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Either side of Gaza border, fans cheer World Cup teams
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» MEFALSIM KIBBUTZ (ISRAEL) - A cry of despair emanates from Mefalsim kibbutz, a few miles from the Gaza border. But it's nothing to do with rocket fire - Germany have just denied Argentina 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.
In World Cup allegiances, Japanese-Brazilians face dilemma
AFP, Published on 15/06/2014
» Daniel Hirata walked down the street in Sao Paulo's Japanese district wearing a Japan football jersey, but in the World Cup there is no question where his allegiance lies: Brazil.
Clash of styles as Japan meet Ivory Coast in World Cup
AFP, Published on 14/06/2014
» Japan's technicians must try to outfox a powerful Ivory Coast as the Asian and African powerhouses meet in a clash of styles Saturday.
Dreaming on the touchline
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/05/2014
» Zico is glad that the Thai national women’s team have qualified for the World Cup in Canada next year. The former striker-turned-national coach for the men’s national side, Kiatisak “Zico” Senamuang, admits, however, that to expect the same from their male counterparts any time in the near future is a tall order.