The players of Netherlands celebrate with their medals after defeating Brazil 3-0 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil third place play-off match between Brazil and the Netherlands at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil on Saturday.

July 14, 2014

More misery for Brazil as Dutch take third place

AFP, Brasilia :Brazil’s traumatic World Cup ended with more pain on Saturday as they lost 3-0 to a superior Netherlands side in the third-place play-off...

Injured Neymar (c) of Brazil speaks to Dani Alves (R) and Hulk (L) on the bench prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil 3rd place play-off match between Brazil and Netherlands at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil on Saturday.

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July 14, 2014

Injured Neymar (c) of Brazil speaks to Dani Alves (R) and Hulk (L) on the bench prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil 3rd place play-off match between Brazil and Netherlands at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil on Saturday.

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July 14, 2014

World Cup fever mounts for Germany-Argentina clash

A global fever built up Sunday ahead of the World Cup final between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and a formidable German team seeking a fourth title....

Retired Spanish International Carles Puyol and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen pose for a photo ahead of their unveiling of the FIFA World Cup trophy prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro,

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July 14, 2014

Retired Spanish International Carles Puyol and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen pose for a photo ahead of their unveiling of the FIFA World Cup trophy prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday.

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July 14, 2014

Brazil captain Silva apologises after latest loss

AFP, Brasilia :Brazil captain Thiago Silva issued an apology on behalf of his team after their World Cup campaign ended with a 3-0 defeat to...

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July 14, 2014

Van Gaal looks to replicate Dutch success with United

AFP, Brasilia :Louis van Gaal is hoping he can replicate the team spirit that took the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup when...

Argentina fans gather on Copacabana Beach ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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July 14, 2014

Argentina fans gather on Copacabana Beach ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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July 13, 2014

Argentina v Germany head-to-head record

Full List of matches between Argentina and Germany ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final at the Maracana Stadium: Total matches played: 21 Argentina wins: 9...

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July 13, 2014

Brazil’s future football boss backs Scolari

The man set to lead the Brazilian Football Confederation says the beleaguered Luiz Felipe Scolari should stay on as national team coach despite the semi-final...

Male octopus "Kleiner Paul" (Little Paul) embraces with its tentacles a feeding box covered with the German flag (L) next to a box with the Argentinian flag during an oracle event at Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany on Friday, a few days

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July 13, 2014

Male octopus “Kleiner Paul” (Little Paul) embraces with its tentacles a feeding box covered with the German flag (L) next to a box with the Argentinian flag during an oracle event at Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany on Friday, a few days ahead of the final match Germany vs Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2014, to be played in Brazil.

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July 13, 2014

Brazil, Netherlands seek to ease bruised pride

AFP, Brasilia :A humiliated Brazil and downhearted Netherlands challenge for third place at the World Cup on Saturday in a match that will be quickly...

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July 13, 2014

Messi one step from undisputed greatness

Argentina’s Lionel Messi will never have a better opportunity to prove he is one of the greatest players of all time than in Sunday’s World...