Articles tagged with worldcup
'Currently' List Version 2.0
Been awhile since I did a 'currently' post. Anyway, this one started with &ViperGirl85 's post here . I submitted one before and you can read it here. Cut and dry post here, you just have to mention what you are doing right now, hence, the name 'curre
2015 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia
Cricket is not a sport I usually watch and I have only a limited understanding of the rules. However, as the Cricket World Cup 2015 starts here in New Zealand and Australia at the end of this week, I imagine I'll be seeing a lot of it on our TV screen for
Echoes of the FIBA World Cup 2014
The dominance of NBA has been confirmed one more time at the recently concluded FIBA World Cup. Team USA without any of its superstars retained its crown. This year’s roster included all NBA players, but none of them has won an NBA ring, but they hav
And just like that Team USA wins 2014 FIBA World Cup
Team USA has beaten Serbia in the Final match of the 2014 FIBA World Cup successfully defending the title conquered four years ago in Turkey. This year there were no Lebron James, Kevin Durant or Dwayne Wade on the USA 12-man roster, but still the 12
Team USA is one win away from winning FIBA World Cup
With is clear win today against Lithuania at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the US national team is now one win away from retaining the title they won in 2010 in Turkey. The US won the semifinal match, played in Barcelona by score of 96 – 68, Lithuania ne
Football's biggest day
The World Cup is arguably the biggest sports event on Earth. And the World Cup Final is most important match of all. With an estimated one billion people glued to their TVs today, it will be the most watched Final in history. Fittingly two of the most suc
A chess match at the World Cup
After the festival of goals in the Brazil versus Germany match (Final score was 7 to 1) , it was expected the second semifinal of the World Cup between Argentina and The Netherlands would be a very cautious and defensive game, since both teams would try &n
Today I have witnessed history made at the World Cup semifinals
Many of you might know that I am big football (soccer) fan, and that I had been looking forward to this World Cup for the last four months or so I even have shared articles like the one on this link. For the most part I have enjoyed watching the
Can Brazil win now that Neymar is out of the World Cup with fractured vertabra?
In spite of beating Colombia 2 -1 in the Quarter final match, Brazil has lost his superstar Neymar for the rest of the tournament. The brazilian striker left the match in a stretcher after being hit on the back with a knee by colombian defender Camilo Zuni
My Own World Cup
Right smack in the middle of the #WorldCup , I decided to have my own World Cup!!! I signed up for a football team and we have our regular games every Monday night at a nearby pitch. those who are familiar, it is the blue pitch of a popular English Premie
Brazil World Cup - Round of 16 Summary
The Round of 16 gave us some epic matches at the World Cup, from what we witnessed no longer can we talk about small teams at this level, everyone played well and fought hard for the victory, unfortunately 8 of those teams have to go back home, while the o
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Costa Rica makes history at the World Cup
With their dramatic win on Sunday over Greece in penalty-kick definition, Costa Rica has made history at the Brazil World Cup, by qualifying to the Quarter Finals, which means they are considered now one the eight best teams in the World. The hero of the
Brazil World Cup - First Round Summary
The World Cup has completed the Group phase matches and the sixteen teams that advance to the next round have been defined. We had a great first phase, I have been watching the World Cup since 1978 and I think I haven’t seen such an exciting group p
Soccer Dog
As the World Cup game between the USA and Ghana is on, I found this picture through my archives, and could not resist. This soccer dog was at one of my son's games, and I could not stop myself from taking a few pictures. The dog was not paying attention t
Do you agree with Goal Line Technology in the Word Cup Soccer?
Do you agree with Goal Line Technology in the Word Cup Soccer?
World Cup Officiating Problems
Just about every sports fan is aware that the World Cup is going on right now. Here in the US soccer doesn’t have the massive following that it may in other countries so the media attention might be sparse right now, at least until Team USA tak
The World Cup Just Kicked Off...
The first game of the World Cup just kicked off and man did it live up to its expectations.It didn't look good for the hometown favorites, Brazil, as Marcelo scored an own goal in the 11th minute but Brazil's Golden Boy equalized the game at 1-1 with his g
