Articles filed under Soccer
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World Cup won't be mocked among fans in SchaumburgJun 17, 2014 5:00 am - At the start of the 1994 World Cup, I wrote a snarky, jingoistic, front-page column mocking soccer as "cross-country with a ball." I voiced surprise that there were team...
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Brazil, Mexico play to 0-0 tieJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - FORTALEZA, Brazil - Fortaleza means "fortress" in Portuguese and Mexico's defense certainly lived up to the name of Brazil's northeast city on Tuesday thanks to the hero...
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Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea in World CupJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - CUIABA, Brazil - Alexander Kerzhakov scored with one of his first touches after coming on as a substitute to earn Russia a 1-1 draw with South Korea on Tuesday in a Worl...
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Tense Belgium fights back for 2-1 win over AlgeriaJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Waiting and waiting for an equalizer, the tension started showing on the faces of the Belgium players as the second half wore on in the country'...
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Brooks' goal happened just like in his dreamJun 17, 2014 1:00 am - NATAL, Brazil — Smiling ear to ear after winning a World Cup match with his first international goal, John Brooks had a story to share. “I told some teammates that I dre...
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Strong start, but U.S. will have to be betterJun 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Americans have life in the Group of Death. The United States did what it had to do Monday against Ghana, getting 3 points with a 2-1 World Cup victory. Next, the Ame...
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Germany turns up pressure on PortugalJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - SALVADOR, Brazil - Thomas Mueller picked up where he left off at the World Cup, scoring a hat trick in Germany's 4-0 victory over 10-man Portugal in the Group G opener o...
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USA bruised but beats Ghana 2-1 in World Cup thrillerJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - NATAL, Brazil - After 90 brutal minutes of end-to-end action, the Americans emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ghana. U.S. fans were screaming for revenge Monday afte...
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Brazil's coach: Mexico a tough rival for usJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - FORTALEZA, Brazil - A year after Brazil struggled to beat old rival Mexico in the Confederations Cup, Luiz Felipe Scolari is bracing for another hard time from the Centr...
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World Cup notebook: Scoring, selfies and KobeJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - CURITIBA, Brazil - In 2010, on the very first day of the World Cup, both games ended as draws - one of them scoreless. The 2014 tournament made it to its fifth day and 1...