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Brazil players ready to cope in Neymar absence
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» TERESóPOLIS (BRAZIL) - The two leading contenders to replace Neymar in Brazil's World Cup semi-final line-up against Germany insisted on Sunday they can still win the competition in the absence of their star player.
Colombia's Zuniga receives death threats over Neymar foul
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» SAO PAULO - Colombia's Juan Zuniga received a flood of death threats and racist abuse on social media Saturday as Brazilians reacted angrily to his tournament-ending foul on star forward Neymar.
Di Maria's last-gasp winner breaks Swiss hearts
AFP, Published on 02/07/2014
» Angel Di Maria's extra-time winner kept Argentina's World Cup dream alive on Wednesday as they scrambled into the quarter-finals with a dramatic 1-0 win over Switzerland.
Suarez apologises for World Cup bite
AFP, Published on 01/07/2014
» Disgraced Uruguay striker Luis Suarez apologised Monday to Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini for the bite that saw him banned for four months and expelled from the World Cup.
France on security alert for World Cup showdowns
AFP, Published on 30/06/2014
» Hundreds of riot and other police were deployed in French towns and cities Monday as authorities braced for possible unrest linked to World Cup showdowns involving France and its former colony Algeria.
Nigeria, Algeria eye Africa World Cup first
AFP, Published on 30/06/2014
» Nigeria and Algeria will be chasing World Cup history here Monday when they bid to overcome France and Germany for a place in the quarter-finals.
Mexico's Hernandez targets new boss at World Cup
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» After ending an 11-game international goal drought, Manchester United's Javier Hernandez is aiming to oust his new club boss Louis van Gaal when Mexico meet Netherlands in the World Cup last 16.
Sao Paulo slum throws down World Cup gauntlet
AFP, Published on 21/06/2014
» Youngsters from a slum on the outskirts of Sao Paulo's Guarulhos airport have thrown down a World Cup gauntlet: they have challenged the competition winners to play a match against them.
Suarez double shatters England in World Cup as Uruguay win
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay sent England spinning towards their earliest World Cup exit in 56 years on Thursday with a 2-1 victory.
Cameroon coach blasts 'disgusting' players
AFP, Published on 19/06/2014
» Cameroon coach Volker Finke blasted his "disgusting" players' behaviour after one was red-carded and another headbutted a teammate in their 4-0 World Cup defeat to Croatia.