Word: cupfuls
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...mighty Brazilians have certainly suffered more than their fair share of upset defeats in Bolivia's thin air. In 1993, their national team lost here to Bolivia - the first time in history that Brazil lost in a World Cup qualifying round; and in 2000 it happened again. This year, Brazilian club team Flamengo lost to Bolivia's Real Potosi in a match played at 12,000 feet, with a number of Flamengo players needing oxygen treatment to recover after the game. So the Brazilians have not hidden their joy at the new FIFA ruling...
...impressive showing at the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament in Panama this past winter, freshman Andre Akpan has been named to the roster of an upcoming U-20 training camp in Canada. The camp, which takes place in three of the six sites that will be used for the World Cup this summer, will not only help head coach Thomas Rongen decide which players from the U-20 Team pool will represent the United States at the World Cup, but will also give the team a chance to play on the fields that will be used during the tournament. Akpan, who scored...
...Chakvetadze currently is ranked No. 10 in the world. While Ko does not have nearly as much professional experience as Uvarova, she has competed in several ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments in the U.S., along with representing Singapore this spring in New Zealand in the international Fed Cup. Uvarova quickly proved to be a tough matchup for Ko, as the Harvard player fell behind 2-0 in the first set before rallying to tie the score at two-all. Uvarova’s strong play earned her the next four games and the first set. Ko trailed...
...reputation. At press luncheons or in the corridors by the critics' mail boxes, we hear of a picture that has seized some early viewers' imaginations and becomes a Word of Mouth hit. Then we beg the publicist for an extra screening. It's as if we learned that a cup of café au lait at some backwater dive was the Holy Grail. Gotta have a sip from that...
...Europeans. But as the U.S.'s starting inside right forward, Pariani, who grew up in the soccer-obsessed St. Louis, Mo., neighborhood, "the Hill," was part of one of the most famous upsets in the sport's history. The U.S.'s stinging defeat of England in the 1950 World Cup tournament inspired the 2005 film The Game of Their Lives...