World Cup ’10 – Day 20: Dutch Humble Brazil, African Hopes Shattered
The first day of the World Cup quarterfinals provided wholesome entertainment for the worldwide football audience. The Dutch came from ...
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Brazil: Joga Bonito? – Part 2
In Part-2 of the series, TheHardTackle's Somnath Sengupta analyzes how Brazilian football became more defensive in the 90s and how ...
Spain 1-0 Portugal: Spain Through To The Next Round
In a match that got better as it progressed, Spain got the better of Portugal to move into the quarterfinals. ...
Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia: Clinical Dutch March On To Quarters
TheHardTackle’s Debapriya Deb reviews the action from the round-of-sixteen encounter between Netherlands and Slovakia.
World Cup’10 – Day 19: PREVIEW
Fourth and last day of the last sixteen clashes will feature two mouth watering contests. While Paraguay take on Japan ...
World Cup’10 – Day 17: A Day Of Ruthless Dominance And Unpardonable Blindness
In a day of scintillating football action, the Germans ran amok through a supposedly strong English side, to hand the ...
Argentina 3-1 Mexico : Tevez Brace Send Mexico Packing
Carlos Tevez's brace and Gonzalo Higuain's first half strike helped the Albicelestes to trounce Mexico 3-1 to set up yet ...
Chile 1-2 Spain: Spain Edge Past Resilient Chile
In a must win clash, Spain scraped past 10 man Chile in a well contested encounter. Goals from David Villa ...
Brazil 0-0 Portugal: Teams Torment Fans, But Secure Qualification
The most-awaited encounter of Group G between Brazil and Portugal ended in a goalless stale-mate as both teams were more ...
World Cup’10 – Day 14: A Blue Letter Day
Day 14 saw yet another major upset in the World Cup, as Slovakia put on an inspired performance to derail ...
