June 26, 2006
Scolari blames referee for chaos
Luiz Felipe Scolari described Portugal's 1-0 win over Holland was an "heroic victory" after his side were reduced to nine men towards the end of the game. The match finished nine against nine after 16…
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June 25, 2006
Four off as Portugal go through
Portugal beat Holland 1-0 to reach the last eight, but the match itself was overshadowed by an eccentric refereeing performance by Valentin Ivanov who showed 16 yellow and four red cards during an ill-tempered game…
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June 25, 2006
England through to quarter-finals
England have secured their place in the World Cup quarter-finals following a laboured 1-0 win over a disappointing Ecuador side. In a poor match of few chances, England were thankful to a second-half David Beckham…
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June 25, 2006
World Cup preview – Holland v Portugal
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June 25, 2006
World Cup preview – England v Ecuador
England are set to unveil a new-look 4-5-1 formation for today’s second round clash with Ecuador in Stuttgart. Following the loss through injury of Michael Owen in the 2-2 draw with Sweden on Tuesday, Eriksson…
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June 24, 2006
Argentina win classic
Argentina progressed to the last eight, after overcoming Mexico in extra-time following a thrilling encounter in Leipzig. Coming from a goal behind, the World Cup favourites were made to battle all the way by a…
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June 24, 2006
Germany stroll into the last eight
Germany crusied into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with an easy 2-0 win over a disappointing Sweden team. Two goals in the opening 12 minutes from Lukas Podolski, were enough to secure the victory…
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June 24, 2006
World Cup preview – Argentina v Mexico
Argentina face Mexico in the second of today’s quarter-finals in Leipzig, with both coaches having good reason to be sanguine about their prospects. Jose Pekerman will be confident his Argentina side can maintain the form…
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June 24, 2006
World Cup preview – Germany v Sweden
Hosts Germany will be confident of booking their place in the quarter finals when they face Sweden in Munich. Despite a mood of pessimism surrounding the national team before the tournament started, Jurgen Klinsmann's team…
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June 23, 2006
Switzerland too strong for South Korea
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June 23, 2006
France squeeze through
France won their first World Cup match in eight years to secure a 2-0 win over Togo and earn a place in the last 16. The win takes the 1998 champions through to a mouth-watering…
