World Cup Update - A fair result

 

A fair result
FIFA Technical Study Group member Dr Jozef Venglos reflects on a result he believes was just, and offers praise to Dick Advocaat for "turning the game on its head" with a change in tactics...
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In-form Spain out to topple Tunisia
Red-hot Spain look to repeat their four-goal performance of their opening game when they take on Tunisia in Stuttgart on Monday...
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FRANCE-KOREA REPUBLIC: Players' Quotes
"We did better the longer the game went on," said Korea Republic scorer Park Ji-Sung as he reflected on the 1-1 draw with Group G rivals France...
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France frustrated as Brazil advance
Ronaldo didn't score but Brazil won; Thierry Henry did score but France couldn't hold out for the victory. Day ten of the FIFA World Cup produced contrasting fortunes for the last two world champions, while Japan and Croatia couldn't be...
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World Cup Update - No margin for error, says Shevchenko

 

No margin for error, says Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko and his Ukrainian team-mates must get something out of their game against Saudi Arabia on Monday if they are to have any chance of surviving the group stages at Germany...
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FRANCE-KOREA REPUBLIC: Players' Quotes
"We did better the longer the game went on," said Korea Republic scorer Park Ji-Sung as he reflected on the 1-1 draw with Group G rivals France...
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Budweiser Man of the Match: PARK Ji-Sung (KOR)
Korea Republic playmaker Park Ji-Sung was named the Budweiser Man of the Match after scoring the equaliser that gave his team a 1-1 draw with France...
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Kuhn wary of Swiss complacency
Switzerland might be widely tipped to beat unfancied Togo in Dortmund on Monday, but coach Jakob 'Kobi' Kuhn is adamant that his side should not be considered favourites...
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France frustrated as Brazil advance
Ronaldo didn't score but Brazil won; Thierry Henry did score but France couldn't hold out for the victory. Day ten of the FIFA World Cup produced contrasting fortunes for the last two world champions, while Japan and Croatia couldn't be...
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Adebayor: The step-up is enormous
In an exclusive interview with FIFAworldcup.com, Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor talks about his side's opening-game defeat by Korea Republic and the mood in the camp ahead of Monday's crucial match with Switzerland...
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Users mesmerised by Messi
Which young player has impressed you most in the opening rounds of the 2006 FIFA World Cup ? A recent poll by FIFAworldcup.com saw Argentinian wunderkind Lionel Messi glean the lion's share of the votes...
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BRAZIL-AUSTRALIA: Players' Quotes
Read what players from both sides had to say about Brazil's hard-fought 2-0 victory over Guus Hiddink's Australia...
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World Cup Update - FRANCE 1-1 KOREA REPUBLIC

 

FRANCE 1-1 KOREA REPUBLIC
Korea Republic fought back to earn a 1-1 draw with France as Park Ji-Sung cancelled out Thierry Henry's first-half opener in Leipzig...
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BRAZIL 2-0 AUSTRALIA
Brazil booked their place in the Round of 16 after overcoming a tough challenge from Australia with a 2-0 win in Munich...
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Veteran Al Jaber as hungry as ever
Saudi Arabia's veteran striker Sami Al Jaber has scored in three different FIFA World Cup tournaments and is hungry for more...
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'I'm a bit of a football junkie'
FIFAworldcup.com caught up with Dutch comedian Youp van t Hek and heard his views on football, the FIFA World Cup and the two loves of his life: Ajax and the Netherlands...
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World Cup Update - Michel to leave C te d'Ivoire post

 

Michel to leave C te d'Ivoire post
C te d'Ivoire coach Henri Michel said on Sunday that the Elephants' final FIFA World Cup Group C game against Serbia and Montenegro on Wednesday will be his last in charge...
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'I'm a bit of a football junkie'
FIFAworldcup.com caught up with Dutch comedian Youp van t Hek and heard his views on football, the FIFA World Cup and the two loves of his life: Ajax and the Netherlands...
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'A contrast of styles'
TSG member Jim Selby gave his verdict on Japan's goalless draw with Croatia in Nuremberg...
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JAPAN-CROATIA: Coaches Quotes
Both Zico and Zlatko Kranjcar were in philosophical mood after seeing their side draw 0-0 in Nuremberg. FIFAworldcup.com brings you their reaction...
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World Cup Update - Henry downplays French failings

 

Henry downplays French failings
The 0-0 stalemate with neighbours Switzerland may have revived fears about their attacking prowess, but France striker Thierry Henry has been attempting to accentuate the positive ahead of facing Korea Republic...
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18 June: Brazil and Oz jostle for pole
Japan and Croatia kick off another eagerly-anticipated day of FIFA World Cup football that also sees holders Brazil in action against Australia, and France pitted against Korea Republic...
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Messi unconcerned by statistics
Lionel Messi said he took little notice after discovering he had become the sixth youngest goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup and the youngest Argentine to play in the tournament...
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Croatia's injury fears ease
Ivica Olic is rated 50-50 for Croatia's Group E meeting with Japan but the Kovac brothers are fit again as Zlatko Kranjcar's men seek to match expectations raised by a fine performance, if not result, against Brazil...
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We must rev it up, say Lampard and Gerrard
England must up the tempo and play faster football to bamboozle the opposition if they want to go all the way at the FIFA World Cup , top players Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard say.
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