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Despite playing the entire second half with one less player, after skipper Kostas Katsouranis was expelled seven minutes before half-time, Greece denied the misfiring Japanese at the Arena das Dunas

The northern Italian club won the two-legged tie on aggregate, with a pair of 2-1 victories – the latest of which came at Latina’s Stadio Domenico Francioni. Alessandro Bruno had

Akinfeev and opposite number Jung Sung-Ryong had endured difficult nights in terms of catching the ball, and it would prove to be to the detriment of Fabio Capello’s side in

Vicente del Bosque’s men suffered a 5-1 loss to the Netherlands in their Group B opener, putting their title defence in disarray. A loss to Chile in Rio de Janeiro

Sead Kolasinac’s unfortunate own goal in just the third minute sent the South Americans on their way before Lionel Messi scored with a fine second-half effort at the Estadio do

Jorge Sampaoli’s men stormed out of the blocks in the Group B affair, with Alexis Sanchez and Jorge Valdivia on target inside 14 minutes. Australia’s all-time leading scorer Tim Cahill

Kovac’s men had led Brazil in the 11th minute at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo thanks to Marcelo’s own goal, although the hosts equalised before half-time through Neymar. Croatia

Dinamo Zagreb man Soudani, 26, will lead Algeria’s line in their Group H campaign against Russia, South Korea and Belgium in Brazil. Soudani said coach Vahid Halilhodzic has the squad

Cesare Prandelli’s Italy will go head-to-head with England in their Group D opener in Manaus on Saturday – a repeat of their Euro 2012 quarter-final tie. Italy prevailed on that

Daniel Sturridge had two opportunities in each half, while Honduras played the final 25 minutes with a man less after Bryan Beckeles was dismissed but England were still unable to