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The 200% World Cup: Japan vs Greece – Live!

The 200% World Cup: Japan vs Greece – Live!

Posted by | Jun 19, 2014 | , |

After Colombia’s narrow 2-1 win in the battle of the Group C winners earlier this evening, tonight’s late match sees the two first round losers squaring up. Japan are a young, stylish team, backed by some to be the next breakthrough side at the top of the international game. Their loss in the first round was a tight affair and go into this game as the favourites. Greece didn’t set the world alight in their first match, comfortably beaten by Colombia. It was a continuation of a dreadful record at the World Cup finals for Greek teams which, on...

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The 200% World Cup: England vs Uruguay Live!

The 200% World Cup: England vs Uruguay Live!

Posted by | Jun 19, 2014 | , |

As the likes of Brazil and Spain have already found out to their costs, there doesn’t seem to be any such thing as “the easy way” at this World Cup finals. Not, of course, that the England national football team has much truck with the concept of such a thing. Where there might smith passage, England will usually find some degree of drama. Where we might expect drama, they will usually contrive to manfacture some sort of crisis, whether real or illusory. The atmosphere surrounding the England team this summer, has been very different to recent years. When they...

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The 200% World Cup: Columbia vs Ivory Coast Live!

The 200% World Cup: Columbia vs Ivory Coast Live!

Posted by | Jun 19, 2014 | , |

This Group C encounter pits the two winners in a head-to-head for the top spot. Columbia breezed past Greece in their opening game while the Ivory Coast narrowly edged Japan. Both of these teams will be looking to gain an advantage going into their final group games as an encounter with the Group F victors is ahead in the Round of 16 match – and I doubt either of these team would fancy Italy in the knock-out stages (who we all expect to finish top). Didier Drogba is likely to once again start on the bench with Sabri Lamouchi, the Ivory Coast coach, looking...

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The 200% World Cup: Artist’s Impression, number 6

The 200% World Cup: Artist’s Impression, number 6

Posted by | Jun 19, 2014 | , , |

As the noted football pundit Sir Elton John so sagely pointed out, it’s the circle of life. It’s the wheel of fortune. He was probably drawing on the philosophy of Boethius, whom I believe was a classmate of Sir Tim Rice’s at Lancing College. It’s my belief that history is a wheel. “Inconstancy is my very essence,” says the wheel. “Rise up on my spokes if you like but don’t complain when you’re cast back down into the depths. Good time pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it’s also our hope. The worst...

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The 200% World Cup: World Cup Breakfast, Day 7 – Baby, It’s Cold Outside

The 200% World Cup: World Cup Breakfast, Day 7 – Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Posted by | Jun 19, 2014 | , |

There has seldom in the entire history of the World Cup been a week like this. Last night, holders Spain crashed out of the tournament at the very first hurdle following a chastening defeat at the hands of a Chile team that is starting to look capable of going all the way this summer. Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, Australia are also eliminated from the competition after a thrilling match against the Netherlands in which they took the first team to put Spain to the sword all the way in a match that will be long...

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