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Tuesday was a day of World Cup firsts, headlined by Colombia and Costa Rica both winning a World Cup group for the first time and Greece advancing to the knockout stage for the first time.
Also, Uruguay defeated Italy to advance to the knockout round in their second straight World Cup for the first ...
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With its 4-1 defeat of Cameroon in the capital city of Brasilia, Brazil won its group for the ninth straight World Cup. Mexico finishes as the Group A runner-up with its 3-1 victory over Croatia in Recife, advancing to the round of 16 for the sixth straight World Cup, the third-longest active streak...
Posted by Five Aside
The United States looked poised to lock up a spot in the knockout round with second-half goals from Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey. But Portugal's late goal will force the Americans to wait until Thursday to ensure their place in the Round of 16.
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Nani opened the scoring in the fifth minute as the...
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Miroslav Klose tied Ronaldo for the most goals in World Cup history with his 15th tally coming in the 71st minute against Ghana. Germany was able to salvage a crucial point, but it was only the 12th time they had failed to win when scoring first in their World Cup history (50-5-7).
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Costa Rica advanced to the knockout round for the second time ever with its 1-0 win over Italy, which also eliminated England in the group stage for the first time since 1958. In Salvador, France cruised to a 5-2 win over Switzerland, the first time since the 1958 tournament that France has scored f...
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England lost its second consecutive group stage game of the tournament, a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay Thursday, only the second time the Three Lions have lost consecutive games in one World Cup and the first time since 1950 (which was also in Brazil).
According to the ESPN Soccer Power Index, there was a ...
