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First they dug up the bones and defused the bombs. Then Russia erected a light-as-air stadium for the 2018 World Cup that rises from the ground around which two million people died over 200 days in the Battle of Stalingrad -- the tragic turning point of World War II.
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Terror and cyber-security threats to major global sporting events, including football's World Cup and the Olympics, are growing, Interpol's secretary general warned on Wednesday. Speaking on the fringes of a security conference in Doha, where the 2022 World Cup will be held, Jurgen Stock said "a spectrum" of threats, which also included hooliganism, now existed for…
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Russia says it will take extraordinary measures to combat any terrorist threat when it hosts the World Cup next year, as its military campaign in Syria makes the country a prime target for jihadists. A bombing on the metro in Saint Petersburg in April that left 15 people dead was among the recent high-profile terror attacks…
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Marco Urena scored once in each half and Keylor Navas made several critical stops as Costa Rica defeated the United States 2-0 in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier Friday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Urena scored in the 30th and 82nd minutes, the latter coming a minute after Navas came to the edge of…
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Joachim Loew's world champions Germany head to Prague for Friday's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic focused on preserving their 100 percent record. The match is Germany's first international of a season which finishes with the World Cup final. Having won all six qualifiers so far in Group C, victory at Prague's Eden Arena will…
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Iran's soccer federation has excluded captain Masoud Shojaei from the soccer World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and Syria, but denies it is punishment for playing against an Israeli club, AFP reported Sunday. Shojaei and his compatriot Ehsan Haji Safi were criticized earlier this month when they turned out for their Greek side Panionios in an…
