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FIFA World Cup 2018 headlines with summaries.
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FIFA World Cup: End of an era in world football
2 Jul 2018Opinion - Argentina and Portugal's FIFA World Cup elimination may be the end of an era with superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo unlikely to be back for another tournament, writes Coen…
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Mbappe leaves Messi in his wake
1 Jul 2018France have qualified for the Wolrd Cup quater final after a 4-3 defeat over Argentina where it was Kylian Mbappe, and not Lionel Messi, who made the difference on Saturday.
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Uruguay to meet France in quarter-finals
1 Jul 2018Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored twice to earn the South Americans a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in the World Cup
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Squeaky Bum Time: Auf Wiedersehen, and fair play
29 Jun 2018In today's episode of RNZ's FIFA World Cup podcast, Emile Donovan and Max Towle welcome back The Totally Football Show's Iain Macintosh to talk German despair, English cynicism and to look ahead to…
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Squeaky Bum Time: Argentina advances & England's chances
27 Jun 2018In this episode of RNZ's FIFA World Cup podcast, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle discuss an unconvincing Argentina eking out a win, and are joined by a tragic England fan.
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NZF: Martin not pushed
29 Jun 2018New Zealand Football president Deryck Shaw says the board played no role in the shock resignation of chief executive Andy Martin.
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World Cup: Belgium downs England but both advance
29 Jun 2018FIFA World Cup - Belgium have beaten England 1-0 in their final group match but both sides have advanced to the last 16 of the football World Cup in Russia.
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Japan sneak into knockout phase of World Cup
29 Jun 2018Japan have snuck into the knockout phase of the football World Cup despite losing 1-nil to already eliminated Poland.
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England and Belgium compete for defeat?
28 Jun 2018Opinion - When England lines up in Kaliningrad for their final pool match against Belgium on Friday morning, both teams will know exactly on which side of the draw they want to be for the knock-out…
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Germany crash out of World Cup
28 Jun 2018Champions Germany crashed out of the World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by a tenacious South Korea on Wednesday that eliminated them in the opening round for the first time in 80 years.
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Brazil cruise into World Cup second round
28 Jun 2018Goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva steered a much-improved Brazil to a 2-0 victory over a battling but ultimately outclassed Serbia and into a World Cup second-round meeting with Mexico.
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Argentina win too tense for Maradona
27 Jun 2018Argentina football great Diego Maradona reportedly collapsed after watching his former team beat Nigeria at the World Cup.
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Argentina sneak into last 16 of World Cup
27 Jun 2018A late goal by Marcos Rojo gave Argentina a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria in Group D and sent the twice champions through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.
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World Cup VAR not working says Iran coach
26 Jun 2018Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has reacted angrily after a 1-1 draw with Portugal doomed his team to elimination from the World Cup, saying they had deserved to win.
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Spain snatch 2-2 draw with Morocco to top group
26 Jun 2018Substitute Iago Aspas struck in stoppage-time to earn Spain a dramatic 2-2 draw with Morocco which gave them top spot in their group.
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Squeaky Bum Time: Goal rush
25 Jun 2018In the latest episode of Squeaky Bum Time: RNZ's FIFA World Cup podcast, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle break down the latest results and are joined in the studio by the Yellow Fever's Dale…
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World Cup rout for England over Panama
25 Jun 2018England's football team banished the ghost of past national failures with a record 6-1 thrashing of Panama at the World Cup that included a hat-trick by Harry Kane and eased them into the last 16.
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Germany snatch late winner
25 Jun 2018A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Toni Kroos gave holders Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.
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World Cup wallop: Croatia thump woeful Argentina
22 Jun 2018Croatia eased into the World Cup knockout stage after handing woeful Argentina a 3-0 drubbing in their Group D match.
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Brazil strike late for victory
23 Jun 2018Dramatic late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win of the World Cup against Costa Rica and broke Central American hearts by sending them out of the tournament.
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Heroes & Villains: Senegal, Sanchez and the Blue Samurai
20 Jun 2018In episode four of Squeaky Bum Time, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle wrap up the first round of the group stage with the help of Stuff football writer Liam Hyslop and RNZ Music's Yadana Saw.
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Southgate dislocates shoulder
21 Jun 2018The England football manager Gareth Southgate says he'll have to tone down his goal celebrations after dislocating his shoulder while having a run during a day off at the World Cup.
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Uruguay into quarter-finals, Spain and Portugal get close
21 Jun 2018A scrappy second half goal by Diego Costa broke a Persian stonewall and lifted Spain to a 1-0 football World Cup win over Iran in their group B game in Kazan.
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Football Ferns coach placed on 'special leave'
20 Jun 2018Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has been placed on leave while an investigation is carried out into the relationship breakdown between the coach and the players in the national women's team.
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