tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post9033724481625469562..comments2024-03-27T22:35:08.926-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: World Cup UpdateGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81546950780609870012014-06-26T15:17:17.646-04:002014-06-26T15:17:17.646-04:00So the USA finish second, and they will play the w...So the USA finish second, and they will play the winner of Group H, which will probably be Belgium.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-54360100391935508232014-06-26T15:13:49.802-04:002014-06-26T15:13:49.802-04:00As Eric mentioned, the USA is through to the next ...As Eric mentioned, the USA is through to the next round. Germany beat the USA 1-0, while Portugal beat Ghana 2-1. So Germany finishes top of the group, and the USA beat Portugal on goal differential.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30679587916557644202014-06-26T13:55:57.233-04:002014-06-26T13:55:57.233-04:00THROUGH!THROUGH!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-75861480522125054372014-06-25T18:05:30.999-04:002014-06-25T18:05:30.999-04:00In Group E, France finishes top of the group and S...In Group E, France finishes top of the group and Switzerland comes second. Ecuador becomes the first South American team to be eliminated. Now the round of 16 looks like this:<br /><br />1. Brazil v. Chile<br />2. Colombia v. Uruguay<br />3. France v. Nigeria<br />4. TBD<br /><br />5. Netherlands v. Mexico<br />6. Costa Rica v. Greece<br />7. Argentina v. Switzerland<br />8. TBD<br /><br />Here are the likely quarter-finals:<br /><br />1. Brazil v. Colombia or Uruguay<br />2. France v. Germany<br />3. Netherlands v. Costa Rica<br />4. Argentina v. BelgiumGoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45149445688767391242014-06-25T13:57:18.856-04:002014-06-25T13:57:18.856-04:00In Group F, Argentina beats Nigeria to finish top ...In Group F, Argentina beats Nigeria to finish top of the group. But Nigeria takes second place when Iran loses to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<br /><br />So far, five teams from South America -- and two teams from Central America -- have qualified for knockout rounds. That's seven out of 10.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-79218003896561977742014-06-24T18:00:32.538-04:002014-06-24T18:00:32.538-04:00So now the round of 16 looks like this:
1. Brazi...So now the round of 16 looks like this:<br /><br />1. Brazil v. Chile<br />2. Colombia v. Uruguay<br />3. TBD<br />4. TBD<br />5. Netherlands v. Mexico<br />6. Costa Rica v. Greece<br />7. TBD<br />8. TBD<br /><br />It will take a huge upset to keep Netherlands out of the semi-finals.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-72165355933917559322014-06-24T17:58:18.573-04:002014-06-24T17:58:18.573-04:00In Group C, Colombia crushed Japan 4-1 to finish t...In Group C, Colombia crushed Japan 4-1 to finish top of the group. Ivory Coast and Greece battled for the second spot. Greece had to win, while Ivory Coast would go through with a draw. In injury time the score was 1-1, when Greece was awarded a penalty kick! They make the kick! Ivory Coast are out! Greece are through to the next round.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-35474489904951624452014-06-24T13:56:20.480-04:002014-06-24T13:56:20.480-04:00Unlike the United States, Uruguay knows how to def...Unlike the United States, Uruguay knows how to defend a lead; they keep most of their players in front of their own goal. Italy's 10 men are not able to break through -- despite almost six minutes of stoppage time -- and Uruguay are through to the next round.<br /><br />An utter disaster for Italy, who beat England and then lost to Costa Rica and Uruguay.<br /><br />Costa Rica gets a draw with England to finish top of the group.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-88656860467774228502014-06-24T13:42:05.277-04:002014-06-24T13:42:05.277-04:00Italy appears to be on its way out of the World Cu...Italy appears to be on its way out of the World Cup. The Italians needed at least a draw in their match with Uruguay to reach the knockout rounds. But in the 65th minute one of their players got a red card, and in the 80th minute Uruguay took a 1-0 lead. Only about 10 minutes left to play.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58029325108867877962014-06-23T17:55:59.597-04:002014-06-23T17:55:59.597-04:00So two of the games in the Sweet 16 are now set:
...So two of the games in the Sweet 16 are now set:<br /><br />1. Brazil v. Chile<br />2. TBD<br />3. TBD<br />4. TBD<br />5. Netherlands v. Mexico<br />6. TBD<br />7. TBD<br />8. TBDGoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60198880099273641712014-06-23T17:54:31.800-04:002014-06-23T17:54:31.800-04:00Mexico scores three late goals to beat Croatia 3-1...Mexico scores three late goals to beat Croatia 3-1 and take second place in Group A. Brazil takes first place with a 4-1 win over Cameroon.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-12638762312677771582014-06-23T14:00:23.158-04:002014-06-23T14:00:23.158-04:00Netherlands beats Chile 2-0 to finish top of Group...Netherlands beats Chile 2-0 to finish top of Group B.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com