Suker Aims for Sixth World Cup Goal in Third Place
Croatia faces the Netherlands with Davor Suker sharing the World Cup scoring lead at five goals. Ronaldo could challenge from four as others like Bebeto, Bergkamp, and Henry vie for top honors. Dutch injuries cloud the matchup as Guus Hiddink seeks third place.
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Suker
Italy
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Argentina
Gabriel Batistuta
Just Fontaine
Eusebio
Gerd Mueller
Ronaldo
France
Brazil
Bebeto
Cesar Sampaio
Rivaldo
Thierry Henry
Dennis Bergkamp
Referee Baharmast vindicated after World Cup call
Esfandiar Baharmast, the sole U.S. referee at the World Cup, moved from global vilification to vindication within 36 hours after awarding a 4 penalty kick in the 89th minute against Brazil. The call in favor of Norway helped them beat Brazil 2-1 and advance, despite initial media backlash and later evidence from Norwegian TV.
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Colo
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Esse
Univision's Cantor draws United States World Cup fans
Spanish language World Cup broadcasts on Univision captivate viewers who miss English commentary. Andres Cantor and Norberto Longo provide passionate play by play for all 64 games, attracting fans including non Spanish speakers who praise the energy and clarity of Spanish announcers over ABC ESPN. Univision reaches 830 cable systems and averaged 804,000 households per match versus ESPN's 649,000.
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Cantor
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Latin America
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ESPN
ESPN2
Norberto Longo
Longo
Washington
E.J. Hogendoorn
Hogendoorn
Zagallo: From star player to World Cup mentor and saga
The article profiles Mario Zagallo’s career from his golden Botafogo era with Garrincha and Didi to his coaching triumphs and trials. It highlights his worker unit tactic, World Cup win amid Brazil’s political unrest, exile periods, return as coach, Copa America 1997 success, and enduring bond with Brazil and football.
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Germany
Brazil
Botafogo
Garrincha
Didi
Niiton Santos
Middle East
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Lawmakers show their true color and World Cup pride
France hosts the World Cup final against Brazil with a giant Allez la France banner at the National Assembly. Laurent Fabius said the display reflects French sentiment as FIFA warns against excess celebrations. Brazil fans are limited to 2,000 of 77,000 Stade de France seats. A Hong Kong player was jailed for fixing a World Cup qualifier. Turf from the Stade de France will be sold in 2-inch squares for about 72 million dollars.
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National Assembly
France
Assembly
Laurent Fabius
Brazil
FIFA
CFO
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Cooper
Stade de France
Uruguay
Rio de Janiero
Maracana
Hong Kong
Chan Tsz-kong
Thailand
Bangkok
Gillom Leads Mercury Past Rockers In Phoenix
Jennifer Gillom scored 28 points with 10 rebounds to spark the Phoenix Mercury to a 76-60 win over the Cleveland Rockers in Phoenix. The Rockers were without Isabelle Fijalkowski due to illness as Cleveland saw limited scoring from Eva Nemcova.
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Cleveland
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Michelle Griffiths
Adrianne Johnson
Gillom
Bridget Pettis
Marlies Askamp
Janice Braxton
Merlakia Jones
Raegan Scott
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