World Cup: Mario Balotelli sinks England; Costa Rica upsets Uruguay in Group D

USA TODAYWorld Cup: Mario Balotelli sinks England; Costa Rica upsets Uruguay in Group DCNNGreece should have reduced the deficit, but veteran Theofanis Gekas headed against the crossbar from close range soon before he was substituted in the 64th minute. Young midfielder James Rodriguez sealed Colombia's victory in time added on, with a low ...Colombia beats Greece in World Cup Group C openerUSA TODAYWorld Cup 2014: Columbia vs. Greece, Uruguay vs. Costa Rica, England vs ...Testudo TimesWorld Cup Action: England 1, Italy 2Voice of AmericaBloomberg -The Bent Musket (blog)all 3,189 news articles »

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Greek Festival a hit at John Carroll Saturday

Moving the Greek Festival from Darlington to Bel Air this year didn't seem to hurt attendance this weekend, as people streamed into the double doors of John Carroll School on Saturday. The festival, hosted by Saints Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek ...

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Colombia vs. Greece: Film Focus on Jose Pekerman's Free-Flowing Attack

Source: bleacherreport.com - Saturday, June 14, 2014 Colombia returned to the FIFA World Cup 2014 with a bang, bagging an easy 3-0 victory over Greece in Group C's opening game. Pablo Armero scuffed an effort over the line early on to give the Cafeteros an early lead, and after a little Greek pressure in the second half, Teofilo Gutierrez added to the scoreline from a set piece. James Rodriguez sealed it after a lovely team move.   Formations and XIs Victor Ibarbo was the surprise selection for Colombia, playing on the left flank opposite Juan Cuadrado and forcing Teofilo into a No. 9 role. James Rodriguez tucked in as a No. 10. Greece played a very deep, defensive 4-3-3 setup with Theofanis Gekas starting up front ahead of Kostas Mitroglou and Panagiotis Kone moving forward as the most offensive midfielder.   Approaches Greece's defensive setup is well known: They sit in a low block, pack numbers behind the ball and try to break through Georgios Samaras and Dimitris Salpingidis . Usually the two just run in straight lines for miles, but on Saturday they were happy to win free-kicks and allow their side to reconfigure higher up the pitch. The Piratiko showed some willingness to build play from the defensive and middle thirds—far more than we're historically used to anyway—and at half-time boasted 55 percent possession of the ball. Colombia, on the other hand, rarely hit long balls unless they were carefully considered in behind the defence. They were tough to find as Greece sat deeAll Related | More on Colombia

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World Cup Team Profile

The 2004 European champions Greece will appear at a third World Cup in Brazil after 1994 and 2010 and their fifth major tournament in the last decade, thanks mainly to a mean defence and a ruthless counter-attacking trap. Only Spain (3) conceded less goals ...

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Colombians rout Greece in Cup return

Colombia swept aside Greece 3-0 on Saturday (local time) to celebrate their first World Cup appearance since 1998 in a free-flowing display that showed their abundance of attacking talent even without top striker Radamel Falcao. In another high-tempo match ...

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It’s half-time in today’s World Cup opener and Colombia lead Greece

IT’S BEEN A disappointing early kick-off so far in Group C with Colombia narrowly leading Greece. West Ham’s Pablo Armero popped up with the opener on 5 minutes, forcing it home from close-range with the aid of a deflection. The celebration will get ...

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Colombia 3-0 Greece: Armero, Gutierrez & Rodriguez give Pekerman's men perfect start

Colombia marked their long-awaited return to FIFA World Cup action with an entertaining 3-0 win over Greece on Saturday. Jose Pekerman's men, making a first appearance at the World Cup since 1998, produced a strong showing to enhance their hopes of ...

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