World Cup goalkeepers earn ‘respect’
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robin van Persie make the headlines, but the World Cup’s real heroes have been goalkeepers like Tim Howard, Guillermo Ochoa and...
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Quarter finals Fixture
Friday 4th July 2014 France v Germany 10:00 pmBrazil v Colombia 2:00 am Saturday 5th July 2014 Argentina v Belgium 10:00 pm Netherlands v Costa...
Neymar ‘recovering well’ from thigh, knee knocks
AFP, Teresupolis :Neymar is making good progress in his recovery from thigh and knee knocks ahead of Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against Colombia, Brazil’s team...
No proof of match-fixing after Cameroon claims : FIFA
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :FIFA said Wednesday it had received no evidence of corruption involving Cameroon as the World Cup took a breather from football...
Argentina, Belgium claim last eight places
Lionel Messi rescued Argentina once more to help sink Switzerland as the United States’ fairytale World Cup run came to an end against Belgium here...
Football-crazed Iraqis watch World Cup despite danger
AFP, Baghdad :Raad Abdulhussein sits glued to a television in a Baghdad cafe, anxious over the dual concerns of his team trailing in a World...
Algerians deny extra-time defeat due to Ramadan
AFP, Porto Alegre :Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi insists his side’s 2-1 extra-time defeat to Germany was not down to his team-mates’ observance of Ramadan as...
Germany, France end Africa World Cup hopes
AFP, Porto Alegre :Germany posted an extra-time victory over Algeria and France defeated Nigeria to extinguish Africa’s World Cup hopes on Monday and set up...