This World Cup will go down in history as one of those World Cups that the big boys could not go far and the unfashionable teams went maybe too far. Uruguay and France remain two of the biggest teams still left and this game would be a worthy final but unfortunately one of them has to go home after this ...

Colombia are England’s next obstacle as the Three Lions look to get to the quarterfinals of this World Cup. The Colombians started their campaign with a shocking 2-1 loss to Japan, however, that result was influenced by the fact that they had gone a goal and a man down inside the opening three minutes. Their next game offered them the ...

This game brings together two Europeans in almost identical form as they both look to make a mark on this year’s competition. Sweden started their campaign with a 1-0 win over South Korea. They had built a reputation as a defensive side in qualification and that match was all about keeping the Koreans at bay. Their next game was against ...

Belgium were placed in an interesting group with England the only obstacle to them topping the table. The fixture list even made it easy for them as they were made to play the Three Lions in their last group by which time they should have qualified. They started their campaign with a 3-0 win over Panama with all the goals ...

Brazil came into this World Cup as favourites once again, but their campaign started on a shaky note as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Their next game against Costa Rica was even more shocking as they had to wait until added time to finally score against the underdogs.  That game eventually ended in a 2-0 win ...