Tag: Netherlands

  • Germany return to top of FIFA rankings

    Germany return to top of FIFA rankings

    The latest list, published on Thursday, has Germany moving up one place on the strength of their 1-0 defeat of Argentina ar Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Lionel Messi’s Argentina are placed second, an improvement of three places, with the Netherlands leaping 12 rungs into third after their impressive World Cup third place finish. The James…

  • Scolari resigns as Brazil manager

    Scolari resigns as Brazil manager

    Sao Paulo: Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Scolari`s men were favourites to win the tournament but were demolished 7-1 in the semi-finals by eventual champions Germany. To compound their…

  • 2014 FIFA World Cup: Romero tells Argentines to savour the moment

    Sao Paulo: Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero told his compatriots to “enjoy the moment” after saving two penalties in the semi-final shootout win over the Netherlands on Wednesday to send his country into their first World Cup final since 1990. “Enjoy the moment, we will enjoy it and tomorrow we will start working for the final,”…

  • FIFA World Cup: Argentina beat Netherlands in shootout to set up Germany final

    Sao Paulo: Goalkeeper Sergio Romero pulled off two stunning saves as Argentina edged out the Netherlands 4-2 in the penalty shootout in a grinding semifinal match to set up a World Cup summit clash against Germany here Wednesday. The second semifinal between the two heavyweight teams ended scoreless in the regulation 90 minutes and 30…

  • Time for Argentina to avenge 1990 World Cup final loss against Germany

    In the second semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2014, Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-2 in the penalty shootout to set up a summit clash with Germany. After 24 long years, Argentina have managed to reach the final of the football World Cup. Look at the co-incidence; the last time when they reached the…

  • Argentina can reach World Cup final, says Mascherano

    Brasilia: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano said Argentina have the ability to reach the final of the FIFA World Cup final. Argentina reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 24 years after beating Belgium 1-0. “(World Cup) is going on and we cannot stay with this, we cannot get stuck on…

  • Ilayathalapathy & Ileana off to Netherlands!

    Ilayathalapathy & Ileana off to Netherlands!

    Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Ileana are flying to Amsterdam in Netherlands, for Shankar’s Nanban song picturisation. Nanban is a remake of Aamir Khan’s Raju Hirani directed classic 3 Idiots.Amsterdam is one of Shankar’s favourite locations, especially the Tulip Gardens, ‘discovered’ first by Yash Chopra, in the famous Silsila song.Shankar has done even better during the ‘Flower…

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