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World Cup 2002
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Brazil win fifth title
Brazil 2-0 Germany
So the cynics got what they wanted and the tournament what it needed. The state of football is not bad after all, it seems, after a vintage final between two finalists deciding on attack, and won by a brace from the most famous footballer on the planet, four years and three knee operations after the final of France ’98 wrecked the hopes of millions.
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Ireland fail to land award
The Republic of Ireland came away from the World Cup empty-handed after the “Most Entertaining Team” award, for which the Irish were nominated, was given to co-hosts South Korea.
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Ilhan silences Korea
Turkey 3-2 South Korea
Two goals from the Turkish playboy and one from Hakan Sukur (yes, it’s not a typo) saw the Korean crowd silenced in Gus Hiddink’s last game as national coach.
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Collina to get hot headed with Germany?
German fans are hoping that World Cup final referee, Pierluigi Collina, won’t remember a rather inappropriate gift which their football association decided to give him.
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PREVIEW
The Final countdown
So, after the pomp and parade of four weeks in the Orient, the World Cup will whimper to a halt in Yokohama next Sunday. The promises of a great tournament have sadly been broken. Mediocrity rules ok.
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LETTER "Suwon you boys in Green..."
Liam Given, brother of Shay, gives his account of the exhiliration, the emotion, the heart-break and the unforgettable aftermath of that night in Suwon. A treat for the millions for whom television pictures could never suffice. |
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Ireland to win World Cup award?
The Republic of Ireland’s excellent performance in Japan and South Korea has seen them be short-listed with five other clubs for the ’Most Entertaining Team Award’ in the World Cup.
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Ronaldo punch claim
Brazil superstar Ronaldo has accused Turkey defender Bulent Korkmaz of punching him in a controversial incident during the sides’ World Cup semi-final in Saitama.
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| Ronaldo |
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Ronaldo strike downs Turks
Brazil 1-0 Turkey
A brilliant second half strike from Ronaldo put Brazil through to their third successive World Cup final at the expense of Turkey in Saitama this evening.
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| ID please...? |
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Robbie too young
Advertising watchdogs have rapped Carlsberg’s World Cup ad featuring footage of Robbie Keane on the grounds that the Ireland hero is too young to appear in an advertisement promoting alcohol.
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Germans end Korean dream
Germany 1-0 Korea Rep
Germany produced their best performance of the finals thus far to defeat Korea and claim a place in Sunday’s final, but they must face that challenge without match-winner Michael Ballack, who will be suspended after picking up his second yellow card of the knock-out stages.
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Kelly now totally focused on Blackburn
His international days may be over but Alan Kelly is still setting targets for himself. His number one goal is to re-establish himself as Blackburn’s first choice ‘keeper.
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Ireland-Spain game simply the best
Ireland’s breathtaking Round Two meeting with Spain in Suwon has been voted as the best match of the World Cup so far by football fans from around the planet.
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Clinton "gutted" at Connolly decision
Clinton Morrison has admitted he was devastated when Mick McCarthy ignored him and brought on David Connolly for the closing stages of Ireland’s epic World Cup clash with Spain.
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Inquiry not a witch-hunt
The FAI insists that the independent investigation into the Saipan fall-out will not be a witch-hunt.
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| Delaney - no witch-hunt |
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Ref bites back
The referee accused by the Italians of giving South Korea ’an assist’ into the last eight of the World Cup has hit back in equally explosive fashion.
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| Mick - Sunderland target |
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Sunderland set sights on Mick
Irish boss Mick McCarthy has been targeted by Sunderland as a replacement for under-fire manager Peter Reid.
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The fairytale continues...
Spain 0-0 Korea Rep
Korea Rep win 5-3 on penalties
The Korea Republic maintained its merry course through the minefield of the World Cup with a penalty shoot-out victory over Spain in Gwangju.
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| Ballack...on the mark |
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Typical victory for Germans
Germany 1-0 USA
Germany edged past the US through Michael Ballack’s first half header in this evening’s second World Cup quarter-final match in Ulsan.
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"What is important is his mentality. He said to me yesterday, ’I want to be in the team, I want to play’, and that is a big, big example to all the Ireland players because that is a very important mentality." -
Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni on the exemplary mentality of Kevin Kilbane.
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