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Croatia knock Brazil out of World Cup on penalties

Croatia knock Brazil out of World Cup on penalties

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AL RAYYAN, Qatar — For 45 minutes, then 90, then 15 more, Brazil tried every tool in their considerable arsenal: back toes and heels, slightly bent curlers and outside of the foot slices. As his frustration mounted, his coach sent in new attackers and his team turned to some of football’s darker arts: dives and …

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Brazil dismantle South Korea to dance to World Cup quarter-finals

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It was a quiet, sultry night in Qatar’s capital: the grass a little greasy to the touch, the stadium bouncing and shaking, the football of a brighter, less troubled world. And there were times when, watching Brazil’s symphonic demolition of South Korea, it was briefly possible to leave earthly cares behind, partake in life’s simpler …

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