Algeria surprise South Korea
Algeria became the first African nation to score four goals in a single World Cup Match. They produced the...
Yearly Archives: 2014
USA beat Portugal – almost
So near and yet so far.Varela scored a really late injury time header to close down a match that...
Bosnia Herzegovina done in by wrong offside decision
Dzeko was clearly onside when he scored the first goal but a nearsighted nutcase of a linesman called it...
Klose saves Germany the blushes
Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana a shock lead in the 63rd minute.Both teams were tied at 1 goal a piece...
Messi ..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi can take consolation from the fact that when he was finally beaten he was beaten...
Boateng vs Boateng
As Germany prepare to face Ghana later on this evening it will the second time where two brothers –...
Valencia brace takes Ecuador past Honduras
Honduras scored first.It was their first world cup goal since 1982 which made it a pretty long-awaited goal. The...
France on a Swiss Roll
Despite the fearsome reputation the Swiss have of being doggedly doughty in defence France scored so many goals that...
Costa Rica Saves the Queen
By beating Italy 1-0, Costa Rica have saved the Queen the duty of kissing Mario Balotelli. Alas, England!
Mario wants a kiss
If England are to stay in the World Cup there are all sorts of permutations and combinations involving goal...
Suarez 2, Rooney 1
Luis “Mad Genius” Suarez wins the game, even as Rooney gets his one, and most likely last, goal at...
Yes, He Did it Again: Suarez 1, England 0 at Halftime
Suarez has the rare quality that all great strikers have – he effortlessly puts himself in position to score:...
Suarez: Will He Bite England?
Here’s to a great game. Hopefully Suarez won’t bite anyone. Get a goal, Rooney! May the best team win…
Colombia 2, Côte d’Ivoire 1
No answer from the great Didier Drogba, as Colombia defeat a talented African team:
Longer highlights of the last 3 games
Australia – Holland: Spain’s era ends in defeat: Cameroon – Croatia:
Here’s What Brazil is Lacking…
The problem with Scolari’s team is midfield playmakers. Where’s this team’s Zico, Falcao, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Rivelino, Rivaldo, Socrates, and/or,...
Why is FIFA banning Maradona?
FIFA banned Franz Beckenbauer. Now, according to Maradona, he’s banned as well. The Guardian reports that Maradona feels this...
Is Cristiano Out?
Looks like that Ghanian witch doctor’s voodoo is taking hold. Ronaldo left training early yesterday with his injured knee...
Croatia 4, Cameroon 0
Croatia demolish Cameroon:
Cameroon = Talent Sans Teamwork = FAIL!
What a pity. The lions go down in shame – and Assou-Ekotto and Mkandjo fight each other towards the end...
Halftime: Croatia1, Cameroon 0 (Red Card for Song!)
Alex Song’s dumb foul gets him a red card, and Cameroon have to play the rest of the game...
Chile Send Spain Home
The Champions are too slow for Chile. And today it wasn’t Casillas’ fault!
#Persieing
Van Persie’s 93-year-old grandfather shows us what #persieng is…
Holland 3, Australia 2
Van Persie gets to sit out the next game, but he did help defeat the spirited Socceroos: Australia will...
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...
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.