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2014 WORLD CUP
June 23, 2014  | By David Bianculli

ESPN, 12:00 p.m. ET

 

If yesterday’s USA vs. Portugal match didn’t prove to you that just about anything can happen at the World Cup, and often does, I don’t know what else to submit as Exhibit B. Both teams got to experience euphoric goals, and leads, and equally exhilarating game-tying rallies. And in the end, the US finds itself fighting to move on to the next stage, along with every other team in Group G. Meanwhile, the third and final games in all groups are played beginning today, when the teams in Group A and Group B battle to decide their respective fates. And for these last games, the schedules, and where to find the games on TV, are different. For this phase, games in each group are played simultaneously, so ESPN televises one game, while ESPN2 presents another. At noon ET, ESPN presents Netherlands vs. Chile, the two leaders from Group B, with both teams already guaranteed to move on to the round of 16. Then, at 4 p.m. ET, ESPN presents Croatia vs. Mexico, a much more meaningful game from Group A: Brazil and Mexico lead the group with 4 points, but Croatia has 3, and a win would guarantee Croatia a stunning trip to the next round.

 
 
 
 
 
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