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"Final" in Group B to avoid Brazil
June 22, 2014SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 22 (Xinhua/Sun)--Although both teams are already certain of the next round the last match in Group B between the Netherlands and Chile could be described as ...
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Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 in Group H
June 22, 2014PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 in a Group H second round World Cup match here on Sunday.
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Ronaldo's last minute assist saves Portugal, for now
June 22, 2014MANAUS, Brazil, June 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Cristiano Ronaldo's last minute assist found a charging Varela and the latter stormed home a thundering header to secure Portugal a 2-2 draw with ...
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Odemwingie nails Nigeria's 1-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina
June 22, 2014CUIABA, Brazil, June 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- African champions Nigeria eliminated World Cup debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina thanks to Peter Odemwingie's goal on Saturday.
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Klose equals World Cup scoring record as Germany held 2-2 ...
June 22, 2014FORTALEZA, Brazil, June 21 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A quick equalizer from substitute Miroslav Klose saw him level Ronaldo's World Cup all-time scoring record and also gave the tournament favorites Germany a ...
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Ghana revives world cup hopes
June 22, 2014ACCRA, June 21 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Ghana' s Black Stars revived its hopes of qualifying to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup following a 2-2 game with Germany in ...
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Argentina acclaims "savior" Messi
June 22, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, June 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentine media showered acclaim on Lionel Messi after the forward's last-gasp goal against Iran secured the Albiceleste's place in the World Cup round of ...
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Costa Rica beat Italy, advance to knockout phase
June 20, 2014RECIFE, June 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Costa Rica advanced to the World Cup knockout phase for only the second time after captain Bryan Ruiz's first-half header gave them a 1-0 victory ...
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Suarez roars back to help Uruguay beat England 2-1
June 19, 2014SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Luis Suarez, who recovered from injury and returned to starting line-up, scored twice to help Uruguay beat England 2-1 in their World Cup ...
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Where did it all go wrong for Spain at World ...
June 19, 2014MADRID, June 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- On Thursday Spain woke up to the reign of a new King, Felipe VI, and the fall of an old one as the reign of ...
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Netherlands edges Australia 3-2 for 2nd win
June 18, 2014PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The efficient counter-attacks helped Netherlands again.
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Fastest and late goals award U.S. 2-1 win over Ghana ...
June 16, 2014NATAL, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The fastest goal so far and a late killer in the final minutes awarded the United States 2-1 a win over their long-time rivals Ghana ...
