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Chile vs. Australia in a Trans-Pacific Faceoff

By Andrew Palczewski   |
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Chile vs. Australia.

Chile’s Jorge Valdivia (front) celebrates his goal against Australia with his teammates during their 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match at the Pantanal arena. Eric Gaillard | Reuters

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On one side of the Pacific Ocean, Australia. On the other, Chile. Today at 6 PM ET (10 PM UTC), the two teams face off in Brazil.

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Rematch: Spain vs. Netherlands

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Spain vs. Netherlands.

Daniel Ochoa de Olza | AP

In 2010, Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta banged home a goal in the 116th minute of the World Cup’s final match, lifting Spain to victory over the relentless and creative attacks of Arjen Robben and the Dutch national team. The victory gave Spain its first World Cup title.

Robben and his teammates get a chance to redeem themselves when they take on the Spaniards in the two teams’ opening match of the 2014 World Cup, which kicks off at 3 p.m. USEDT (7 p.m. GMT) today.

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Brazil-Croatia Will Start or Spoil The Party

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Croatia v. Brazil

Paulo Whitaker, Antonio Bronic | Reuters

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VOA correspondents will be tweeting and providing commentary and critiques of every match in Brazil, beginning with the kick-off match of Brazil v. Croatia, beginning at 4 p.m. USEDT (8 p.m. GMT)

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