On Saturday, the long-awaited 2014 World Cup continues, with 32 national teams competing in the tournament. "Eurofootball.com" will help track various news of the championship every day until the end of the tournament. Projected lineups, player and coach comments, various photos, news from Brazilian cities, and the most interesting World Cup facts will be presented. Today in Brazil, four matches will take place. Colombia will face Greece (19:00), Uruguay will play against Costa Rica (22:00), England will compete against Italy (1:00), and Ivory Coast will play against Japan (4:00). Projected starting lineups: Colombia: Ospina; Zuniga, Zapata, Yepes, Armero; Cuadrado, Aguilar, Sanchez, Rodriguez; Jackson Martinez, Bacca. Greece: Karnezis; Torosidis, Manolas, Maniatis, Holebas; Tziolis, Samaris; Samaras, Karagounis, Salpingidis; Mitroglou. Uruguay: Muslera; Pereira. Diego Godin, Diego Lugano, Martin Caceres; Rodriguez, Arevalo Rios, Gargano; Cavani, Diego Forlan, Hernandez. Costa Rica: Navas; Camboa, Umana, Gonzalez, Acosta, Diaz; Borges, Tejeda; Balonos, Campbell, Ruiz. England: Joe Hart; Glen Johnson, Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielkaa, Leighton Baines; Steve Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Wayne Rooney; Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge. Italy: Gianluigi Buffon; Ignazio Abate, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgo Chiellini; De Rossi, Andre Pirlo, Marco Verratti; Claudio Marchiso, Mario Balotelli, Immobile. Ivory Coast: Barry; Aurier, Boka, Bamba, Kolo Toure; Yaya Toure, Tiote, Die; Kalou, Drogba, Gervinho. Japan: Kawashima; Uchida, Yoshida, Konno, Nagatomo; Yamaguchi, Endo; Okazaki, Honda, Kagawa; Kakitani. 15min.lt: "Spain started defending the title by not being able to defend and being completely humiliated by the Dutch national team," - with these words, the largest Spanish sports portal "Marca" begins the description of the matches between the Spanish and Dutch national teams. "It was an absolute tragedy. The players' selection was completely unsuitable - Casillas, Ramos, Pique. The reds depended entirely on the Oranges and the referee who awarded a questionable penalty out of mercy," - writes "Mundo Deportivo." The Spanish national football team suffered a painful 1-5 defeat to the Netherlands and became the first defending champions to start the next championship so poorly. However, four years ago, when they became world champions in South Africa, the Spaniards also lost the first match - 0:1 to Switzerland. According to "Mundo Deportivo," these are completely different situations. "These are completely different defeats. Spain was significantly better than Switzerland in those matches. They played excellent football and deservedly became champions. Yesterday the game was in the hands of the Oranges," writes "Mundo Deportivo." Criticism was also directed towards the central defenders - Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos, who in several instances disrupted the Spanish defense line, allowing the Dutch attackers to receive the ball without any interruptions. Captain Iker Casillas also faced criticism, as, according to "Mundo Deportivo," he started the match as a hero (stopping Wesley Sneijder's one-on-one shot) but ended up being one of the culprits of the defeat. Saturday morning brings a completely different mood in the Dutch media. "Historic night: unstoppable Oranges embarrassed world champions Spain," writes one of the largest Dutch news portals ad.nl. The word "embarrassing" is also used by the largest Dutch daily "De Telegraaf," calling Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, and Wesley Sneijder a golden triangle on the news website, while mocking I. Casillas as a jester. "De Telegraaf" states that the nightmare experienced four years ago in the South African Republic could be temporarily forgotten. Interesting World Cup facts: 1. The German national team has participated in this tournament 17 times throughout the entire history of the World Cup. Did you know that in 2010, the Germans reached the quarterfinals for the eighth consecutive time? 2. The Honduran national team made history in the World Cup. They did not win the championship, but for the first time in history in 2010, the national team had three brothers on the team - Jerry, Jhony, and Wilson Palacios. 3. The Hungarian national team shocked the world in 1954. The golden era Hungarians scored a total of 27 goals in Switzerland during the World Cup in five matches. This is a record that is unlikely to be quickly surpassed. 4. Did you know that coaches Velibor Milutinovic and Carlos Alberto Perreira have left their mark on the World Cup? V. Milutinovic participated in five World Cups, and C. Perreira - in six, and both coaches did it with five different national teams. 5. The 2010 World Cup was the most unsuccessful in Italy's history. They did not win any games in the group stage - two draws and one loss. The Dutch national team shocked the world yesterday when they crushed the reigning world champions Spain with a score of 5-1. After these matches, "superman" Robin van Persie was chosen as the best player. Has Brazil not prepared for the championship yet? Football enthusiasts walking the streets of Brazil have spotted this interesting bridge. (Twitter.com photo.) Fernando Torres pleaded for mercy from Nigel De Jong in yesterday's match, but the Dutch were not inclined to do so - 5:1. (Twitter.com photo.) The Italian press reports that Italy's main goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon may miss today's match against England due to an injury suffered in training.
The octopus oracle predicted yesterday that the Dutch would win, and he was right. According to the animal, the Italians celebrated the victory against the English last night.
