The absence of Brazil forward Neymar and captain Thiago Silva in their World Cup semi-final against Germany on Tuesday could make the hosts stronger, Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Monday. Neymar is out of the tournament with a back injury suffered in the quarter-final victory over Colombia in what is seen as a massive …
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Alves was dropped to the bench in Brazil`s 2-1 victory over Colombia Friday, with Roma veteran Maicon taking his place at right-back. But Neymar`s tournament-ending back injury prompted Scolari to promote Alves to his first team during training Monday – a move aimed to maintain Brazil`s attacking threat. Scolari said the Selecao`s opposition scouts, Roque …
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Colombia got a warm reception back home and so did the French side. And also Brazil taking on Germany in the semi-final on Wednesday which promises to be an important clash. In an exclusive chat with Aditi Tyagi of Zee Media, former Indian skipper Baichung Bhutia said that Colombian reception shows how fans love football. …
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Belo Horizonte (Brazil): As Brazil and Germany prepare to do battle in their World Cup semi-final here on Tuesday, old stereotypes of both countries` football philosophies are being rewritten. Amazingly for two World Cup powerhouses with 24 semi-final appearances, this will be just their second meeting in the competition after the 2002 final. Back then …
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Substitute Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil scored in extra time Monday to lead Germany over an aggressive Algeria 2-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals. Thomas Mueller provided a cross from the left flank that was slightly behind Schuerrle. The Germany forward dragged his left leg and backheeled the ball into the far corner in …
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Thomas Mueller scored his fourth goal of the World Cup on Friday as Germany defeated the United States 1-0 to win Group G ahead of the Americans, who also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup despite losing. With two wins and a draw, Germany topped the group with seven points, while the …
For the Algeria squad, this has been a tournament of breaking new ground. First, Algeria won its first World Cup match since 1982 – a 4-2 victory over South Korea, and then on Thursday it qualified for the knockout stages for the first time. Islam Slimani’s 60th -minute headed equaliser was enough to gain his …
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Fortaleza: Miroslav Klose equalled Brazilian legend Ronaldo`s record of 15 World Cup goals with the equaliser for Germany in their 2-2 Group G draw with Ghana in Fortaleza on Saturday. Mario Goetze had given Germany the lead before goals from Andre Ayew and Asamoah Gyan turned the game on its head and threatened to cause …
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A wounded Portugal, still smarting from a 4-0 defeat by Germany, are fervently hoping that talismanic forward Cristiano Ronaldo is fit when they take on the United States in their second World Cup Group G game on Sunday. The thrashing was the biggest ever loss the Portuguese have suffered at a World Cup and their …
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