2015 Womens World Cup Semifinals

Japan, England Join Germany and USA in 2015 Women’s World Cup Semifinals

 June 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an intriguing day’s action at Canada, Australia couldn’t overcome defending champions Japan in the quarterfinal on Saturday. The heat at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium was beating down on the players’ backs as they vied for superiority on the field. Just when, the match looked like going to extra time and penalty shoot-out thereafter, Australia were […]

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copa america brazil vs paraguay

Brazil Go Out of Copa America After Losing to Paraguay in Penalty Shoot-out

 June 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Argentina must be relieved to have avoided a semifinal showdown with arch-rivals Brazil. In a dramatic game on Saturday, Paraguay first equalized from a penalty award and then benefitted from the penalty misses by Everton Ribeiro and Douglas Costa, when the match went to the penalty shoot-out. It was the second consecutive time that Paraguay […]

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Portugal European Under-21

Portugal inflict a semi-final hammering on Germany to become firm favourites for European Under-21 glory

 June 28, 2015   John Welsh

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Approximately 12 months previously, the German senior football squad completed a 7-1 World Cup Semi-final victory against Brazil in one of the most memorable games in living memory, yet on Saturday evening the under-21 team were beaten 5-0 by Portugal in the European Championship Semi-Final, a result which offers few hopes for the current crop […]

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Women World Cup

2015 Women’s World Cup Brings a Semifinal Showdown Between Germany & USA after Germany Beat France and USA Edge Out China

 June 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Germany’s goalkeeper captain Nadine Angerer was the star in her team’s victory over France in the first quarterfinal played on Friday at Montreal’s Olympic stadium. It was a curious case of leading her side to victory not from front but standing back between two posts during the penalty shoot-out. The two teams had played 90 […]

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Copa America Semifinals

Argentina Chile and Peru Enter 2015 Copa America Semifinals

 June 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a hard-fought quarterfinal on Friday June 26, 2015, Argentina edged out Colombia on penalties to inch one step closer to the title contention in the 44th edition of Copa America, which is the main international football tournament for the national teams in South America. Earlier on June 24, 2015 hosts Chile also made it […]

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UEFA European Under-21 sweden

Determination is the key to Swedish progress in UEFA European Under-21 tournament

 June 25, 2015   John Welsh

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The Swedish team are arguably not the most attractive football team to watch in the current UEFA European Under-21 tournament but what they lack in overall flair is counter-balanced by an unwavering team spirit and a determination to play for the full 90 minutes of a game. In Wednesday evening’s final Group B match against […]

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2015 FIFA World Cup

England, USA and Japan Complete Quarterfinal Line-up in Women’s 2015 FIFA World Cup

 June 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Despite putting up a better show, Norway exited from the 2015 women’s World Cup as heroic efforts from England left them in the lurch. In the first match at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Stadium on Monday June 22, 2015, the first half remained scoreless but Norway dominated play. Nine minutes after the break, the Scandinavians went 1-0 […]

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Women World Cup

Women’s World Cup: Australia Shock Brazil, France and Canada Also Enter Quarterfinals

 June 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Australian women footballers played a great game to edge out Brazil from the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in their round-of-sixteen match on Sunday. Switzerland and Korea were also knocked out of 2015 World Cup, losing their matches to France and Canada respectively. On the Father’s Day, number of dads watching their daughters were disappointed […]

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European Under-21 Czech Republic

Germany now justifying their tag as European Under-21 tournament favourites but improving Czech Republic may be a threat

 June 22, 2015   John Welsh

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After a nervy opening game in which there were many stray passes and several poor attempts at goal, Germany justified their label as pre-tournament favourites by completing a resounding 3-0 victory against Denmark in their second group match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The Germans appeared more comfortable with a change in their […]

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FIFA Women Germany

Germany and China Enter Quarterfinals of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup As Sweden and Cameroon Make Their Exits

 June 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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The first day of play-offs saw double women’s World Cup champions Germany sailing through to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over Sweden. China also joined Germany in the last eight after they eased off Cameroon 1-0. The Germans are being considered as favorites and they justified that tag in the match against Sweden. The […]

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