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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — For Belgium, it proved to be 76th time lucky. Four years, 433 minutes and 76 shots on from Michy Batshuayi's half-volley against Canada in Qatar, Leandro Trossard was the man to finally end his country's FIFA World Cup goal drought.
June 27 : Former Sevilla manager Joaquin Caparros has been diagnosed with colon cancer and is undergoing treatment, the Spanish club said on Friday.
GUADALAJARA: Uruguay bowed out of the World Cup as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera’s howler gifted Spain a 1-0 win in Guadalajara to secure top spot in Group H. Alex Baena’s weak shot slipped through Muslera’s grasp for the only goal as Spain avoided a last-32 showdown against Argentina. The European champions will instead face Austria or Algeria next in Los Angeles on Thursday. Uruguay’s defeat allowed debutants Cape Verde to secure second place and a meeting with Lionel Messi and the defending champions thanks to a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia. Two-time winners Uruguay become the highest ranked side to crash out in the group stages as the defeat rounded off a miserable tournament for Marcelo Bielsa and his squad. After draws against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, reports of a revolt in the Uruguay camp emerged with leading players, including Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde, clashing with Bielsa over his tactics. Bielsa controversially substituted Valverde on the hour mark and said the decision to replace Muslera at half-time had been taken by the player himself. “Journalists and fans of Uruguayan football legitimately want to pin the blame on me.
Cape Verde has reached the knockout stage of the World Cup, becoming the smallest country in history to qualify for the next phase of the competition after a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera came off at halftime of their World Cup group stage finale after his blunder in the first half gifted Spain the lead at Estadio Akron on Friday, as Marcelo Bielsa's side was eliminated.
Cape Verde's dream journey at their first World Cup is not over yet.
June 26 : Spain coach Luis de la Fuente praised his side's resilience after a battling 1-0 win over Uruguay secured top spot in World Cup Group H, saying the players had coped with a physically demanding match in which they were pushed "to the limit".
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 26 : Manolo el del Bombo is gone, but in Mexico the drum still speaks for him.