Fifa World Cup
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Barcelona: Brazil's Neymar progressing very well
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 11:03 PM ISTBARCELONA, Spain: Neymar is progressing "very well" from the back injury that caused the Brazil striker to exit the World Cup, according to Barcelona. The Spanish league club said on its website that officials visited
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FIFA World Cup: Germany vs Argentina comparison before the final
Football | Jul 11, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: The best player in the world goes up against the ultimate team machine, on the world's biggest stage. When Lionel Messi's Argentina takes on Germany in Sunday's World Cup final, it looks
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FIFA World Cup: I taught Romero how to stop penalties says van Gaal
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 08:52 PM ISTSAO PAULO : Louis van Gaal took some credit for showing Argentina's Sergio Romero how to stop penalties, advice that cost the Netherlands coach dearly on Wednesday.Romero stopped two spot kicks as Argentina beat Van
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina soccer fans delight in final berth
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 06:05 AM ISTSAO PAULO : It's Argentina's greatest delight and Brazil's worst nightmare. Argentina's soccer team has beaten the Netherlands to win a berth into the World Cup championship match -- on archrival Brazil's soil, and just
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FIFA World Cup: Mascherano, Zabaleta play on after blows to head
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 05:55 AM ISTSAO PAULO : Javier Mascherano and Pablo Zabaleta both stayed in the game for Argentina after being knocked down by blows to their heads during Wednesday's World Cup semifinal. Mascherano looked discombobulated after he clashed
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina will face Germany in final after defeating the Dutch
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 09:51 AM ISTSAO PAULO : Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate.A day
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil trying to shift focus to 3rd-place match
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 04:46 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his players are trying to put the devastating semifinal loss to Germany behind them as quickly as possible, turning their focus to the farewell match
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FIFA World Cup: Netherlands-Argentina semifinal goes to extra time
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 03:38 AM ISTSAO PAULO : The Netherlands and Argentina are heading to extra time in their World Cup semifinal after finishing the regulation 90 minutes locked at 0-0. A day after Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1, the goals
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FIFA World Cup: Netherlands holds Argentina 0-0 at halftime
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 02:34 AM ISTSAO PAULO : The Netherlands and Argentina are level at 0-0 after the first half of the second World Cup semifinal. In stark contrast to Tuesday's German goal spurt against Brazil, the closest either team
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FIFA World Cup: De Jong back in Dutch lineup for Argentina
Football | Jul 10, 2014, 12:59 AM ISTSAO PAULO : Midfielder Nigel de Jong has recovered from a groin injury the Netherlands team feared would end his World Cup and will start Wednesday's semifinal against Argentina. Striker and captain Robin van Persie
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FIFA World Cup: Germany delighted, astonished by Brazil rout
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 02:53 PM ISTBerlin: Germans awoke on Wednesday to discover the 7-1 demolition of Brazil in their World Cup semifinal was not a delightful dream but a scarcely believable reality. The front-page headline in the country's biggest-selling newspaper,
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FIFA World Cup: We will be scarred for life: Brazil Striker Fred
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 11:50 AM ISTBelo Horizonte: Brazil striker Fred has said the team's 7-1 World Cup semifinal loss to Germany will leave a permanent scare on the Selecao's players."I am very sad and disappointed for the way it happened,"
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FIFA World Cup: Van Persie has stomach complaint ahead of semi- final clash against Argentina
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTSAO PAULO : Dutch captain and all-time top scorer Robin van Persie is in doubt for the World Cup semifinal against Argentina after succumbing to a stomach problem. Van Persie trained separately on Tuesday with
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FIFA World Cup: 7-goal scoring spree stuns even Germany
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 07:58 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Chance after chance was offered, and the Germany players just kept on taking them with clinical efficiency. In the end, not even they could scarcely believe the 7-1 World Cup semifinal
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FIFA World Cup: Messi is the 'best of them all' says Argentine coach
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTSAO PAULO : Normally a reserved man who avoids hype, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella isn't shy about declaring Lionel Messi to be the best player in the world. Comparing the Argentina captain with Arjen Robben
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Meet Miroslav Klose , the highest goal scorer in World Cup
Football | Aug 12, 2014, 01:08 PM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Miroslav Klose is the second member of the World Cup-winning side to step down after captain Philipp Lahm. While Lahm's retirement came as a surprise, but Klose's move was expected.With a
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FIFA World Cup: Germany routs Brazil 7-1, reaches World Cup final
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 03:47 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Germany poured in the goals Tuesday to hand Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stunned the host nation.Miroslav Klose scored a
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FIFA World Cup: Brazil fans crushed by 5 early Germany goals
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 03:11 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Brazilians expected a challenge in facing a powerful German team at the World Cup but none could envision such calamity. A drenching, tropical rain and an early onslaught of goals by
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FIFA World Cup: Bernard replaces Neymar for Brazil vs Germany
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 01:01 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : With Neymar out injured, Bernard will start as a third forward for Brazil on Tuesday in the World Cup semifinal against Germany. Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup
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FIFA World Cup: Fans start gathering for Brazil-Germany semifinal
Football | Jul 09, 2014, 12:06 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : At a local bar long before noon, a German supporter danced along with Brazilians playing samba.Tension will mount, no doubt, before the 5 p.m. kickoff (4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT) in Tuesday's