All posts tagged "World Cup"

  • Spain's Sergio Busquets reacts after missing a chance during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Spain is done

    Defending World Cup champion is eliminated after only two games Chile wins 2-0 to advance to knockout stage along with Netherlands RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Defending champion Spain, the dominant global football power for the past...

    • Posted June 18, 2014
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  • South Korean soccer fans gather to watch a live broadcast of 2014 Brazil World Cup Group H game between South Korea and Russia at a public viewing venue in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin June-hee)
    World Cup fever as hot as ever in South Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets across the country early to cheer for the national football team against Russia in their crucial World Cup match. The Group H clash between...

    • Posted June 18, 2014
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  • Koreans are hoping their prayers get answered on Thursday. (Korea Times file)
    Koreatown gathers to watch Korea v. Russia

    By Tae Hong Enthusiastic soccer fans crowded hotspots in Los Angeles’ Koreatown Tuesday afternoon, clad in devil-red T-shirts and ready to cheer on the Korean national team playing its first World Cup match of the games against...

    • Posted June 17, 2014
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  • Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev gets embarrassed as the ball, kicked by South Korea's Lee Keun-ho, bounces off his head into the goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    The one that got away

    Korea settles for 1-1 tie as Russia overcomes GK blunder to get off the hook By Lee Kyutae Russia gift-wrapped one for South Korea, but the South Koreans could only keep it the bag for six minutes....

    • Posted June 17, 2014
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    Another reason Korea has to beat Russia: free food

    Korean restaurants in Fullerton and Buena Park to offer free-food-and-drink events Customers in Fullerton and Buena Park have a new reason to support Team Korea during the 2014 Brazil World Cup: free food. Korean businesses are joining...

    • Posted June 16, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Robin van Persie celebrates with Netherlands' head coach Louis van Gaal after scoring a goal during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Dutch makes powerful case for World Cup sex

    The World Cup, the pinnacle of human sport resuming every four years, is also a circular experiment on whether sex influences an athlete’s performance on the field. There will always be teams that announce sex-bans ― as...

    • Posted June 16, 2014
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  • Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
    Messi ends WC goal drought; French, Swiss win too

    Argentina 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador France 3-0 Honduras Lionel Messi scored a superb second-half goal as Argentina began their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Bosnia- Bosnia-Herzegovina in their Group F opener. Karim Benzema...

    • Posted June 15, 2014
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