0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/23/2014
Every team has played two games to date in the 2014 World Cup, and it’s safe to say this has been a wild ride so far. We’ve had champions go out, upstarts leading groups and substitutes outscoring regular starters. With so many interesting moments already happening, the rest of this tournament will have a lot […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/19/2014
Colombians are know to have a move or two on the dance floor, after all it is the land that gave us Shakira and her hips that “don’t lie.” Yet, it may be the Colombian national team that have the best moves the country has ever produced. They gave us not one of the best […]
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Lost in the euphoria of the United States’ 2-1 victory over Ghana in its 2014 World Cup opener was the fact that injuries took their toll on U.S. Soccer. Biggest among them was starting forward Jozy Altidore, who went down with an apparent hamstring injury in the 21st minute. On Thursday, U.S. Soccer announced that […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/17/2014
Throughout the World Cup, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the day in our World Cup Roundup. Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of each day and a look ahead […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/16/2014
Some questioned the swap of the injured Matt Besler for 21-year-old Johm Brooks, but in the 86th minute he repaid manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s faith with a goal that will live in USA soccer history.
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Months of hang ringing over the “Group of Death” turned in to a moment of pure brilliance for United States forward Clint Dempsey. Just 34 seconds in to the game against Ghana, Dempsey used a moment of great dribbling and a perfectly placed shot to put the United States up 1-0.
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Portugal entered the 2014 World Cup as favorites to advance and go deep in the tournament, but the first 37 minutes of its World Cup were nothing but disaster. Not only did they allow two goals, but in the 37th minute Pepe put his team in as deep a hole as possible. After hitting Thomas […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/15/2014
Throughout the World Cup, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the day in our World Cup Roundup. Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of each day and a look ahead […]
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Goal-Line Technology. It works. pic.twitter.com/3zfnRXBmCh — ESPN (@espn) June 15, 2014
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/13/2014
Throughout the World Cup, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the day in our World Cup Roundup. Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of each day and a look ahead […]
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Portugal don’t begin World Cup play until Monday, and that may be the best possible bit of news for the side since it arrived in Brazil. That’s because on Thursday, star striker and FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen limping off the practice pitch. According to reports, Ronaldo practiced for 15-20 minutes before […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/12/2014
It took all of 70 minutes for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to awash itself in controversy on the field, and boy what a controversy it was thanks to Fred’s pretty obvious dive (have a look for yourself). Neymar would put home the penalty, just overpowering Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa to the goalkeepers right. That conversion […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/11/2014
The World Cup in Brazil has become one PR and logistical nightmare after another. Whether it’s the ongoing transportation workers strike in Sao Paolo, or citizen protests over the cost and broken promises by the Brazilian government—it hasn’t been a great lead up to the World Cup. However, the hope has been that once the […]
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There’s one hard and fast rule about soccer in the United States: Landon Donovan = ratings gold. ESPN knows it and the page view numbers of websites all over the globe know it thanks to him not heading to this World Cup. However, that hasn’t stopped ESPN from finding a way to involve the giant […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/10/2014
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Fervor over the World Cup is picking up extreme speed here in the United States, and ESPN is the latest to drop a gem of a hype video leading in to Thursday’s opening ceremony and match. Instead of harping on past performances, ESPN did the best thing possible and feature the American Outlaws. The group happens to be an ever-growing independent supporters group for the USMNT. Its famous chant is the “I believe” one and in this video is a fitting tribute to the group and to the growing group of fans soccer is picking up in this country.
