Colombia Vs Uruguay - FIFA World Cup 2014

Suarez absence, Colombia Vs Uruguay

Uruguay was the runner up of their group and Colombia was the Leader of their Group. it will be a crunchy game as Uruguay mostly dependent on Luis Suarez who is out of this match as a banned imposed by fifa on biting Italian Defender whereas Colombia can easily manipulate that advantage in their own favor

Round of 16: Colombia v Uruguay

Venue: Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro

Kick-off: 9pm (5pm, Brazil time)

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland) 

Managers:

Jose Pekerman (Argentina)

Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay)

Head-to-head record 

Played 38, Colombia Wins 11, Draws 9, Uruguay Wins 18

Predicted Line-Ups & Formations

Colombia (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Ospina; Zuniga, Zapata, Yepes, Armero; Sánchez, Aguilar; Cuadrado, Rodríguez , Martinez; Gutiérrez.

Uruguay (Possible, 4-3-1-2): Muslera; Cácares, Godín, Giménez, Pereira; González, Rios, Rodríguez; Lodeiro; Forlán, Cavani.

Key clash

• Cristian Zapata (Colombia) v Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
• Countering
• Formations 3-5-2 or 4-3-1-2?

Prediction

Suarez absence can be a great disadvantage for Uruguay but still i'll go for 1-0 victory of Uruguay

Italy Vs Uruguay - FIFA World Cup 2014 Post-Match Analysis

Referee making way for Uruguay; Disgrace to Football, Luis Suarez

Tonight we have witnessed some of the worst refereeing you had ever seen but the Luis Suarez Biting overshadowed everything. First Half ended without any netting of the ball & 2nd Half was full of weirdness. The U-Turn of the match was harshly given Red card to Claudio Marchisio after that game was pressed to one direction only

Uruguay had the best chances of the game. In the first half, Gianluigi Buffon kept his nation in the game with a double save – the first to deny Luis Suarez before getting to his feet to stop Nicolas Lodeiro from close range. In the second half, Cristian Rodriguez played a nice one-two with Suarez before firing wide.

That Cunning and Disgraceful act by Luis Suarez

The Liverpool striker appeared to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder off the ball, with the Juventus defender swinging an elbow in retaliation – quite understandably so – that missed Suarez. The referee; however, missed the incident – as did the assistant referees. It’s certainly something that could be punished after the event – and possibly ending his World Cup.

So Uruguay, controversially, will head into the World Cup round of 16 as Italy exit the competition. Whether that is with or without Luis Suarez remains to be seen – but as shown against Costa Rica, his absence could be a huge blow to Uruguay’s chances of making the quarter-finals.

Match Statistics:

Maint Events of the Match:

• Cesare Prandelli's tactics backfire
• Lack of Discipline Kills Italy
• Luis Suarez strikes again, but not as you'd expect
• Edinson the Invisible

Man of the Match:

No one had a particularly wonderful game, but Diego Godin came through for his nation in the clutch and rightfully deserves the honor.

Flop of the Match:

One would be inclined to give it Suarez for his lack of sportsmanship, but Marchisio gets it for what cannot be described as anything but a stupid red card. Who in their right minds delivers a kick into the leg of a opposing player right in front of the referee? It cost his team the game.

Italy vs Uruguay - FIFA World Cup 2014 Preview

Master-blaster of the final Showdown of Group Stages

A night, a match which I was personally eagerly waiting for and here it comes. The thriller, nail-biting and sensational match of the group stages. A match that decides the second team to proceed to the next round.Uruguay's Luis Suarez with his current form is a major threat for his opponent while on other hand Balotelli the striking power of Italians so it will be a treat to watch.

Group A: Italy vs. Uruguay
Venue: Estadio das Dunas, Natal, Brazil
Kick-off: June 24 | 12 pm ET 
Referee: Marco Rodriquez (Mexico).

Uruguay in lieu to the header from his Club Colleague(Gerrard) manages to steal golden points from England with 2-1 victory and both were scored by Suarez. on the other hand Italy defeated England with 2-1 and got defeat from Costa Rica. 

I remember the Buffon statement before WC'14

Opponents have to sweat really hard to cross Italy's Defense 

Historical Stats: 

This is their 10 head-to-head matchup. Uruguay is ahead with three wins against two losses, with four draws. They last played for third place in the Confederations Cup last year, with Italy winning on penalty kicks.

Recent form:

Italy: LDDWWL
Uruguay: DDWWLW

Predicted Line-ups & Formations:

Italy (Formation 3-3-2-2): Buffon; Abate, Barzagli, Chiellini, Darmian; De Rossi, Pirlo, Verratti, Marchisio, Candreva; Balotelli

Uruguay (Formation 4-3-1-2): Muslera; A Pereira, Gimenez, Godin, Caceres; M Pereira, Gargano, Rodriguez, Arevalo; Suarez, Cavani

Key Clashes:

• SUAREZ VS. BALOTELLI
• DIFFERING TRAJECTORIES
• Buffon Vs Suarez
• Cavani Vs Pirlo

Players to be watched:

Italy: Pirlo, Balotelli, Chiellini, Buffon
Uruguay: Suarez, Cavani, Godin, Rodriguez

What on stake?

Both teams have been beaten by Costa Rica & both have defeated England so its a must win for a team which want to go through that round

Prediction:

Italy being my favorite i hope to see italy on the winning side but Suarez is too Vicious for italian defenders, so i'll go for 2-1 victory of Uruguay over Italy

Italy Vs Costa Rica - FIFA World Cup 2014

Will Italy Suffer against Costa Rica ?

Group -D is full of interesting and crucial matches and all the teams have caliber to qualify for Top 16. Unfortunately last night that amazing Header by Gerrard to his Colleague Suarez put Uruguayans at front and English are at brink of Death. Uruguay Stumbled against Costa Rica in their first Group Match with an upset. Will Italy stumbles too ? This is something to be watched.

Projected lineups (left to right)

  Here are the predicted Starting Line-ups for both Teams

Italy (4-1-4-1)   Costa Rica (5-4-1)

Players to watch

•  Júnior Díaz vs. Antonio Candreva
• Thiago Motta vs. Bryan Ruiz
• Italy's centre-backs vs. Joel Campbell  

Prediction

I will go for 2-0 victory of Italy and see Italy through the Top 16 by managing themselves at top in the Group. Costa Ricans have an ability to stun so it will be worth to watch