Germany and Argentina will meet each other in a World Cup final for the third time as both sides came through their semi-final ties; albeit in contrasting fashion. While Holland took the Argentinians all the […]
Sport | World Cup down to four
Saturday saw the latter two quarter-finals played, with Argentina facing Belgium and the Netherlands up against Costa Rica. The Argentinians were aiming to reach their first semi-final since 1990 and they got off to a […]
Sport | Brazil, Germany and France take centre stage
With the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup only hours away, Euan Cunningham previews the action. France v Germany is the first match of the day at 5pm, and both sides will be confident about […]
Sport | Stage set for the battle of Brasilia as Argentina and Belgium progress to the quarter-finals
Argentina and Belgium will face each other in Brasilia on Saturday for a place in the World Cup semi-finals after tight wins over Switzerland and the USA in the last two fixtures of the round […]
Sport | European heavyweights survive tests
At least one European side will reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, after Germany and France booked a tantalising quarter-final date against each other on Friday. Both emerged shaken but not stirred from their […]
Sport | France and Germany firm favourites
With the second round now well under way, Sunday contains two scintillating prospects with the third pair of last -16 fixtures and with Africa at the forefront of today’s World Cup action, Rhys Stevens previews […]
Sport | Today's World Cup Preview
Group G is one of few groups where none of the teams have either gone through or gone out going into the final set of matches. Germany and the United States, the top two, know […]
Sport | Wednesday World Cup Round-up
The 2014 World Cup has been unbelievably generous, with lots of attacking football and goals galore. The excitement continued in the first set of games, with Argentina edging out Nigeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina earning […]
Sport | More magic from Messi, now can Ronaldo step up to the plate?
Euan Cunningham rounds up the action from Day 10 of the World Cup, including a landmark goalscoring achievement, before previewing Day 11. Day 10 saw perhaps the most exciting, combative game of the tournament so […]
Sport | In-depth World Cup Preview – Ghana V USA
Group G will immediately catch the eye for the match-up between two giants of European football in Germany and Portugal. The draw has churned out a repeat of the opening game of Group B in […]
Sport | Spain V Holland Preview
A repeat of the famous (or should that be infamous) 2010 World Cup final in Johannesburg, this game sees two European heavyweights go head to head. Euan Cunningham assesses the two sides chances in this […]
Sport | World Cup Preview
On the eve of the long-awaited tournament, Alex Bowmer looks over the main contenders chances Brazil The pressure is on for the hosts, who go into the tournament as favourites. However, an emphatic Confederations Cup […]