Argentina defeats Netherlands to reach final....

Argentina and the Netherlands require penalties to determine who reaches the World Cup final,but this time,Tim krul was not on the the field to save the Netherlands as he saved from Costa-Rica, hence, Jasper Cillessen failed to make a save and Argentina won the shootout.
Second semi-final game was wrapped up with 0-0 all draw after 120 minutes followed by a dramatic penalty shootout.  Jasper Cillessen, who has never saved a penalty, was left in for the Oranje despite being subbed out before their last shootout. Again, he failed to save a penalty. The same cannot be said for Argentina's Sergio Romero.Romero's incredible two saves helped Argentina to reach final .Argentina will play Germany in the final after eliminating the Netherlands on penalty kicks.


Penalties

Ron Vlaar MISSES for the Netherlands, saved
Lionel Messi SCORES for Argentina
Arjen Robben SCORES for the Netherlands
Ezequiel Garay SCORES for Argentina
Wesley Sneijder MISSES for the Netherlands, saved
Sergio Aguero SCORES for Argentina
Dirk Kuyt SCORES for the Netherlands
Maxi Rodriguez SCORES for Argentina

Argentina defeats the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties.

Despite World Cup Loss,United States Tim Howard will be best remembered for his performance by a goalkeeper in 50 years, (16 saves in 1 game ).

Even though Belgium defeats the United States 2-1, and advances to the quarterfinals to play Argentina.Tim Howard will be best  remembered for his  performance by  a goalkeeper in 50 years, (16 saves in 1 game ).
The Belgians peppered the U.S. goal with shots throughout the match. The scoreline could have been worse had Howard not been the team's savior in the net -- recording a spectacular 16 saves, the most-ever for an American goalie at the World Cup.
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team.
At the end of the game , what really matters is the result and hence, Belgium defeats the United States 2-1.

Japan's 23-man squad for 2014 World cup in Brazil.

Japan have named their 23-man squad for this year's World Cup in Brazil, with coach Alberto Zaccheroni springing a couple of surprises 
Team includes Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa, AC Milan's Keisuke Honda, Inter Milan's Yuto Nagatomo and Shinji Okazaki of Mainz for the June 12-July 13 tournament in Brazil.31-year-old Okubo, last season's top scorer in the J-League has also made come back in the team.