RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three quick thoughts about the goalless draw that saw Ecuador exit the World Cup and ensured France's status as winners of Group E.
1. Despite failure, Ecuador make France suffer
France lose their perfect record; South America lose their perfect tournament. Ecuador became the first...
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Three thoughts from Switzerland's 3-0 hammering of Honduras in their final game of Group E.
1. The tune of 'Shaqiri, Shaqiri, Shaqiri' drowns out Honduras
Built like a rugby player and just as ferocious with his kicking, Xherdan Shaqiri's tournament finally had liftoff on Wednesday night with a fin...
Three observations from Bosnia-Herzegovina's 3-1 win over Iran in Group F's final game at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil.
1. First World Cup win feels flat for Bosnia
When the draw was made, Bosnia-Herzegovina had dreams of defeating Iran in the final game to book a place in the second rou...
Three thoughts from Argentina's 3-2 win over Nigeria on Wednesday in Porto Alegre in Group F.
1. Higuain and Aguero are not jelling, Messi saves the day
It what was an exciting game, one of the positives for Argentina was that Angel Di María looked much sharper in the first half. After two ex...
NATAL, Brazil -- Surreal doesn't begin to describe the Group D finale between Uruguay and Italy, as well as its aftermath.
Uruguay prevailed 1-0 to advance to the knockout stages thanks to Diego Godin's 81st-minute header, as well as the 59th-minute red card to Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio. Th...
CUIABA, Brazil -- Three thoughts from Colombia's 4-1 win over Japan in the final game of Group C.
Colombia's class shines through
Cruising through with much in hand, Colombia joined the Dutch in exiting the group stage with a perfect record. The tournament so far could not have gone any bette...
