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  FIFA World Cup: Navas keeps Netherlands scoreless at halftime

  Football | July 06, 2014 2:48 IST

  SALVADOR: Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a string of quality saves Saturday to keep the World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands 0-0 at halftime.   Navas, who had a sore shoulder coming into the

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  FIFA World Cup: Memphis Depay starts for Dutch against Costa Rica

  Football | July 06, 2014 1:30 IST

  SALVADOR, Brazil:  Netherlands forward Memphis Depay looks set to play as an offensive wingback when the team faces Costa Rica on Saturday in the World Cup quarterfinals.   Depay, who has come off the bench to

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  FIFA World Cup: Neymar airlifted from Brazil's training camp

  Football | July 06, 2014 1:10 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil:  Brazil striker Neymar was airlifted from Brazil's training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that ruled him out of the last two games

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  FIFA World Cup: Argentina beats Belgium 1-0 to reach semis

  Football | July 06, 2014 0:13 IST

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Gonzalo Higuain's first goal of this World Cup sent Argentina into the semifinals on Saturday with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Belgium.Argentina, which hadn't advanced past the World Cup quarterfinals

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  FIFA World Cup: Our goal is always to be the world champions says Dutch coach Van Gaal

  Football | July 05, 2014 9:13 IST

  Salvador (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: Costa Rica worried about Arjen Robben's dives

  Football | July 05, 2014 8:06 IST

  SALVADOR, 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 7:38 IST

  RIO 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 7:10 IST

  FORTALEZA, 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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  Know how Germany has became the most consistent side in the FIFA World Cup

  Football | July 11, 2014 7:32 IST

  New 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 4:52 IST

  FORTALEZA, 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 3:55 IST

  FORTALEZA, 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 3:23 IST

  RIO 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 2:37 IST

  FORTALEZA, 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 2:23 IST

  RIO 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 1:19 IST

  FORTALEZA, 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

  Football | July 05, 2014 0:51 IST

  Rio 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 what unique record USA's goalie Tim Howard has made in the FIFA World Cup

  Football | August 24, 2014 7:40 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Tim Howard left a lasting impression on Americans from coast to coast -- and fans around the world, really -- for his incredible, improbable saves in the loss to Belgium in extra

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  Know how an unfamiliar face of Colombia can be seen at World Cup

  Football | July 04, 2014 7:50 IST

  BOGOTA, Colombia :  The euphoria in soccer-mad Colombia is deafening, and wonderfully contagious, ahead of Friday's do-or-die World Cup match against host Brazil.Never before has the star-crossed nation made the quarterfinals. Some are even waxing

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany draws parallels to 1990 winning team

  Football | July 03, 2014 10:44 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil :  Facing criticism at home for failing to find the beautiful game, Germany is drawing parallels to its 1990 World Cup campaign, when it won the last of its three titles.   Under

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  FIFA World Cup : Sakho says France players have 'rage' inside them

  Football | July 03, 2014 9:47 IST

  RIBEIRAO PRETO, Brazil :  France defender Mamadou Sakho and his teammates will be filled with "rage" when they take on Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals. Not because they have anything personal against the Germans,