2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Match 59 on July 5 at 5:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

                                                  (4-3) Penalty Shootouts

Man of the Match: Keylor Navas

Penalty Shootouts: Netherlands 4-3 Costa Rica

End of Added Extra Time: Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica

End of Normal Time: Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica

Lineups

Netherlands: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben, Kuyt, Wijnaldum, Depay

Costa Rica: Navas, Acosta, Gonzalez, Umana, Borges, Bolanos, Campbell, Ruiz, Diaz, Gamboa, Tejeda

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan

Head to Head: Netherlands 0-0-0 Costa Rica

Match 56 on July 1 at 5:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

(De Bruyne 93', Lukaku 105')   (Green 107')
Man of the Match: Tim Howard

End of Normal Time: Belgium 0-0 USA

Lineups

Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Hazard, Mertens, Van Buyten, Origi

USA: Howard, Gonzalez, Bradley, Besler, Beasley, Dempsey, Bedoya, Jones, Zusi, Cameron, Johnson

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi, Algeria

Head to Head: Belgium 4-0-1 USA

Match 44 on June 25 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

(Dzeko 23', Pjanic 59', Vrsajevic 83')        (Ghoochannejad 82')            
Man of the Match: Edin Dzeko

Bosnia

World Cup Record

02 Matches - W00, D00, L02

Manager

Safet Susic, Bosnia

Iran

World Cup Record

11 Matches - W01, D03, L07

Manager

Carlos Queiroz, Mozambique

Match Facts

Match 25 on June 20 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

                           (Dzemaili 81', Xhaka 87')     (Giroud 17', Matuidi 18', Valbuena 40', Benzema 67', Sissoko 73')
Man of the Match: Karimi Benzema

Fulltime - The goalfest ended at Salvador. France have one leg in the Knockouts
Referee blows it just before Karimi Benzema sinks in another goal

01:28: Yellow Card - Cabaye trips Dzemaili and is booked. He'll miss the next match
01:27: Goal - Inler chips it to Xhaka in the box and he finishes first time on the volley
01:22: Substitution - Griezmann comes in for Valbuena for France
01:21: Goal - What a freekick from Dzemaili, under the wall and straight in
01:17: A series of saves from Benaglin. Valbuena, Matuidi, Evra, Benzema all on target. Frantic
01:13: Goal - Benzema passes it to Sissoko who coolly places it in first time
01:09: Substitution - Drmic will come on for Switzerland, Seferovic is taken off
01:07: Goal - Benzema scores. Pogba's through ball is missed by Senderos and the French striker lunges it in
01:06: Substituton - Sakho looked injury, Koscielny replaces him
01:05: Mehmedi gets a cross in but his touch balloons over the goal
01:03: Substitution - Goalscorer Giroud leaves and Pogba comes off the bench
01:00: A series of passes from France, Benzema takes a shot, deflected out for a corner

Ten minutes into the second half, both the teams are exchanging shots on and off target but none of them are really threatening so far

00:46: Substitution - Swiss make a change at halftime, Dezemaili in Behrami out

Halftime and France are at their devastating best, Despite that missed penalty, they ran all over the Swiss

00:45: Benzema is at the goal again, Benaglio makes a block this time
00:45: Inler to Xhaka who shoots but Sakho blocks the shot
00:43: Valbuena hits it on target, Benaglio beats it away
00:40: Goal - Swiss corner, Benzema takes control sets up Giroud who's well clear, he passes it to tin coming Valbuena. He scores
00:39: Benzema is plowing his way into the box from right side, Senderos manages to hold him
00:32: Benzema's penalty is saved by Benaglio, rebound to Cabaye who slams it on to the crossbar
00:31: Djourou takes down Benzema in the box, Penalty for France
00:30: Xhaka shot blocked, Shaqiri shoots it across the face, Seferovic couldn't reach it, out for goal kick. Great chance for Switzerland
00:27: Inler's cross Xhaka shoots it in, but he's offside
00:24: Benzema on the run, he runs past the defense, tries to push it through, straight to Benaglio

Two goals for France in 66 seconds. What a turn of events. The Swiss are shellshocked

00:18: Goal - Benzema's through ball to Matuidi, he's loose and he puts it in the near post
00:17: Goal - Valbuena swings in the corner, Giroud is up above all and heads it in. 100th World Cup goal for France
00:09: Substitution - Senderos replaces the injured Von Borgen
00:07: Giroud tries to to clear the line and his high boot catches Von Borgen on his face, getting some treatment. He's bleeding, he'll be taken off shortly
00:06: Benzema at the edge of the box, he tries to curl it in, just wide of the right post
00:01: Rodriguez has the first chance, Shaqiri sets him up, Debuchy blocks it

It's Kickoff at Salvador. It's a 250th game between European sides at a World Cup
The winner of this game will have a guaranteed place at the Knockouts

Lineups

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Inler, Seferovic, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Djourou, Shaqiri

France: Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Sakho, Cabaye, Valbuena, Giroud, Benzema, Matuidi, Sissoko

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers, Netherlands

Head to Head: Switzerland 12-9-15 France

Match 13 on June 16 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

(Muller 12'(p) 45'+1 78', Hummels 32')                                
Man of the Match: Thomas Muller

Fulltime - German machine runs over Portugal and Ronaldo

00:30: Khedira's foul, one final opportunity for Ronaldo from freekick, on target but great stop from Neuer

Portugal still searching for their first goal, they look sedate today

01:21: Substitution - Hattrick hero Muller is replaced by Podolsky. Standing Ovation
01:18: Goal - Muller Hattrick - Shurrle shot blocked, Muller poaches on the loose ball and it's in
01:15: Ronaldo's shot, saved by Neuer, rebound towards Eder, he's taken down in the box, Portugal appeals for penalty
01:13: Substitution - Hummels collided with Eder, looks injured, replaced by Mustafi
01:09: Schurrle makes a run, no one ahead, he passes it to Gotze, shot deflected for a corner
01:05: Substitution - Coentrao is stretchered out, A.Almeida replaces him
01:03: Coentrao is down, seems to hurt his groin, he will be replaced then
01:02: Ozil is replaced for Germany, Schurrle is in
01:00: Boateng blocks Ronaldo's effort
00:51: Ozil shot, Patricio blocks it
00:46: Costa comes in, Veloso is replaced

00:37: Red Card - Pepe is out, he tackles Muller legally, but proceeds to headbutt him
00:35: Coentrao in the box, shoots, deflected out for a corner
00:32: Goal - Hummels heads it in, excellent corner from Kroos
00:30: Ozil is released, makes an excellent run, feeds Gotze, saved
00:28: Substitution - Almeida is leaving the field, he's replaced by Eder. No Postiga yet
00:26: Gotze tackles Almeida, he looks injured
00:23: Nani shoots from outside the box, just over the bar

Portugal dominated until that penalty happened, now it's all Germany

00:22: Moutinho fells Lahm, he's given a talking to by referee
00:16: Great cross into the German box, but Almeida is offside
00:12: Goal - Muller scores from penalty
00:11: Yellow Card - Pereira is booked for that challenge
00:10: Penalty - Pereira tackles Gotze in the box
00:08: Portugal goal is open, Khedira shot wide, great chance missed for Germany
00:08: Ronaldo setup again, makes a run from left wing, Neuer saves the narrow attempt
00:04: Ronaldo in action, first chance for Portugal, easy save for Neuer

The teams are out, Schweinsteiger is not starting. The game is a go

Lineups

99 Matches - W60, D19, L20

Joachim Low, Germany

23 Matches - W12, D03, L08

Paulo Bento, Portugal

Referee: Milorad Mazic, Serbia

Head to Head: Germany 9-5-3 Portugal

Match 3 on June 13 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

(Xabi Alonso 27'(p)) - (van Persie 44' 72', Robben 53' 80', De Vrij 64')
Man of the Match: Van Persie

Fulltime - The Dutchmen Flying and La Roja are left Redfaced...

01:20: Goal - Robben, Robben, Robben, he runs, he waits, he scores
01:19: Substitution - van Persie out Lens In
01:18: Substitution - Silva off Fabregas on
01:17: Substitution - Veltman replaces De Vrij
01:12: Goal - Casillas makes a horrible mistake, hands van Persie the ball and its goal number 4
01:07: Silva puts it in but is offside
01:06: Yellow Card - van Persie is booked
01:05: Yellow Card - Casillas is booked for protesting
01:04: Goal - De Vrij connects with the Sneijder cross from a free kick and its in
01:02: Substitution - Pedro in, Xabi Alonso out
01:02: Substitution - Torres comes in for Costa
01:02: Substitution - Wijnaldum comes in for de Guzman who has a yellow card
01:00: Van Persie fed by Robben hits the crossbar
00:53: Goal - Robben puts it in and the Dutch leads

Halftime - An exhilarating first half... 

00:44: Goal - Van Persie equalizes brilliantly from a Blind cross
00:42: Iniesta setsup Silva, a brilliant through ball, Silva misses the chip
00:40: Yellow Card - De Vrij is booked for a challenge on Silva
00:27: Goal - Xabi Alonso coolly puts its in bottom left corner
00:26: Penalty - Diego Costa is felled in the box and its a harsh penalty
00:25: Yellow Card - de Guzman gets booked for a foul on Iniesta
00:10: Iniesta skies an attempt
00:08: Robben sets up Sneijder excellently but he is alone and is denied by Casillas

Costa is bound to face boos till he scores his first goal...
Spain is playing with a white kit as their home kit was clashing with the Dutch kit and Netherlands are wearing a blue one... None of them wearing their preferable kits
The rematch of the last World Cup final is on...

Lineups

56 Matches - W28, D12, L16

Vicente del Bosque, Spain

43 Matches - W22, D10, L11

Louis van Gaal, Netherlands

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli, Italy

Head to Head: Spain 5-1-4 Netherlands