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NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

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2 Jul 2014
Fixtures+Results National teams Squad World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

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1 Jul 2014
Fixtures+Results National teams Squad World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

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1 Jul 2014
Key-Player World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

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1 Jul 2014
Key-Player World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

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1 Jul 2014
Coaches National teams World Cup 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

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1 Jul 2014
Fixtures+Results National teams Squad World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

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30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

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30 Jun 2014
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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

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30 Jun 2014
Key-Player World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

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30 Jun 2014
Key-Player World Cup 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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30 Jun 2014
National teams Squad World Cup 2014

2014 World Cup - squad - Nabil Bentaleb in Algeria's 30-man squad

The France-born 19-year-old, who has only one international cap, is among eight midfielders selected by coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Only three Algeria-based players are in the squad, which will have to reduced to 23 men by 2 June.

Algeria will face Belgium, Russia and South Korea in Group H at the 12 June to 13 July tournament in Brazil.

 

Goalkeepers: 

Izzedine Doukha (USM El-Harrach)
Rais M'bolhi (CSKA Sofia)
Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine)
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger)

 

Defenders: 

Essaid Belkalem (Watford, on loan from Granada)
Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwya Club), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca)
Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli)
Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra)
Nacereddine Khoualed (USM Alger)
Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims)
Carl Medjani (Valenciennes)
Djamel Mesbah (Livorno)
Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio).

 

Midfielders: 

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham)
Ryad Boudebouz (Bastia)
Yasine Brahimi (Granada)
Adlene Guedioura (Crystal Palace)
Amir Karaoui (Entente de Setif), Medhi Lacen (Getafe)
Saphir Taider (Inter Milan)
Hassan Yebda (Udinese)

 

Forwards: 

Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain)
Rafik Djebbour (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Olympiakos)
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
Nabil Ghilas (Porto)
Foued Kadir (Rennes)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon)
Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)

 

14 May 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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