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  Uruguay clinch last World Cup berth

  November 21, 2013 17:14 IST

  Beijing: Uruguay filled the last vacancy of the 32 teams for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 5-0 aggregate win over Jordan Thursday morning.Uruguay, fourth at the 2010 World Cup, ranked fifth in South

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  Croats celebrate World Cup berth with pro-Nazi chants

  November 21, 2013 6:21 IST

  Zagreb, Croatia: Croatia's World Cup qualification celebrations have been marred by apparent pro-Nazi chants by fans and defender Joe Simunic.   Croatia qualified for the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Iceland on Tuesday. Video

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  World Cup: Mexico qualifies with 4-2 win over NZ

  November 20, 2013 16:17 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: Mexico qualified for the World Cup after beating New Zealand 4-2 in the second leg of an inter-continental playoff Wednesday, bringing an end to one of its most troubled and divisive qualifying

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  Brazil beats Chile 2-1 in friendly

  November 20, 2013 12:36 IST

  Toronto: Hulk and Robinho scored either side of halftime to lift Brazil to a 2-1 victory over Chile in an international friendly Tuesday, a game that was both part of World Cup preparations and a

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  Teams qualified for 2014 World Cup

  November 20, 2013 11:01 IST

  New York: Following are the teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup after Tuesday's play-offs. A total of 32 teams will compete at the tournament, according to Xinhua.Europe: Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, England,

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  Ronaldo's hat trick sends Portugal to World Cup

  November 20, 2013 7:13 IST

  The irrepressible Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dazzling hat trick to send Portugal into the 2014 World Cup finals at the expense of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden on Tuesday, while France advanced by conjuring a remarkable turnaround

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  Barcelona midfielder Xavi doubtful for next match

  November 19, 2013 20:01 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona says midfielder Xavi Hernandez is doubtful for Saturday's Spanish league match against Granada.   The Spanish champions say medical tests have revealed that Xavi has a muscle strain in his left leg. They

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  90 minutes to history: Iceland's World Cup dreams

  November 19, 2013 19:52 IST

  Reykjavik, Iceland: Icelanders who have fought back for five years since the country's spectacular financial collapse finally have something to smile about -- their Cinderella national team can qualify for the World Cup.   If they

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  WCup qualifier likely last match for NZ coach

  November 19, 2013 12:44 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: The international coaching career of Ricki Herbert, who led New Zealand to unprecedented success at the 2010 World Cup, will likely end after the return leg of its inter-continental qualifier against Mexico

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  Aguero stars in Argentina's 2-0 win over Bosnia

  November 19, 2013 12:20 IST

  St. Louis: Sergio Aguero scored both goals to lead Argentina to a 2-0 win over Bosnia in an international friendly Monday.   Aguero also received the match's only yellow card, frustrating the partisan Bosnian crowd the

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  Rossi scores in Italy's 2-2 draw with Nigeria

  November 19, 2013 6:24 IST

  London: Giuseppe Rossi put his injury troubles behind him by scoring on his first Italy start in two years in a lively 2-2 draw with Nigeria on Monday.   The New Jersey-born striker took just 12

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  Iceland optimistic about World Cup qualifying

  November 18, 2013 23:20 IST

  Zagreb, Croatia: For Gylfi Sigurdsson, the dream playing at the World Cup is within reach.   The Iceland midfielder and his teammates face a potentially historic World Cup playoff match against Croatia on Tuesday that could

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  Georgia top UEFA U-19 group qualification

  November 18, 2013 22:21 IST

  Tbilsi (Georgia): Georgia Monday made the most of their home advantage by defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the third and last match day of the Group XI qualification for the UEFA 2014 Under-19 Football Championship.The

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  UEFA U-21 qualifier: Slovakia down Georgia

  November 18, 2013 22:13 IST

  Tbilsi (Georgia): Visitors Slovakia Monday defeated hosts Georgia 3-1 in their Group Three qualification for the UEFA 2014 Under-21 Football Championship.Slovakia and the Netherlands now jointly lead the group which also includes Scotland and Luxembourg.The

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  Lionel Messi's injury problems may be his own fault

  November 18, 2013 21:09 IST

  Madrid: Lionel Messi seems to keep getting injured these days, and he could be the one to blame for his own troubles.   The four-time world player of the year hurt his left hamstring while playing

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  Subrata Paul set to join Danish Superliga side FC Vestsjaelland

  November 18, 2013 19:05 IST

  New Delhi: National football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul is set to become the first Indian player to join a first division side in Europe as he has been offered a six-month contract by Danish top

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  FIFA board member Nsekera loses Burundi election

  November 18, 2013 18:56 IST

  Burundi: FIFA executive committee member Lydia Nsekera has been ousted as president of the football federation in her home country Burundi.   The Burundi federation on Sunday announced Nsekera's 31-25 defeat by Reverien Ndikuriyo, a parliamentary

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  Never had any urge to get past any landmark: Sunil Chhetri

  November 18, 2013 18:39 IST

  Siliguri: Two days after equalling Bhaichung Bhutia's record of 42 international goals, India captain Sunil Chhetri reminisced about his long stint with the national team.Chhetri spoke about his emotions, thanked his teammates and recollected his

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  India aim for a win against Nepal

  November 18, 2013 18:06 IST

  Siliguri: India are itching to beat Nepal in a football friendly here Tuesday, two months their painful loss in Kathmandu.The loss to Nepal in their own backyard during the SAFF Cup still hurts the Indian

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  Late win lifts Fluminense away from drop zone

  November 18, 2013 6:32 IST

  Sao Paulo:  Defending Brazilian champion Fluminense scored a last-minute goal to defeat Sao Paulo 2-1 Sunday and move away from the relegation zone in the Brazilian league.   Defender Gum netted the winning goal with a

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  List of India's top 5 goal-scorers

  November 18, 2013 6:48 IST

  New Delhi: Sunil Chhetri scored in India's 1-1 draw against the Philippines in Siliguri to take his tally of international goals to 42 and become the joint top scorer for India along with former striking

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  Sunil deserves all the accolades: Bhaichung Bhutia

  November 17, 2013 16:53 IST

  Siliguri: Bhaichung Bhutia spoke highly of his former striking partner Sunil Chhetri and said he deserves all the credit for equalling his record of 42 international goals for India.Chettri scored in the 41st minute in

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  World Cup qualifier: New Zealand faces tough challenge from Mexico

  November 17, 2013 13:32 IST

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand : New Zealand captain Tommy Smith says his team knows what went wrong in its 5-1 loss to Mexico in last week's first leg of a World Cup qualifying playoff and will

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  Ivory Coast qualifies for third straight World Cup

  November 17, 2013 13:33 IST

  CASABLANCA, Morocco: Ivory Coast qualified for a third straight World Cup after surviving a nervous finish to draw 1-1 with Senegal for a 4-2 aggregate win in the African playoffs on Saturday.Didier Drogba gave away

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  Nigeria first African team to qualify for World Cup

  November 17, 2013 13:33 IST

  CALABAR, Nigeria : Nigeria qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, continuing an outstanding year for the African champion after it claimed the continental title for the first time in nearly two decades.Nigeria beat surprise

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  Spain beats Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in friendly

  November 17, 2013 7:11 IST

  Malabo: Spain won 2-1 at former colony Equatorial Guinea on Saturday amid criticism of the appropriateness of the world champions playing a friendly in a country dogged by accusations of human rights abuse under its

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  Italy draws 1-1 with Germany in friendly

  November 16, 2013 11:37 IST

  Milan: Italy maintained their unbeaten streak against Germany since 1995 Friday when they drew 1-1 with the Nationalmannschaft in an international friendly.Mats Hummels put Germany ahead first and Ignazio Abate equalized for the hosts before

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  World Cup Qualifier: Greece beat Romania 3-1

  November 16, 2013 11:21 IST

  Athens: Greece beat Romania 3-1 Friday night in a decisive 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off match held at Karaiskaki stadium in Athens.Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou scored the first goal on the 14th minute. Romanian