Somewhat of an upset in the early hours of the morning as Brazil have been dumped out of the Copa America Centenario by Peru. The Selecao were beaten 1-0 in front of over 50,000 stunned fans at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. The win for Peru certainly came with some controversy …
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Costa Rica may have got the better of this 5 goal thriller but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to see them advance to the Copa America Centenario Quarter Finals. That’s because their CONCACAF rivals USA picked a win over Paraguay in the remaining group fixture It was the perfect start for …
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The United States assured their place in the Copa America Centenario Quarter Finals with a slender win over Paraguay, a defeat that subsequently sends Paraguay home In front of over 50,000 fans in Philadelphia Clint Dempsey got his second of the tournament and the games only goal to give the …
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Albania’s first appearance in a major tournament didn’t get off to the best of starts The game was an intriguing story of family links over two sides with the Xhaka brothers representing each nation. Granit for Switzerland and Taulant for Albania Not to mention Xhedran Shaqiri playing for the Swiss …
Read More »Wales vs Slovakia a few quick thoughts
You wait 58 years to play in a major tournament and what a way to end that wait Wales went into this tournament with nothing to lose and after yesterday’s performance they will have nothing to fear Top of the group after the opening games and realistically a draw against …
Read More »England vs Russia a few quick thoughts
Once again we learn that Football can be such a cruel mistress Roy Hodgson’s men looked like set to come away with a deserved win in their Euro 2016 opener but were frustratingly pegged back by an injury time Russia goal A draw but in all honesty it feels like …
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World Champions Germany open their Euro 2016 campaign with a potentially tricky tie against Ukraine. A tie that has been made more difficult by the fact that Joachim Low has lost key personnel at the back with injuries to Mats Hummels and Antonio Ruediger Ruediger’s injury is a massive blow …
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