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FIFA World Cup: Navas keeps Netherlands scoreless at halftime
July 06, 2014 2:48 ISTSALVADOR: Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a string of quality saves Saturday to keep the World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands 0-0 at halftime. Navas, who had a sore shoulder coming into the
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FIFA World Cup: Memphis Depay starts for Dutch against Costa Rica
July 06, 2014 1:30 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Netherlands forward Memphis Depay looks set to play as an offensive wingback when the team faces Costa Rica on Saturday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Depay, who has come off the bench to
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FIFA World Cup: Neymar airlifted from Brazil's training camp
July 06, 2014 1:10 ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: Brazil striker Neymar was airlifted from Brazil's training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that ruled him out of the last two games
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina beats Belgium 1-0 to reach semis
July 06, 2014 0:13 ISTBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Gonzalo Higuain's first goal of this World Cup sent Argentina into the semifinals on Saturday with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Belgium.Argentina, which hadn't advanced past the World Cup quarterfinals
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FIFA World Cup: Neymar returns to Brazil camp in ambulance
July 05, 2014 16:49 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Neymar returned to Brazil's training camp in an ambulance after being ruled out of the World Cup because of a broken vertebra that will sideline him for four weeks. Neymar flew back to
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ON THIS DAY: Rossi breaks Brazil's hearts in 1982
July 05, 2014 15:52 ISTOn July 5 in World Cup history: Paolo Rossi's hat trick helps Italy beat Brazil in Barcelona, Spain, in 1982. Italy started the 1982 World Cup slowly, barely making it through to the second group
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FIFA World Cup: Will Neymar injury cast a pall over Brazil cup win?
July 05, 2014 14:58 ISTRio De Janeiro: The fireworks celebrating victory had barely subsided when the disastrous news came through for Brazil: Neymar is out. The star who lit up the World Cup with his skill and sunny temperament
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FIFA World Cup: What to watch in last 2 quarterfinals
July 05, 2014 14:26 ISTRio De Janeiro: The world's best player goes up against perhaps the world's best goalkeeper. The highest-scoring lineup in the World Cup takes on the tournament's most surprising team. There are two remaining quarterfinals to
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FIFA World Cup: With tears leading scorer going home
July 05, 2014 13:13 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Full of tears and inconsolable, the World Cup's leading scorer is going home. James Rodriguez put Colombia back into the match against Brazil by scoring a late penalty Friday, but it wasn't enough.
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FIFA World Cup: Our goal is always to be the world champions says Dutch coach Van Gaal
July 05, 2014 9:13 ISTSalvador (Brazil): Dutch boss Louis van Gaal insisted his team will not underestimate Costa Rica ahead of Saturday's quarterfinal clash but he also stressed that his team's goal is to win the FIFA World Cup
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil, Germany set up semifinal encounter
July 05, 2014 8:54 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: What it lacks in beauty, Brazil's World Cup team is making up for with backbone.The home side is now just one step from a World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana
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FIFA World Cup: Costa Rica worried about Arjen Robben's dives
July 05, 2014 8:06 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Costa Rica issued a plea to the referee on Friday to keep an eye on Arjen Robben's diving. The Netherlands forward earned an injurytime penalty in the second round of the World Cup,
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil fans celebrate win, lament losing Neymar
July 05, 2014 7:38 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Brazil exploded into collective celebration Friday night after its soccer team won a hard-fought World Cup quarterfinal match against Colombia, 2-1 then mourned that an injury to star striker Neymar
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FIFA World Cup: David Luiz attributes free kick technique to genetics
July 05, 2014 7:10 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : David Luiz can only explain the technique behind his game-clinching free kick in the World Cup quarterfinal win over Colombia as a product of genetics. Lining up from 35 meters (yards) out,
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Brazil striker Neymar to miss rest of World Cup
July 05, 2014 6:31 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra during the team's quarterfinal win over Colombia, the team's doctor said Friday. Neymar was kneed in the back by
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Know how Germany has became the most consistent side in the FIFA World Cup
July 11, 2014 7:32 ISTNew Delhi: Germany booked a berth in the last four of the FIFA World Cup for a record 13th time after a 1-0 win over France at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janerio. Matt
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World Cup's leading goal scorer going home
July 05, 2014 4:52 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) -- Full of tears and inconsolable, the World Cup's leading scorer is going home.James Rodriguez put Colombia back into the match against Brazil by scoring a late penalty Friday, but it wasn't
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to reach semifinals
July 05, 2014 3:55 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Brazil made its way into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 12 years, with goals coming from defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz in a 2-1 win over Colombia.
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FIFA World Cup: Manuel Neuer's composure stands out in win over France
July 05, 2014 3:23 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : When France striker Karim Benzema burst into Germany's penalty area late in Friday's World Cup quarterfinal match, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer showed no signs of panic. Rather than go to ground or
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil leads Colombia 1-0 at halftime at World Cup
July 05, 2014 2:37 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Thiago Silva scored an early goal Friday to give Brazil a 1-0 halftime lead over Colombia in the World Cup quarterfinals. The Brazil captain scored with his left knee in the seventh
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FIFA World Cup: Reshuffle pays off for Germany against France
July 05, 2014 2:23 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO :Joachim Loew's decision to reshuffle his lineup and return captain Philipp Lahm to right back paid off immediately Friday, galvanizing the defen least coach Loew's team didn't repeat the slapstick mistakes of
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FIFA World Cup: Maicon to start for Brazil against Colombia
July 05, 2014 1:19 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil: Maicon will start in Brazil's defense instead of Dani Alves when the host team faces Colombia on Friday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Maicon has yet to play at this year's tournament. Also,
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Germany beats France 1-0, reaches World Cup semis
July 05, 2014 0:51 ISTRio De Janeiro: Mats Hummels' first half header proved decisive as Germany marched into the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup for a record fourth time in a row with a 1-0 win over fellow
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Know the secrets of World Cup score-fest
July 12, 2014 9:01 ISTRio De Janeiro: Since Day 1, when Brazil put three past Croatia, the World Cup has enjoyed a goal deluge as sustained as an Amazon forest downpour. A combination of factors gelled to put Brazil
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FIFA World Cup: Suarez ban was justice, not exemplary
July 04, 2014 19:04 ISTRio De Janeiro: FIFA's disciplinary committee chairman says Luis Suarez received a just punishment and was not made an example of. Claudio Sulser told reporters the Uruguay and Liverpool forward's World Cup biting case was
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FIFA World Cup: Borges is Costa Rica's lungs at World Cup
July 04, 2014 18:56 ISTSantos, Brazil: Celso Borges is the link between the two Costa Rica teams that have sprung World Cup surprises. His father, Alexandre Guimaraes, is a naturalized Brazilian who played as a striker in the Costa
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FIFA World Cup: Colombia fun at World Cup comes with duty
July 04, 2014 18:17 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Colombia has been playing the exciting brand of football that Brazilians believe their own team should be playing at this World Cup. They've also been dancing after goals, bringing a spirit of fun
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FIFA World Cup: Travel weary Colombians keep party going in Brazil
July 04, 2014 17:47 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: In 25 attempts, Colombia has only beaten Brazil twice, and never managed it on Brazilian soil. Father-and-son Colombia supporters Orlando and Sebastian Duque are in Fortaleza hoping to see some history being made
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