2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Match 57 on July 4 at 5:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

   (Silva 7', Luiz 69')    (Rodriguez 80' (p))
Man of the Match: David Luiz

Lineups

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Fernandinho, Marcelo, Hulk, Paulinho, Fred, Neymar, Oscar, Maicon

Colombia: Ospina, Zapata, Yepes, Sanchez, Armero, Gutierrez, Rodriguez, Cuadrado, Guarin, Ibarbo, Zuniga

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo, Spain

Head to Head: Brazil 15-8-2 Colombia

Match 51 on June 29 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

        (Sneijder 88', Huntelaar 90' (p))    (Dos Santos 48')
Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa

Lineups

Netherlands: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Blind, De Jong, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben, Verhaegh, Kuyt, Wijnaldum

Mexico: Ochoa, Rodriguez, Salcido, Marquez, Herrera, Layun, Dos Santos, Moreno, Guardado, Peralta, Aguilar

Referee: Pedro Proenca, Portugal

Head to Head: Netherlands 3-1-2 Mexico

Match 38 on June 24 at 5:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

(Samaris 42', Samaras 92' (p))     (Wilfried 74')                                      
Man of the Match: Georgios Samaras

Greece

World Cup Record

12 Matches - W02, D04, L06

Manager

Fernando Santos, Portugal

Ivory Coast

World Cup Record

08 Matches - W03, D01, L04

Manager

Sabri Lamouchi, France

Match Facts

Match 27 on June 21 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

          (Gotze 51', Klose 71')   (A. Ayew 54', Gyan 63')
Man of the Match: Mario Gotze

FULL TIME ! What a game of Football ! #Ger 2 - 2 #gha #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/2sgUjVZpNh
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

01:30: Yellow Card - Muntari is booked and commits foul at the edge. He misses next match
01:28: J. Ayew shoots it from outside box, Neuer pouches it diving to his right
01:27: Ozil finds Muller again in the box, Mensah taps it away
01:24: Muller is through, last minute interception from the defender saves his team

#GER #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SBr6cQoRyI
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

01:18: Wakaso is on target, but Mertesacker blocks the attempt
01:18: Substitution - Rabiu has a niggle and is replaced by Badu
01:12: Substitution - Atsu is taken out, Wakaso comes in for Ghana

Klose now equalized Ronaldo's record of 15 World Cup goals

PHOTO: #GER's Miroslav Klose has equalled Ronaldo's #worldcup goalscoring record #GERGHA - http://t.co/YBdnLinsAb pic.twitter.com/geyNk6sVbQ
— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 21, 2014

01:11: Goal - Klose makes immediate impact, he scores from a corner
01:10: Substitution - Gotze is taken out Klose comes in, Khedira is replaced by Schweinsteiger
01:03: Goal - Gyan in the box, brilliant finish, Ghana are ahead. Great through ball from Muntari
00:54: Goal - Andre Ayew's header form Afful's cross and they are level
00:52: Substitution - The other Boateng goes away, Jordan Ayew comes in

GOALLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! #GER pic.twitter.com/qQxQuBvqiB
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

00:51: Goal - Muller's cross, Gotze meets with his head and then his knee. It's in
00:46: Substitution - Jerome Boateng is replaced with Mustafi for Germany at halftime

Halftime - Goalless but entertaining

#GER #WorldCup #GERvsGHA pic.twitter.com/8aO7vH8rwC
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

00:37: Gotze's volley on target, but Dauda is on it
00:34: Ozil on the left wing, tries to cross to Muller, Boye kicks it away on the slide
00:33: Muntari shoots powerfully from distance, Neuer just could punch it away. Venom

NEXT UP #GER ! Really hope we can see more of this !!! #WorldCup #GERvsGHA #eyecandy pic.twitter.com/hcR97QRRHr
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

00:26: Kroos powers it from 30 yards, it was rising and is over the bar
00:21: Ozil crosses to Muller in the box, his slide sends the ball away for goal kick

Ghana playing well with some attacking moves but Germany is too strong for them so far

00:18: Muller releases Ozil down the right wing, cross to Khedira, shot straight to Dauda
00:13: Prince Boateng sets up Atsu, shoots but saved by Neuer, he saves another one from Rabiu shot
00:11: Opportunity for Germany, Kroos shot blocked by Boye
00:10: Ozil's through ball to Muller in the box, Dauda on it first
00:07: Chance for Ghana, Atsu crosses but Gyan's shot skywards

It's Kickoff

my fav team is playing tonight #GermanyvsGhana #TeamGermany all the way ♥ ♥ ♥ pic.twitter.com/jPy5iPJ0u4
— Zuhad khan (@zuhadkhan) June 21, 2014

...Berlin......#WorldCup2014 #GermanyVsGhana #Copa2014 #travelpics #vacations2014 #summer2014 #vacationideas pic.twitter.com/0TTrV1UJNC
— Fourtrippers (@fourtrippers) June 21, 2014

I am so ready for this match 😀💖👍 #DFB #FIFA #GermanyNT #futbol #soccer #WorldCup2014 #WorldCup #GermanyvsGhana pic.twitter.com/2ZDYfWCtfV
— kiss me Misha♡ (@CaoimheMayM) June 21, 2014

Boateng brothers are named in the squads. Kevin-Prince for Ghana, Jerome for Germany

Boateng brothers will play against each other in the World Cup. Crazy feeling. Jerome (Germany) vs Prince (Ghana). pic.twitter.com/vRP79dZpRR
— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) June 21, 2014

#GERvsGHA to me Ghana already won 😍😍 @ghanafaofficialblack⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/Oy7aGvNzEn
— IG: spliffy876 (@3Staacckkss) June 21, 2014

The Group G game in Fortaleza would be the 800th World Cup game

Lineups

Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Khedira, Ozil, Muller, Lahm, Mertesacker, Kroos, Gotze, Boateng

Ghana: Dauda, Gyan, Atsu, Boateng, A Ayew, Muntari, Rabiu, Mensah, Asamoah, Boye, Afful

Referee: Sandro Ricci, Brazil

Head to Head: Germany 2-0-0 Ghana

Match 17 on June 17 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa

Fulltime - it's finished all square - Brazil failed to score for the first time in group stages since 1978

Brazil about to drop points in group stages for the first time in four World Cups

01:30: Counterattack from Mexico, Jimenez had a go at the goal, Cesar punches it out. Hernandez lurking in there
01:30: Guardado's long range effort just over
01:28: Jimenez takes down Marcelo in the box, penalty appeal, denied. Lucky for Mexico, there was a contact
01:26: Neymar's free kick, Silva heads, Ochoa unbelievably saves again from point blank range. He's at his best today
01:25: Gustavo taken down at the left of the box, free kick
01:24: Substitution - Both teams ready to make their final changes, Jimenez comes in for Dos Santos, Oscar replaced by Willian
01:21: Brazil on the counter, Neymar runs through and tries to feed Jo, Ochoa pouches it
01:19: Yellow Card - Hernandez makes a run into the box, taken down by Silva, he's booked
01:16: Substitution - Another Mexican change, Fabian in, Herrera leaves the pitch
01:16: Jo fed by Bernard, shoots it wide
01:15: Hernandez in the box, dealt by David Luiz
01:13: Substitution - Hernandez comes in for Peralta - Mexico
01:09: Neymar on target, Ochoa saves again. The Mexican goalkeeper is the best man on pitch
01:08: Substitution - The ineffective Fred is being replaced by Jo

Although Brazil is having most of the ball, Mexico looks slightly more dangerous now

01:02: Yellow Card - Vazquez tackles Neymar and is cautioned, Neymar's free kick just wide
00:59: Yellow Card - Aguilar is booked for a bad challenge
00:57: Herrera has another long range effort go over, it's their strategy today
00:56: Dos Santos moves across and shoots one on target, Silva deflects and Cesar pouches

Mexico dealing more in long shots today, Brazil's defense looks more solid than their attack

Bernard makes an immediate impact, playing more advanced than Ramires in the right wing

00:48: Bernard crosses to Neymar in the box, Rodriguez intervenes
00:46: Substitution - Brazil has a halftime change, Bernard come in for Ramires

Haftime - Mexico are living up to their reputation of troubling Brazil

00:45: Yellow Card - Ramires is booked for a challenge on Aguilar
00:43: Guardado tackles Alves, free kick into the box, denied by Ochoa again. David Luiz had a touch, Paulinho also lurking in there
00:42: Fred taken down by Herrera
00:36: Alves takes down Layun at the left of the box and concedes a free kick
00:35: Neymar corner, Fred heads it a bit weakly, Ochoa pouches it
00:33: Neymar bursts through the field , Mexican defenders overpower him, Ochoa takes control of the loose ball
00:26: Breathtaking saving from Ochoa, Neymar's header firmly on target from Alves cross
00:24: Herrera had a go on the goal, just goes above, Cesar had a touch on it referee doesn't notice
00:23: Peralta is in the box, Peralta is taking on the defenders brilliantly, Brazil just manages to hold him
00:19: Marcelo crosses into the box, Fred just offside
00:17: Neymar is tailed by Rodriguez, seems to lose him but Rodriguez take him down

Most of the action concentrated in the Mexican half now
Fred, he only Brazilian based player in the lineup, needs to end his dry run, stretching back to 2013, he's important for Brazil

00:14: Golden chance for Fred in the box, blocked by Moreno
00:13: Alves dribbles through, but Guardado is up to it, Alves hacks him down, given a talking to by referee
00:10: Oscar makes a run on the left wing and feeds Fred, shoots wide, offside anyway
00:07: Dos Santos takes down Neymar in the final third, opportunity? Mexico deals with it

Ramires is in the starting lineup with Hulk injured with a hamstring injury

00:03: Silva heads it for a corner after an initial Mexican burst
00:01: Guardado starts with a foul

After that increasingly passionate national anthems, It's Kickoff. Brazil is on 10 game winning stretch

Lineups

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir, Turkey

Head to Head: Brazil 22-6-10 Mexico

Match 7 on June 14 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Castelao, Fortaleza

                                (Cavani 24'(p))  (Campbell 54', Duarte 57', Urena 84')
Man of the Match: Joel Campbell

Fulltime - What an upset, Group of Death turns more interesting
Greatest Victory in Costa Rica football History

01:30: Red Card - Maxi Perrera horrible challenge on Campbell
01:27: Substitution - Final change for Costa Rica, Barrantes in Bolanos out
01:24: Goal - And Urena scores after Muslera comes forward
01:22: Substitution - Costa Rica captain Ruiz is taken off, replaced by Urena
01:21: Yellow Card - Caceres is booked for a challenge on Gamboa
01:16: Substitution - Hernandez comes in for Rodriguez for Uruguay, no Suarez today then
01:14: Substitution - Tejera goes out and Cubero comes of the bench for Costa Rica
00:09: Junior Diaz and Keylor Navas makes consecutive saves
00:04: Campbell shot, just misses the target
01:00: Substitution - Gonzalez and Lodeiro comes in for Uruguay, Forlan and Gargano are replaced
00:57: Goal - Duarte scores, the freekick costs Uruguay, Costa Rica leads
00:56: Yellow Card - Gargano commits foul and is penalized
00:54: Goal - Campbell scores, Costa Rica equalizes
00:50: Duarte shot, Muslera saves, good opportunity lost for Costa Rica
00:49: Yellow Card - Lugano cautioned

Halftime - Nice game, still Suarez is missed

00:44: Keylor Navas brilliant save, Forlan almost doubles the lead
00:24: Cavani scores its Uruguay 1-0 Costa Rica
00:22: Penalty for Uruguay, Junior Diaz fells Lugano in the area
00:16: Great chance for Cavani, he fails to connect well

Lineups

47 Matches - W18, D12, L17

Oscar Tabarez, Uruguay

10 Matches - W03, D01, L06

Jorge Luis Pinto, Colombia

Referee: Felix Brych, Greece

Head to Head: Uruguay 6-2-0 Costa Rica

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