End of the Road for Defending Champions Spain in World Cup 2014
June 19, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Chile, spain, worldcupAdios Spana – read one placard held by a Chilean fan in the crowd just as the match between the defending champions and Chile was coming to an end. But it was a sad goodbye to an otherwise brilliant football side. As Spain’s journey in the 2014 FIFA World Cup came to an unpredictable halt, […]
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Mexican Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa Frustrates Brazil In an Entertaining Goalless Draw
June 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, Mexican footballIf you are told that a football match ended in a goalless draw, you will naturally think about a drab affair devoid of action, in which the sides involved did not give their best performances. But last night’s Group A match between hosts Brazil and Mexico was one of the most thrilling goalless football games […]
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World Cup 2014: Germany appear ominously strong as African challenge withers
June 18, 2014 John Welsh
African football, Brazil World Cup 2014, Ivory Coast, World Cup 2014Now that every team has played in the 2014 World Cup tournament, arguably the most impressive team has been Germany after they defeated Portugal 4-0 without having to exert maximum power. However, the Ivory Coast apart, the African challenge seems to be weaker than anticipated which suggests that the much vaunted idea of a team […]
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Baichung Bhutia God’s gift to Indian Football
June 17, 2014 Kirti Daga
Baichung Bhutia, Indian Football, Indian Sport NewsSaid to be “God’s gift to Indian Football” by I.M. Vijayan Baichung Bhutia was born in Sikkim to farmer parents. Despite representing his school in other sports apart from football such as basketball, badminton and athletics, Mr. Bhutia’s parents were not supportive of his interest in sports. But because of his uncle Karma Bhutia’s support […]
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In Group of Death Only Germany Looks Safe But USA Take Their Revenge On The Black Stars
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, FIFA, GermanyIt has been a little over six months since the World Cup draws. US fans were furious and even blamed a hidden hand in the emergence of Group G. In subsequent days, print and electronic media, especially in the US, carried conspiracy stories about FIFA’s game plan against the US football team. Analysts on TV […]
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Karim Benzema Inspires France’s Win over Honduras as Goal Line Technology Debuts in Brazil
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, FIFAThe World Cup Group E match at Estadio Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre on Sunday evening had a strange beginning. Just as players from both France and Honduras stood lined-up, ready for the national anthems of their respective countries, the ritual had to be given up. There was no music and no anthem for a […]
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The Didier Drogba Effect In Ivory Coast’s Win over Japan
June 15, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, Didier Drogba, Ivory CoastAlready a legend in African football, Didier Drogba continues to inspire his country’s young footballers. A veteran of three world cups, the 36-year old Drogba brought magic to the game from the time he took to the field. For the better part of Ivory Coast’s match with Japan, however, Drogba sat on the bench watching […]
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Netherlands regain self-belief in shock 5-1 victory against Spain
June 14, 2014 John Welsh
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, spainWith Brazil and Mexico winning their World Cup opening group games, it was expected that Spain would follow suit in following the form book by repeating their narrow win against Netherlands from the 2010 final. For 40 minutes of Friday’s clash between the two teams, Spain were the more dominant team and led by a […]
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JLo Relents, Sings in Opening Ceremony, Before Brazil Begins By Beating Croatia in Match # 1
June 14, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, FIFA, FootballThe count-down of the 2014 FIFA World Cup concluded to signify the beginning of the world’s biggest sporting event. Despite the troubles faced by FIFA, Brazilian government and local organizers, the event got off to a glittering start and the 25-minute opening ceremony was immediately followed by the first World Cup game between Brazil and […]
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World Cup 2014: Contenders for Leading Goalscorer
June 11, 2014 John Welsh
Brazil2014, FIFA World Cup, FootballBetting for the World Cup tends to be dominated by markets for the outright winner and strikers expected to be crowned as leading goalscorer. The main contenders for topping the scoring charts are assessed below in addition to a few outsiders… Fred and Neymar – Both Brazil In last summer’s Confederation Cup, they scored five […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |