2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

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

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

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

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

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

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

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

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

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

Referee: Pedro Proenca, Portugal

Head to Head: Cameroon 0-0-0 Croatia

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

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

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

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

59 Matches - W26, D19, L14

Roy Hodgson, England

80 Matches - W44, D21, L15

Cesare Prandelli, Italy

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers, Netherlands

Head to Head: England 8-7-9 Italy

He also reckoned that the heat, game timings and other issues like playing away from home and at a higher altitude would make the current team unlikely to get success at Brazil. Hawking finished with a remark that him being a theoretical physicist he would be a marginally better qualified than Paul the Octopus to make predictions

Coming to River Negro in Manaus, the Amazon tributary is overflowing and the Manaus has gone into a state of 180-day Emergency to deal with all the possibilities that might arise from the circumstances. According to the authorities, the river might swell into the city but flooding is nearly not a possibility

The situation however would not affect the games to be played at Arena Amazonia during the month long tournament. The emergency is placed so that the emergency services can be swiftly deployed when in need

The British National Crime Agency(NCA) has alerted FIFA over the possibility that the friendly match to be held between Scotland and Nigeria, at Fulham's Craven Cottage this Wednesday might have been fixed. The Scottish Football Association has been liaising with NCA, which handles serious and organized crime investigations, regarding the fixture

The game would go on with routine preparations and arrangements though

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