2014 world cup

 This tournament was in Brazil for the second time and was held from June 12 to July 13.  James Rodriguez of Colombia led the tournament with 6 goals.  Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 debuted here.  Goal line technology was used for the first time in this tournament.  All 8 previous or current champions qualified (Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay). Germany was first European team to win tournament in the Americas and third tournament in a row to win tournament (Italy 2006, Spain 2010, Germany 2014). The Adidas Brazora was tournament ball.  Cooling breaks were allowed if temperatures were 32c and above and were 3 minutes long. Over 1 billion people watched the final. Group A: Brazil, Mexico, Croatia and Cameroon. Group B: Netherlands, Chile, Spain and Australia. Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan. Group D: Costa Rica, Uruguay, Italy and England. Group E: France, Switzerland,  Ecuador and Honduras. Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran. Group G: Germany, United States, Portugal and Ghana. Group F: Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea.  Round of 16: Brazil 1(3) Chile 1(2), Colombia 2 Uruguay 0, France 2 Nigeria 0, Germany 2 Algeria 1(et), Netherlands 2 Mexico 1, Costa Rica 1(5) Greece 1(3), Argentina 1 Switzerland 0 (et), Belgium 2 United States 1 (et). Quarterfinals: Brazil 2 Colombia 1, Germany 1 France 0, Netherlands 0(4) Costa Rica 0(3), Argentina 1 Belgium 0. Semi finals Germany 7 Brazil 1, Argentina 0(4) Netherlands 0(2). 3rd place Netherlands 3 Brazil 0. Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0. Germany wins 4th title. Tomorrow 2018 in Russia.  Here is the logo for this tournament. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ice hockey at the 1980 winter Olympics

 This tournament went from February 12-24, 1980. 12 teams played. The Olympic Fieldhouse and Olympic Arena hosted the games. Canada hockey team returns and finishes 6th. Tournament best remembered for the "miracle on ice" as the United States beat the Soviet Union before beating Finland to win gold. They had also beat Czechoslovakia and tied Sweden. Their roster fielded exclusively amateur players. The United States, as mentioned, won gold, Soviet Union the silver and Sweden the bronze. Next is the 1984 tournament in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦).
Read more

Dodgers to world series

 It will be the New York Yankees vs the Los Angeles Dodgers For the world series as the Dodgers beat the Mets 10-5 in game 6 of the NLCS and the series 4-2. It will be the 12th meeting between the Yankees and Dodgers in the world series. The Yankees hold an 8-3 edge. (Yankees in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1977 and 1978. Dodgers in 1955, 1963 and 1981). It will be my first time watching these two. I started watching baseball in 1983
Read more

Time change + CFL division semis

It's time to fall back. At 2am tonight we turn our clocks back "officially." Be sure to do so before you go to bed. Unless you live somewhere where you don't have to. Like Saskatchewan. Where I am. Tonight is when we go to standard time. Now for the CFL division semis. The east semi had Toronto beat Ottawa 58-38 and will face Montreal in the east final next Saturday. In the west, Saskatchewan beat B.C. 28-19 and will face Winnipeg, also next Saturday. We're that much closer to the Grey Cup.
Read more