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Match 41 - Honduras vs Switzerland

Honduras vs Switzerland

Group E
Match 41 on June 25 at 4:00 PM Amazon Time

Honduras  Switzerland

                            (Shaqiri 6', 31', 71')
Man of the Match: Xherdan Shaqiri

Match Updates

Lineups

Honduras: Valladares, Figueroa, Bernardez, J Garcia, W Palacios, Bengtson, Costly, B Garcia, Espinoza, Claros, Beckeles

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schaer, Shaqiri

Honduras

World Cup Record

08 Matches - W00, D03, L05

Manager

Luis Fernando Suarez, Colombia

Switzerland

World Cup Record

30 Matches - W10, D06, L15

Manager

Ottmar Hitzfeld, Germany

Match Facts

Referee: Nestor Pitana, Argentina
Head to Head: Honduras 0-1-0 Switzerland

Match 30 - USA vs Portugal

USA vs Portugal

Group G
Match 30 on June 22 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

USA  Portugal

(Jones 64' Dempsey 81')    (Nani 5', Varela 90')                  
Man of the Match: Tim Howard

Match Updates


Lineups

USA

World Cup Record

30 Matches - W08, D05, L17

Manager

Jurgen Klinsmann, Germany

Portugal

World Cup Record

24 Matches - W12, D03, L09

Manager

Paulo Bento, Portugal

Match Facts

Referee: Nestor Pitana, Argentina
Head to Head: USA 2-1-2 Portugal

Match 18 - Cameroon vs Croatia

Cameroon vs Croatia

Group A
Match 18 on June 18 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

Cameroon 0 - 4 Croatia

                                                                           (Olic 11', Perisic 48', Mandzukic 61' 73')
Man of the Match: Mario Madzukic

Match Updates

Fulltime - It's game over for Cameroon, they are eliminated. Croatia wins it comfortably

01:29: Yellow Card - Eduardo is booked for a tackle on Salli
01:29: Webo's shot hits the crossbar, story of Cameroon attack today
01:28: Mandzukic heads it to Rebic who shoots but Itandje saves
01:25: Moukandjo just misses the target by a whisker, chance wasted
01:18: Substitution - Perisic leaves the pitch and is replaced by Rebic
01:15: Substitution - Choupo-Moting is taken off, Salli comes in for Cameroon
01:13: Goal - Eduardo's shot is blocked, the rebound is netted by Mandzukic
01:12: Substitution - Sammir leaves the pitch now, replaced by Kovacic
01:10: Substitution - Aboubaker is taken out by Cameroon, Webo is in
01:09: Substitution - Goalscorer Olic is replaced by Eduardo for Croatia
01:01: Goal - Mandzukic is unmarked and heads it in from a Pranjic Corner
00:52: Nounkeu is in action, shoots it over the bar
00:48: Goal - Perisic scores an amazing goal from a tight angle. Poor clearance by Itandje sets up the goal
00:47: Choupo-Moting doesn't miss the target but Pletikosa saves it. End-to-end stuff
00:46: Sammir misses the target from a difficult angle, side netting
00:46: Substitution - Chedjou is replaced by Nounkeu during half time

Halftime - Despite being goal down and man down, Cameroon is not holding back

00:45: Enoh this time, Luka Modric takes control
00:44: Cameroon on target now, Choupo Moting hits with his left foot, but sees his effort dealt with
00:40: Red Card - Alexi Song elbows Manzukic and is given marching orders
00:39: Sammir tests the goalkeeper from outside the box, Itandje blocks it
00:30: Srna is taken down by Enoh in Croatian half, he's getting some treatment
00:20: Song shoots it on target, Croatian defense steps in
00:17: Rakitic shoots from distance, Itandje is up to it
00:16: Mandzukic sets up Perisic, the shot on target is blocked
00:11: Goal - Olic scores form Perisic's pass, poor clearing from Cameroon

Lineups

Cameroon: Itandje, Assou-Ekotto, Nkoulou, Song, Moukandjo, Aboubakar, Choupo-Moting, Chedjou, Mbia, Enoh, Matip

Croatia: Pletikosa, Pranjic, Perisic, Corluka, Lovren, Rakitic, Modric, Srna, Mandzukic, Olic, Sammir

Cameroon

World Cup Record

21 Matches - W04, D07, L10

Manager

Volker Finke, Germany

Croatia

World Cup Record

14 Matches - W06, D02, L06

Manager

Niko Kovac, Croatia

Match Facts

Referee: Pedro Proenca, Portugal
Head to Head: Cameroon 0-0-0 Croatia

Match 8 - England vs Italy

England vs Italy

Match 8 on June 14 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

England 1-2 Italy

(Sturridge 37')    (Marchisio 35', Balotelli 49')

Match Updates

It's all over, fulltime whistle from the referee and Italy manages to keep England at bay

01:30: Immobile finds himself alone with a single defender but is dispossessed
01:30: Pirlo bends from the freekick, Hart is completely deceived but it hits the woodwork
01:30: Yellow Card - Raheem Sterling intercepts Parolo and commits a foul
01:27: Pathetic effort from Rooney, puts it over. He's still searching for his first World Cup goal
01;25: Gerrard's freekick just over the target
01:24: Foul at the edge of the box, de Rossi fells Lallana
01:19: Substitution - Candreva replaced by Parolo and Sturridge leaves, Lallana in
01:17: Baines denied from the freekick by Sirigu
01:15: Chiellini fouls Sturridge just outside the box, in the range
01:13: Substitution - Henderson leaves for Wilshere and Immobile comes in for Balotelli
01:12: Johnson long shot setup by a short corner, just wide
01:08: Candreva puts it wide, not troubling the keeper at all
01:04: Henderson sets up Barkley, Sirigu saves
01:03: Darmian gets the ball in the box, saved by Gerrard
01:02: Ronney misses an excellent chance, Sturridge and Baines set him up
01:01: Substitution - Barkley comes in for Welbeck, England makes a change
00:56: Substitution - Veratta is replaced by Motta for Italy
00:55: Gerrard down in the box, no penalty says the Referee
00:54: Rooney shot from 25-yards, denied
00:52: Penalty appeal as Welbeck is down in the box, Referee waves him away
00:50: Goal - Balotelli delivers for Italy - Candreva cross, Mario heads it in
00:49: Sirigu pushes it behind, Sturridge shot on target

Pirlo dominating the proceedings so far but this England team looks good, much better than their predecessors
Halftime, a breather for both the teams. Excellent contest so far

00:45: Candreva hits the post, attacking play by Italy, Pirlo's pass again
00:45: Pirlo excellent pass reaches Balotelli, Hart out of position, Jagielka saves right at the mouth of the goal

Intriguing so far as the game moves towards break

00:37: Goal - Rooney crosses and Sturridge uts it in, England equalizes. Superb play by Rooney
00:35: Goal - Its Marchisio, first corner for Italy and the resultant set-piece results in a goal, that's a 20-yard strike

England having more chances so far, but they couldn't succeed in scoring

00:33: England and Italy were having a goal to goal affair with the former slightly dominating
00:28: Candreva doesn't trouble Hart with that wide effort
00:23: Barzaghi slides in to save an excellent cross from Welbeck, Sterling almost reached it with his head
00:23: Balotelli wide off target
00:22: Sterling puts it into the box from the left wing, Welbeck couldn't reach it. Good defense from Italy
00:19: Hart into play, saves Candreva shot
00:16: Johnson off target, the game's getting busy
00:08: Chiellini shot, off target
00:05: Sirigu saves Henderson's shot
00:02: Sterling off target, only just

The game is on... Considering the shock defeat to Uruguay against Costa Rica, this game has increased in significance

Lineups

England: Hart, Johnson, Baines, Gerrard, Cahill Jagielka, Sturridge, Rooney, Welbeck, Sterling, Henderson

Italy: Sirigu, Chiellini, Darmien, Candreva, Marchisio, Balotelli, Barzagli, de Rossi, Paletta, Pirlo, Veratti

England

World Cup Record

59 Matches - W26, D19, L14

Manager

Roy Hodgson, England

Italy

World Cup Record

80 Matches - W44, D21, L15

Manager

Cesare Prandelli, Italy

Match Facts

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers, Netherlands
Head to Head: England 8-7-9 Italy

Manaus

The Amazon Arena or locally called as Arena da Amazonia of Manaus is a newly built stadium for the 2014 tourney, is set to host four group games of the Cup at the heart of Amazon