June 14, 2006
Spain crush Ukraine
Spain opened their World Cup campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win over Ukraine in Leipzig. It was the biggest win so far at this year’s tournament and also the most convincing performance to date, with…
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June 14, 2006
World Cup preview – Tunisia v Saudi Arabia
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June 14, 2006
Domenech sanguine about French prospects
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June 14, 2006
Klinsmann puts faith in Polish-born duo
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June 14, 2006
Baros suffers injury setback
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June 14, 2006
World Cup preview – Spain v Ukraine
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June 14, 2006
Beckham angered by German attacks
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June 14, 2006
Barcelona agree Gudjohnsen deal
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June 14, 2006
Ronaldo “easy” to mark
Croatia centre-back Robert Kovac says he was bewildered at the lack of threat posed by Brazil striker Ronaldo. The world champions won 1-0, Ronaldo was a shadow of the player who was top scorer four…
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June 13, 2006
Disappointing Brazil scrape the win
A wonderful goal by Kaka on the stroke of half-time was enough to secure all three points for Brazil in their opening game against Croatia. The world champions were pushed all the way by a…
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June 13, 2006
France held by Switzerland
Honours were even in Frankfurt as France and Switzerland played out a disappointing 0-0 draw. France, tipped as possible winners of the tournament, were desperately poor against a very ordinary Swiss side in a result…
