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Croatian coach Kovac: If this was a penalty, it's better ...
June 12, 2014SAO PAULO, June 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Croatian coach Niko Kovac slamed Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura after Brazil's 3-1 victory in the World Cup opener at Arena Corinthians here on Thursday.
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World Cup Opener: Brazil 3, Croatia 1 - final result
June 12, 2014SAO PAULO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil 3, Croatia 1 - final result World Cup opener
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Argentina arrive in Brazil amid tight security
June 10, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, June 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentina's national team arrived in the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte amid a huge security operation on Monday.
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Seven teams to have top-level security in World Cup in ...
June 10, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 10 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Seven out of the 32 teams who will play in the FIFA World Cup, which starts in two days in 12 Brazilian cities, ...
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England and Italy are group favourites
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Luis Suarez's knee injury may have a big impact on the outcome of Group D. With the Uruguay star striker yet to hit ...
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Japan could surprise in this easy group
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Soft but tricky is the impression left by the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group C consisting of Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan and Greece.
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Spain and Netherlands are favorites in Group B
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Most people may tend to rate Spain and Netherlands as the favorites in Group B to qualify for the knockout stage at the ...
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World Cup Preparation: Is Brazil ready?
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- After seven years of planning and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, Brazil is finally dismantling ubiquitous scaffolds and applying finishing touches to ...
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Brazil ready for World Cup: Blatter
June 6, 2014SAO PAULO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has insisted Brazil is ready to host the World Cup, less than a week before football's showpiece event kicks off ...
