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Hosts hammer Ecuador
Germany 3 Ecuador 0
Germany recorded a third straight win to finish top of World Cup Group A with their Polish connection of Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski gunning down a weakened Ecuador 3-0 here on Tuesday.
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Poland ride on Bosacki
Poland 2 Costa Rica 1
Two goals from defender Bartosz Bosacki -- his first for his country -- gave Poland a comeback 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in their nothing-at-stake Group A encounter here on Tuesday.
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WC Briefs
The French supporter who brought a cockerel, symbol of Les Bleus, to the match against South Korea in Leipzig, may continue doing so, according to organisers.
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Netherlands v Argentina
Great expectations
Argentina face the Netherlands here on Tuesday in a play-off for first and second places in Group C, both sides having already recorded two wins to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup.
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Portugal v Mexico
Draw will suffice
Mexico have one foot in the World Cup second round, but will be casting uneasy glances over their shoulders as they prepare to take the last step against Portugal on Wednesday.
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Serbia and Montenegro v Ivory Coast
Exit with pride
African Nations Cup finalists Ivory Coast have their last and potentially best chance to secure a consolation victory in the World Cup's "Group of Death" Wednesday against Serbia and Montenegro.
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Iran v Angola
Africans can dream
World Cup debutants Angola are aiming to create the biggest surprise of this World Cup when they take on Iran here on Wednesday with an outside chance of reaching the second round.
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A chance for the reserves
Netherlands coach Marco van Basten could rest six players who are walking a disciplinary tightrope for the final Group C table top decider with Argentina in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
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The King is back
Spanish football icon Raul shook off a dose of the substitutes' blues to help relaunch Spain's World Cup campaign in a pulsating 3-1 win over Tunisia in Group H here on Monday.
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Mexico unfazed by stars
Mexico say they are unfazed by taking on Portugal's array of stars such as Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo in their crucial Group D encounter in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday.
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He can do anything
Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo said on Monday that he would strip down to his underwear if it helped win a World Cup penalty shoot-out.
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Leading Scorers
World Cup leading scorers after two Group A games on Tuesday:
4 - Klose (Germany)
3 - Fernando Torres (Spain)
2 - Bosacki (Poland), Bravo (Mexico), T Cahill (Australia), Crespo (Argentina), Delgado
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Third Eye
Italy and France remain the only two previous World Cup winners yet to have guaranteed their places in the last 16 on completion of the second-round group stage matches on Monday.
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TV remains in Dhaka
The Daily Star-Rangs Toshiba World Cup Quiz Round 3
The Dhaka readers continued their domination in The Daily Star-Rangs Toshiba World Cup Quiz competition with 22-year-old Afsana Islam winning the first prize of Round 3 -- a 21inch Toshiba Bomba FlatTV,
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Sanath special lifts SL
Sanath Jayasuriya's 122 saw Sri Lanka to a total of 319 for eight, their best against England, in the second one-day international at The Oval here Tuesday.
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BD A start with a win
Nazmus Sadat anchored Bangladesh A to an easy victory over hosts Zimbabwe A in the first four-day match on the fourth and final day at the Mutare Sports Club ground yesterday.
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Brac Bank Cup
Beximco, ISD keep winning
Beximco Pharma continued their brilliant form to move to the next round when they defeated Partex 2-1 in the BRAC Bank Cup five-a-side football tournament at the International School Dhaka (ISD) indoor
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Portugal take it slow
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to get ahead of himself after taking Portugal into the World Cup knock-out stages for the first time since 1966.
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Swansong of Hey Slavs!
Serbia-Montenegro's game against Ivory Coast on Wednesday will mark the last time the "Hey Slavs!" Yugoslav anthem is played at a soccer stadium.
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Borgetti misses out
Jared Borgetti will miss Mexico's Group D finale against Portugal on Wednesday with a torn left thigh muscle, though the team hopes to have him back if it qualifies for the World Cup's second round.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Pfister speaks his mind
Togo coach Otto Pfister reckons his World Cup minnows have performed well on their first appearance in the finals considering the damaging row over unpaid bonuses that has dogged their stay in Germany.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Marco helps heal divisions
Coach Marco van Basten has got the Dutch players pulling together for once and been rewarded with a place in the last 16 of the World Cup.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Bad omens for Italy
Some of Italy's legendary stars, keeping a watchful eye on the national team at the 2006 World Cup, might be forgiven for feeling that they are looking at a mirror image of Italian footballing history.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Pain of being substituted
French football icon Zinedine Zidane's dream when he came out of international retirement last year was to lead France to a second World Cup title.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Essien worry for USA
Michael Essien is on the verge of leading World Cup stunner Ghana into the second round, the Chelsea midfielder having already convinced a worried US squad that he could destroy their Cup dreams.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Crespo cools hype
Argentina's veteran striker Hernan Crespo warned on Monday that "we've still not won anything," as he played down the euphoria of the 6-0 win over Serbia and Montenegro which guaranteed a place in the
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Cambiasso full of humility
It is easier to score a goal involving 25 touches by the team than dribble past several defenders like Diego Maradona's great World Cup strike against England in 1986, Argentina's Esteban Cambiasso said.
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Iran want to end on a high
After their early elimination from the World Cup, Iran now want to depart by showing the world their true worth in their final match against Angola on Wednesday.
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Option draw is dangerous
Mexico cannot risk banking on a draw against Portugal in their last World Cup Group D game on Wednesday and must aim to win if they are to reach the second round, defender Mario Mendez said.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Ghana apologise for flag-waving
Ghana's World Cup team apologised on Monday after defender John Pantsil waved an Israeli flag to celebrate his team's goals.
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A global village of World Cup
Three times a day, seven days a week, somewhere in New York, one of the city's myriad ethnic communities dances gleefully on the tables while another writhes in collective anguish.
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Michel will leave
Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel said on Sunday he considered their final World Cup Group C game against Serbia & Montenegro on Wednesday to be his last in charge, in line with his contract.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Stats don't bother Messi
Lionel Messi said he took little notice of statistics after discovering he had become the sixth youngest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup and the youngest Argentine to play in the tournament.
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Africans seek late reward
A subdued Ivory Coast team pledged on Sunday to fight for a win against Serbia & Montenegro to ensure they have something to show for their first World Cup finals.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Aragones keeps smiling
Spain coach Luis Aragones had a wry smile on his face as he shot down suggestions that Group H rivals Tunisia had forced his team into a corner here Monday.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Sheva boosts Ukraine
Andriy Shevchenko's timely return to form in Ukraine's 4-0 thrashing of Saudi Arabia was one of many plus points from a game that has revived the World Cup debutants' campaign to qualify for the last16.
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Kiev erupts in joy
Central Kiev erupted in an explosion of fireworks, cheers and car honks late Monday after Ukraine avenged its humiliating World Cup debut with a convincing 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
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FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Paqueta facing the axe
Brazilian Marcos Paqueta has been coach of Saudi Arabia only since the start of the year but already his head is on the chopping board following the 4-0 hiding his team suffered at the hands of Ukraine.
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Delighted Kuhn eyes last 16
Switzerland had one foot in the World Cup second round after Monday's 2-0 win here over Togo left Kobi Kuhn's inexperienced progressive side needing just a point from their remaining group game.
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Gonazlez fit for qtrs
Argentina midfielder Luis Gonzalez, injured during the 6-0 rout of Serbia and Montenegro, should be fit for the quarterfinals if they reach that stage, a member of the team staff said on Sunday.
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Press effusive in praise
Spain suffered on the way to a dramatic 3-1 victory over Tunisia on Monday, a performance that showed their hunger for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup, the country's newspapers reported on Tuesday.
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Kewell cleared for Croat clash
Liverpool striker Harry Kewell was Tuesday cleared by a FIFA disciplinary committee to play in Australia's crucial World Cup group match with Croatia for his full-time rant at the match referee, teamofficials
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Eriksson hails Ferdinand
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson on Monday hailed Rio Ferdinand as the most elegant defender in the world as the Manchester United star prepared to win his 50th cap.
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Ribery eyes Lyon switch
France World Cup star Franck Ribery wants to leave Marseille and join French league champions Lyon.
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Sourav wants to come back
Sourav Ganguly is determined to use his short stint at Northamptonshire to regain his place in the India side.
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Warne careful about shoulder
Australian cricket star Shane Warne will return to Australia for precautionary medical checks on his bowling shoulder before next summer's Ashes series, his personal assistant said Tuesday.
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Naved stands an outside chance
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said pace bowler Navedul Hasan has an outside chance of playing on the England tour despite struggling with a groin injury.
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Turkey's Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in World Cup history when he hit the net after just 11 seconds during the third-place match against South Korea in the 2002 World Cup (Turkey won 3-2). The previous record was held by Czechoslovakia's Vaclav Masek who scored after 15 seconds during his side's 3-1 loss to Mexico in 1962.
Dick Advocaat
(South Korea football coach)
"I'm very proud of my team. It was a miraculous performance to come back from a goal down to get a draw against France.”
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