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  This day that year: Maradona's 'Hand of God' against England

  Football | June 22, 2014 16:53 IST

  A special series on the historic significance of the day in FIFA World cup. Today we take a look on 22nd  June. On this day: Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" helps Argentina beat England in

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  Floods hit Brazil World Cup city Natal before US game

  World | June 16, 2014 12:08 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Two days of near non-stop rain have dumped a month's worth of precipitation on the World Cup city of Natal, leading to a flood alert and raising worries that the deluge could

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  Narendra Modi joins football lovers, hopes sport becomes a 'bridge'

  India | June 12, 2014 21:34 IST

  New Delhi: Joining millions of football lovers across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup and hoped that the international event becomes a “bridge for

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  High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup

  Football | May 12, 2014 17:13 IST

  BRASILIA, Brazil : The cost of building Brasilia's World Cup stadium has nearly tripled to $900 million in public funds, largely due to allegedly fraudulent billing, government auditors say. The spike in costs has made

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  Jerome Valcke: 'Time is flying' for Brazil World Cup.

  Football | March 28, 2014 7:05 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : Top FIFA official Jerome Valcke says "time is flying" toward the World Cup and getting three stadiums finished at the last minute presents "risks" with insufficient time to test the venues.  

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  Sepp Blatter criticises Brazil's World Cup preparations

  Football | January 06, 2014 10:41 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised Brazil's World Cup preparations, saying organisers have no excuses for ongoing delays.Six of the tournament's 12 host stadiums are yet to be ready for the June

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  FIFA to extend deadline for three World Cup stadiums

  Football | December 04, 2013 16:02 IST

  Salvador: World football's governing body, FIFA is set to extend the construction deadline for three of Brazil's 12 World Cup 2014 venues.Stadiums in the cities of Cuiaba, Sao Paulo and Curitiba are likely to be

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  Brazil World Cup will be toughest ever, says Del Bosque

  Football | December 01, 2013 15:50 IST

  Madrid: Spain's football coach Vicente del Bosque has warned his players that next summer they will have a tough time defending the crown they won in South Africa as the 2014 Brazil World Cup will

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  With World Cup a year away, Brazil vows to be ready

  Football | June 12, 2013 19:21 IST

  Brasilia, June 12: Brazil arrives at the one-year mark to the World Cup on Wednesday admitting to mistakes in its preparations but vowing to get its act together in time.After facing difficulties getting its stadiums

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  Brazil World Cup winner Jorginho named Flamengo coach

  Football | March 18, 2013 21:03 IST

  Rio de Janeiro, Mar 18 : Brazilian football giants Flamengo have named 1994 World Cup-winning right-back Jorginho as their new coach.The 48-year-old replaces Dorival Junior, who was sacked Saturday after reportedly refusing to accept a