Cabaye, Varane, Sakho (Koscielny), Sissoko, Matuidi, Giroud (Pogba), Valbuena (Griezmann), Benzema
Coach: Didier DESCHAMPS
Yellow card: Cabaye
Ball possession: Switzerland 58% France 42%
Shots/on target: Switzerland 17/4 France 22/12
Corners: Switzerland 5 France 3
Fouls committed: Switzerland 12 France 15
First round
Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1
Mehmedi 48 Valencia 22
Seferovic 90
It was Ecuador that scored the first goal against the run of play. Valencia, 22 minutes. Following a free kick from the left, the Swiss defence allowed three Ecuadorian players into the penalty area, outnumbering the defending team and Valencia fired home. 1-0. Switzerland had far more of the ball in the first half, but the result remained at the interval.
In the second half, Mehmedi scored the equalizer, heading into the goal in front of Domínguez, after a corner. Switzerland, well organized, soaked up attacks from Ecuador and had the ball in the net on 69', but it was clearly offside. However, Ecuador did enough to deserve the draw and Switzerland's winner (Seferovic, 90) seemed to be a little flattering for a good, organized European side, but equalled by Ecuador, 20 places below at 26 in the FIFA ranking, on the field.
Match statistics
Switzerland
Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Rodriguez, Inler, Djourou, Von Bergen, Shaqiri, Behrami, Drmic (Seferovic), Xhaka, Stocker (Mehmedi)
Coach: Ottmar HITZFELD
Yellow card: Djourou
Ecuador
Domínguez, Paredes, Ayoví, Gruezo, Guagua, Erazo, A. Valencia, Noboa, Caicedo (Arroyo), E. Valencia, Montero (Rojas)
Coach: Reinaldo RUEDA
Yellow card: Paredes
Ball possession: Switzerland 62% Ecuador 38%
Shots/on target: Switzerland 17/6 Ecuador 10/4
Corners: Switzerland 8 Ecuador 5
Fouls committed: Switzerland 9 Ecuador 15
France 3 Honduras 0
Benzema 45′ (pen),
72′
Valladares 48′ (og)
France
Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Cabaye (Mavuba), Varane, Sakho, Pogba, (Sissoko), Matuidi, Benzema, Valbuena (Giroud), Griezmann
Coach: Didier DESCHAMPS
Yellow card: Cabaye, Pogba
Honduras
Valladares, Beckeles, Izaguirre, Palacios, Bernárdez (Chávez), Figueroa, Najar (Claros), Garrido, Costly, Bengtson (García), Espinoza,
Coach: Luis SUAREZ
Yellow card: Palacios, Garrido, Garcia
Red card: Palacios
Match statistics
Ball possession: France 71% Honduras 29%
Shots/on target: France 20/5 Honduras 4/1
Corners: France 8 Honduras 0
Fouls committed: France 13 Honduras 14
Group E
France 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Switzerland 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
Ecuador 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Honduras 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0
Goal scorers
Ecuador: E. Valencia (3)
Switzerland: Shaqiri (3)., Mehmedi, Seferovic, Dzemaili, Xhaka
France: Benzema (3) Valladares (og), Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Sissoko
Honduras: Costly
Group F
Argentina Bosnia-Herzegovina Iran Nigeria
Round 3
Group F
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Iran 1
Dzeko 23 Ghoochannejhad 82
Pjanic 59
Vrsajevic 83
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Begovic, Vrsajevic, Kolasinac, Hadzic (Vranjes), Sunjic, Spahic, Besic, Pjanic, Ibisevic, Dzeko (Visca), Susic (Salihovic)
Coach: Safet SUSIC
Yellow card: Besic
Iran
Haghighi, Montazeri, Pooladi, Nekounam, Hosseini, Sadeqi, Shojaei (Heydari), Teymourian, Ghoochannejhad, Hajsafi (Jahanbakhsh) Dejagah (Ansarifard)
Coach: Carlos QUEIROZ
Yellow card: Ansarifard
Ball possession: Bosnia-Herzegovina 66% Iran 34%
Shots/on target: Bosnia-Herzegovina 12/5 Iran 7/2
Corners: Bosnia-Herzegovina 6 Iran 5
Fouls committed: Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 Iran 17
Nigeria 2 Argentina 3
Musa Messi 3,45; Rojo 50
4, 47
Nigeria
Enyeama, Ambrose Emuobo, Oshaniwa, Mikel, Yobo, Omeruo, Odemwingie (Nwofor), Onazi, Emenike, Babatunde (Uchebo), Musa
Coach: Stephen KESHI
Yellow card: Oshaniwa, Omeruo
Argentina
Romero, Zabaleta, Rojo, Mascherano, Fernández, Garay, Gago, Messi, Agüero, Higuaín, Di María
Coach: Alejandro SABELLA
Yellow card:
Ball possession: Nigeria 39% Argentina 61%
Shots/on target: Nigeria 12/3 Argentina 18/13
Corners: Nigeria 4 Argentina 12
Fouls committed: Nigeria 16 Argentina 5
Round 2
Nigeria 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0
Odemwingie 29
Nigeria
Enyeama, Ambrose Emuobo, Oshaniwa, Mikel, Yobo, Omeruo, Odemwingie, Onazi, Emenike, Babatunde (Uzoenyi), Musa (Ameobi)
Coach: Stephen KESHI
Yellow card: Mikel
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Begovic, Mujdza, Lulic (Salihovic), Besic, Sunjic, Spahic, Hajrovic (Ibisevic), Medunjanin (Susic), Dzeko, Pjanic, Misimovic
Coach: Safet SUSIC
Yellow card: Medunjanin
Ball possession: Nigeria 40% Bosnia-Herzegovina 60%
Shots/on target: Nigeria 20/9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 20/7
Corners: Nigeria 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 4
Fouls committed: Nigeria 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7
Argentina 1 Iran 0
Messi
Iran robbed!
Brave Iran... unlucky, noble, brave, courageous, talented, determined and dignified Iran went down to a Messi goal almost at the end of the game, after holding the world's number 5, after having several clear chances and a penalty denied by a referee who appeared to be clearly compromised. Congratulations, Iran!
Brave Iran... unlucky, noble, brave, courageous, talented, determined and dignified Iran went down to a Messi goal almost at the end of the game, after holding the world's number 5, after having several clear chances and a penalty denied by a referee who appeared to be clearly compromised. Congratulations, Iran!
Nobody who knows anything about football would deny that Iran was denied a penalty by a referee who is either biased, or incompetent. Milorad Mazic is his name, and he will live to the end of his days knowing he robbed Iran of a penalty. What a disgusting comment on football, what a disgusting comment on the quality of referees chosen to manage the games of the FIFA World Cup.
Milorad Mazic will without doubt be the reason why many people, including myself, give up believing in football as a sport and start moving to other modalities where the refereeing is transparent. If Mazic looks at the replay of that penalty and still says there wasn't one, then he needs to take his meds.
Match statistics
Argentina
Romero, Zabaleta, Rojo, Mascherano, Fernández, Garay, Gago, Messi, Agüero (Lavezzi), Higuaín (Palacio), Di María (Biglia)
Coach: Alejandro SABELLA
Yellow card:
Iran
Haghighi, Montazeri, Pooladi, Nekounam, Hosseini, Sadeqi, Shojaei (Heydari), Teymourian, Ghoochanneijhad, Hajsafi (Haghighi), Dejagah (Jahanbakhsh)
Coach: Carlos QUEIROZ
Yellow card: Nekounam, Shojaei
Ball possession: Argentina 77% Iran 23%
Shots/on target: Argentina 21/4 Iran 8/3
Corners: Argentina 10 Iran 6
Fouls committed: Argentina 7 Iran 14
Round 1
Argentina 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1
Kolasinac 3 (og) Ibisevic 85
Messi 65
Match statistics
Argentina
Romero, Garay, Campagnaro (Gago), Zabaleta, Di Maria, Messi (Capt), M. Rodríguez (Higuain), Mascherano, Rojo, F. Fernandez, Aguero (Biglia)
Coach: Alejandro SABELLA
Yellow card: Rojo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Begovic, Bicakcic, Spahic (Capt), Kolasinac, Besic, Pjanic, Misimovic (Medunjanin), Dzeko, Mujdza (Ibisevic), Lulic, Hajrovic (Visca)
Coach: Safet SUSIC
Yellow card: Spahic
Ball possession: Argentina 59% Bosnia-Herzegovina 41%
Shots/on target: Argentina 12/2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 16/6
Corners: Argentina 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 6
Fouls committed: Argentina 10 Bosnia-Herzegovina 14
Iran 0 Nigeria 0
Match statistics
Iran
Haghighi, Montazeri, Pooladi, Nekounam, Hosseini, Sadeqi, Heydari (Shojaei), Teymourian, Ghoochanneijhad, Hajsafi, Dejagah (Jahanbakhsh)
Coach: Carlos QUEIRÓZ
Yellow cards: Teymourian
Nigeria
Enyeama, Ambrose Emuobo, Oshaniwa, Mikel, Omeruo, Oboabona (Yobo), Musa, Onazi, Emenike, Azeez (Odemwingie), Moses (Ameobi)
Coach: Stephen KESHI
Yellow cards: -
Ball possession: Iran 36% Nigeria 64%
Shots/on target: Iran 7/3 Nigeria 10/6
Corners: Iran 2 Nigeria 7
Fouls committed: Iran 18 Nigeria 16
Group F
Argentina 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
Nigeria 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Bosnia-H 1 0 2 4 4 3
Iran 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
Goal scorers
Argentina: Messi (4) Kolasinac (own goal), Rojo
Bosnia-H.: Ibisevic, Dzeko, Pjanic, Vrsajevic
Nigeria: Odemwingie,Musa (2)
Iran: Ghoochannejhad
Group G
Germany Ghana Portugal USA
Round 3
Group G
Portugal and Ghana go out, Germany and USA pass on to the next phase
Portugal 2 Ghana 1
Boye og 30 Gyan 57
Ronaldo 80
Portugal
Beto (Eduardo), João Pereira (Varela), Miguel Veloso, Carvalho, Pepe, Bruno Alves, João Moutinho, Amorim, Éder (Vieirinha), Nani, Ronaldo
Coach: Paulo BENTO
Yellow card: João Moutinho
Ghana
Dauda, Afful, Asamoah Rabiu (Acquah), Boye, Mensah, Atsu, Badu, Gyan, Waris (J.Ayew), A.Ayew (Wakaso)
Coach: James APPIAH
Yellow card: Afful, Waris, J, Ayew
Ball possession: Portugal 58% Ghana 42%
Shots/on target: Portugal 18/7 Ghana 17/4
Corners: Portugal 7 Ghana 4
Fouls committed: Portugal 21 Ghana 16
USA 0 Germany 1
Müller, 55
USA
Howard, Johnson, Beasley, Jones, González, Besler, Zusi (Yedlin), Beckerman, Dempsey, Bradley, Davis (Bedoya)
Coach: Juergen KLINNSMANN
Yellow card: González, Beckerman
Germany
Neuer, Boateng, Höwedes, Lahm, Mertesacker, Hummels, Schweinsteiger (Götze), Kroos, Müller, Özil (Schürrle), Podolski (Klose)
Coach: Joachim LOEW
Yellow card: Höwedes
Ball possession: USA 32% Germany 68%
Shots/on target: USA 4/0 Germany 13/6
Corners: USA 2 Germany 3
Fouls committed: USA 15 Germany 9
Group G Round 2
Let there be no doubts - the USA is now a force in international soccer, is a growing force and is here to stay. Maybe this will not be the tournament that the USA reaches the semi-final stage, but the next one might. Klinnsmann has turned the team from a solid and useful group to a talented one.
Portugal on the other hand is hugely disappointing - lackluster, obviously struggling with the climate, and half the squad looking as if it is fighting against injury after spending the season out of the first team in their clubs. In which case, why did Paulo Bento display such crass conservatism in taking his squad, why didn't he choose fresher players with something to prove?
The answer may not lie only with Paulo Bento but with the agents which surround the team and the famous lobbies which feather their own nests and stop development at every level in Portugal, not just in sport.
USA 2 Portugal 2
Nani 5, Varela 90
Jones 64
Dempsey 81
USA
Howard, Johnson, Beasley, Jones, Cameron, Besler, Bedoya (Yedlin), Beckerman, Dempsey (Wondolowski), Bradley, Zusi (González)
Coach: Juergen KLINNSMANN
Yellow card: Jones
Portugal
Beto, João Pereira, Almeida (Carvalho), Miguel Veloso, Bruno Alves, Ricardo Costa, João Moutinho, Meireles (Varela), Postiga (Eder), Nani, Ronaldo
Coach: Paulo BENTO
Yellow card: -
Ball possession: USA 48% Portugal 52%
Shots/on target: USA 15/5 Portugal 21/7
Corners: USA 6 Portugal 4
Fouls committed: USA 11 Portugal 14
Round 2
Germany 2 Ghana 2
Götze, 51 A. Ayew, 54
Klose, 71 Gyan, 63
Match statistics
Germany
Neuer, Boateng (Mustafi), Höwedes, Lahm, Mertesacker, Hummels, Khedira (Schweinsteiger), Kroos, Müller, Özil, Götze (Klose )
Coach: Joachim LOEW
Yellow card:
Ghana
Dauda, Afful, Asamoah, Muntari, Boye, Mensah, Atsu (Wakaso), Rabiu (Badu), Gyan, Boateng (J.Ayew), A.Ayew
Coach: James APPIAH
Yellow card: Muntari
Ball possession: Germany 62% Ghana 38%
Shots/on target: Germany 12/4 Ghana 18/6
Corners: Germany 7 Ghana 3
Fouls committed: Germany 11 Ghana 17
Round 1
Germany 4 Portugal 0
Müller
12, 45, 78
Hummels 32
A disaster for Portugal, not only in the result, but also in its magnitude and the trail the game leaves: injuries to Hugo Almeida and Fábio Coentrão, and possibly Patrício, the goalkeeper. What marked the game for Portugal, also, was the idiotic display of childishness by central defender Pepe, sent off for placing his head aggressively against Müller, who was sitting on the ground. Germany was far more effective and efficient, Ronaldo did not seem 100% match fit as he claimed, the choice of Paulo Bento for his squad is dubious in terms of fitness and one questions what is going on in the heart of the Portuguese management and medical teams.
However, Portugal has two games (USA and Ghana) to get it right.
Match statistics
Germany
Neuer, Höwedes, Hummels (Mustafi), Khedira, Özil (Schürrle), Müller (Podolski), Lahm (Capt), Mertesacker, Kroos, Götze, Boateng
Coach: Joachim LOEW
Yellow cards: -
Portugal
Rui Patrício, João Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Miguel Veloso (Ricardo Costa), Fábio Coentrão (Almeida), Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho, Hugo Almeida (Éder), Raul Meireles, Nani
Coach: Paulo BENTO
Yellow card: João Pereira
Red card: Pepe
Ball possession: Germany 57% Portugal 43%
Shots/on target: Germany 13/6 Portugal 13/4
Corners: Germany 4 Portugal 6
Fouls committed: Germany 8 Portugal 12
Ghana 1 USA 2
A. Ayew 82 Dempsey 1, Brooks 86
If ever there was a snatched result, this was it. Ghana was all over the USA, but what matters is the result. The USA took their chances, Ghana arrived at the area, but the USA had already parked the bus in front of goal,so was reduced to long shots.
Match statistics
Ghana
Larsen Kwarasey, Opare, Asamoah, Muntari, Boye, Mensah, Atsu (Adomah), Rabiu (Essien), Gyan, J.Ayew (Boateng), A.Ayew
Coach: James APPIAH
Yellow cards: Muntari, Rabiu
USA
Howard, Johnson, Beasley, Beckerman, Cameron, Besler (Brooks), Bedoya (Zusi), Bradley, Dempsey, Altidore (Jóhannsson), Jones
Coach: Juergen KLINNSMANN
Yellow cards: -
Ball possession: Ghana 62 USA 38
Shots/on target: Ghana 21/3 USA 8/4
Corners: Ghana 7 USA 3
Fouls committed: Ghana 10 USA 12
Group G
Group G
Germany 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
USA 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Portugal 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4
Ghana 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
Goal scorers
Germany: T. Müller (4), Hummels. Götze, Klose
USA: Dempsey (2), Brooks, Jones
Ghana: A. Ayew (2), Gyan (2)
Portugal: Nani, Varela, Ronaldo
Group H
Algeria Belgium Rep. Korea Russia
Group H
Round 3
Algeria 1 Russia 1
Slimani 60
Kokorin 6
Algeria
M'Bolhi, Mandi, Mesbah, Bentaleb, Belkalem, Halliche, Feghouli, Medjani, Slimani (Soudani), Brahimi (Yebda), Djabou (Ghilas)
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC
Yellow card: Mesbah, Ghilas
Russia
Akinfeev, Kozlov, Kombarov, Glushakov (Denisov), Berezoutski, Ignashevitch, Kerzhakov (Kanunnikov), Faizulin, Kokorin, Shatov (Dzagoev), Samedov
Coach: Fábio CAPELLO
Yellow card: Kozlov, Kombarov
Ball possession: Algeria 44% Russia 56%
Shots/on target: Algeria 8/6 Russia 9/4
Corners: Algeria 3 Russia 4
Fouls committed: Algeria 15 Russia 14
R. Korea 0 Belgium 1
Vertonghen 77
R. Korea
Kim Seung-gyu, Lee Yong, Yun Suk-young, Ki Sung-yueng, Hong Jeong-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Lee Chung-yong, Han Kook-young (Lee Keun-ho), Kim Shin-wook (Kim Bo-kyung), Koo Ja-cheol, Son Heung-min (Ji Dong-won)
Coach: HONG Myungbo
Yellow card: Hong Jeong-ho
Belgium
Courtois, Vanden Borre, Vertonghen, Defour, van Buyte, Lombaerts, Fellaini, Dembélé, Mirallas (Hazard), Januzaj (Chadli), Mertens (Origi),
Coach: Marc WILMOTS
Yellow card: Dembélé
Red card: Defour
Ball possession: R. Korea 55% Belgium 45%
Shots/on target: R. Korea 16/4 Belgium 15/5
Corners: R. Korea 7 Belgium 4
Fouls committed: R. Korea 16 Belgium 12
Round 2
Rep. Korea 2 Algeria 4
Slimani 26, Halliche 28, Djabou 38, Brahimi 62
Son Heung-min 50
Koo Ja-cheol 72
Rep. Korea
Jung Sung-ryong, Lee Yong, Yun Suk-young, Ki Sung-yueng, Hong Jeong-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Lee Chung-yong (Lee Keun-ho), Han Kook-young (Ji Dong-won), Park Chu-young (Kim Shin-wook), Koo Ja-cheol, Son Heung-min
Coach: HONG Myungbo
Yellow card: Lee Yong, Han Kook-young
Algeria
M'Bolhi, Mandi, Mesbah, Bentaleb, Bougherra (Belkalem), Halliche, Feghouli, Medjani, Slimani, Brahimi (Lacen), Djabou (Ghilas)
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC
Yellow card: Bougherra
Ball possession: Rep. Korea 52% Algeria 48%
Shots/on target: Rep. Korea 8/4 Algeria 15/5
Corners: Rep. Korea 7 Algeria 5
Fouls committed: Rep. Korea 13 Algeria 16
Belgium 1 Russia 0
Origi, 88
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Match statistics
Belgium
Courtois, Alderweireld, Vermaelen (Vertonghen), Fellaini, van Buyten, Kompany, Mertens (Mirallas), Witsel, Lukaku (Origi), De Bruyne, Hazard
Coach: Marc WILMOTS
Yellow card: Witsel, Alderweireld
Russia
Akinfeev, Kozlov (Eshchenko), Kombarov, Faizulin, Berezoutski, Ignashevitch, Samedov (Kerzhakov), Glushakov, Kokorin, Shatov (Dzagoev), Kanunnikov
Coach: Fábio CAPELLO
Yellow card: Glushakov
Ball possession: Belgium 51% Russia 49%
Shots/on target: Belgium 12/2 Russia 12/3
Corners: Belgium 5 Russia 8
Fouls committed: Belgium 14 Russia 9
Round 1
Group H
Belgium 2 Algeria 1
Fellaini 70 Feghouli 24 (pen)
Mertens 80
Match statistics
Belgium
Courtois, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dembélé (Fellaini), Van Buyten, Kompany, De Bruyne, Witsel, Lukaku (Origi), Chadli (Mertens), Hazard
Coach: Marc WILMOTS
Yellow card: Vertonghen
Algeria
M'Bolhi, Mostefa, Ghoulam, Medjani (Ghilas), Bougherra, Halliche, Feghouli, Taïder,Soudani (Slimani), Bentaleb, Mahrez (Lacen)
Coach: Vahid HALILHODZIC
Yellow card: Bentaleb
Ball possession: Belgium 67% Algeria 33%
Shots/on target: Belgium 17/8 Algeria 3/1
Corners: Belgium 7 Algeria 2
Fouls committed: Belgium 20 Algeria 18
Group H
Russia 1 Republic of Korea 1
Kerzhakov 74 Lee Keun-ho 68
Match statistics
Russia
Akinfeev, Eshchenko, Kombarov, Faizulin, Berezoutski, Ignashevitch, Samedov, Glushakov, Kokorin, Shatov, Zhirkov
Coach: Fábio CAPELLO
Yellow card: Shatov
Republic of Korea
Jung Sung-ryong, Lee Yong, Yun Suk-young, Ki Sung-yueng, Hong Jeong-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Lee Chung-yong, Han Kook-young, Park Chu-young, Koo Ja-cheol, Son Heung-min
Coach: HONG Myungbo
Yellow cards: Ki Sung-yueng, Son Heung-min
Ball possession: Russia 49% Republic of Korea 51%
Shots/on target: Russia 18/5 Republic of Korea 10/5
Corner: Russia 4 Republic of Korea 4
Fouls committed: Russia 15 Republic of Korea 7
Group H
Belgium 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
Algeria 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Russia 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
Rep. Korea 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
Goal scorers
Algeria: Feghouli, Slimani (2), Halliche, Djabou, Brahimi
Belgium: Fellaini, Mertens, Origi, Vertonghen
Russia: Kerzhakov, Kokorin
Rep. Korea: Lee Keun-ho Son Heung-min, Koo Ja-cheol
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