Saturday, June 14, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup: Ticos Shock Uruguay; Comeback Win For Elephants; Super Mario Leads Azzurri Past Three Lions; Colombia Too Much For Greece

Group-stage play in the FIFA World Cup continued on Saturday with four games contested in Brazil.

Group C:

At Belo Horizonte:
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Pablo Armero (5'), Teofilo Gutierrez (58'), and James Rodriguez (90'+3, that's him celebrating)
delivered the goals as Colombia dominated Greece 3-0.

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At Recife:
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Wilfried Bony (64', that's him scoring here) and Gervinho (66') each scored a goal roughly 100 seconds apart as Ivory Coast came from behind to upend Japan 2-1.

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GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Colombia (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Ivory Coast (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 1)
3. Japan (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Greece (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)







Group D:

At Fortaleza:
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Joel Campbell (54', that's him celebrating), Oscar Duarte (57'), and Marco Urena (84') delivered the goals as Costa Rica knocked off 2010 tournament semifinalists Uruguay 3-1.

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At Manaus:
Marco Balotelli knocks it in for the decisive goal for Italy. (Getty Images)
Mario Balotelli (shown here) scored the winning goal in the 50th minute as Italy defeated England 2-1.

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GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Costa Rica (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Italy (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. England (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Uruguay (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

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