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  Gerard Pique: Spain not the only World Cup favourite

  June 05, 2014 7:15 IST

  WASHINGTON: Defender Gerard Pique says reigning champion Spain is one of several favorites to win this year's World Cup, mentioning host Brazil, Argentina and Germany as other teams to beat.   "Anything can happen in a

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  Tickets for top World Cup matches sell out fast

  June 05, 2014 6:58 IST

  SAO PAULO : The remaining tickets for the most important World Cup matches were sold out fast on Wednesday, disappointing hundreds of fans who waited in line across Brazil.   Tickets for the opener, the final

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  Villa says WCup to be his last event with Spain

  June 04, 2014 20:25 IST

  MADRID: David Villa, Spain's all-time leading scorer, says this World Cup will be his last event with the national team.   The striker tells Spanish television station Cuatro, "I don't like to say it, but yes,

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  A World Cup quandary::sex or abstinence

  June 04, 2014 13:38 IST

  Bogota, Colombia: If you're intending to score in a World Cup match, should you score the night before?   It's a question that prompts coaches to set rules, players to seek understanding from wives and lovers,

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  Know five Brazilian key players at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

  June 06, 2014 8:20 IST

  New Delhi: With just two more weeks to go, the excitement preceding the World Cup has reached fever pitch. The FIFA World Cup has always been regarded as the biggest sporting event in the world.

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  Know five Asian teams who have done well at the FIFA World Cup

  June 04, 2014 12:17 IST

  New Delhi: With the World Cup right around the corner, India TV looks at the Asian teams who have performed the best at the World Cup.North Korea have played in only 2 World Cups, 1966

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  Watch one of the best World Cup ads ever

  June 04, 2014 9:22 IST

  Ireland won't be heading to the World Cup, but one young boy from The Emerald Isle will be making a name for himself over the next four weeks.Ciaran Duffy is one of the stars of

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  Greece, Nigeria tune up with 0-0 draw

  June 04, 2014 8:42 IST

  Chester, Pa.: Greece and Nigeria played a scoreless draw in a pre-World Cup friendly Tuesday night at the home of the MLS Philadelphia Union.   There were few scoring chances in one of the final tuneups

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  Wayne Rooney to start World Cup warm-up match

  June 04, 2014 8:37 IST

  Miami Gardens, Florida: Struggling up front for England, Wayne Rooney is set to be shunted to the left wing as coach Roy Hodgson experiments ahead of the World Cup in the team's penultimate warm-up game. 

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  Neymar leads Brazil to 4-0 win over Panama

  June 04, 2014 8:31 IST

  Goinia, Brazil: Neymar scored one goal and set up two others to help Brazil defeat Panama 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday.   Neymar broke the deadlock with a well-struck free kick from

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  Wilkshire, Kennedy among 4 cut by Australia

  June 04, 2014 8:04 IST

  Sydney: Veteran Dynamo Moscow defender Luke Wilkshire was one of four players cut by coach Ange Postecoglou as Australia reduced its squad to 23 players for the World Cup.   Wilkshire, a 32-year-old right back who

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  Switzerland beats Peru 2-0 in last World Cup warm up

  June 04, 2014 7:51 IST

  Lucerne, Switzerland: Star forward Xherdan Shaqiri scored a rare right-footed goal to help Switzerland beat Peru 2-0 in its final World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday.   The Bayern Munich winger struck in the 84th minute,

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  Frank Lampard to leave Chelsea after 13 years

  June 03, 2014 17:01 IST

  Washington: England midfielder Frank Lampard has said he will leave Chelsea after 13 years in service.The 35-year-old has not agreed to a new deal with the Premier League team. He did not reveal Monday which

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  Brazil judge sentences Pele's son to 33 years

  June 03, 2014 13:03 IST

  SAO PAULO :  A Brazilian judge sentenced the son of soccer legend Pele to 33 years in prison after finding him guilty of laundering money for a drug gang.   Judge Suzana Pereira said Monday that

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  World Cup: Thousands show up for Brazil's training session

  June 03, 2014 12:04 IST

  GOIANIA, Brazil :  Thousands of fans watched Brazil's final training session Monday before its World Cup warm-up game against Panama.   Fans arrived early at the Serra Dourada Stadium to get a glimpse of the players

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  Doctor: Luis Suarez will play in Uruguay's World Cup opener

  June 03, 2014 12:04 IST

  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay : Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is recovering well from knee surgery and will be able to play in its World Cup opener against Costa Rica on June 14, the national team's doctor said

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  Colombia's Falcao to miss World Cup with injury

  June 03, 2014 11:16 IST

  BOGOTA, Colombia :  Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has been left off Colombia's squad for the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury.   Coach Jose Pekerman made the announcement at a news conference

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  Scolari says he can't wait for World Cup to start

  June 03, 2014 8:03 IST

  Goiania, Brazil: Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is eager to get Brazil's World Cup campaign underway and wishes the tournament was starting right now.   Scolari said Monday that although it would be good to have more

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  World Cup: Spain's Diego Costa not hampered by injury in training

  June 02, 2014 18:52 IST

  MADRID:  Spain striker Diego Costa did not appear to be slowed by injury in training on Monday as the defending World Cup champions prepared for their final international friendly before heading to Brazil.   All 23

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  Rooney feeling heat as England arrives in Miami

  June 02, 2014 10:31 IST

  Miami: Few England players will be feeling the heat as much as Wayne Rooney on the team's pre-World Cup stop in Miami.   The closer it gets to the World Cup, the greater the pressure on

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  France held to 1-1 draw after Paraguay's late goal

  June 02, 2014 9:20 IST

  Nice, France: Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann staked his claim for a World Cup starting spot with his first international goal for France, only for midfielder Victor Caceres to do likewise and earn Paraguay a

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  Sao Paulo stadium hosts final World Cup test

  June 02, 2014 9:14 IST

  Sao Paulo: A smaller-than-capacity crowd and a few setbacks marked the final test event at the unfinished stadium set to host the World Cup opener in less than two weeks.   Only 37,000 people attended Sunday's

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  Belgium beats Sweden 2-0 in World Cup warm-up

  June 02, 2014 8:52 IST

  Stockholm: Goals by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard gave Belgium a 2-0 win over Sweden in a World Cup warm-up game Sunday.   After a slow start, the Belgians took advantage of a Swedish defensive mistake

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  Germany draws 2-2 with Cameroon

  June 02, 2014 8:47 IST

  Moenchengladbach, Germany: Germany had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Cameroon on Sunday in its last match before coach Joachim Loew names his final squad for the World Cup in Brazil.   Samuel Eto'o put

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  US-born Rossi left off Italy's World Cup squad

  June 02, 2014 8:34 IST

  Rome: Giuseppe Rossi will miss out on the World Cup once again. The American-born Italy forward was among the players cut from the Azzurri's final World Cup squad on Saturday, in a repeat of what

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  Know the cities which will be hosting the soccer World Cup 2014

  June 02, 2014 7:14 IST

  New Delhi:   As the whole world eagerly waits for the commencement of the biggest football carnival in the land of samba, India TV takes a look on the twelve host cities that will be

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  Mexico's Montes to miss World Cup due to leg injury

  June 01, 2014 16:33 IST

  Washington:  Luis Montes will not compete for Mexico at the World Cup in Brazil after suffering a serious leg fracture during a 3-1 victory over Ecuador in a friendly match.Midfielder Montes had just scored the

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  British newspaper alleges corruption in 2022 World Cup vote

  June 01, 2014 16:07 IST

  LONDON : A former member of FIFA's executive committee was accused Sunday of making payments totaling $5 million to senior football officials in return for support for Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup.