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Tired but elated Japanese fans savoured history in the making Friday as the Blue Samurai stormed to the final 16 of the World Cup for the first time on foreign soil, defying pre-tournament expectations.

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Cameroon’s veteran centre-back Rigobert Song became the first African player to play at four World Cups on Thursday when he came on as a late substitute in his country’s 2-1 defeat by Holland.

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LONDON - England supporters breathed a sigh of relief after the country’s stuttering team clawed their way into the World Cup second round on Wednesday.

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CAPE TOWN - Cape Town’s Green Point stadium stands on a common where soccer has been played for 150 years and where the beauty of the site belies a painful history of racial segregation played out on its pitches.

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The UAE Olympic and under-17 national teams are going through their regular grinds here ahead of the scheduled training camps in Europe before the upcoming regional and international commitments.

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Paraguay qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup despite being held to a goalless draw by a well-organised New Zealand in their Group F match on Thursday.

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IRENE, South Africa - After years of meticulous preparation and planning, United States coach Bob Bradley said his staff had ignored his instructions and deserted him as they ran to celebrate their added-time winner over Algeria.

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RUSTENBURG - England will treat their World Cup second round meeting with old rivals Germany as ‘just another game’, striker Jermain Defoe said on Thursday.

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World Cup favourites Brazil clash with their former colonial masters Portugal in their final Group G match, with the five-time champions already qualified for the round of 16.

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