All posts tagged "World Cup"

  • Japan's Masato Morishige, left, tries to hold Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba, right, during the group C World Cup soccer match at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
    Japan falls to Ivory Coast; Costa Rica stuns Uruguay; Italy overcomes England

    Arsenal product Joel Campbell willed Costa Rica to a stunning 3-1 win over Uruguay Saturday in the first real upset of the World Cup. The small Central American nation now leads Group D after the opening games,...

    • Posted June 14, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Nigel de Jong, left, confronts Spain's Fernando Torres, right, during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Spain gets demolished by Netherlands 5-1

    The worst loss for Spain in World Cup since a 6-1 defeat to Brazil in 1950 SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — The Netherlands thrashed Spain 5-1 Friday, toying with the defending champions in the second half and gaining...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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  • Spectators sit under pouring rain as they watch the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    S. Korean practice disrupted by heavy downpour

    By Yoo Jee-ho FOZ DO IGUACU, Brazil (Yonhap) — The third day of South Korea’s training at its World Cup base camp here in Foz do Iguacu was disrupted Friday by a heavy downpour with thunder and...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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  • Brazil's Neymar, right, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
    Neymar leads Brazil past Croatia in opener 3-1

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to an unconvincing 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday. Brazil had...

    • Posted June 12, 2014
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  • Actors perform during the opening ceremony before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
    World Cup kicks off

    (AP) The wait is over. The sun rose Thursday on a tropical nation hosting its first World Cup in 64 years. Nearly half the world’s population, well over 3 billion spectators, is expected to watch soccer’s premier...

    • Posted June 12, 2014
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  • Brazilian soccer fan Amaceo Jgussi, left, fist bumps with Croatian fan Robert Krnezic, as they wait to enter the Itaquerao Stadium to watch the World Cup opening match, between Brazil and Croatia of group A, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Thursday is a holiday in Sao Paulo and everybody is celebrating the start of the international soccer tournament. Fans dressed in yellow and green greeted each other, often yelling, "Vai Brazil!" (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    World Cup watch party today in Beverly Hills, downtown L.A.

    (CNS) – Watch parties for ESPN’s telecast of today’s opening game of soccer’s World Cup between Brazil and Croatia will be held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills and the St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Church in downtown...

    • Posted June 12, 2014
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  • Members of Russia's national team deplane at the Sao Paulo International airport, Brazil, Sunday, June 8, 2014. About 20,000 Russian fans are expected to show up in Brazil to support them. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
    Red Devils to be outnumbered by Russian supporters 120 to 20,000 in Brazil

       About 20,000 Russian football fans are expected to travel to Brazil for the upcoming World Cup tournament, the head of the Russian consulate in Rio de Janeiro has said. Of this number, about 500 people have been labeled as “violent fans,...

    • Posted June 11, 2014
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