While the ghosts of World Cups
past have been exorcised, Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura
says Australia still pose the biggest threat to his country's
hopes of reaching the 2010 finals in South Africa.
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Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:59:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain can end a 44-year wait to
be crowned European champions if they reproduce the same form in
Sunday's final against Germany that they showed to beat Russia
3-0 in the semi-final on Thursday.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Germany and Spain will be busy
drawing up battle plans on Friday as they prepare for this
weekend's meeting in the European Championship final.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:01:01 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain can end a 44-year wait to be
crowned European champions if they reproduce the same form in
Sunday's final against Germany that they showed to beat Russia
3-0 in the semi-final on Thursday.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:20:34 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain one of the pre-tournament title favourites ensured they made their first final for 24 years when they demolished Russia 3-0 here on Thursday in their Euro 2008 semi-final. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:04:13 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The Swiss city of Lausanne, disappointed it would not be hosting a Euro 2008 game, found another way to celebrate the sport -- with artsy, offbeat "interactive" football tables. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:59:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Losing your top scorer in a
delicately balanced semi-final is a blow that would sap the
morale of most teams but for Spain the setback turned into a
virtue as they outclassed Russia 3-0 on a stormy night.
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Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:17:29 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain coach Luis Aragones chose
the same team that beat Russia 4-1 in their opening match at
Euro 2008 for the semi-final clash between the sides at the
Ernst Happel stadium on Thursday.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:48:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Factbox on returning Italy coach
Marcello Lippi, who has replaced Roberto Donadoni after the
44-year-old lost his job on Thursday:
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:17:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Swiss Euro 2008 organisers said
on Thursday that their half of the tournament had passed off
with even less crowd trouble than Germany's successful World Cup
tournament in 2006.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:42 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
European Championship organizers apologized Thursday for the 18-minute coverage blackout of the Germany-Turkey semifinal that left TV companies unhappy and mulling possible action. A freak storm in Vienna, with hurricane-force winds of up to 87 mph, created three power outages Wednesday that disrupted the worldwide telecast of the final stages of the thrilling game, which Germany won 3-2 in the... -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:10 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
