81′ DZEMAILI (Switzerland) scores!! GOAL! Dzemaili pulls one back. The Napoli man hits a thunderous low effort from the free-kick which goes straight through the French wall. Lloris is left with no chance as the ball nestles in the bottom left corner, just inside his right-hand post. Blerim Dzemaili of Switzerland shoots and scores Friday, 20…
73′ SISSOKO (France) scores!! GOAL! SISSOKO MAKES IT FIVE! After some incisive French passing, Benzema turns and tees up a sprinting Sissoko. The Newcastle United man hits it first time with the inside of his right foot and leaves Benaglio no chance. France are rampant! Moussa Sissoko of France scores his team’s fifth goal Friday, 20…
67′ BENZEMA (France) scores!! GOAL! BENZEMA! The Real Madrid man grabs his third goal of this tournament. Pogba dinks a great through ball towards the France No10. Senderos misses his clearance and Benzema pounces with a clinical finish. Karim Benzema of France scores Friday, 20 June 2014 SALVADOR, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Karim Benzema of France…
40′ VALBUENA (France) scores!! GOAL! VALBUENA!! Giroud finds acres of space on the France left and sprints free of the chasing Swiss defence after a quick break from a Switzerland corner. The Arsenal forward plays a superb ball across the box and the diminutive midfielder is given a simple tap in at the back post. France…
18′ MATUIDI (France) scores!! GOAL! MATUIDI MAKES IT TWO! The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder doubles France’s advantage after Behrami passes to Benzema from kick-off. He tees up Matuidi who slams it home at Benaglio’s near-post. France are flying in Salvador! Blaise Matuidi of France shoots and scores Friday, 20 June 2014 SALVADOR, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Blaise…
17′ GIROUD (France) scores!! GOAL! IT’S GIROUD! The France No9 scores the 100th goal for France in the World Cup with a superb header from a floated Valbuena corner. The Arsenal man is leaning back and applies all the power to the header from his own neck muscles. It’s a superb finish. Olivier Giroud of France…
44′ RUIZ B. (Costa Rica) scores!! GOAL! COSTA RICA LEAD! It’s a deep cross from the Costa Rica left from Diaz which finds the skipper at the back post. He sprints onto the ball and slams a header off the bar and over the line – incredible technique to get that in. Bryan Ruiz of…
85′ L. SUAREZ (Uruguay) scores!! GOAL! LUIS SUAREZ! It’s elation for Uruguay and heartbreak for England as the Liverpool forward breaks through a static Three Lions defence and steadies himself before smashing home past Hart. Luis Suarez of Uruguay shoots and scores his team’s second goal Thursday, 19 June 2014 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – JUNE…
75′ ROONEY (England) scores!! GOAL! WAYNE ROONEY! Glen Johnson makes great progress down the England right and plays the ball across the penalty area. It bounces across to the No10 who scores his first World Cup goal. Wayne Rooney of England scores his team’s first goal past Fernando Muslera of Uruguay Thursday, 19 June 2014…
39′ L. SUAREZ (Uruguay) scores!! GOAL! LUIS SUAREZ! It’s the Liverpool forward who returns to Uruguay’s starting line-up to haunt his Liverpool team-mates. The ball is spread to Cavani on the Uruguay left, where he chips a delicate ball in to the onrushing Suarez, who nods superbly past Hart. Luis Suarez of Uruguay scores his…