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Can Joel Campbell Keep His (And Costa Rica's) Breakout Rolling?
You could make an argument that, of all the Arsenal players at this World Cup, the best performance has been from a player with a grand total of zero minutes playing for the Gunners: Joel Campbell....
Miguel Herrera: Unhappy Man
Safe to say Mexico's head man thought Robben flopped....
Netherlands Break Mexico Hearts With Late Goal, Penalty
Mexico were minutes from advancing to the quarterfinals before Wesley Sneijder hammered home a corner rebound and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar converted a stoppage-time penalty to beat El Tri 2-1....
Giovani Dos Santos Scores Golazo: Here's How It Sounded In Mexico
Giovani Dos Santos hammered home a tremendous golazo to open the scoring early in the second half for Mexico against the Netherlands. Here's what it sounded like on Mexico's Azteca Deportes TV....
How Miguel Herrera Resonates With Mexicans
Brazil's legendary player Garrincha was known as Alegria do Povo (Joy of the People) because of his ability to inspire the masses but also because of his humble beginnings....
Netherlands vs. Mexico: Open Thread
Here's your place to discuss the Netherlands-Mexico match now underway. Streaming options over here. ...
Netherlands vs. Mexico: Live Online Streaming Links
Today's huge Netherlands vs Mexico match is about to kick off. Here's where to find it on your TV or how to watch it via online stream....
Mexico-Netherlands: Did Australia Lay The Blueprint For An Upset?
I remain unconvinced by Netherlands. It's madness, I know. ...
No One Wants To Play Colombia, Because James Rodríguez Is Unstoppable
The World Cup has always been a tournament of superstars. What separates the fates of these hodge-podge collections of countrymen wrangled together a couple dozen times per year to form some semblance of chemistry and playing coherence ahead of the Big Shebang is very often one particular player's a...
Brazil's Goalkeeper And Goal Frame Keep Them From Falling To Chile
The sport of soccer being what it is—a game of players, whose fates are judged on the last moments they leave us with—Brazil's goalkeeper Júlio César will go down as today's hero when his team outlasted Chile to win on penalties. But even as strong a performance as his should not overshadow the impa...
Teammates Fight Over Free Kick; Winner Blasts It In
Jermain Defoe and his Toronto F.C. teammate Gilberto got into an ugly little fight while deciding who was going to take the free kick in the 72nd minute against the Red Bulls. As Gilberto was holding the ball, readying himself, Defoe confronted him and tried to slap it out of his hands. Undeterred, ...
We Feel You, Uruguay Dude
James Rodríguez scored another goal to put Colombia up 2-0 and Uruguay Dude is pretty bummed about the whole thing. The blink and nearly imperceptible [gulp] really hammer home that this dude can't even right now. We're sorry, man, but this is the risk you take when dressing up like a SuperFan. ...
Your Uruguay-Colombia Open Thread
Hi! Sorry we're late, but here's your place to talk about Uruguay-Colombia and how vicious that James Rodríguez volley was. Or you could make some jokes about Luis Suarez and how Uruguay are toothless without him. ...
The James Rodríguez Golazo, As Called On Colombian Television
You knew this was coming, didn't you? Here's how the brilliant James Rodríguez goal that put Colombia up 1-0 on Uruguay sounded on Colombian TV broadcaster Caracol. ROCK OUT. Update: here's James's second goal, as aired on the same network:...
James Rodríguez With The Wonder-Goal For Colombia
Shit man, this is pretty. ...
Colombia vs. Uruguay: Live Online Streaming Links
Here's how to watch Colombia-Uruguay on TV or streaming:...
Júlio César Reduced To Tears During Post-Match Interview
Brazil keeper Júlio César provided one of this 2014 World Cup's most memorable moments after his two saves helped the host country move past Chile and into the quarterfinals....
Brazil Win On Penalty Kicks
Brazil beat Chile 3-2 on penalty kicks and they have their goaltender (and the woodwork) to thank for it. Julio Cesar made two huge saves and then on Chile's last chance by Gonzalo Jara, the post made the final one. ...
Chile Were <i>This</i> Close To Beating Brazil In Extra Time
I mean, really, you just need to listen to Ian Darke's screams and Steve McManaman's groaning to get an idea how close Chile came to ousting Brazil. Good lord. Chile and Brazil will settle this with penalty kicks now and it's quite possible Brazil, the country, will cease to exist. We will keep you ...
Hulk Goal Disallowed, Ruled A Handball
Hulk appeared to score a pretty athletic goal in the 55th minute but referee Howard Webb ruled it was a handball. Marcelo crossed a neat ball to Hulk and as he tried to corral it, the ball clearly hit him in the forearm/armpit area before he controlled it and swept it into the corner of the goal. Br...