Soccer

The last time Brazil and Mexico met up in a big tournament was in the 2013 Confederations Cup, one which Brazil hosted. That is where we saw a struggling Mexican team under Coach De La Torre, along with a loss to Brazil 2-0. Before that, we saw them meet up in the Olympic Games in London, where Mexico beat Brazil 2-1 in a very good-looking match.…

The second match of Group F of the 2014 FIFA World Cup went underway today as Iran faced Nigeria. Iran doesn’t have the pace capabilities that the Nigerians bring but Iran can still provide a challenge. Both teams went with a 4-3-3 formation in today’s matchup. It was slow start to the first half for Iran as Nigeria pressured and pressured.…

Preview to Germany vs. Portugal In 2006, the FIFA World Cup was hosted in the country of Germany. Germany seemed to be the favorites to win it that year, especially with the group they were seeded with. Being the host, they were seeded in Group A along with Ecuador, Poland and Costa Rica. They won all three matches and went all the way to the…

The Group E fixtures seemed to be ones that were going to be very unpredictable and the first match of those group stages just proved that. Switzerland was taking on Ecuador in the Estadio Nacional de Brasilia in a very close match with few very clear-cut opportunities for scoring. In dramatic fashion, the Swiss left in until the dying moments of…