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Van Persie bids to end knockout-phase hoodoo

Having claimed two goals in the 5-1 rout of Spain, he netted in the 3-2 win over Australia, but has since gone 225 minutes without scoring

'Dutch Messi' Robben ready for Argentina

van Marwijk is confident that the Dutch are holding the trump card heading into battle with Messi and Argentina in Sao Paulo

Despite worries, beer flows at World Cup arenas

Brazil had to pass a special law authorizing booze at the World Cup as part of its agreement to host it

FIFA dismiss Silva plea, slam leniency claim

Says there was no legal basis to rescind Brazil captain Silva's yellow card

Scolari hints Willian may replace Neymar in semis

The other options for Scolari include Ramires, Bernard and Hernanes

Suarez referee picked for Brazil-Germany semifinal

Marco Rodriguez of Mexico will referee the match in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday: FIFA

Higuain wins it for Argentina, Krul saves the day for Holland

Argentina and the Netherlands will play in second semi-final with Germany and Brazil competing in first one

Super-sub 'keeper puts Dutch into semis

Costa Rica rarely threatened and appeared content to play for penalties

It's all white and all aflutter at Wimbledon

The All England Club tightens its dress code and the players feel they've gone a little too far

Time to be joyous, defiant, bizarre

Goal celebrations are so appealing because they reveal players' personalities, values and passions

For Brazilians, goalkeepers are just 'chicken men'

In a country obsessed with goal scorers, goalkeepers are only now earning respect

Neymar ruled out of FIFA World Cup 2014

The 22-year-old suffered a fractured vertebra in Brazil's 2-1 victory over Colombia

FIFA World Cup 2014: Brazil to take on Germany

However, Brazil's Neymar is out of tournament with a broken bone in his back

Neymar ruled out of World Cup with fractured vertebrae

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari fumed that Neymar has been "hunted" throughout the tournament and that no punishment was given for the tackle on him

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TataSky to start 4K beaming from next year

It will showcase 4K feed today by beaming the first quarter-final match in the ongoing FIFA world cup

FIFA confirms Suarez can train during four-month football ban

FIFA appeared to have cleared Suarez, who was banned to take part in pre-season training

Scolari says Brazil has one hand on WC trophy, blasts critics

Brazil are on course to reclaim the trophy on home soil : Scolari

Unfinished overpass in World Cup project collapses

At least 22 people were listed as injured along with the two deaths, Brazilian officials said

Costa Rica fairytale faces Dutch reckoning

Few believed that Costa Rica, a small Central American country with an undistinguished footballing record, would still be standing, especially after a group including Italy, England and Uruguay