FIFA worldcup - Round of 16 Fixtures

The group matches in FIFA 2014 just concluded and we have witnessed a lot of excitement which we usually expect in the game of football.

No more groups. No more ties. It’s time to win or packing to home! Early exit of the defending champions Spain and the advancement of USA into the knock out stage are pretty big surprises.

FIFA Football 2014 schedule in IST (League matches)

FIFA Football 2014 fever is all around the globe. It’s the biggest event in the world of football. Brazil, not only being one of the favorites to lift the tile, but also hosts the grand event for the second time. The 20^th edition is a 32-day long event where 32 teams compete for the glory and look to rewrite history. A total of 64 matches will be played across 12 cities in Brazil.

32 teams are classified into 8 groups (Group A through Group H) and there will be 4 teams in each group. In the group stages, each team compete within other group teams and the top 2 teams from each group qualify for the next round which is called Round of Sixteen.

The evergreen chant for every Cricket lovers: Sachin….! Sachin….!

“If Cricket is a Religion, then Sachin is God”

The above phrase describes what the little man means in the cricket fraternity and especially in India. There is an era where Sports were loved by people because of its nature or the level of enthusiasm/pleasure it gives to the viewers. But this anonymous fact is broken by a gentleman called Sachin.