Could the recent FIFA Confederations Cup championship coupled with UEFAU-21 championship be a coincidence for German MNTs? I personally believe in luck and coincidences in soccer results, but they are usually limited to a game or two. How come the German MNTwon the 2014 World Cup so convincingly and three years later won both the […]
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Mexico coach Osorio banned for six games after Confed Cup outburst
FIFA banned Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio for six games for an outburst against match officials during the Confederations Cup third-place game against Portugal. The suspension will preventhim from coaching in the Gold Cup. If Mexico doesn’t reach the final, Osorio will serve any remaining games of his suspension in World Cup 2018 qualifying, which […]
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TV: Confed Cup averages 1.2M viewers on Telemundo
The Germany-Chile final at the Confederations Cup averaged 2.2 million viewers and the Mexico-Portugal game for third place averaged 920,000 to give Telemundo an average of 1.2 million viewersfor the tournament. The average of 1.2 million viewers was down 25 percent from the 2013 average for Univision’s Spanish-language coverage of the Confederations Cup, which was played […]
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Germany's double championship impressive in many ways
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Key players on Germany’s Confederations Cup-winning team, such asGolden and Bronze Boot winners Timo Werner and Leon Goretzka, could have played in the concurrent U-21 European Championship. Yet Germany won that tournament aswell. On Sunday, Germany won the Confederations Cup final, 1-0, over two-time defending Copa America champion Chile — within 48 […]
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Video Pick: How Germany-Chile looked in Legos
Even the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) process, when Gonzalo Jara escaped a red card for elbowing Timo Werner in the face, is covered in this 2-minute Legoanimation recap of Germany’s 1-0 win over Chile in the Confederations Cup final.
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Osorio sent off in Mexico loss to Portugal
In Portugal’s 2-1 overtime win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup third-place game, Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio was ejected for his angry reaction to the referee’sdecision not to give a penalty. Adrien Silva scored the gamewinner with a 104th-minute penalty kick following Miguel Layun’s handball. Both teams finished with10 men. Portugal’s Nelson Semedo received […]
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Confed Cup: Draxler wins Golden Ball; Bravo gets Golden Glove
Germany’s Julian Draxler and Timo Werner won the Golden Ball (MVP) and Golden Boot (leading scorer), respectively, while Chile’s Claudio Bravo wonthe Golden Glove following Germany’s 1-0 win over Chile in the Confederations Cup final. The 21-year-old Werner had three goals and two assists. Germany won the Fair Play Award.
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What They're Saying: Joachim Loew
“The fact that these young players have won this tournament makes it an historic achievement, it’s unique in Germany’s history, it’s outstanding.” — German national team coach JoachimLoew after his team with an average age of just over 24 won the Confederations Cup with a 1-0 win over Chile in the final. (Reuters)
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What They're Saying: Dimitry Zanin
“We were absolutely ready for the Russian team to lose. We say it’s OK for us, because it [has been] like this five or six tournaments [in a row]. We lose in the group stage, and we say, ‘OK, we’llsupport anybody else.’” — Dimitry Zanin, reporter for public Russian sports channel Match TV, on how […]
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Confederations Cup: Mexico crashes out in semifinals
For the fourth game in a row, Mexico fell behind at the Confederations Cup only this time it paid the price. Germany jumped out to a 2-0 lead after eight minutes on a pair of goals by LeonGoretzka and cruised to a 4-1 win. Germany will play Chile in Sunday’s final while Mexico will face […]