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German juggernaut thrashes Brazil
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE - Germany scored five goals in 18 first-half minutes on the way to a 7-1 destruction of Brazil in the semi-final on Tuesday to leave the host nation in a state of stunned disbelief at the most amazing World Cup result of all time.
'Baby-face' James wins for Colombia
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Colombia's sensational midfielder James Rodriguez struck twice in a 2-0 win over Uruguay in the last 16 on Sunday to move top of the World Cup scorers list and stake a claim for player of the tournament.
Belgium through, Korea thrashed
Reuters, Published on 23/06/2014
» Highly-fancied Belgium booked a place in the World Cup last 16 with a late goal in a pedestrian 1-0 win over Russia leaving Algeria to light up Group H by routing South Korea 4-2 with a scoring spree on Sunday.
Croatia thrash 10-man Cameroon
Reuters, Published on 19/06/2014
» MANAUS, Brazil - Croatia gave themselves a fighting chance of reaching the World Cup knockout phase when they thrashed toothless Cameroon 4-0 on Wednesday, helped by a needless first-half red card for Alex Song as defeat condemned the African side to an early exit.
USA shock Ghana with 2-1 win
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2014
» NATAL - The United States got a dream start to their World Cup campaign when Clint Dempsey scored the fifth fastest goal in tournament history but they needed an 86th minute winner from John Brooks to secure a dramatic 2-1 win over Ghana on Tuesday.
Mueller fires German rout of Portugal
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2014
» SALVADOR, Brazil - Thomas Mueller's hat-trick inspired Germany to a 4-0 mauling of 10-man Portugal in their opening World Cup Group G match on Tuesday.
Italy defeats England in Group D opener
Reuters, Published on 15/06/2014
» MANAUS - Mario Balotelli came back to haunt England with the winning goal as Italy began their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over England in Manaus early Sunday.