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  Match Schedule : 'Super 16' Pre- Quarterfinal Round of FIFA World Cup

  July 02, 2014 7:22 IST

  New Delhi: The knockout stage of the FIFA world Cup will begin  from 28th June. A total of sixteen teams will battle it out in this stage to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament It has

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  FIFA World Cup: Uruguayan soccer fans wait for banned Suarez

  June 27, 2014 7:20 IST

  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Several hundred Uruguayans have gathered at Montevideo's airport to wait for the return of soccer player Luis Suarez after his banning from the World Cup for biting an Italian player.   Uruguayan

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  How Ronaldo was upstaged by Messi once again at World Cup

  June 27, 2014 7:27 IST

  New Delhi: Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the most talked about discussed footballers before the start of the FIFA World Cup at Brazil.The group stage of the tournament has been completed and the football

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  FIFA World Cup: Belgium beats South Korea 1-0, wins Group H

  June 27, 2014 4:12 IST

  SAO PAULO:  Reduced to 10 men for over half the match, Belgium still beat South Korea 1-0 on Thursday to finish atop of Group H and eliminate the last Asian team from the World Cup.  

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  FIFA World Cup: Algeria into 2nd round after 1-1 draw with Russia

  June 27, 2014 4:01 IST

  CURITIBA, Brazil :  Algeria has qualified for the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, with Islam Slimani's headed equalizer giving his team a 1-1 draw against Russia on Thursday and enough competition points

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  FIFA World Cup: Ronaldo earns Portugal 2-1 win against Ghana, both out

  June 27, 2014 1:39 IST

  Brasilia (Brazil) : Cristiano Ronaldo's first goal of the World Cup earned Portugal a 2-1 win over Ghana but couldn't prevent his team being eliminated from the tournament along with the Africans.     Portugal finished level

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany tops group on Muller's stellar show, USA in last 16

  June 27, 2014 0:13 IST

  Recife (Brazil): Germany's Thomas Muller is matching Lionel Messi and Neymar goal for goal as the celebrated forward also struck his fourth in this World Cup to help his side edge past a gritty USA

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  FIFA World Cup: FIFA statement on Luis Suarez's ban for biting

  June 26, 2014 22:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Transcript of the June 26 statement released by FIFA, football's international governing body, outlining the sanctions against Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for biting (the 100,000 Swiss franc fine is equivalent to $112,000):The

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  FIFA World Cup: Seven teams for three knockout stage spots

  June 26, 2014 16:01 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: With some of the big teams including defending champion Spain, Italy and England out of the World Cup, seven teams are chasing three places in the knockout stage of the World Cup

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  Meet Andre Rodrigues who recreated iconic goal of Pele

  June 27, 2014 7:53 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: The taste of soccer glory is still fresh for Andre Rodrigues de Principe, even as his moment of fame fades and he watches friends catch the eyes of scouts and coaches. The

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  FIFA World Cup: Group toppers Argentina, France avoid round-of-16 meeting

  June 26, 2014 11:45 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Argentina and France reached the World Cup last 16 as Group F and Group E leaders respectively Wednesday to avoid a clash with each other in the knockout stage.Argentina captain Lionel Messi

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  Lionel Messi becomes Argentina's fifth top scorer at World Cup finals

  June 26, 2014 12:34 IST

  Buenos Aires: Star Argentine footballer Lionel Messi Wednesday became his country's fifth top scorer at a FIFA World Cup, after scoring two of three goals to defeat Nigeria 3-2 in a Group F clash.Argentina's No.

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  FIFA World Cup: Uruguay defends Suarez as FIFA scrambles

  June 26, 2014 7:17 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: As the world was judging Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting a player in the World Cup, his teammates, coaches and fans in his soccer-crazy country defended the star, blaming the foreign media,

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  FIFA World Cup: Captain Kompany ruled out of World Cup group match

  June 26, 2014 6:11 IST

  SAO PAULO :  An injury to captain Vincent Kompany saved coach Marc Wilmots one decision ahead of Belgium's last group match, but may cause him more concern further into the World Cup.Kompany led Belgium to

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  This day that year : Switzerland exits 2006 World Cup without conceding a goal

  June 26, 2014 5:38 IST

  A special series on the historic significance of the day in FIFA World cup. Today we take a look on 26th  June.   On this day: Switzerland exits tournament without scoring a penalty in shootout against

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  FIFA World Cup: 'We will score' vs Algeria, vows Russia captain

  June 26, 2014 5:22 IST

  CURITIBA :  Russia captain Vasily Berezutskiy says there's no doubt — his team will score on Thursday in its must-win match against Algeria at the World Cup.Berezutskiy told a news conference on Wednesday that "we're

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  FIFA World Cup: France clinches top spot in Group E; Ecuador out in a goalless draw

  June 26, 2014 4:14 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : France drew 0-0 with 10-man Ecuador to advance to the second round of the World Cup on Wednesday, while the South Americans will be going home from the tournament.In the other

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  FIFA World Cup: Shaqiri's hat trick puts Swiss into 2nd round

  June 26, 2014 3:55 IST

  MANAUS, Brazil :  Xherdan Shaqiri scored all three goals to put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Honduras.The Swiss will next face Lionel Messi and Argentina on

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  Meet Brazil's legendary holders of jersey number 9

  June 26, 2014 8:29 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  The tall gangly figure of Serginho is blamed by many Brazilians for the failure of their sublime side to win the 1982 World Cup. Today's No. 9 in the Brazil shirt, Fred,

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  FIFA World Cup: France and Ecuador drawing 0-0 at halftime

  June 26, 2014 2:34 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: France and Ecuador went into halftime level at 0-0 in a scrappy contest in their final Group E match on Wednesday.A draw would qualify France for the second round, while Ecuador's chances

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  FIFA World Cup: Balotelli hits back at criticism, discrimination

  June 26, 2014 2:07 IST

  MANGARATIBA, Brazil (AP) -- Mario Balotelli has reacted to harsh criticism  some of it discriminatory   for Italy's group-stage exit from the World Cup, as the fallout turned into an ugly hunt for scapegoats.   "Balotelli

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  FIFA World Cup: Bosnia defeat sends Iran crashing at World Cup

  June 26, 2014 0:56 IST

  Salvador (Brazil): Edin Dzeko weighed in with a first-half goal as Bosnia-Hercegovina knocked Iran out of the World Cup with a 3-1 win in Salvador .     Iran had needed to beat Bosnia and hope

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  FIFA World Cup: Messi 'Magic' helps Argentina top group

  June 25, 2014 23:55 IST

  Porto Alegre (Brazil):  Argentina's favourite son Lionel Messi once again showed his class with a fine brace to help Argentina edge past a resolute Nigeria 3-2 and top Group F with the African champions also

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  FIFA World Cup: Modi won't be there for final

  June 25, 2014 19:50 IST

  New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the World Cup football final next month, will not be attending thesporting event.“I understand that there are no plans for

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  FIFA World Cup: Uruguay beats Italy to advance, Greece late winner

  June 25, 2014 17:48 IST

  Underscoring a power shift away from Europe, Uruguay fought -- and apparently even bit -- its way to a 1-0 victory over Italy Tuesday to move to the World Cup's next round with Costa Rica,

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  FIFA World Cup: Is England too insular for World Cup success?

  June 26, 2014 8:26 IST

  Belo Horizonte, Brazil: In many ways, it's a head-scratcher: the country that invented football and which has the richest, most watched and, many would agree, best league in global football is also one of the

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  FIFA World Cup: Alcohol ban, curfew in Colombia

  June 25, 2014 17:07 IST

  Bogota, Colombia: Local authorities fearful of more World Cup-related violence banned liquor sales on Tuesday in Bogota and other major Colombian cities. Some mayors also imposed game-day curfews for minors.   The mayor of the central

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  FIFA World Cup: Ecuador plays for Benitez and place in next round

  June 25, 2014 15:38 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda hasn't brought up the name recently, but his team knows who it's playing for -- their late teammate Christian Benitez.   There's also a spot in the final 16