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Penalties aren't strong enough for players cheating in World Cup
Yet again, blatant cynical cheating in soccer is not being adequately punished.
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Passing is the key as Spain wins 1-0
David Villa banked in the only goal last night, using not one post but both, to lift Spain over Paraguay 1-0 in a World Cup quarterfinal. He also took the tournament scoring lead with his fifth goal, in the 83rd minute.
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Winston family with Dutch roots relishes World Cup
When Heinz Milder first decorated his yard with orange pennants and red, white and blue flags, his neighbors thought that he was selling a car or having a yard sale.
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Toppled: Powerful Brazil takes a tumble
Netherlands shook its reputation as an underachiever by rallying to upset World Cup favorite Brazil 2-1 yesterday in the quarterfinals.
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Denied: Ghana, final hope for Africa, loses
Victories -- and defeats -- don't come any tougher than this.
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Spain eager to end its quarterfinals hex
Coach Vicente del Bosque sees something special ahead for his Spanish team -- a World Cup title. The next step in that pursuit will come today.
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Today's matches
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South America asserts itself
South America's moment was not supposed to come for another four summers, when the World Cup returns to the continent after a 36-year absence.
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Bradley proud of U.S. results
Bob Bradley said he'd be "honored" to remain as coach of the U.S. soccer team and that he expects a decision in three to four weeks.
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Uruguay leaning on striker Forlan
Uruguay's Diego Forlan is adding international acclaim to his European success.
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Double trouble: Duo for Brazil has been dominant on offense
A quick look, a pass, a goal. Another assist from Kaka and another goal by Luis Fabiano for Brazil.
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Today's matches
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World Cup Notes
FIFA is studying the Nigeria's ban of its national team from international competition for two years to decide whether it should be considered government interference -- which could result in a ban by FIFA. The ban was ordered Wednesday by Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan.
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World Cup Scoreboard
Quarterfinals
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Lawmakers critical of French coach
• Lawmakers taking part in a closed-door hearing about France's World Cup performance said yesterday that Coach Raymond Domenech refused to take any responsibility for his team's behavior and offered no real explanation for its poor showing.
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Spain has bounced back from stunning opening loss to Switzerland to roll into quarterfinals
With Portugal beaten and Switzerland forgotten, defenses might now find that there's no stopping Spain at the World Cup. Tuesday's 1-0 win over Portugal put Spain into a quarterfinal against Paraguay and boosted the team's confidence in its ability to unlock defensive teams.
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FEUD: Germany ready for match with Argentina
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany accuses quarterfinals opponent Argentina of showing no respect for World Cup opponents and referees, and urges his teammates not to be provoked.
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Goalkeeper Stekelenburg has helped boost Dutch
Maarten Stekelenburg never doubted he would be back in goal for the Netherlands, even though injuries put him on the bench with Ajax, his club team.
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Paraguay wins in a shootout
Paraguay rarely practices penalty kicks and rarely has success when it does. The last thing it wanted was to wind up in a shootout with Japan.
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Villa's goal leads Spain past rival Portugal 1-0
David Villa called it one of his best goals. He was talking about the timing -- but the effort was pretty nice, too.
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Does FIFA president really favor technology?
Sepp Blatter's U-turn yesterday on the possible introduction of technology to help referees should be taken with a pinch of salt. Maybe Blatter, FIFA's president, really is having a genuine change of heart, in which case, hooray. Or, perhaps more likely, his sudden reversal is just for show.
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U.S. soccer continues to lack a real urgency
Look! How international and cosmopolitan we are -- we play futbol! We have our own stars now with fabulously transcontinental-sounding names, Landon and Jozy. We've learned to say "pitch" instead of field, and that's good enough for us.
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World Cup Update
World Cup update.
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It's a first meeting of neighbors
Neighbors Spain and Portugal will get their first look at each other as World Cup opponents today, meeting in a match that might be better suited to a later round.
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Robben's touch helps Netherlands advance
Impressive as Arjen Robben and his teammates were in advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals, the Netherlands wants much more than yesterday's 2-1 victory over Slovakia.
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