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A resolute Nigerian side survived the group stage for the first time in 16 years, and will now face France in the Brazilian capital city of Brasilia, who advanced by outscoring their opponents 8-2 in group play.
A pair of sides that has never made it to the World Cup quarterfinals will do battle in Brazil on Sunday afternoon, as a Cinderella Costa Rican side takes on Greece and veteran midfielders Giorgios Karagounis and Kostas Katsouranis, who are looking to write their own fairytale story.
The Marlins will need to recover quickly after a 14-inning marathon their last time out, as they must now face the red-hot visiting Oakland A’s in the opener of a three-game interleague series in South Beach on Friday.
The Cincinnati Reds head to San Francisco on Thursday to open a four-game series against the Giants, who won two of three in Cincinnati earlier this month.
After winning its first two World Cup matches, Belgium will look to close out the group stage with a perfect record, if they can get by a South Korean team that needs a win to stay alive.
The Reds were on a roll, but were derailed by the Cubs on Tuesday. They will aim to get things back on track when they face Chicago in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
The curse was lifted on Carlo Costly’s goal against Ecuador ended a 32-year scoring dearth for Honduras at the World Cup, Now the Los Catrachos will need a miraculous performance against the Swiss in Manaus on Wednesday if they want to advance to the knockout rounds.
Ian Kinsler will make his first appearance in a Detroit uniform where he played his first eight major league seasons, when the Tigers open a three-game series against the Rangers on Tuesday.
Japan has failed to win a match on its way to being knocked out in the group stage of the World Cup two prior times, and it looks to be three, unless they can find a way to beat a very tough and talented Colombian side that sits atop the group C table.
The red-hot Mariners will host the Boston Red Sox and its struggling offense in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Seattle.
Two sides that have not faced each other at the World Cup for a decade, will square off on Monday afternoon, as Cameroon plays host-nation Brazil.
The Orioles arrive in New York on Friday to open a three-game set against division rival New York, who are aiming to make it four in a row after sweeping Toronto earlier this week.
The 32nd match of the 2014 World Cup tournament will get underway on Sunday afternoon as Korea takes on Algeria in Group H action aiming to move closer to securing its spot in the round of 16.
Argentina is likely to make some big changes for the Group F fixture with Iran on Saturday, after struggling in their opening match.
Boston’s anemic offense will go up against the best pitching rotation in the American League when it opens a four-game set against the A’s in Oakland on Thursday night.
Both Japan and Greece arrive in Natal after suffering losses in their opening World Cup matches, and a win or loss to either in their second, could very well decided who goes home early and who stays in Brazil a little longer this summer.
