World Cup Update - France seek to shed favourites mantle

 

France seek to shed favourites mantle
Having overcome Brazil in the quarter-finals, France have suddenly been installed as many people s favourites for the world crown. But mindful of their past difficulty shouldering such a burden, Les Bleus are at pains to deflect this unwanted extra pressure...
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Azzurri aim to reclaim winning tune
As well as wanting to see their team win a place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final tonight, Italy's followers are also hoping to reclaim a song of celebration that their German counterparts have made their own recently...
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Same old story for England
England went to Germany with higher hopes than at any previous FIFA World Cup since 1970 but suffered an all-too-familiar fate, losing out on penalties once again...
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Italy strike late to break hosts' hearts
Italy maintained their 12-year cycle of FIFA World Cup Final appearances - 1970, 1982, 1994 and now 2006 - by scoring two late goals at the end of extra time to extinguish the hopes of a home nation who, in a tense semi-final, suffered defeat in Dortmund for the first time...
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