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Costa Rica (0-0) England

Costa Rica vs. England: The Best and Worst of Group D (UPDATE: It’s a Draw)

By Andrew Palczewski   |


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Can Rooney earn a victory in the 2014 World Cup?

UPDATE: England leaves the 2014 World Cup without earning a win after playing to a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica. With Uruguay’s win over Italy in the other Group D match, Costa Rica wins Group D.

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Much like Spain yesterday, England is seeking it’s first win of the 2014 World Cup after a surprising elimination in group play. But unlike Spain, who played a winless Australia team, England takes on the hottest team in Group D and one of the surprises of this year’s Cup: Costa Rica. Can England head home with at least one win? Having already qualified for the Round of 16, will Costa Rica rest their squad, or will they come out fighting? The match begins at 12 PM ET (4 PM UTC).

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Group D Matchup in Sao Paulo

England vs. Uruguay: Lots of Questions, and Lots at Stake

By Andrew Palczewski   |


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England and Uruguay face off in March 2006.

Unlike Colombia and Cote d’Ivoire, who had never played each other before today, England and Uruguay do have a football history. However, it’s a old one – while Uruguay beaten England in their two previous World Cup meetings, they were in 1954 and 1966. The last time the two teams played in a friendly, England won. But that was in 2006, and today, only four Uruguay players from that match are still on the team. Both teams hopes of getting out of group play are on the line; a loss for either team, and it’s unlikely they’ll leave Group D. The match kicks off at 3 PM ET (7 PM UTC).

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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Clash of the European Titans: Group D

The Blues Meet The Three Lions

By Mike Eckel   |


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Mario Balotelli

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney has never scored a World Cup goal in the two tournaments he has appeared in (Germany, 2006; South Africa, 2010). Mario Balotelli is considered one of the best free kickers in world football.

Their two teams — England and Italy– will clash for the first time in the 2014 World Cup at the sweltering Brazilian city of Manaus with kick-off scheduled for 6 p.m. USEDT (10 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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And for even more exclusive VOA coverage with a special focus on Africa’s national teams, check out VOA’s Francophone blog.