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How Italian striker Mario Balotelli making the most of his first World Cup
June 17, 2014 8:01 ISTMANGARATIBA, Brazil :Mario Balotelli is making the most of his first World Cup. The mercurial Italy forward proposed to his Belgian girlfriend last week, scored the winning goal in the Azzurri's opening game against England
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Fifa World Cup: Nigeria and Iran 0-0 after first half in a Group F World Cup match.
June 17, 2014 1:32 ISTCURITIBA, Brazil : Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has left out veteran defender Joseph Yobo from his starting lineup as the team opens its World campaign against Iran on Monday. Yobo, who played in Nigeria's World
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FIFA World Cup: Mueller hat-trick helps Germany thrash Portugal 4-0
June 17, 2014 8:54 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Germany celebrated their record 100th World Cup match in style by steamrolling Portugal 4-0 with Thomas Mueller scoring this edition's first hat-trick in a one-sided match. In the Group G match which
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Algeria shocks West Germany at 1982 West Germany
June 16, 2014 22:10 ISTAlgeria: On June 16 in World Cup history: Algeria shocks West Germany in Gijon, Spain, in 1982.Algeria's 2-1 victory over one of the tournament favorites was only Africa's second ever in World Cup finals history.
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Conservative Egypt preacher blasts watching soccer
June 16, 2014 22:00 ISTCairo: At the height of international World Cup fervor, an ultra-conservative Egyptian cleric has said that watching soccer matches was unacceptable in Islam because it is a distraction and "destroys nations."Yasser Borhami, a founding member
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France benefits from first key use of goal tech
June 16, 2014 21:42 ISTPorto Alegre, Brazil: Goal-line technology did its job when it counted at the World Cup, although not without a little bit of confusion.France was the beneficiary of the first World Cup goal awarded thanks to
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria striving to out-do 1994 World Cup vintage
June 16, 2014 20:28 ISTCuritiba, Brazil: Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said Sunday that his current team could be even better than the 1994 side which reached the World Cup second round and was tipped as a possible future world
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FIFA World Cup: Klinsmann sounds more confident on eve of opener
June 16, 2014 20:19 ISTNatal, Brazil: Jurgen Klinsmann speaks with pragmatism. He books his airline tickets with hope. The U.S. coach caused a stir in the lead-up to soccer's championship when he said that "I think for us now,
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FIFA World Cup: Lukaku ready for pressure before Belgium opener
June 16, 2014 20:12 ISTBelo Horizonte, Brazil: Romelu Lukaku knows he bears a huge responsibility before Belgium kicks off its World Cup campaign against Algeria on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Lukaku has taken up the role of Belgium's central striker
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FIFA World Cup: Sanctions have hit Iran team hard, says Queiroz
June 16, 2014 14:51 ISTCuritiba, Brazil: Iran's coach Carlos Queiroz sought Sunday to ease the pressure on his players ahead of their opening World Cup game against Nigeria, insisting that international sanctions on the country mean his team is
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FIFA World Cup: From the sidelines
June 17, 2014 10:02 ISTRio De Janeiro: The fever of FIFA World Cup has finally gripped the world and apart from matches some other events are hogging the lime light. india TV brings some of them.No. 3 is my
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FIFA World Cup:Police fire tear gas at protesters marching in Rio
June 16, 2014 13:33 ISTRio De Janeiro: Police fired stun grenades and tear gas to halt a march by about 200 protesters toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of Sunday's World Cup match between Argentina and Bosnia. A
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil honors Pele, inaugurates Pele Museum
June 16, 2014 12:38 ISTSantos, Brazil: The city where Pele rose to fame honored its favorite son Sunday, celebrating the life and career of the Brazilian football great while his country hosted the World Cup. Hundreds of dignitaries were
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For Japan, attack is the key to World Cup revival
June 16, 2014 5:01 ISTITU, Brazil: Shinji Kagawa had a tormented, sleepless night after Japan was beaten by Ivory Coast under a torrential Brazilian downpour. He knows now that there's only one way to get back into the World
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FIFA World Cup: Messi scores and lifts Argentina 2-1 over Bosnia
June 16, 2014 6:01 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: Lionel Messi scored a stunning second-half goal to push Argentina to a 2-1 victory over World Cup debutant Bosnia at the Maracana stadium on Sunday in the Group F opener for both
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Rooney's role under scrutiny after World Cup loss
June 16, 2014 3:54 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: As so often with England, a setback on the pitch has provoked renewed scrutiny of Wayne Rooney's contribution. Or lack of it. For all the dynamism of England's youngsters going forward in
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FIFA World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo declares himself ready to play
June 16, 2014 5:36 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself fit on Sunday and ready to play in Portugal's World Cup opener against Germany. Ronaldo said he had recovered from a left-knee injury that has bothered him
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FIFA World Cup: Small band of protesters marches on Rio's Maracana
June 16, 2014 2:37 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: Around 200 protesters are marching toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and Bosnia. The demonstrators are outnumbered both by security forces and journalists. They
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FIFA World Cup: France beats Honduras by 3-0
June 16, 2014 9:20 ISTPORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France beat Honduras 3-0 Sunday in its first World Cup match. The dominant win was a relief
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FIFA World Cup:Spain's De Gea sidelined by leg muscle injury
June 16, 2014 0:05 ISTCURITIBA, Brazil : Spain goalkeeper David de Gea has a leg injury and could be out for the rest of the World Cup group stage. The Manchester United goalie underwent medical scans on Sunday that
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FIFA World Cup: Switzerland snatch win in dying minutes from Ecuador
June 16, 2014 0:33 ISTBrasilia: Haris Seferovic smashed a winner in dying moments as Switzerland made some superb substitutions for a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ecuador in their Group Eopener of the FIFA World Cup. Substitute Seferovic's goal in
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FIFA World Cup:Playing Portugal will be 'like a final': Manuel Neuer
June 15, 2014 23:21 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil : For Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, playing a team of Portugal's caliber and featuring a star of Cristiano Ronaldo's class gives their World Cup group opener the feel of a game with a
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FIFA World Cup: Italy has no time to celebrate after England win
June 15, 2014 21:57 ISTMANAUS, Brazil : Italy can't afford to celebrate too much after opening the World Cup with an impressive win over England. The Azzurri have to recover physically after a draining match in the jungle venue
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FIFA World Cup:Match Preview: New-look Swiss open World Cup campaign vs Ecuador
June 15, 2014 21:07 ISTBrasília: Casual football fans scrolling down the FIFA rankings will no doubt pause when they reach No. 6.Switzerland. Really? Yet, the Swiss with just one defeat in 18 matches over two years are there
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FIFA World Cup: Mario Balotelli dedicates win to wife, friends
June 15, 2014 19:43 ISTManaus (Brazil): Italy striker Mario Balotelli dedicated his goal, which secured a 2-1 victory over England in the World Cup Group D opener, to his wife and friends.The AC Milan star said though the game
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FIFA World Cup: Belgium full of confidence before Group H opener against Algeria
June 15, 2014 19:30 ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Belgium returns to its first World Cup in 12 years brimming with confidence and determination before the Group H opener against Algeria. Belgium's best cluster of players in a generation is
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FIFA World Cup: This day that year: Hungary puts record 10 past El Salvador in 1982 World Cup
June 15, 2014 16:12 ISTA special series on the historic significance of the day in FIFA World cup. Today we take a look on 15th June Hungary puts record 10 past El Salvador in 1982 world cup. Hungary scored
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FIFA World Cup: Drogba inspires Ivory Coast to 2-1 win over Japan
June 15, 2014 9:06 ISTRECIFE, Brazil: Didier Drogba came off the bench to inspire Ivory Coast to a 2-1 comeback victory over Japan in a World Cup Group C match on Saturday. Drogba, who had been carrying an injury,
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