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| Megumi Takase scored on a header in the 84th minute, and world champion Japan beat the United States 1-0 Monday at Faro, Portugal, in a rematch of last year's World Cup championship game. With the win, the Japanese advanced to the final of the Algarve Cup. The Americans, who had been seeking their third straight title and ninth overall in the annual tournament, finished second in Group B with a... |
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| Austria and Faroe Islands want to move their 2014 World Cup qualifying match so it is played before next year's European Championship. Unless FIFA approves the move, the schedule of qualifying matches also involving Germany, Sweden, Ireland and Kazakhstan could be thrown into disarray. The six national federations agreed on a qualifying schedule Thursday in Frankfurt. |
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| Serbia 2 Faroe Islands 0 - Euro 2012
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| The Serbian veteran acknowledges that his side's opponents will put up a good fight as he prepares to make his 100th appearance for his country in a bid to qualify for Euro 2012 |
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| The flamboyant attacker brushed off allegations about his behavior during his country's 1-0 Euro 2012 qualification victory |
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| La Nazionale tactician is of the opinion that his side played through the motions for most part, but feels that his team were never in danger of letting their victory slip |
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| Faroe Islands 0 Italy 1 - Euro 2012 Group
C qualifying latest:
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| The Italy boss likely to stick with side who won against Spain in the friendly last month as he looks for further progress on the road to Poland and Ukraine |
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| Northern Ireland revived their
hopes of reaching the finals of Euro 2012 when they beat Faroe
Islands 4-0 to move third in Group C on a rainy night in Belfast
on Wednesday.
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| Mallorca has reinforced its attack with forward Alejandro Alfaro after agreeing to a transfer from Sevilla. The Spanish club says Alfaro will sign a contract for five seasons. Neither club released the details of the transfer. The 24-year-old Alfaro came up through Sevilla's youth system. He played for the first team from 2006-08 and for the last two seasons after being loaned out to Tenerife... |