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Messi wins Golden Ball award
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi won FIFA's Golden Ball award here on Sunday after the final match in which Messi failed to lead ...
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Sabella praises Argentina's team of "warriors"
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella lavished praise on his players, describing them as "warriors" after their 1-0 loss to Germany in Sunday's World Cup ...
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Loew reveals pep talk with Goetze before goal
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Germany coach Joachim Loew has revealed he told Mario Goetze "to show you can decide the World Cup" minutes before the attacker's title-clinching ...
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Germany triumph fruit of 10-year plan: Loew
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Joachim Loew says Germany's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final is the fruit of a decade of investment in the ...
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German cohesion the recipe for World Cup glory
July 14, 2014German cohesion the recipe for World Cup glory
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Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to win World Cup
July 13, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Three-time world champions Germany, who humiliated hosts Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals, edged two-time winners Argentina 1-0 in the extra time of their ...
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Goalie Romero saves twice to emerge as Argentine hero
July 9, 2014SAO PAULO, July 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two spot kicks in Argentina's 4-2 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands in the breathtaking World Cup semifinal here on ...
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Brazilian press: Shame on 7-1 collapse at World Cup stage
July 9, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Brazilians never had a glim of psychological preparation to witness such a badly loss to Germany (7-1) at the World Cup semifinal stage ...
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Germany crush Brazil to advance to World Cup final
July 8, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Rampant Germany advanced to the World Cup final by crushing Brazil 7-1 in their semifinal here on Tuesday.
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Brazil set World Cup semifinal showdown against Germany
July 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Hosts Brazil set up a much-anticipated semifinal showdown against Germany after beating Colombia 2-1 at the World Cup quarterfinals in Fortaleza on Friday.
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Hummels sends Germany to World Cup semifinals
July 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Germany advanced to the World Cup semifinals for the fourth successive time after a first-half Mats Hummels header earned his team a 1-0 ...
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Belgium roar into quarters, beat U.S. 2-1 after extra time
July 1, 2014SALVADOR, Brazil, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Belgium, the winners of Group H with three wins, roared into World Cup quarterfinals, pulling out to win 2-1 over the United States, the ...
