2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 17 - LAST SIXTEEN - NETHERLANDS VS MEXICO 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014

Netherlands vs Mexico 2:1

Lucky dutchmen!

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 17 - LAST SIXTEEN - COSTA RICA VS GREECE 5:4 - win on penalties

LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014

Costa Rica vs Greece 5:4

Costa Rica through on penalties.

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - MEXICO - KEY PLAYER - ‪Giovani dos Santos‬ - PROFILE

Giovani dos Santos‬ was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Giovani joined FC Barcelona's academy of La Masia at the age of eleven and played for Barcelona's Juvenil A category where he helped his team to make a comeback in the league and win the regional title. 

This title allowed them to participate in the Youth Copa del Rey, where they faced other regional champions, among them their historic arch-rivals, Real Madrid. 

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - NETHERLANDS - KEY PLAYER - ARJEN ROBBEN‬ - PROFILE

Arjen Robben 

Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger. Robben is known for his dribbling skills, speed, crossing ability and his accurate left foot long-range shots from the right wing.

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 16 - LAST SIXTEEN - BRAZIL VS CHILE 3:2 - advanced on penalties

LAST SIXTEEN
28th June 2014

Brazil vs Chile 3:2 

Hosts Brazil knock Chile out of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in the second round with a 3:2 win on penalties.

28 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 16 - LAST SIXTEEN - COLOMBIA VS URUGUAY - 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
28th June 2014

Colombia vs Uruguay 2:0

James Rodriguez makes the difference! 

28 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - COLOMBIA - KEY PLAYER - James Rodríguez - PROFILE

James Rodríguez expressing his honor to be praised by his hero, 'El Pibe' Valderrama.

"Rodríguez is mentally sharp, possessing quick reactions when closed down which allows him to keep control of the ball and making him more likely to be fouled. While left footed, he's able to control the ball just as well with his right foot." 

(El Pibe' Valderrama)

28 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - LAST-SIXTEEN - Matches and Teams out

Teams who have reached the round of the last sixteen

27 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP G & GROUP H - PREVIEW

GROUP G
USA vs Germany -:-
Portugal vs Ghana -:-

GROUP H
Korea vs Belgium -:-
Algeria vs Russia -:-

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP G - Portugal vs Ghana 2:1

Portugal vs Ghana 2:1

26 Jun 2014

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 - PRELIMINARY ROUND - 2nd leg - so far

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 
PRELIMINARY ROUND 

2nd leg 
26-28 March 2016

 

Saturday Fixtures:

Atletico Olympic vs Fomboni 2:0
(Atletico win 2:1 on agg)

Stade Gabesien vs Bakaridjan 2:0
(2:2 Stade win on penalties)

SC Villa vs Al Khartoum 1:0
(Villa win 2:0 on agg)

New Star vs Renaissance 2:2
(Renaissance win 3:2 on agg)

SONIDEP vs Al Ittihad (1:4 1st leg)
(2nd leg postponed)

Africa Sports vs Diables Noirs 1:4
(Africa Sports win 4:2 on agg)

USFA vs Kawkab Marrakech 3:0
(3:3 Kawkab win on pens)

Bidvest Wits vs Lightstars 6:0
(Wits win 9:0 on agg)

Dep Mongomo vs UMS de Loum 0:0 
(Mongomo win 4:2 on penalties after 0:0 tie)

El Makasa vs Defence 3:0
(Makasa win 6:1 on agg)

Generation F vs Nasarawa 0:0
(Nasarawa win 2:1 on agg)

Ajax Cape Town vs Sagrada 0:2
(Sagrada win 3:2 on agg)

Akwa vs Vita Club Mokanda 0:1
(Mokanda win 6:5 on penalties after 1:1 agg tie)

 

Sunday Fixtures:

Adema vs Harare City 1:3
(Harare win 6:3 on agg)

Atlabara vs Police 2:1
(Police win 4:3 on aggregate)

Bandari vs St Eloi Lupopo 1:1
(Lupopo win 3:1 on aggregate)

USFAS Bamako vs Sporting Gagnoa 0:0
(Gagnoa win 2:0 on aggregate)

 

A last-minute goal saw South Africa's Ajax Cape Town lose 2:0 at home to visiting Sagrada from Angola, who win their Confederation Cup tie 3:2 overall.

Arsenio Cabungula scored both goals for the Angolan side the all important second coming in the final minute of the match.

Next up for Sagrada is a tie against Lusophone rivals Liga Muçulmana de Maputo from Mozambique.

Earlier on Saturday Uganda's SC Villa beat Al Khartoum of Sudan 1:0 in Kampala in the second leg of their tie.

Godfrey Lwesibawa scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes to complete the 2:0 aggregate victory for the Ugandan side.

Next up for SC Villa will be JKU from Zanzibar, who progreessed after the withdrawal of Gaborone United from Botswana.

There was no fairy-tale for Senegalese second division club Generation Foot as they could only manage a 0:0 draw against visiting Nasarawa United of Nigeria.

Generation Foot were the shock winners of their country's FA Cup last season but crashed out after a 2:1 loss to the Nigerian side in the first leg.

Substitute Drissa Dagnogo scored twice for Africa Sports of Ivory Coast as they completed a second 2:1 win over Congo's Diables Noirs in Abidjan to make it 4.2 overall.

Tsiba Moukassa, who also came on as replacement, was on target for the Congolese side between Dagnogo's strikes.

South African side Bidvest Wits thrashed Lightstars of the Seychelles 6:0 to win 9:0 on aggregate.

Sibusiso Vilakazi, Abednigo Mosiathlaga, Vincent Pule, Liam Jordan, Joaquim Lupeta and Dillon Sheppard all scored at the Bidvest Stadium.

Algeria's Mouloudia Oran have progressed to the next stage of the competition after Wallidan from The Gambia pulled out.

Esperance of Tunisia, ENPPI from Egypt, CS Don Bosco of DR Congo and Zambia's Zanaco have byes in the first round next month.

 

2 Mar 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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