Four years before Joachim Löw's side handed Australia (4 - 0) and England (4 - 1) record
World Cup defeats and also thrashed Argentina (4 - 1) before losing to eventual winners, Spain, 1 - 0 in the semi-final.
Another example is the 7 - 1
World Cup defeat to Germany where Silva was suspended and Luiz was the main defender for Brazil.
Not exact matches
The iconic forward reached the final of the 1974
World Cup with the Netherlands as they were
defeated by West Gemany.
A defender for the U.S. in two
World Cups, he scored the most important goal in American soccer history, a 25 - yard blast that
defeated Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 0 and sent the U.S. to the
Cup in 1990.
Since returning from a long spell on the sidelines after breaking his leg at the 2014
World Cup during Mexico's
defeat to the Netherlands, Moreno has gone on to star in La Liga, making 20 appearances in all competitions this campaign.
The Argentine's have not made a
World Cup semi-final since winning the competition in 1986, when they
defeated Belgium on the way to the title.
Belgium last played in a
World Cup quarter - final in 1986, when they
defeated Spain on penalties.
Elsewhere, Argentina made it through to the semi-final of the
World Cup with a win over Belgium, but Lionel Messi and company did not impress
defeated manager Marc Wilmots.
It's a repeat of the
World Cup 2014 semi-final encounter, when hosts Brazil were infamously
defeated 7 - 1 at the hands of the Germans — who would go on to lift the the famous trophy.
On Sunday, Brazil thoroughly
defeated Argentina in the 2014 FIBA
World Cup Round of 16.
Six Israeli fans made their way onto the pitch after their
defeat to Spain in a
World Cup qualification clash on Monday, and Isco's safety was said to be threatened.
Explosive forward Ayew found the back of the net twice for the Black Stars at the 2014 FIFA
World Cup, but was unable to prevent Kwesi Appiah's side from crashing out in the group stage after a 2 - 1
defeat to Portugal.
Tore almost ripped the Turkish national team apart after the Crescent Stars»
defeat against Netherlands in their final 2014
World Cup qualifier.
Fans of English soccer were crushed when their team lost 1 - 0 to Italy in a Feb. 12
World Cup qualifying match in London — England's first
defeat in a home qualifier in 40 years — but they weren't the only ones left high and dry.
England may have been knocked out of the
World Cup this week, largely thanks to their
defeat to Uruguay in Sao Paulo, but any fans of the Three Lions still in the city can console themselves with free entry to the Sao Paulo Museum of Art.
Other than the
defeat to Costa Rica, when Colombia had already secured qualification for the knockout rounds, Osina's team had won five in a row, and when they travelled to Chile last December they came away with a 1 - 1 draw in the
World Cup Qualifying Group.
Am sick and tired of seeing giroud as our main striker, wenger even agreed sometimes back that he is
world classs and that he cant be replaced.Am even sensing FA
cup final
defeat now, you heard it here first
England takare taking on Italy in Turin looking to avenge their
defeat to the former
world champions at the World Cup in Br
world champions at the
World Cup in Br
World Cup in Brazil.
The kind of nations, in short, that are
defeated by
World Cup winners.
Asamoah Gyan was once again the villain of the piece, missing a crucial spot - kick, as he did in the 2010
World Cup, in the semi-final
defeat to Zambia.
Chile will be looking to fare better than when these sides met in qualifying for last summer's
World Cup, when they lost both home and away with a combined aggregate
defeat of 6 - 2.
Yedlin burst onto the
world stage during the USA's epic 2 - 1 defeat to Belgium in the last sixteen of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, coming on as a substitute early on for the injured Fabian Johnson and impressing with his raw pace as he attacked the right flank from
world stage during the USA's epic 2 - 1
defeat to Belgium in the last sixteen of the 2014 FIFA
World Cup, coming on as a substitute early on for the injured Fabian Johnson and impressing with his raw pace as he attacked the right flank from
World Cup, coming on as a substitute early on for the injured Fabian Johnson and impressing with his raw pace as he attacked the right flank from deep.
World Cup - Yesterday Argentina
defeated Netherlands in penalties 4 - 2 after going through regulation and extra time tied 0 - 0.
Soccer - Today's
World Cup schedule: Nigeria vs. France (12 p.m. ET) Algeria vs. Germany (4 p.m. ET)- In yesterday's games, Netherlands came back to
defeat Mexico 2 - 1 and Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout.
Ramsey was brilliant for his country in their run to the
World Cup Qualifiers, but his suspension for that game certainly contributed to their
defeat against Russia, but with this being his first game for Wales since then he will be keen to get back to winning form, and impress Arsene Wenger while he is at it.
He was also influential as Joachim Low's Germany side lifted the
World Cup in Brazil last summer, and has twice been a
defeated semi-finalist at the global showpiece.
Neymar and Luis Gustavo then led Dunga's side to their seventh consecutive victory since their
World Cup campaign ended in humiliating
defeats to both Germany and the Netherlands last year.
With
defeats to Argentina and Nigeria leaving the Bosnians on the brink of elimination in their maiden
World Cup, it seems harsh that the fine AS Roma star Pjanic has to be on the losing side after his displays.
But where Lineker's
World Cup goals came in two glorious - ish
defeats; Charlton's most notable came in 1966, on the road to glorious -LRB-- ish?)
1994 Brazil soccer coach ALBERTO PARREIRA vows, «It will not be for lack of sex that Brazil will lose the
World Cup»; saucy South Americans
defeat self - restrained Italy on penalty kicks in Rose Bowl final
Joachin Low Germany coach Joachim Low became the first German coach to win the
World Cup in 24 years when his Mannschaft
defeated Argentina in Brazil last summer.
The Three Lions crashed out at the group stages at the 2014
World Cup as back - to - back
defeats against Italy and Uruguay followed by a disappointing goalless draw against Costa Rica resulted in an early exit from Brazil without a win and just one point on the board.
It was a reminder of the former Arsenal superstar Robin Van Persie's goal against Spain at the last
World Cup in Brazil, were the Dutch side beat Spain 5 - 1 with Van Persie and Arjen Robben the architect of the La Roja
defeat on the occasion.
The German international, who formed part of his country's
World Cup winning squad in 2014, has looked a shadow of his former self at times this season, particularly in last week's shock Champions League
defeat to AS Monaco.
Although Higuain has the reputation for being one of the best centre - forwards in European football, he perhaps looks a little overpriced with that fee, and has occasionally raised questions over his big - game temperament, missing a couple of golden chances for his country in their
defeat to Germany in last summer's
World Cup final.
The
World Cup has drawn to a close, with Germany
defeating Argentina in the final and picking up their fourth trophy.
O'Neill stayed on as manager and will prepare to lead Republic of Ireland into the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020 after considering his future as boss after his side's 5 - 1 aggregate
defeat against Denmark in the play - offs for the
World Cup 2018.
The Barcelona superstar has won all there is to win at club level, but his trophy haul with the national side is surprisingly barren — he will be looking to beat Chile and banish the memories of the 2014
World Cup final
defeat to Germany.
1974: The playmaker dazzled at the 1974
World Cup as his awesome Dutch side tore to the
World Cup final and took the lead against Germany, only to lose their momentum and fall to a
defeat.
Due to a draw with Macedonia and a 3 - 0
defeat to Spain, he was unable to lead the Azzurri to next summer's
World Cup automatically, meaning they must face a tough play - off against Sweden.
-- Despite a
World Cup record 16 saves from goalie Tim Howard, the United States was
defeated by Belgium 2 - 1 yesterday in extra time to end their
World Cup run.
Banks still holds the England record of seven clean sheets in a row, which was finally ended by Eusebio's late penalty in the semi-finals of the 1966
World Cup, and he played in 23 consecutive internationals without
defeat between 1964 - 67.
Neuer, who is 28, was in the German national team which
defeated Argentina to win the
World Cup in Brasil and completed the double with his club FC Bayern.
CARY, N.C. — Six days after the worst
defeat in U.S. soccer history, the next chapter already was being written half a
world away in New Delhi, India, where the Americans progressed to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 5 - 0 rout of Para
world away in New Delhi, India, where the Americans progressed to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17
World Cup with a 5 - 0 rout of Para
World Cup with a 5 - 0 rout of Paraguay.
Manager Arsene Wenger's decision to play Ramsey in Arsenal's 4 - 3
defeat against Liverpool backfired as the player suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled out of his country's
World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Sept. 5.
Blind featured for the entire 90 minutes, but it did not end in glory for the 2014
World Cup semi-finalists as they stumbled to a 2 - 1
defeat to their hosts.
The Barcelona player admitted that their
defeat in 2014 was a disappointing part of his career, while stating that this upcoming
World Cup will probably his last shot to win it for...
In
defeating Slovenia at Wembley in their penultimate Group F match, they sealed their spot at their sixth consecutive
World Cup - matching their previous record set between 1950 and 1970.
The back four remained unchanged from the team that
defeated Algeria 3 - 1 in the Super Eagles last
World Cup 2018 qualifiers, with Leon Balogun and William Troost Ekong in central defence while Elderson Echiejile retains his position at left back.
Their last meeting versus Die Mannschaft ended in an embarrassing 7 - 1 semi-final
defeat at the 2014
World Cup.