Alves was dropped to the bench in Brazil`s 2-1 victory over Colombia Friday, with Roma veteran Maicon taking his place at right-back. But Neymar`s tournament-ending back injury prompted Scolari to promote Alves to his first team during training Monday – a move aimed to maintain Brazil`s attacking threat. Scolari said the Selecao`s opposition scouts, Roque …
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Colombia got a warm reception back home and so did the French side. And also Brazil taking on Germany in the semi-final on Wednesday which promises to be an important clash. In an exclusive chat with Aditi Tyagi of Zee Media, former Indian skipper Baichung Bhutia said that Colombian reception shows how fans love football. …
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Washington: Marco Rodriguez, the referee who failed to see Luis Suarez biting Giorgio Chiellini, has been assigned to referee the World Cup Semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. FIFA, on its website, declared that Mexico`s Rodriguez would referee the match between Brazil and Germany. Rodriguez has handled two World Cup matches – Uruguay`s 1-0 win …
Belo Horizonte (Brazil): As Brazil and Germany prepare to do battle in their World Cup semi-final here on Tuesday, old stereotypes of both countries` football philosophies are being rewritten. Amazingly for two World Cup powerhouses with 24 semi-final appearances, this will be just their second meeting in the competition after the 2002 final. Back then …
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Bogota: Thousands of Colombian fans crowded the streets here to welcome their national football team that reached the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, losing to hosts Brazil. The Colombian team arrived in Eldorado International Airport here Sunday and the players were transported in an open-top bus that wound its way through several streets to reach Simon …
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Brasilia: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano said Argentina have the ability to reach the final of the FIFA World Cup final. Argentina reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 24 years after beating Belgium 1-0. “(World Cup) is going on and we cannot stay with this, we cannot get stuck on …
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari hinted in training that midfielder Willian is his first option to replace Neymar in Brazil`s World Cup semifinal against Germany. Willian took Neymar`s position when Brazil`s reserves played against a local under-20 squad at its training camp outside Rio de Janeiro. The regular starters stayed in the gym …
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Salvador: Belgium pointed to Eden Hazard as a potential match winner as they laid out a strategy to combat Lionel Messi and Argentina when they meet in their World Cup quarter-final in Brasilia on Saturday. “Hey, we’ve got Eden,” teammate Kevin Mirallas said on Thursday as reporters sought answers to the question of dealing with …
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Seven of Germany`s World Cup squad have been hit by `flu symptoms and sore throats ahead of Friday`s World Cup quarter-final against France, head coach Joachim Loew confirmed Thursday. The full squad trained at Rio de Janeiro`s iconic Maracana stadium on the eve of the game with no obvious ill effects. But Loew has said …
London: FIFA has confirmed that the Liverpool striker Luis Suarez would be allowed to train during his four-month ban from all football related activity. The football governing body declared that Suarez can undergo a medical ahead of a potential transfer, as Barcelona are closing in on a 75 million-pound deal for the Uruguayan striker after …
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