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AFC World Cup qualifying round-up: Iraq's hopes over
Iraq's World Cup hopes were snuffed out by Japan in Group B of AFC World Cup qualifying, while South Korea clinched a vital win in Group B
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AFC World Cup qualifying round-up: Iran, South Korea win spots
South Korea and Iran joined Japan and Australia in qualifying automatically, with the World Cup hopes of Jordan and Uzbekistan still alive
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Argentina, Italy & the nations that have qualified for the World Cup
Tuesday's qualifiers saw a number of countries from Europe, South America and North America book their ticket for next year's tournament
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Spain, England & the nations that have qualified for the World Cup
Vicente del Bosque's men booked their ticket for Brazil on Tuesday evening, while the Three Lions and Chile were among the others to make it
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Portugal climb to fifth in Fifa ranking with World Cup play-off victory
The Seleccao's win over Sweden sees them jump nine places, while Brazil join them in a return to the top 10 as England and Belgium slip out of it
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2014 World Cup draw: Team-by-team guide
Goal takes a look at all the teams and star players who will strut their stuff in Brazil in June and documents their respective records in the tournament
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Messi gives green light to World Cup ball named 'Brazuca'
Adidas have unveiled the football that is set to be used by the likes of the Argentine attacker and Cristiano Ronaldo in South America next summer
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Fifa damages World Cup with seedings own goal
The competitive fabric of the tournament has been torn before a ball is kicked in Brazil as a result of the governing body's decision to use its ranking system to sort the seeds
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World Cup draw: England face Italy, Holland v Spain
Vicente del Bosque's men will meet their old foes again, while hosts Brazil will have to deal with Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon
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World Cup Group F: ‘A fantastic and favourable draw for Argentina'
Goal’s experts offer their reactions to the World Cup draw in Group F where Argentina, Nigeria, Iran, and Bosnia-Herzegovina were pooled together
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Dream draw for France, nightmare for England - The winners & losers of the...
The draw for the finals in Brazil next year has left a number of parties celebrating their good luck, but for others there was little more than dismay at what is to come
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Queiroz to be named South Africa boss after World Cup
The 60-year-old, who was in charge of Bafana between 2000 and 2002, will take up the post after Iran's campaign in Brazil this summer
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Fifa unaware of structural damage to Cuiaba World Cup stadium
The world game's governing body says it will look into reports that the effects of a fire at the venue in October "could compromise the overall stability of the construction"
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Curitiba stadium given World Cup go-ahead
Construction issues at the Arena da Baixada had put its hosting rights in question, but Fifa has given the venue the green light
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Argentina - Iran Preview: Messi & Co looking to rack up big win
The Barcelona star got off the mark for the tournament with a stunning strike against Bosnia & Herzegovina and he and his team-mates are after more goals
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Argentina not just Messi - Queiroz
The Iran coach says his players need to be one step ahead of their rivals in Saturday's Group F game, but claims they won't focus solely on the Barcelona forward
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Argentina 1-0 Iran: Magnificent Messi strike breaks the hearts of Queiroz's men
Alejandro Sabella's side were frustrated by superbly resilient opposition until the Barcelona star bent home a fantastic goal in second-half injury time
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Messi proves decisive again - but Argentina must do better
COMMENT: Alejandro Sabella switched back to 4-3-3 against Iran, but the Albiceleste still needed inspiration from their star player. It was hardly the stuff of champions...
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'When you have Messi, anything is possible' - Sabella
The Argentina boss admitted his side struggled to deal with Iran's counter-attacks but were able to rely on their "decisive" captain
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Messi frustrated by Argentina display
The Albiceleste captain's stunning injury-time goal secured the three points for his side but he insists they haven't yet performed to their full potential at this World Cup
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