Posted on 07/04/2014 6:16:37 AM PDT by Perdogg
July 4th
12:00PM EDT ESPN2
France v Germany
4:00PM EDT ESPN
Brazil v Colombia
July 5th
12:00PM EDT ABC
Argentina v Belgium
4:00PM EDT ESPN
Netherlands v Costa Rica
P.S. I noticed that the Spanish version of GOOGLE had the WC doodle yesterday — and today (Saturday) the U.S. version is back with the WC doodle as well....
And ... it’s back! Cute design for the Argentina vs Belgium match.
There was a great pic of Lukuku and Howard after the USA-Belgium game, of course them being teammates at Everton.
Sidebar: I’m really disappointed that for some reason my local cable system is now providing the Toronto CBC coverage in Standard Def instead of HD – quite a difference, esp. w/ the vid caps.
A number of missed opportunities all around, but the Belgian keeper was superb to avoid a larger margin… ‘Looks like we’re headed toward the desired South American confrontations ;)
Netherlands vs Costa Rica ... what an amazing game! Soccer at its finest. Netherlands wins in the shoot out.
Masterful stroke for the Dutch coach to put in the fresh, lanky GK for the Penalty kicks ... He did stop two, but came very close to getting a hand on the other 3 Costa Rican attempts.
A fine defensive-minded effort by the Central Americans, however the Netherlands were often their own worst enemy during the match, e.g. 15 offsides.
Heck of a game, a lot of heart by the underdog Costa Ricans. Dutch switch to a taller goalie for the shoot out and it pays off.
The Costa Ricans did a terrific job! They should be proud of themselves.....
Those slippery Dutchmen!
CR: Gave all they could, all they had.
Go Netherlands!!!
This semi-final is deja vu all over again. At this point I’m rooting for the Dutch. If they don’t win, they better finish 3rd or 4th, or the nation may commit suicide.
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