Football: World Cup round-up
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A review of the main games from Wednesday's qualifiers.
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The World Cup could be over for England&#039;s David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.
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Three of the seven World Cup teams playing warmup matches Wednesday came away with wins &amp;#151; France, Iran and Paraguay.
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A coherent argument can usually be made in support of the view that the World Cup doesn&#39;t really begin until the knock-out stages get going.
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More red cards have been shown at this World Cup than at any other, with 12 games remaining.
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Five-time champions Brazil advanced to the second round of the World Cup but did not have the look of world champions in their 2-0 Group F win over Australia.
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Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
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It says much for David Beckham&#39;s status in the game that even in his absence he was dominating the World Cup agenda here on the banks of the Caspian Sea today.
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Latest from Tuesday's games around Europe, including those involving Liverpool and Man Utd.
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February 19 2008: A round-up of the Champions League second round, 1st leg fixtures
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THERE is nothing new under the sun. Hereâs the scenario. Itâsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.
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Mexico will play in the second round of the World Cup for the fourth straight time.
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Krasnodar, Russia (Sports Network) - Russia and Greece earned vital wins as European World Cup qualifying pressed on Wednesday. Russia, which was thrashed by Portugal 7-1 in its last match, rebounded with a 4-0 victory over Estonia.
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England, courtesy mostly of Paul Casey&#39;s putter, won the World Cup yesterday, when with Luke Donald, who hit the irons that set up the putts, they beat Spain&#39;s Sergio GarcÃ­a and Miguel Angel JimÃ©nez - but in the end, only just.
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Ghana, Australia and Ecuador provided the biggest shocks of the first round of the World Cup. Now they are chasing even bigger ones in the last 16.
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THIERRY HENRY finally added to his recent meagre goal tally for France in this World Cup qualifier today. Henry scored in the closing stages after Sylvain Wiltord&#39;s opener, for only his third international
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Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell returned to the England fold as coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named his squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.