Japan coach Zico promises to go for World Cup title
Japan coach Zico renewed his ambitious goal to go for a World Cup title as the Asian champions left for Germany, despite uplifting international wins by their rivals this week.
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Vonlanthen in World Cup doubt
Young Swiss striker Johan Vonlanthen looks almost certain to miss the World Cup finals in Germany after suffering a torn thigh muscle earlier this week.His likely replacement in Switzerland’s squad, midfielder Hakan Yakin, arrived at the team’s training camp in the northeastern village of Feusisberg.
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Koreans show strength with Bosnia win
Korea Republic, strengthened by the return of their Europe-based players, beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in a FIFA World Cup warm-up match on Friday.
Seol Ki-Hyeon opened the scoring for the home side in the 50th minute, heading in from close range after the visitors’ goalkeeper, Romeo Mitrovic, could only half-clear an effort by Ahn Jung-Hwan.
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AC Milan official under the spotlight
An AC Milan official has for the first time become directly involved in a match-fixing affair in a new twist to the Italian football scandal which has been raging the past few weeks. -
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Socceroos pound it out as Hiddink works for the finished article
Guus Hiddink will continue to pump the work into his Australian players in a week-long training camp as he builds on transforming the Socceroos into a competitive force at next month’s World Cup in Germany. -
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Celtic foiled in Larsson return bid
Celtic’s hopes of enticing Champions League winning star Henrik Larsson back to Glasgow have been thwarted.Larsson, who came off the bench to set up both goals in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Arsenal last week, is leaving the Spanish champions to join Swedish club Helsingborg, his home town team.
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US bounce back with Venezuela win
Even without the services of captain Claudio Reyna, a new-look USA defeated Venezuela 2-0 in front of 29,000 fans on Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio.A goal in each half from Brian Ching and Clint Dempsey saw the Americans put behind them their humbling defeat by Morocco three days earlier and steady the ship before heading to Germany and taking on their tricky Group E opponents Italy, Ghana and the Czech Republic.
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Unforgettable farewell for Socceroos
They came as individuals, they came as friends, and they came as fans. They came in their hundreds, thousands and were just 4,897 away from breaking the 100,000 mark. As it was, the attendance of 95,103 set a new record for a football match involving an Australian team. -
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Jancker a hit in Shanghai on debut
Former German international striker proved a hit in his first match with Shanghai Shenhua despite failing to find the net in a 3-0 win over Liaoning, state press said.Jancker, who signed a one-year contract last week, came on in the 61st minute of Thursday’s match with Shenhua leading 2-0 and a boisterous crowd chanting his name.
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Time to tinker is now
With the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany only 15 days away, time is of the essence as the participating nations set about their last-minute preparations. As a result, no fewer than 22 friendly games are taking place this week, including 15 this weekend and four between sides soon to face each other on German soil.
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