Didier Drogba

The Didier Drogba Effect In Ivory Coast’s Win over Japan

 June 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Already 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

Netherlands regain self-belief in shock 5-1 victory against Spain

 June 14, 2014   John Welsh

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With 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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Brazil

JLo Relents, Sings in Opening Ceremony, Before Brazil Begins By Beating Croatia in Match # 1

 June 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 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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Leading Goalscorer

World Cup 2014: Contenders for Leading Goalscorer

 June 11, 2014   John Welsh

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Betting 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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FIFA and Brazilian Organizers Contend With World Cup Hurdles of Strange Varieties

 June 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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With just a day left for football’s mega event to unfold in Brazil, many issues stand unresolved to the great consternation of FIFA and local organizers in the host country. As if the persistent issues were not enough, international singer Jennifer Lopez dropped a bombshell yesterday with the news that she would not be performing […]

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World Cup 2014

World Cup 2014: Summarised analysis of the groups

 June 10, 2014   John Welsh

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With the World Cup beginning on June 12th and squads now finalised, attention can now focus on assessing the prospects of the more favoured teams among the eight groups. Predicted winners are identified below alongside the group name. Group A – Brazil Brazil won every match during their victory in last summer’s Confederations Cup and […]

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Brazil World Cup 2014

Drumming Up For The Brazil World Cup 2014 – Tidbits Leading to Football’s Super Event

 April 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Brazil and the rest of the world await for the upcoming football festival, which is now less than two months away. One by one, the FIFA is unfolding preparatory events, towards the run up to the 2014 World Cup, one of the most celebrated football shows in the globe. The scale of World Cup is […]

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FIFA Jittery With Brazil’s World Cup Preparations

 February 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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With a little over 100 days remaining for 2014 Brazil World Cup, several thorny issues continue to plague FIFA management on the state of the host nation’s preparedness for football’s biggest 4-yearly event. With national economy in doldrums, Brazil is found wanting on unfinished stadiums, avoidable construction site fatalities and security issues. As of December […]

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Glamour and Glitterati of the World Cup Draw

 December 8, 2013   R K Gupta

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Two days ago, Kridangan.com’s specialist football writer, John Welsh presented a realistic analysis about the strengths of participants after the final draw, which was the first major event of the FIFA World Cup 2014. It was a glittering ceremony, held in the picturesque resort of Costa do Sauípe, Bahia on December 6, 2013. This article […]

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World Cup draws not so kind to Brazil but England should progress

 December 7, 2013   John Welsh

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Those first few glances at the 2014 World Cup draw would seem to suggest that Brazil, Argentina, France and Germany have drawn fairly winnable groups while Italy and England face much greater challenges in their opening matches. A more analytical study indicates that for some teams, all may not be as straightforward as first appears, […]

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