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  FIFA World Cup: Italy has no time to celebrate after England win

  June 15, 2014 21:57 IST

  MANAUS, 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 IST

  Brasília:  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 IST

  Manaus (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 IST

  BELO 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 IST

  A 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 IST

  RECIFE, 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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  World Cup debut on legendary grounds awaits Bosnia

  June 16, 2014 0:33 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Bosnia-Herzegovina will make its World Cup debut against a two-time world champion led by one of the greatest players in the game at the legendary Maracana stadium.   It's not like the Bosnians

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  FIFA World Cup: France 'ready' to take on Honduras

  June 16, 2014 0:12 IST

  Porto Alegre: With one day left for France to open their 2014 World Cup campaign against Honduras, head coach Didier Deschamps Saturday said the team was "ready" for the Group E match."It would be ideal

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil still praising Spain despite heavy loss

  June 15, 2014 3:33 IST

  TERESOPOLIS, Brazil: Brazil players are not writing off Spain's chances of winning the World Cup despite the defending champions' shock defeat to the Netherlands.   Brazil playmaker Oscar and defender Henrique admitted Saturday they were surprised

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  FIFA World Cup: Balotelli goal gives Italy 2-1 win over England

  June 15, 2014 8:36 IST

  MANAUS, Brazil: Mario Balotelli scored with a second-half header Saturday to give Italy a 2-1 win over England at the World Cup.   The Italy striker was left free by his marker Gary Cahill and nodded

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  FIFA World Cup: Costa Rica stuns Uruguay by 3-1

  June 15, 2014 3:23 IST

  FORTALEZA, Brazil: Costa Rica came from behind to stun Uruguay 3-1 Saturday at the World Cup, opening the tough Group D with a major upset.   Costa Rica entered the tournament as one of the biggest

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  FIFA World Cup: No end of an era for Spain; changes against Chile

  June 15, 2014 1:18 IST

  CURITIBA, Brazil: Spain's players dismissed notions that a 5-1 loss to the Netherlands spelled the end of an era for the world champions, although coach Vicente del Bosque said it might be time to shake

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  FIFA World Cup:Match Preview : Uruguay leaves Suarez on bench vs Costa Rica

  June 14, 2014 23:48 IST

  FORTALEZA, Brazil : Uruguay has left Luis Suarez on the bench for its opening World Cup game against Costa Rica, opting not to risk the star striker's health as he recovers from knee surgery.   Coach

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  FIFA World Cup: Prandelli wary of England's attacking threat

  June 14, 2014 23:32 IST

  Manaus (Brazil):  Italian coach Cesare Prandelli says his team are prepared for a more enterprising England team than the one they defeated on penalties at Euro 2012.Italy and England will meet for the first time

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany will seek impressive start against Portugal

  June 14, 2014 21:52 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil  : Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates can expect to come under massive early pressure in their World Cup opener against Germany on Monday.   Germany always prepares meticulously for its opening match

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  FIFA World Cup: Italy's Gianluigi Buffon set to miss the match against England

  June 14, 2014 21:15 IST

  MANAUS, Brazil : Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says he doesn't expect to face England in their World Cup opener on Saturday, following an ankle injury in training.   Buffon, who picked up the injury at the

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  FIFA World Cup: Colombia re-enters World Cup with solid 3-0 win over Greece

  June 15, 2014 0:19 IST

  Belo Horizonte: Making a grand return to World Cup after 16 long years, an attacking Colombia recorded its best ever win in the finals as it outclassed Greece 3-0 in a Group C match at

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  FIFA World Cup: Could have beaten Spain by eight goals: Van Persie

  June 14, 2014 19:27 IST

  Salvador (Brazil): Dutch captain and forward Robin Van Persie added insult to the Spanish team's injury saying they could have beaten the defending champions by seven or eight goals in their World Cup opener here

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  FIFA World Cup: How the Oranje army dismantled the Spanish armada?

  June 15, 2014 7:55 IST

  New Delhi:  The first of the high voltage encounter in the league stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has lived up to its billing and has provided the football fans one of the most

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  FIFA World Cup: Spain fans shocked after 5-1 humiliating defeat

  June 14, 2014 16:58 IST

  MADRID :  Football fans in Spain are in shock after watching the national team's 5-1 humiliation in its World Cup opener against the Netherlands.   It was Spain's worst defeat in 64 years and comes after

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  FIFA World Cup: Torres, Ramos confident of Spain bouncing back

  June 14, 2014 16:11 IST

  Salvador (Brazil):Spanish striker Fernando Torres struggled to put up a brave front after a rude shock in their World Cup opening encounter against the Netherlands and hoped that the defending champions would bounce back strongly

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  FIFA World Cup: In hot Amazon will England, Italy feel the heat?

  June 14, 2014 16:03 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: FIFA The World Cup is coming to the Amazon.   After months of hype about how the humidity in the jungle city of Manaus will affect the players from England and Italy, and

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  FIFA Cup: Evergreen Cahill offers hope to Australia, Spain

  June 14, 2014 13:04 IST

  Cuiaba, Brazil: If shell-shocked Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is looking for some insights into how to beat Chile next week and preserve his team's status in the World Cup, he could do a lot

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  FIFA World Cup: Netherlands, Spain look to next match

  June 14, 2014 12:14 IST

  Salvador, Brazil: The Netherlands team has to come back down to earth while Spain has to pick itself up and look for a way to bounce back from one of its worst defeats.   The morning

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  FIFA World Cup: Spain faces identity crisis after a humiliating loss

  June 14, 2014 11:59 IST

  Salvador, Brazil: With one disastrous result, Spain's FIFA World Cup campaign and overall footballing identity is suddenly facing a crisis.   A 5-1 loss to the Netherlands on Friday to open Group B left many wondering

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  Know the amazing beaches of Football crazy BRAZIL

  June 20, 2014 7:24 IST

  New Delhi: Brazil is buzzing with football samba as FIFA World Cup is underway there. The entire atmosphere is that of a festivity as Brazil has been tipped to be the hot favorite to lift

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  Check out the latest van Persie images that gone viral

  June 14, 2014 8:25 IST

  New Delhi: It had been only hours when Netherlands thrashed defending champions Spain by 5-1 in the World Cup, football fans across the social media became active just after the moment when Robin van Persie

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  FIFA World Cup: Chile beats Australia by 3-1

  June 14, 2014 8:54 IST

  CUIABA, Brazil: Alexis Sanchez produced a dynamic performance to lead Chile to a 3-1 win over Australia in the World Cup on Friday, scoring one goal and setting up another for one of the dangerous