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Five things we’ve learnt from the group stages in Brazil

Posted on June 28, 2014 2 Comments

1. Predictions of Belgium’s brilliance have been way off the mark We fell into the trap of thinking that with the players available to them this was going to be an exciting team. But though on paper they’ve got great individuals, the end product hasn’t been pleasant to watch – they are the Movie 43 […]

World Cup preview – Group G

Posted on June 13, 2014 1 Comment

Six down, two to go. In our penultimate preview, we turn our attention to a tricky-looking Group G. A former legend of one nation coaching the team of another, the surprise package four years ago, and one team that nearly suffered a shock exit in qualifying. Germany This has been an unusual build-up to the […]