I’ve arrived here in Rio de Janeiro for a few days. I know how lucky I am — especially since the match I’ll see later on Wednesday, between Spain and Chile at the Maracana stadium, might be the most important of the group stage. (For more on Wednesday’s other matches, see our Crib Notes.) ESPN’s […]
I’ve arrived here in Rio de Janeiro for a few days. I know how lucky I am — especially since the match I’ll see later on Wednesday, between Spain and Chile at the Maracana stadium, might be the most important of the group stage. (For more on Wednesday’s other matches, see our Crib Notes.) ESPN’s […]
There’s really only one competitive match on the docket Wednesday, but it’s an intriguing one. Australia vs. Netherlands: 12 p.m. EDT Spain vs. Chile: 3 p.m. EDT Cameroon vs. Croatia: 6 p.m. EDT IN BRIEF See our World Cup predictions for the latest probabilities. IN DEPTH The best matchup of the day — by far — is La […]
There’s really only one competitive match on the docket Wednesday, but it’s an intriguing one. Australia vs. Netherlands: 12 p.m. EDT Spain vs. Chile: 3 p.m. EDT Cameroon vs. Croatia: 6 p.m. EDT IN BRIEF See our World Cup predictions for the latest probabilities. IN DEPTH The best matchup of the day — by far — is La […]
This sort of thing just doesn’t happen to Spain. The Spanish lost their World Cup opener in 2010 — but not like this. The last time Spain conceded five or more goals in a match, as it did on Friday in a 5-1 loss to the Netherlands, was exactly 51 years ago, in a friendly against Scotland on […]
