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FIFA World Cup: Will Neymar injury cast a pall over Brazil cup win?
July 05, 2014 14:58 ISTRio De Janeiro: The fireworks celebrating victory had barely subsided when the disastrous news came through for Brazil: Neymar is out. The star who lit up the World Cup with his skill and sunny temperament
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FIFA World Cup: What to watch in last 2 quarterfinals
July 05, 2014 14:26 ISTRio De Janeiro: The world's best player goes up against perhaps the world's best goalkeeper. The highest-scoring lineup in the World Cup takes on the tournament's most surprising team. There are two remaining quarterfinals to
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FIFA World Cup: With tears leading scorer going home
July 05, 2014 13:13 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Full of tears and inconsolable, the World Cup's leading scorer is going home. James Rodriguez put Colombia back into the match against Brazil by scoring a late penalty Friday, but it wasn't enough.
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FIFA World Cup: Our goal is always to be the world champions says Dutch coach Van Gaal
July 05, 2014 9:13 ISTSalvador (Brazil): Dutch boss Louis van Gaal insisted his team will not underestimate Costa Rica ahead of Saturday's quarterfinal clash but he also stressed that his team's goal is to win the FIFA World Cup
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil, Germany set up semifinal encounter
July 05, 2014 8:54 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: What it lacks in beauty, Brazil's World Cup team is making up for with backbone.The home side is now just one step from a World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana
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FIFA World Cup: Costa Rica worried about Arjen Robben's dives
July 05, 2014 8:06 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Costa Rica issued a plea to the referee on Friday to keep an eye on Arjen Robben's diving. The Netherlands forward earned an injurytime penalty in the second round of the World Cup,
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil fans celebrate win, lament losing Neymar
July 05, 2014 7:38 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Brazil exploded into collective celebration Friday night after its soccer team won a hard-fought World Cup quarterfinal match against Colombia, 2-1 then mourned that an injury to star striker Neymar
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FIFA World Cup: David Luiz attributes free kick technique to genetics
July 05, 2014 7:10 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : David Luiz can only explain the technique behind his game-clinching free kick in the World Cup quarterfinal win over Colombia as a product of genetics. Lining up from 35 meters (yards) out,
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Brazil striker Neymar to miss rest of World Cup
July 05, 2014 6:31 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra during the team's quarterfinal win over Colombia, the team's doctor said Friday. Neymar was kneed in the back by
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Know how Germany has became the most consistent side in the FIFA World Cup
July 11, 2014 7:32 ISTNew Delhi: Germany booked a berth in the last four of the FIFA World Cup for a record 13th time after a 1-0 win over France at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janerio. Matt
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World Cup's leading goal scorer going home
July 05, 2014 4:52 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) -- Full of tears and inconsolable, the World Cup's leading scorer is going home.James Rodriguez put Colombia back into the match against Brazil by scoring a late penalty Friday, but it wasn't
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to reach semifinals
July 05, 2014 3:55 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Brazil made its way into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 12 years, with goals coming from defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz in a 2-1 win over Colombia.
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FIFA World Cup: Manuel Neuer's composure stands out in win over France
July 05, 2014 3:23 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : When France striker Karim Benzema burst into Germany's penalty area late in Friday's World Cup quarterfinal match, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer showed no signs of panic. Rather than go to ground or
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil leads Colombia 1-0 at halftime at World Cup
July 05, 2014 2:37 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil : Thiago Silva scored an early goal Friday to give Brazil a 1-0 halftime lead over Colombia in the World Cup quarterfinals. The Brazil captain scored with his left knee in the seventh
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FIFA World Cup: Reshuffle pays off for Germany against France
July 05, 2014 2:23 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO :Joachim Loew's decision to reshuffle his lineup and return captain Philipp Lahm to right back paid off immediately Friday, galvanizing the defen least coach Loew's team didn't repeat the slapstick mistakes of
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FIFA World Cup: Maicon to start for Brazil against Colombia
July 05, 2014 1:19 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil: Maicon will start in Brazil's defense instead of Dani Alves when the host team faces Colombia on Friday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Maicon has yet to play at this year's tournament. Also,
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Germany beats France 1-0, reaches World Cup semis
July 05, 2014 0:51 ISTRio De Janeiro: Mats Hummels' first half header proved decisive as Germany marched into the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup for a record fourth time in a row with a 1-0 win over fellow
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Know the secrets of World Cup score-fest
July 12, 2014 9:01 ISTRio De Janeiro: Since Day 1, when Brazil put three past Croatia, the World Cup has enjoyed a goal deluge as sustained as an Amazon forest downpour. A combination of factors gelled to put Brazil
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FIFA World Cup: Suarez ban was justice, not exemplary
July 04, 2014 19:04 ISTRio De Janeiro: FIFA's disciplinary committee chairman says Luis Suarez received a just punishment and was not made an example of. Claudio Sulser told reporters the Uruguay and Liverpool forward's World Cup biting case was
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FIFA World Cup: Borges is Costa Rica's lungs at World Cup
July 04, 2014 18:56 ISTSantos, Brazil: Celso Borges is the link between the two Costa Rica teams that have sprung World Cup surprises. His father, Alexandre Guimaraes, is a naturalized Brazilian who played as a striker in the Costa
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FIFA World Cup: Colombia fun at World Cup comes with duty
July 04, 2014 18:17 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Colombia has been playing the exciting brand of football that Brazilians believe their own team should be playing at this World Cup. They've also been dancing after goals, bringing a spirit of fun
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FIFA World Cup: Travel weary Colombians keep party going in Brazil
July 04, 2014 17:47 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: In 25 attempts, Colombia has only beaten Brazil twice, and never managed it on Brazilian soil. Father-and-son Colombia supporters Orlando and Sebastian Duque are in Fortaleza hoping to see some history being made
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FIFA World Cup:A 1982 clash revived as France-Germany meet again
July 04, 2014 17:24 ISTRio De Janeiro: When Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer embarked on a series of hair-raising dashes out of his area in the second-round win over Algeria, it would have struck a chord with French football fans
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ON THIS DAY: West Germany wins 'Miracle of Bern'
July 04, 2014 16:53 ISTOn July 4 in history: West Germany surprises Hungary to win 1954 World Cup in Bern, Switzerland; Romario and Bebeto link up for Brazil to beat U.S. on Independence Day at Stanford in 1994. It
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FIFA World Cup: Germany players hit by illness before France game
July 04, 2014 16:39 ISTRio De Janeiro: Seven Germany players have been struggling with illness ahead of Friday's World Cup quarterfinal against France, although coach Joachim Loew is not expecting any of them to miss the match. Loew says,
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FIFA World Cup: Germany coach says best is yet to come
July 04, 2014 17:25 ISTRio De Janeiro: The best is yet to come from Germany. That was the promise, at least, from coach Joachim Loew ahead of Friday's World Cup quarterfinal against France at the Maracana Stadium. While Germany
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FIFA World: James Rodriguez, most feared man for Brazil
July 04, 2014 15:58 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: With his five goals, his bright yellow jersey and his boyish looks, James Rodriguez has attracted the attention of Brazil. Precocious and virtuoso are just two of the words used to describe the
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil expects fewer difficulties against Colombia
July 04, 2014 15:36 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: Luiz Felipe Scolari thinks Brazil may be at an advantage by playing in the World Cup quarterfinals against a Colombia team that likes to attack often. Scolari said he knows it will be
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