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FIFA World Cup: Stingy Mexico braces for attack-minded Croatia
June 21, 2014 20:21 ISTRECIFE, Brazil : Mario Mandzukic's return from suspension helped keep Croatia alive in the World Cup.To lead his side into the second round, he may have to do something on Monday that no one has
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FIFA World Cup: This day that year: Brazil wins glorious 3rd World Cup in 1970
June 21, 2014 18:06 ISTA special series on the historic significance of the day in FIFA World cup. Today we take a look on 21st June. On this day: Brazil keeps Jules Rimet Trophy for good after beating Italy
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FIFA World Cup: Portugal's Bruno Alves joins injured list
June 21, 2014 17:17 ISTManaus (Brazil): Portuguese defender Bruno Alves suffered a muscle injury to join the list of injured players who will miss the FIFA World Cup Group G game against the United States here Sunday.The Portuguese Football
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FIFA World Cup: Germany coach urges players to stay focused against Ghana
June 21, 2014 18:08 ISTFortaleza (Brazil): Germany coach Joachim Loew has urged his side to stay focused and avoid surprises when they face Ghana in Group G of the FIFA World Cup match.Despite winning 4-0 over Portugal in their
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FIFA World Cup: Edin Dzeko's our Messi, says Bosnia coach Susic
June 21, 2014 16:11 ISTCUIABA, Brazil : Just a few weeks ago, Edin Dzeko was being heralded as the best player in the English Premier League by no less an esteemed judge as Jose Mourinho. On Friday, he was
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World Cup: FIFA suspends referee for incorrect decisions
June 21, 2014 16:17 ISTNatal (Brazil): FIFA has suspended Colombian assistant referee Humberto Clavijo for making incorrect decisions during the World Cup's Mexico-Cameroon clash June 13 at the Arena das Dunas here.The referee disallowed two goals for Mexico in
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FIFA World Cup: Sabella denies Messi rift
June 21, 2014 12:59 ISTBelo Horizonte (Brazil): Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has played down rumours of a rift with Lionel Messi ahead of Saturday's World Cup Group F clash against Iran.The forward told media during the week that he
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FIFA World Cup: Ghana resists talk of World Cup exit
June 21, 2014 12:30 ISTFortaleza, Brazil: After losing the first match, two subjects are off limits for Ghana: An early exit from the World Cup, and family. Ghana striker Kevin Prince Boateng could play against his half-brother Jerome on
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Germany, USA eye 2nd round
June 21, 2014 12:12 ISTRio De Janeiro: Argentina will be looking to seal its place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a match to spare when Lionel Messi and his teammates face Iran on Saturday. The
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Meet Miss World 2013 Megan Young Barcelona's newest fan
June 22, 2014 7:58 ISTNew Delhi: Football club Barcelona has nabbed Miss World 2013 winner Megan Young as its newest fan.The 24-year-old, holding a Barcelona shirt proudly, was honoured by the club's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, as she pledged
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina prepare for Iran match
June 21, 2014 20:00 ISTBelo Horizonte (Brazil): Argentina's national team Friday prepared to hand Iran a decisive blow in their match Saturday and qualify for the knockout phase of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Coach Alejandro Sabella modified his tactics,
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FIFA World Cup: Nigerians seek World Cup win to lift somber mood
June 21, 2014 5:08 ISTCUIABA, Brazil: Stephen Keshi's Nigeria squad wants more than just three points against Bosnia-Herzegovina to revive its World Cup campaign on Saturday. Saddened by a bomb blast that killed 14 people at a World Cup
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FIFA World Cup: Ecuador comes from behind to beat Honduras 2-1
June 21, 2014 5:53 ISTCURITIBA, Brazil: Ecuador forward Enner Valencia scored twice in a 2-1 comeback victory over Honduras on Friday that kept his team in contention at the World Cup. Ecuador moved into second spot in Group E
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FIFA World Cup: South Korea meet Algeria with all to play for
June 21, 2014 1:55 ISTPORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: South Korea and Algeria have to put disappointing opening results behind them when they meet Sunday, each knowing a victory would leave them well-placed to qualify from a World Cup group that
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FIFA World Cup: France beats Swiss 5-2 to take control of Group E
June 21, 2014 11:53 ISTSALVADOR, Brazil: Forwards Olivier Giroud and Karim Benzema each scored one goal and created another as a rampant France blew away Switzerland 5-2 Friday to take control of Group E and all but seal a
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FIFA World Cup: Germany defender Hummels in doubt for Ghana match
June 21, 2014 0:59 ISTFORTALEZA, Brazil: Germany central defender Mats Hummels went through some warm-up routines on Friday but remains doubtful for the World Cup Group G match against Ghana on Saturday. Hummels scored a goal in Germany's 4-0
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FIFA World Cup: England asks Hodgson to stay on despite exit
June 21, 2014 2:39 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: Roy Hodgson has been asked by the English Football Association to remain as head coach until 2016 despite the team being eliminated at the World Cup group stage for the first time
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FIFA World Cup: Costa Rica advances with 1-0 win over Italy
June 21, 2014 2:14 ISTRECIFE, Brazil: Costa Rica followed up its surprise win over Uruguay with another World Cup stunner on Friday, beating four-time champion Italy 1-0 to secure a spot in the next round and eliminate England in
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina coach denies rift with Messi
June 20, 2014 23:50 ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella on Friday denied there was any power struggle going on with Lionel Messi ahead of the Group F match against Iran, saying he wasn't offended when his
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FIFA World Cup: Gianluigi Buffon returns for Italy against Costa Rica
June 20, 2014 20:57 ISTRECIFE, Brazil : Captain Gianluigi Buffon is back from injury and in goal for Italy's World Cup match against Costa Rica.Buffon missed the Azzurri's opening 2-1 win over England in Group D after twisting his
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FIFA World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo wears knee brace in Portugal team practice
June 20, 2014 20:41 ISTCAMPINAS, Brazil : Cristiano Ronaldo is wearing a brace on his troublesome left knee as his Portugal team holds its final World Cup training session before departing for a crucial game against the United States.
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FIFA World Cup : Argentina hope for a better show against Iran
June 20, 2014 19:24 ISTBelo Horizonte (Brazil): Argentina may have started their FIFA 2014 World Cup campaign with a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina but they will be looking for a more convincing performance when they face Iran in
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FIFA World Cup: Fans putting on a show during national anthems
June 25, 2014 8:40 ISTTERESOPOLIS, Brazil : The football world cup in Brazil is really witnessing something new that the people watching it on a television or on the ground have never witnessed before . This time we take
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FIFA earmarks USD 38 million for U-17 World Cup in India
June 21, 2014 1:26 ISTRio de Janeiro: It's not just the All India Football Federation but the sport's governing body FIFA is also doing its bit to ensure a smooth conduct of the Under-17 World Cup, earmarking around USD
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FIFA World Cup: This is for all those who badmouthed me: Suarez
June 20, 2014 14:31 ISTSao Paulo: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who missed Uruguay's opening match at the FIFA World Cup due to an injury, returned to the starting line-up against England and became the Man of the Match to
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FIFA World Cup: Despite loss Japan fans collect trash
June 20, 2014 13:02 ISTNatal, Brazil: Japan's fans are among the world's most spirited during a match -- and polite after it. For the straight second match of FIFA World Cup, fans of the Blue Samurai shrugged off disappointment
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FIFA World Cup: Tension builds ahead of Italy v Costa Rica match
June 20, 2014 16:41 ISTRio De Janeiro: A draw between Italy and Costa Rica on Friday would put England out of contention at the FIFA World Cup. Luckily for England, neither team will be prepared to settle for one
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FIFA World Cup: 6-fingered family roots for Brazil's 6th World Cup
June 20, 2014 8:47 ISTAguas Claras, Brazil: A family is counting on the fingers of a single hand its hopes for Brazil to win a sixth World Cup championship. All the members of the Silva family living in Aguas
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