World Cup advisory

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HAMBURG
Italy have once again limped into the last eight of the World Cup, but they will start as strong favourites against a Ukraine side who have regrouped admirably after a 0-4 loss to Spain in their opener.
600 words by Stefano Blin at 0900 GMT
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DORTMUND
Ghana’s World Cup dreams were shattered by reigning champion Brazil, but the Black Stars played well against some top football teams and served notice of what might happen on African soil in 2010.
550 words moved by Jim Slater

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FRANKFURT
Many of Australia’s European-based World Cup stars say they will find it difficult backing up to play in August’s two home Asian Cup qualifiers.
600 words by Robert Smith

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DUISBURG
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has put his excellent World Cup form down to a good diet, plenty of sleep and a healthy sex life.
550 words by Stefano Blin

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BADEN-BADEN
Shopping, drinking and posing for the cameras. It’s been a hard slog for the glamorous wives and girlfriends of the England team as they stand by their men in genteel Baden-Baden.
600 words by Martin Parry

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BADEN-BADEN
Owen Hargreaves believes England have the talent to finally end their penalty shoot-out jinx if Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with Portugal goes to spot-kicks.
550 words by Rob Woollard

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BERLIN
England’s Swedish coach Sven-Goran Eriksson may be scratching his head as to how he can end his quarter-final jinx at major tournaments when up against Portugal’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, but there are plenty of precedents to give him heart.
450 words by Pirate Irwin