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Ronaldo becomes first player to score at six World Cup finals
HOUSTON, June 23 : Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cups when he fired Portugal into an early lead against Uzbekistan in their Group K clash in Houston on Tuesday.Ronaldo, who had not netted in his previous 10 games at major finals, converted from six yards after Joao Cancelo’
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Local World Cup fans wave many flags in multicultural Houston
HOUSTON, June 22 : World Cup fever has a distinctly international flavour for residents in Houston, where an estimated third of the population was born outside the United States and some 145 languages are spoken in one of the country’s most diverse cities.The fourth-largest U.S. city has dialled up full party
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Sweden will learn from thrashing against Netherlands, coach says
HOUSTON, June 20 : Sweden can take some positives from the opportunities players created but will learn from the slow start they experienced against a better Netherlands side following a 5-1 loss in their World Cup Group F match on Saturday, coach Graham Potter said. Two goals in the first 17 minutes from Bri
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Brobbey, Gakpo double delight as slick Netherlands dismantle Sweden
HOUSTON, June 20 : An early double from Brian Brobbey, two more in the second half for Cody Gakpo and a late goal from Crysencio Summerville helped the Netherlands cruise to an impressive 5-1 win over Sweden at the World Cup on Saturday.The Dutch delivered the performance coach Ronald Koeman had demanded afte
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Midsummer madness: Swedish and Dutch fans party before World Cup clash
HOUSTON, June 19 : Two heavyweight supporters’ groups have been dancing, drinking and singing their way through the Houston heat as they crank up the atmosphere ahead of the World Cup Group F clash between Sweden and the Netherlands on Saturday.The Swedes got started by noon Friday at a local hotel where they
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Portugal need to find their World Cup mojo after lacklustre display
HOUSTON, June 18 : Portugal’s lacklustre start to the World Cup in their 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday was a major disappointment but is a continuation of underwhelming form at the global finals over the last two decades.Since finishing fourth in Germany in 2006, Portugal have
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Portugal’s Ronaldo does little to shake perception he is yesterday’s man
HOUSTON, June 17 : Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s two second-half misses against the Democratic Republic of Congo and a mostly anonymous display did little to dissuade those who feel he is past his prime and not the man to lead his country to World Cup success.Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw in Group K
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Portugal held to 1-1 draw by DR Congo in their World Cup opener
HOUSTON, June 17 : Portugal and their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo were left frustrated after Democratic Republic of Congo fought back to earn a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in the African nation’s return to the World Cup stage after 52 years.It looked like it would be a long afternoon for DR Congo with Portugal takin
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Ronaldo to start for Portugal against DR Congo in sixth World Cup
HOUSTON, June 17 : Cristiano Ronaldo will start for Portugal in their World Cup Group K opener against Democratic Republic of Congo in Houston on Wednesday. • Ronaldo, 41, features in a sixth World Cup after his debut in 2006, a record he shares with Argentina’s Lionel Messi.• Defender Ruben Dias i
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Houston Fan Festival closed on Monday as wild weather set to hit Texas
HOUSTON, June 15 : Local organisers have closed the popular Fan Festival in Houston on Monday amid a flood warning that runs through to Wednesday, the day of the World Cup Group K game between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The Houston Stadium has a roof and it is not expected that the weather
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