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  FIFA World cup: Targeted by Argentina, Schweinsteiger fights on

  July 14, 2014 7:52 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  Battered and bloodied, Bastian Schweinsteiger kept fighting. No Argentine tackle or foul would keep the German midfielder from lifting the World Cup trophy. Schweinsteiger battled through the final and Germany won its

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  Know Germany's mantra for FIFA World Cup success

  December 08, 2014 19:03 IST

  Berlin:  FIFA World Cups usually carry a message to the outside world affecting the future of football around the globe. The German one is  Be extremely flexible and never give up.Mario Goetze scored the winning

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  FIFA World Cup : Mario Goetze's full talent on show in winning goal

  July 14, 2014 5:22 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Mario Goetze lived up to the billing of being one of Germany's most talented players by scoring the goal that ensured Germany became the first European team to win the World

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentines hold heads high after World Cup loss

  July 14, 2014 4:55 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Pain-stricken Argentines held their heads high after watching their national team give it all against a powerful Germany but come up short in extra time, losing 1-0 in the country's first

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  FIFA World Cup: Lionel Messi wins award as best player

  July 14, 2014 7:22 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Lionel Messi has received the award for best player of the World Cup, minutes after his Argentina team lost the final 1-0 to Germany.   Messi was selected ahead of Thomas Mueller

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  FIFA World Cup: Goetze scores late to give Germany the World Cup

  July 14, 2014 3:59 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :   With two quick touches, Mario Goetze ended Germany's 24-year wait for another World Cup title.Goetze scored the winning goal in extra time to give Germany a 1-0 victory over Argentina on

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  FIFA World Cup: match goes on to 'extra time' as 90 minutes fails to see a goal

  July 14, 2014 2:39 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  The World Cup final is going to extra time with Argentina and Germany even at 0-0 after 90 minutes Sunday. Both teams had their chances in regulation. Benedikt Hoewedes' header hit the

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany and Argentina at 0-0 at halftime

  July 14, 2014 1:45 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  The World Cup final between Argentina and Germany is still level at 0-0 after the first half. Argentina was the more dangerous team in the first 45 minutes of play, and

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  FIFA World Cup: The day is here! Brazil celebrates final

  July 14, 2014 0:11 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  Football's big day is finally here! Tens of thousands of fans flocked to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, joining millions around Brazil and across South America

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands blank Brazil 3-0 in play-off

  July 13, 2014 7:09 IST

  Brasilia: Brazil lost its face, its pride one more time in the space of four days after the Netherlands embarrassed the hosts 3-0 in the third-place play-off match of the World Cup, as boos and

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  FIFA World cup: Germany wants history and title in South America

  July 13, 2014 20:33 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO :  No European team has ever won a World Cup played in the Americas. Just one more source of motivation for Germany ahead of Sunday's final against Argentina."We know we can write

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  FIFA World Cup: Can Messi make it or mess it up

  July 13, 2014 11:07 IST

  Can Messi do a Maradona, screamed a headline to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final curtain-raiser. Lionel Messi partially answered the question by carrying the Argentines into Sunday's final against Germany.Not many would like to

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentine coach to step down after final

  July 12, 2014 16:35 IST

  Belo Horizonte:  Alejandro Sabella plans to step down as coach of the Argentine national team following the squad's FIFA World Cup final against Germany Sunday."I am sure that Alejandro is not going to continue with

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  Top 8 goals of the World Cup so far

  July 13, 2014 10:32 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Robin van Persie scored one of the most eye-catching goals of the World Cup with a diving header, and James Rodriguez blasted in one of the tournament's most spectacular after controlling the

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  Rousseff: Brazil proved World Cup doubters wrong

  July 12, 2014 9:03 IST

  Brasilia, Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff said Friday that on the eve of the World Cup's final match this weekend, her country has proved doubters of Brazil's ability to organize a big event wrong.   Despite widespread

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  ON THIS DAY: Zidane gives France 1st World Cup win

  July 12, 2014 9:07 IST

  On July 12 in World Cup history: Zinedine Zidane's headers help France beat subdued Brazil in 1998 home final.   France, which played such a central role in the establishment of the World Cup, strolled to

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  FIFA World Cup final: Magical Messi or united Germany?

  July 11, 2014 23:17 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: The most entertaining World Cup in a generation comes down to a final match that pits the planet's best player against the tournament's best team.   Lionel Messi will lead Argentina out against

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  FC Barcelona sign Uruguayan striker Suarez

  July 11, 2014 22:42 IST

  Barcelona: FC Barcelona announced Friday they had reached a deal with England's Liverpool to sign Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for the next five seasons.The agreement, which is likely to top $95.2 million, is pending on

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  FIFA World Cup: Kolkata fans perform yagna, pray for Argentina's victory

  July 11, 2014 20:26 IST

  Kolkata: As Argentina gear up to take on Germany in the FIFA World Cup final Sunday, fans of the Latin American nation here Friday performed religious rituals and lit the sacrificial fire (yagna) for the

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina vs Germany “ A royal football rivalry

  July 12, 2014 8:57 IST

  New Delhi: Brazil-Argentina and Germany-Netherlands may be the fiercest rivalries in international soccer. But Germany and Argentina still have quite the conjoined history, arguably more than either of the other two in the World Cup.

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany will play final with big egos says Maradona

  July 11, 2014 17:03 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has said Germany will enter the final Sunday with big egos after handing hosts Brazil their worst World Cup defeat ever in the semis.Maradona said Germany's enlarged

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  Chile star Sanchez leaves Barcelona for Arsenal

  July 11, 2014 14:28 IST

  LONDON:  Chile striker Alexis Sanchez ended his three-year stint at Barcelona by joining Arsenal for a reported fee of 35 million pounds ($60 million) on Thursday, adding some much-needed firepower to the English Premier League

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  FIFA World Cup: Latin Americans reluctantly rally behind Argentina

  July 11, 2014 13:38 IST

  BOGOTA, Colombia : With a reputation for arrogance and illusions of European-styled grandeur, Argentines have long been the objects of scorn and the butt of jokes across Latin America   But for at least 90 minutes

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil look to rescue pride in game nobody wants to play

  July 11, 2014 13:04 IST

  Brasilia: Neymar has urged his Brazil team-mates to rescue some of their battered pride after their humiliating World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany by beating the Netherlands in tomorrow's third-place play-off in Brasilia.It is the

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  Meet Axelle Despiegelaere, a Belgian blonde, whose cheering got her L'Oreal Ad

  September 03, 2014 9:47 IST

  New Delhi:  World Cup 2014 has been an unique sporting event where many new records were made by the  players  participating  for their respective countries. While the goal scoring rate has also gone up by

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  FIFA World Cup: Di Maria racing time to be fit for World Cup final

  July 11, 2014 11:28 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Argentina winger Angel Di Maria is racing against the clock to recover from a thigh injury in time for the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday.   Argentina team spokesman Andres

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil collapse can happen to anyone says Aguero

  July 11, 2014 11:02 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Germany's 7-1 thrashing of five-time champion Brazil has left no doubt among Argentina's players about the challenge they face in the World Cup final on Sunday. Striker Sergio Aguero says he

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  Zico says Brazil should replace Scolari as coach

  July 11, 2014 10:44 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Brazil football great Zico says coach Luiz Felipe Scolari must be replaced if his country is to move past its disappointing World Cup performance."We should thank him (Scolari) and thank (assistant