Football World Cup: World Cup Update - 'Mission accomplished' for Ecuador

'Mission accomplished' for Ecuador
Ecuador's press corps greeted their country's defeat by England not with words of criticism but with a message of gratitude towards their national team for an unprecedented achievement at Germany 2006...
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SWITZERLAND-UKRAINE: Coaches' Quotes
Kobi Kuhn and Oleg Blokhin gave their reactions to a dramatic game in Cologne where Ukraine edged through on penalties to book a quarter-final place with Italy...
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'They cancelled each other out'
FIFA Technical Study Group member Jim Selby gave his analysis of the Round of 16 battle between Ukraine and Switzerland...
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Budweiser Man of the Match: Oleksandr SHOVKOVSKYI (UKR)
Goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskyi saved two penalties in the decisive shoot-out that sent Ukraine into the quarter-finals and eliminated Switzerland...
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Totti joins the race as Frei drops out
Francesco Totti finally joined the race for the adidas Golden Shoe with his first goal of the tournament, but Australia's strikers and the leading Swiss challenger said goodbye to Germany 2006 and their hopes of picking up the award...
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