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World Cup Daily LIVE: Dark horses Ivory Coast, Ecu...
Relive all the action from Sunday's World Cup matches, with features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.
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Iran team downplays protests: We aren't political
Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei and forward Mehdi Taremi said that they will be playing for all Iranians at the FIFA World Cup, as the prospect of protests looms ahead of their opening game against New Zealand.
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Utd's Amad scores late as Ivory Coast top Ecuador
A late goal from Amad Diallo earned the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win in and end-to-end opening World Cup clash with Ecuador in Philadelphia.
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Egypt coach tabs Barรงa teen as Salah successor
New Barcelona signing Hamza Abdelkarim is ready to star at the FIFA World Cup, and could prove that he'll be the player to one day take the mantle from Mohamed Salah as Egypt's talisman.
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WC teams blast UEFA chief over expansion criticism...
UEFA President Aleksander ฤeferin was criticized Sunday by soccer associations in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean for allegedly saying the expanded 48-team World Cup icreates uninteresting matches.
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