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World Cup Day 7: Things We Learned

There were finally some goals. The second group stage games have been a breath of fresh air with goals flying in after a struggle for goals in the first round of games. The first game of the day featured Argentina

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World Cup: Slovenia-United States Preview

The England match may have had the hype, but the Slovenia game is the big one to determine whether the United States advances. When the draw was made, this game seemed like the one that could be tough for the

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World Cup: Day 8 Preview

Here we are ready for Day 8. The United States will play their second game against Slovenia which I will have a preview of in a separate post. However, the other two games aren’t bad. The other game in Group

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World Cup Day 6: Things We Learned

The tournament definitely picked up with Group H. Chile started off the day with a great attacking display as they defeated Honduras 1-0. Chile were attacking throughout and only some poor finishing and great goalkeeping kept it from being a

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World Cup 7 Preview

Almost a full week is in the books for the World Cup and the teams are now heading into their second group games where the pressure should be rising. Argentina faces South Korea in the first game while Greece and

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World Cup Day 5: Recap And Thoughts

Day 5 saw the first team score and lose the game as Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1. In the other games, Slovakia looked set to win 1-0, but a goal in stoppage time for New Zealand tied the game giving

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World Cup Day 6 Preview

After today, we will have seen every team. Group H finally gets underway as favorites Spain get their first game. The day ends with South Africa getting their second game as they face Uruguay. Here is my preview of Day

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World Cup Day 4: Things We Learned

Another day is in the books. Netherlands got the day started with a 2-0 win over Denmark that was not particularly impressive. In the middle, Japan got a surprise result with a 1-0 win over Cameroon. In the final game,

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World Cup Day 5 Preview

Day 5 sees the second half of Group F and the start of Group G which has been called the “Group of Death.” The game of the day will be Ivory Coast vs. Portugal which will likely be a key

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World Cup Day 3: Recap And Thoughts

Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for

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