World Cup: Every now and then in football there are matches that appear to follow a script penned by a Hollywood screenwriter with a flair for the dramatic. Germany’s fixture with Ghana was one such occasion. With the former 2-1 down, the Europeans needed to inject greater urgency into their play in order to avoid […]
 Nigeria celebrates after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match between Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Arena Pantanal on June 21, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. World Cup match replay: The form book was torn up on the tenth match day at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, as former […]
World Cup 2014: If you enjoyed Lionel Messi’s superb strike against Bosnia-Hercegovina in Argentina’s opening game, then day 10 could be right up your street. Messi and his team-mates face outsiders Iran, providing the Barcelona forward with the perfect opportunity to impress again on the biggest stage. Here, Today at the World Cup tells you everything you […]
Italy 0-1 Costa Rica: Costa Rica’s amazing run here at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil continued in Recife, the Central American upstarts adding Italy’s scalp to their Group D belt after opening with a win over Uruguay. Los Ticos are now through to the knockout phase for only the second time in their history, thanks to a […]
World Cup match replay – Day nine of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil was high on colour – with blue featuring heavily. In the day’s opening game, Italy’s Azzurri were made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal by an enterprising and solid Costa Rica side, who scored a famous win to check into the […]
Match Preview  – The action continues in Brazil with four teams victorious in their opening games vying to build on winning starts. Costa Rica were particularly impressive in their surprise success against Uruguay, racking up three goals for the first time in a FIFA World Cup match, and they now take on an Italy team that has […]
Uruguay 2-1 England: Uruguay forward Luis Suarez did something which he did not manage to do in the Premier League this season – score past Joe Hart – as he netted twice in the South Americans’ 2-1 win over England in their Group D clash in Sao Paulo. While Roy Hodgson named the same 11 as […]
World Cup match replay:Â Drama, joy and emotion characterised the matches played on Thursday.It was a day on which heroes joined forces to lead their teams to glory, while others completed unlikely comebacks and one player in particular was unable to withstand the emotion of it all, leading to a rumour or two on social networking […]