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Team Focus: How Did the USA Really do at the World Cup?

by Graham Ruthven at venerdì, lug 4 2014 15:30
Team Focus: How Did the USA Really do at the World Cup? If the 2010 World Cup hinted at the potential for football in the United States, 2014 came close to realisation. Nearly 30,000 fans watched the USA’s last-16 clash with Belgium at Soldier Field, Chicago, with countless open-screenings also drawing supporters all over the country.An estimated T...
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Team Focus: France's Strength in Depth Can Lead Them to Glory

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, lug 3 2014 16:00
Team Focus: France's Strength in Depth Can Lead Them to Glory A little over 4 years ago, France’s World Cup hopes were left in tatters. The players refused to train after Nicolas Anelka was sent home following a row with head coach Raymond Domench, culminating inLes Bleus crashing out at the group stages of South Africa 2010. In the aftermath of the Worl...
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Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina

by Martin Laurence at lunedì, giu 30 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina Argentina were pre-tournament favourites with many ahead of the World Cup in neighbouring Brazil reason for one reason. Their firepower.While the doubts over Lionel Messi's ability to step up on the biggest stage possible at international level have certainly been allayed, it's been somewhat of a on...
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Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI

by Ben McAleer at venerdì, giu 27 2014 17:15
Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI 136 goals were scored in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, a significant improvement on South Africa 2010 where the ball hit the net 101 times in the opening 48 games. European giants Spain, Portugal, Italy and England all crashed out at the first hurdle, while Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Arge...
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Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism

by Martin Laurence at giovedì, giu 26 2014 11:54
Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism The inquest as to why England suffered their first group stage exit from a World Cup since 1958 is already in full swing. Many thought that the team may well struggle after a tough draw but there is still understandable disappointment at falling at the first hurdle.There were some obvious downfalls ...
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Team Focus: Colombia's Fearsome Attack Living Up to Expectations

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, giu 25 2014 16:15
Team Focus: Colombia's Fearsome Attack Living Up to Expectations The more said about Colombia during the 2014 World Cup, the better - that's the feeling amongst fans and pundits alike. The South American nation has, unsurprisingly, taken the tournament by storm, with their brand of attacking football winning them the admirers they deserve. The 4-1 win over Japan ...
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Team Focus: Costa Rica’s Surprise Package Status Down to Flawless Tactics

by Martin Laurence at martedì, giu 24 2014 15:09
Team Focus: Costa Rica’s Surprise Package Status Down to Flawless Tactics If holders Spain were the shock fallers at the first hurdle, the surprise package to emerge and progress from the group stages of the 2014 Wolrd Cup are undoubtedly Costa Rica. Jorge Luis Pinto's side know that, having beaten both Uruguay and Italy, they could yet top Group D without needing a point...
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Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory

by Ben McAleer at sabato, giu 21 2014 09:00
Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory Taking Miroslav Klose to the World Cup as the only striker was always going to be a risk for Germany, but it was one that Joachim Löw was willing to take. The decision to overlook Mario Gomez, Max Kruse and Kevin Volland was perhaps a controverisal one and has the potential to backfire.Despite ...
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Team Focus: Chile's Bid to Become the World & People's Champion

by Martin Laurence at venerdì, giu 20 2014 17:06
Team Focus: Chile's Bid to Become the World & People's Champion Chile have no right to be as good as they are. That may be a sweeping statement but look at the individual components of their team and most are hardly world-beaters, despite recently becoming world champion beaters after a convincing 2-0 win over Spain.The likes of Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez w...
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Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems

by Miguel Delaney at venerdì, giu 20 2014 11:46
Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems It was supposed to be so different this time. To some degree it was different, except not in the manner intended. England are now facing up to their first group-stage exit since Euro 2000, and their worst performance at a World Cup since 1958.Those are the bald facts. The more brutal truth is that t...
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