Posts Tagged ‘FIFA World Cup’

Villa propels Spain to semi-finals

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By Geoffrey York – In a year of upsets at the World Cup, another gigantic upset seemed to be looming on Saturday night. For 83 minutes, the superstars of Spain were unable to break through Paraguay’s impenetrable defensive wall. When a Spain penalty kick also shockingly failed, Paraguay’s aura of invincibility rose. Their indefatigable defence [...]

July 3, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Brazil out of FIFA: Netherlands win 2-1

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By Tom Mitchell – The FIFA 2010 World Cup just got even more exciting. The first Brazilian own goal in 97 World Cup matches, off the head of Felipe Melo, set up a victory in which Holland venged their defeat at the hands of the South Americans in the 1998 semi-finals. Now the inquests will start [...]

July 2, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 0 Comments

FIFA World Cup Fever: It’s all hot and cold

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By Paul W. Fitzgerald There are thrilling stretches of games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and then there are less gripping ones — like today’s Group G finales. But then again this is sports and you never know what to expect. Portugal against Brazil  superficially attractive, pitting the No. 3-ranked team in the world (Portugal) [...]

June 25, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 0 Comments