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Exuberant Chile Fans Storm Stadium… Before The Victory!

By Andrew Palczewski   |

Chilean fans already had alot to be excited about.

La Roja made quick work of Australia on Friday, scoring three goals to the Socceroos one. And they were pumped up to face a Spanish side that had been humiliated by the Netherlands 5-1.

But no one quite expected Chilean exuberance of this magnitude: More than 100 fans broke through the barricades at Estádio do Maracan past security… …. BEFORE THE MATCH HAD EVEN STARTED.

Check it out.

Japan ( 1 - 2) Cote D'Ivoire

Group C Action: Japan v. Cote D’Ivoire

By Mike Eckel   |
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The Elephants may very well trample over the low-ranked Samurai Blue, but you can be sure the Japanese aren’t going down without a fight. Group C’s other matchup (Colombia beat Greece earlier) opens action at 9 p.m. USEDT (1 a.m. GMT) Look to Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda to lead the way for Japan, while Didier Drogba leads a stellar cast for Ivory Coast.

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Uruguay ( 1 - 3 ) Costa Rica

Uruguay Takes On Costa Rica

By Mike Eckel   |
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Uruguay’s Diego Forlan controls the ball during a training session at Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014.

(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The last time Uruguay played in the World Cup on Brazilian soil, the upstart visitors upset the hosts to win the title in a game that has achieved mythic qualities. And not just in Latin America.

Uruguay wants to do it again, and they kick off that effort against Costa Rica, beginning at 3 p.m. USEDT (7 p.m. GMT)

For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s multilingual, multinational analysis.

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Colombia ( 3 - 0 ) Greece

For Group C Glory!

By Mike Eckel   |
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Colombia’s James Rodriguez, center, exercises with the ball during an official training session the day before the group C World Cup soccer match between Colombia and Greece at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia takes on Greece today to open up Group C’s play, with kick-off scheduled for 12 p.m. USEDT (4 p.m. GMT)

For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s multilingual, multinational analysis.

Click here to follow the action live, or watch it on Twitter at #WorldCupVOA.

And for even more exclusive VOA coverage with a special focus on Africa’s national teams, check out VOA’s Francophone blog.