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We have now reached the Quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup Brazil.  The Round of 16 provided many moments of excitement and some near upsets.  Five of the eight matches went to extra time, two went all the way to penalty kick shootouts, and two had all the goals scored in extra time

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — FIFA has asked a German magazine to provide details of all its conversations with convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal to prove its claim that a World Cup game could have been fixed.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Disappointed South Korean fans have expressed their anger toward the national team as it made its return home following an early exit from the World Cup in Brazil.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Switzerland officials say the older brother of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has died on the eve of the team's second-round match against Argentina.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has passed the 1 billion mark in World Cup interactions.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Luis Suarez has issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed never to do it again.

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Well two weeks have passed and we now have the round of 16 set.  We have also seen all the teams play three games apiece; that's enough time to know if teams advanced on just overall talent or because of cohesive, hard teamwork

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While the US may have World Cup fever, we still have a way to go before we familiarize ourselves with some of the great players from other countries.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Jozy Altidore will miss the United States' World Cup game against Germany on Thursday because of his strained left hamstring.

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