The passing of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on December 5, 2013 is still fresh in the public consciousness. With Nelson Mandela Day fast approaching this Friday July 18th, 2014 being the first without its namesake, this week… Continue Reading
Well, that was quite a wild ride! The semifinals came and went: in what was a record spanking, Germany absolutely dismantled host nation Brazil 7-1, a result that is still sending reverberations across world football! Toni Kroos and André Schürrle were… Continue Reading
The quarterfinals have come and gone, with a whole lot of drama if not as much action as the previous rounds! There have been penalty shootouts, early dramatic goals, late dramatic saves and even some unfortunate news. Let’s start with… Continue Reading
So let’s wrap up the Round of 16 before we move on to tomorrow’s first set of quaterfinals! Day 3 began with a rejuvenated and unified France vs African nations champions Nigeria, in Brasilia. From the start an impressive Nigerian… Continue Reading
Well that was four fantastic days of football wasn’t it?! For the first time all 8 group winners made it through to the quarterfinals, but it wasn’t easy for most of them! As we go through the games you’ll see why… Continue Reading
It’s taken all week for me to get around to posting any world cup updates, and that’s largely been because the football has been unrelentingly entertaining! Last time we were waiting for Round 2 to finish with Italy vs Costa… Continue Reading