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NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Giovanni Trapattoni in talks to become Ivory Coast boss

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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM 1:0

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Argentina vs Belgium 1:0

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

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Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Through on penalties

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2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - win World Cup for injured star Neymar - Thiago Silva

Brazil captain Thiago Silva called on his team-mates to win the World Cup for injured star Neymar after the forward was ruled out of the tournament.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

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5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

France vs Germany 0:1

4 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

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4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

4 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - USA - 2014 WORLD CUP - USA look to bright future despite lost opportunity

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2 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BELGIUM - 2014 WORLD CUP - Belgium welcome attack-minded foes

“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - FINALS - 2ND LEG - RESULT

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014

Ahly beat Sewe Sport with late goal to win Confederation Cup

Al Ahly won their first African Confederation Cup title on Saturday with a dramatic 1:0 victory over Ivorians Sewe Sport in Cairo in the second leg of the final.

A goal from veteran striker Emad Meteb in the sixth minute of injury time was enough to earn Ahly a fortunate victory against opponents who wasted several great scoring chances.

Ahly took the title on away goals after the two-legged final finished 2:2 on aggregate.

Meteb, the lone link to the great Ahly teams of the previous decade, rose unchallenged to nod a Walid Soliman cross past goalkeeper Sylvain Ghobouo.

The final whistle sounded almost immediately and manager Juan Carlos Garrido darted on to the Cairo Stadium pitch and celebrated becoming the first Spanish coach to win a CAF title.

It was a record-extending 19th African title for Ahly, whose collection includes eight CAF Champions League titles, six CAF Super Cup triumphs and four African Cup Winners Cup titles.

But a young, lively Sewe side appearing in a first African final should have had the final wrapped up long before Meteb became the hero of Egypt.

Captain Souleymane Dembele struck the post in the first half and Essis Aka and Roger Assale missed great second-half chances to grab a precious away goal.

Victory for the Cairo Red Devils lifted some of the gloom hanging over Egyptian football after the failure of the national team to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ahly had already surpassed the previous best showing by an Egyptian side - ENPPI making a semi-final exit five seasons ago.

The second leg of Saturday's final between Ahly and Sewe Sport was a rare match where fans were allowed to watch, with provision for 25 thousand spectators to be in the ground.

But before the match, there had been crowd concerns with reports that 2,000 fans had stormed Cairo's main stadium without tickets.

Security officials were reported as saying they had managed to expel fans from the stadium, confiscating 10 bags containing fireworks and banners, ensuring the match could go ahead as scheduled.

 

6 Dec 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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